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Milton Lameski Thaiday
Milton James Thaiday
Date of birth (1980-02-15) 15 February 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 78 kg (12 st 4 lb)
Notable relative(s) Sam Thaiday (cousin)
Rugby league career
Position(s) Fullback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005–07 Newcastle Knights 29 (56)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002–04 NSW Waratahs 13 (20)

Milton Thaiday (born 15 February 1980) is an Austrailian former Torres Strait Islander rugby league player for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League competition.

He is a cousin of Sam Thaiday of the Brisbane Broncos. In the 2005 season he scored 7 tries in 14 appearances.

Milton suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in round 5 and missed the remainder of the 2007 campaign.

In the 2007 season Milton did not feature much for The Knights as he was battling injury, with coach Brian Smith preferring utility Kurt Gidley at fullback over the explosive Thaiday. Thaiday retired at the end of the 2007 season.

Rugby union career

Thaiday played Super 14 Rugby for the New South Wales Waratahs, scoring a try when the Waratahs played the Pacific Islanders in June 2004.

Career highlights

  • Junior Club: Souths Townsville
  • Career Stats: 2005–2007 Milton Thaiday played 29 games, scored 14 tries for a total of 56 points

He began his professional career in rugby union playing for the NSW Waratahs in Super 12 Rugby. He was discovered by rugby great Mark Ella while playing in a local competition at Lismore, northern NSW.

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