Amos Roberts

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Amos Roberts
fullname = Amos Roberts
nickname = Famous Amos, Mossy, Sting


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position = Wing / Fullback / Centre
currentclub = leagueicon|Sydney|16 Sydney Roosters
dateofbirth = birth date and age|df=yes|1980|11|2
placeofbirth = Kempsey, New South Wales
countryofbirth = Australia
height = 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
weight = 92 kg (14 st 6 lbs)
club1 = leagueicon|St George|size=16 St. George Illawarra
year1start = 2000
year1end = 2003
appearances1 = 65
tries1 = 29
goals1 = 26
fieldgoals1 = 0
points1 = 168
club2 = leagueicon|Penrith|size=16 Penrith Panthers
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year2end =
appearances2 = 23
tries2 = 23
goals2 = 32
fieldgoals2 = 0
points2 = 156
club3 = leagueicon|Sydney|16 Sydney Roosters
year3start = 2005
year3end = present
appearances3 = 91
tries3 = 54
goals3 = 42
fieldgoals3 = 0
points3 = 300
teamA = leagueicon|Country|size=16 Country Origin
yearAstart = 2004
yearAend = 2008
appearancesA = 5
triesA = 4
goalsA = 0
fieldgoalsA = 0
pointsA = 16
teamB = leagueicon|Australia|16 Prime Minister's XIII
yearBstart = 2006
yearBend =
appearancesB = 1
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updated = 10:14, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
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Amos Roberts (born 2 November 1980) is an Australian Rugby League player. He plays for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League competition.

Rugby league career

Amos Roberts debuted in 2000 with the St George Illawarra Dragons, scoring 22 points in that match. In 2004 he signed with the Penrith Panthers and scored 23 tries in 23 games that year to become the competition's top try scorer that year. He signed with the Sydney Roosters in 2005. He scored 17 tries in 2005 and 18 tries in 2006.

Roberts injured his knee at the start of the 2007 season and made his return in Round 3 against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. He scored his first try of 07 in Round 13 against the North Queensland Cowboys.

Career highlights & stats

Roberts scored 22 points on debut (1 try & 9 goals) with the Dragons on May 6th, 2000 against the Auckland Warriors. This is the standing National Rugby League premiership record for points scored on a first grade debut. He was selected as Dally M "Winger of the Year" in 2004.

He has represented four times for Country vs City since 2004 and twice been selected to play in a Prime Minister's XIII (2005 and 2006).

Awards

In 2004, Roberts won the Deadly award for Outstanding Achievement in Rugby League. Roberts received the award for his "stellar start to the season, consistent all-round form and the fact he finished the season as the league's leading try-scorer." [cite web | title=Amos scores again | url=http://www.vibe.com.au/vibe/corporate/celebrity_vibe/showceleb.asp?id=386 | accessdate=2007-07-16 | date=2004-11-01 | publisher="Vibe Australia" ]

Music

In 2007, Roberts, along with South Sydney's Nathan Merritt, appeared in the music video for Anthony Mundine's "Platinum Ryder" single.

External links

* [http://www.1eyedwarrior.com/players/profile.php?firstname=Amos&surname=Roberts]
* [http://www.koorikids.com.au Koori Kids Foundation]

References