Peter Wallace

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Peter Wallace
fullname =
nickname = Wal, Braveheart, Ginger, William, Robot


imagesize = 74px
caption = Peter Wallace in 2008
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|10|16|df=yes
placeofbirth = Melbourne
countryofbirth = Australia
height = convert|177|cm|ftin|abbr=on
weight = convert|87|kg|stlb|abbr=on
position = rlp|HB
club1 = leagueicon|Penrith|size=16 Penrith Panthers
year1start = 2005
year1end = 2007
appearances1 = 20
tries1 = 2
goals1 = 5
fieldgoals1 = 1
points1 = 19
club2 = leagueicon|Brisbane|size=16 Brisbane Broncos
year2start = 2008
year2end = present
appearances2 = 21
tries2 = 5
goals2 = 8
fieldgoals2 = 0
points2 = 36
teamA = leagueicon|City|size=16 City Origin
yearAstart = 2008
yearAend =
appearancesA = 1
triesA = 0
goalsA = 0
fieldgoalsA = 0
pointsA = 0
teamB = leagueicon|New South Wales|size=16 New South Wales
yearBstart = 2008
yearBend =
appearancesB = 2
triesB = 0
goalsB = 0
fieldgoalsB = 0
pointsB = 0
updated = 23:16, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
source = [http://203.166.101.37/NRL08/playercareer.asp?lplayer=160016 NRL Stats] , [http://rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Peter_Wallace.html RLP]

Peter Wallace (born 16 October 1985 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian professional rugby league player. He plays for the Brisbane Broncos and previously played for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League (NRL). He plays in the halves.

Early life

Wallace was born in Victoria and later moved to Blaxland, New South Wales at a young age where he attended Blaxland East Public School and began playing rugby league.

Playing career

Junior Years

Despite claims Wallace is a St Marys junior in penrith, he started playing for Lower Mountains JRLC before moving to St Marys JRLC.

Penrith Panthers

Wallace was the subject of controversy when he was dropped to NSWRL Premier League in Round 15 of the NRL competition. Penrith coach Matthew Elliott moved Wallace to the premier league on what he claimed to be poor form. However Wallace had earned a man of the match award only two weeks before, but had a poor game the week later. The controversy came when claims were made that Wallace was dropped due to the fact that he had signed with the Broncos, but team-mate Joel Clinton, who was also Broncos bound, wasn't dropped. There were rumours from the media, that Wallace wanted out of the Penrith Panthers to go to Brisbane mid-season. Wallace denied these claims, and wanted to fulfill his contract with the Panthers, even if it was in premier league.Fact|date=October 2007

It remains unclear how the move to the Broncos came about.cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23384293-23214,00.html|title=Wallace forced to leave Panthers|publisher=Fox Sports|date=2008-03-16|accessdate=2008-03-17]

Brisbane Broncos

2008

Wallace's career at the Broncos started in 2008. He guided his new club to a first round defeat of the Panthers, before picking up consecutive "Man of The Match" awards in his next two matches, also wins for Brisbane. Wallace performed very strongly while Darren Lockyer was injured and provided much needed stability in the Broncos halfs and a good kicking game.Strong performances from wallace earned him a state of origin jersey for NSW in game 1 and 2 before he ruptured a testicle and missed game 3. After State of Origin ended Wallace was reunited with halfs partner Darren Lockyer at the Broncos. Wallaces great form from the start of the season had slightly been lost but he still remaines to be a future star and a great prospect for the Brisbane Broncos.

On the 15th of July 2008 Peter wallace extended his contract with the Brisbane Broncos until 2012.

Representaive career

Wallace was selected for the City vs Country Origin match in 2008. In May, 2008, Wallace was selected as halfback for New South Wales for game I of State of Origin on 21 May at ANZ Stadium. With his first touch of the ball, he made a line break. He also had a hand in two tries and placed a pin point accurate kick for Anthony Quinn to score the second try of the night. He made only one error and took many hits from Queensland players, racking up 29 tackles. In a performance that many believed should have got him a "Man-of-the-Match" award, he earned wide regard as a long term halfback for NSW since the retirement of Andrew Johns. Wallace is eligible for Scotland in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup and will most likely be the halfback for the Scottish Bravehearts. Fact|date=July 2008

Footnotes

External links

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