Fonda Metassa

Fonda Metassa is an Australian former rugby league footballer. Known as "the Golden Greek", he played in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership for Fortitude Valley and Norths, and in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the 1960s.

The powerful winger played two seasons (1960 and 1961) for South Sydney and was part of the 1969 BRL premiership-winning Norths side. Metassa became a part of Brisbane Rugby League folklore when he famously burst from the back of an ambulance to return to the field at Lang Park after being carted off injured in a match for Norths against Redcliffe. He also played one match for Queensland against Great Britain in 1966.

In 2008, Metassa was named on the wing of an all-time greatest Norths Devils team. [cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/sport/nrl/story/0,26746,24194667-5003409,00.html|title=Cameron Smith and Greg Inglis in Norths Devis 'greatest' team|first=Bernie|last=Pramberg|publisher="The Courier-Mail"|date=2008-08-17|accessdate=2008-08-17]

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* [http://stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/players/Fonda_Metassa.html Fonda Metassa at stats.rleague.com]
* [http://www.nrlstats.com/archive/players.cfm?PlayerID=5412 Fonda Metassa at nrlstats.com]
* [http://www.qrl.com.au/qrl_history/qld_rep_m.php Queensland representatives at qrl.com.au]