Marshall Chalk (born 13 March 1981) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and current local politician. He played in the 2000s played for Canberra and Crusaders in the Super League. Since 2020 he has been councillor for division 5 on the Scenic Rim Regional Council.
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 Chalk playing for Canberra in 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 March 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre, Lock, Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 25 January 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Scenic Rim Regional Council | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 28 March 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Rick Stanfield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Division 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Political party | Independent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editChalk was born in Boonah, Queensland, Australia.
Playing career
editChalk made his first grade debut on 22 August 2004 against the Sydney City Roosters. In his 2nd first grade game, Chalk scored 4 tries as Canberra defeated South Sydney 62-22.
Chalk played a total of 71 games for Canberra and his last game for the club was a 36-10 loss against Cronulla in the 2008 qualifying final.
In 2009, he joined newly promoted Super League Welsh side Crusaders,[2][3] where he played 14 games, scoring 4 tries; before returning to his native Australia for the 2010 season signed with the Gold Coast but did not make any first grade appearances for the club.[4][5]
Politics
editAt the 2020 Queensland local government elections, Chalk ran in division 5 of the Scenic Rim Regional Council and won the seat.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Marshall Chalk - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Raiders utility Chalk headed for Wales". The Age. 25 July 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- ^ "2009 NRL Player Movements". NRL Live. 4 October 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
- ^ "Forever Green: Where are they now? - Marshall Chalk". Canberra Raiders. 20 July 2018.
- ^ "Titans' trailblazing 2010 NRL team: Where are they now?". Gold Coast Bulletin.
- ^ "Division 5 - Cr Marshall Chalk". Scenic Rim Regional Council. Retrieved 8 May 2023.