Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Joseph John Walsh
- Born
- Friday, 1st November, 1946
- Died
- Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 (Aged 79 years and 17 days)
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
Biography
Originally from Barmedman near Queanbeyan, Joe Walsh followed team-mate Allan Fitzgibbon to Balmain in 1969 as a 21-year-old. After serving two years of National Service, Walsh was spotted playing football with Queanbeyan Kangaroos by Balmain coach Leo Nosworthy. Lock forward in the Balmain team of 'no-names' that defeated the champion Souths club 11-2 in the grand final Walsh returned to the country to play with Temora (1974), Quandialla (1975-76) and then as captain-coach and of the Cowra Magpies (1977-78). A hardened prop by the end of his career Walsh’s hooker at Cowra in 1977 was a seventeen-year-old from Gooloogong named Royce Simmons. Cowra won the Group 10 competition in Walsh’s second year as coach (1978).
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
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| Tour Matches | Riverina | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 1 | 53 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 23 | 29 | 1 | 43.40% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | - | 11 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.45% | List | ||||
| Endeavour Cup | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 65 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 30 | 37 | 1 | 46.15% | List | |||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Riverina | 1966 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1969 | 14 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 71.43% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1970 | 14 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 42.86% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1972 | 16 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 12 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1973 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Balmain | 1969-70, 1972-73 | 53 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 23 | 29 | 1 | 43.40% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Tony McCarron, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner
Your Say
18/10/2020
Barmedman is nowhere near Queanbeyan.
22/11/2020
Joe Walsh aged 17 scored a try in the first minute of his first Maher Cup match - at West Wyalong 5 June 1965.
03/01/2022
Barmedman is not near Canberra, it is around 250 kilometers away between Temora and Westwylong
29/08/2022
Barmedman is not near Queanbeyan it located between Temora and Quandialla NSW
18/11/2025
He was recommended to Balmain by Jack Cross whose son Paul was playing for Queanbeyan kangaroos along side Joe for season 1968 . Great defensive player that had good hands and a big heart and could read a game .
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