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Mick Pattison

b. 1958

Australian rugby league footballer

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Born 1958. Mick Pattison is a rugby league player.

Mick Pattison (born 11 December 1958) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played for Parramatta, South Sydney and Illawarra in the NSWRL competition.

Playing career Pattison was a Parramatta junior and had been awarded the club's 1977 rookie of the year award before making his first grade debut with the side in round 4 of the 1978 NSWRFL season against Balmain at Leichhardt Oval. In 1979, Pattison had a consistent season playing 22 games including the clubs major preliminary semi-final victory over Cronulla-Sutherland. He moved to Souths in 1981 and was chosen in the New South Wales State of Origin team but had to withdraw with an inner-ear infection on the morning of the match. In the same season, Pattison played in South Sydney's 1981 Tooth Cup final victory over Cronulla. Pattison capped off a successful season with Souths winning the 1981 Dally M Five-Eighth of the year award.

The following year he made the NSW City team and looked set to win a place in the New South Wales side when he broke both collarbones in a freak tackle. In 1983, he returned to Parramatta but injuries meant he could only make seven appearances over two years. Pattison would later join Illawarra and was their player of the year in 1985. Pattison retired at the end of 1986 due to a chronic back injury.

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