Tom Mooney (rugby league)

Tom Mooney (born 16 March 1952) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s. He played in Sydney's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership as a winger for the Manly-Warringah and South Sydney clubs. Mooney won the 1976 and 1978 premierships with Manly.

Born in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Mooney was a junior winger for Wauchope. He joined South Sydney in 1972. He played three seasons with the Rabbitohs before joining Manly-Warringah in 1975. At the end of the 1976 NSWRFL season Mooney played in Manly's Grand Final-winning side which defeated Parramatta 13-10. He was also the 1976 season's top try-scorer, equal with teammate and Manly's captain Bob Fulton with both scoring 18 tries in the regular season, though Fulton would score another 3 tries in the finals series.

Mooney scored a try in the 1978 NSWRFL season's Grand Final against Cronulla-Sutherland, which was drawn 11-all and had to be re-played just three days later. Manly would go on to win the replay 16-0 though Mooney did not cross for a try. After playing in Manly's premiership team, Mooney was considered unlucky not to gain a place on the 1978 Kangaroo Tour. Seven of his teammates did tour, as did Manly coach Frank Stanton who was the head coach of the Kangaroos.