Peter Sterling
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| Sterling in 2009 | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Full name | Peter Maxwell John Sterling | |||||
| Nickname | Sterlo | |||||
| Born |
16 June 1960 Toowoomba, Queensland |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||
| Position | Halfback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1978–92 | Parramatta Eels | 227 | 48 | 1 | 15 | 190 |
| 1983–85 | Hull F.C. | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Total | 263 | 58 | 1 | 15 | 230 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1981–88 | New South Wales | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | City NSW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1982–88 | Australia | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 1983–88 | Country NSW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: Rugby League Project and Yesterday's Hero |
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Peter Maxwell John "Sterlo" Sterling OAM (born 16 June 1960 in Toowoomba, Queensland) is an Australian rugby league commentator and former player. He was one of the all-time great halfbacks and a major contributor to Parramatta Eels' dominance of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership in the 1980s. Sterling played eighteen Tests for the Australian national team between 1982 and 1988. He also played in thirteen State of Origins for New South Wales, winning man of the match on four occasions. He played in four premiership-winning sides with Parramatta in 1981–1983 and 1986 and has been inducted into the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame. His time spent playing for English club Hull F.C. also earned him membership in their hall of fame.
Sterling was born in Toowoomba and raised in Raymond Terrace & Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. He commenced his playing career at the age of fourteen when he joined the Wagga Wagga Kangaroo Panthers in 1974. As a teenager he spent several years living at RAAF Base Wagga, where his father was serving as a dental technician. Sterling then moved to Sydney where he attended the Patrician Brothers' College on a scholarship.
Sterling compensated for a lack of size and pace with control and organisational skills that allowed Parramatta's all-star back line of Brett Kenny, Mick Cronin, Steve Ella and Eric Grothe a great deal of ball. His kicking, backed up by Kenny and Ray Price's superb chasing, often gave Parramatta an advantage in territory. His fast mind meant that he rarely made a wrong decision.. He was an effective defender rare to miss a tackle, and often in position to secure a loose ball.
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