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Mick Shields (1912–1983) was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1930s. He commenced his career with Kurri Kurri Juniors in the late 20’s and in 1935 went on to be selected to play for the Australian team to tour New Zealand. ==Life and Club and Representative Career== Mick was born in 1912 at Cowdenbeath, Scotland to Michael and Mary Shields (née O'Neill). In 1915 the family immigrated to Australia to live in the small mining town of Kurri Kurri in New South Wales. He commenced his football career in his teens with Kurri Juniors and progressed in 1933 to play in Kurri’s 1st grade team. In 1934, at the age of 21, Mick relocated and went to play for Quirindi 1st Grade in the area now classified as the Group 4 Rugby League competition. In 1935 he was chosen in a number of Country Regional Representative teams to eventually be selected in the New South Wales team to play 3 games against Queensland. Mick, at the age of 22, was then selected in the Australian team as a second hooker to tour New Zealand from which he played 2 games, but no tests. In 1936 he joined Western Suburbs Magpies in the Sydney competition and was selected in the representative City Seconds Team to play Country Seconds and a Sydney Representative team. Early in this season he sustained a knee injury that eventually became a career-ending injury. In 1937 he relocated to play with South Newcastle in the Newcastle Rugby League competition. Mick, at the age of 26, eventually retired as a player in 1939. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mick Shields」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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