Joe Thomas (rugby league)
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Joe Thomas (born 13 February 1964) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for South Sydney, Canterbury, Western Suburbs and Illawarra in the New South Wales Rugby League.
A Mascot junior, Thomas started his NSWRL career with South Sydney, playing as a lock forward. His first-grade appearances at South Sydney were limited by serious injuries.[citation needed]
Thomas was a hooker in Canterbury's 1988 premiership team, which defeated Balmain in the grand final.[2] In his three seasons at Canterbury he played 55 first-grade games.[citation needed]
From 1991 to 1993, he played for Western Suburbs and while at the club made two representative appearances for NSW City. He was one of Western Suburb's captains during this period.[3]
He finished his career with a season at Illawarra in 1994
Post playing
In 1994, he was appointed an assistant coach under Phil Gould at Eastern Suburbs.[4]