{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer (born 1975)}} {{distinguish|Anton Colella|Antonio Colella}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox rugby league biography | name = Anthony Colella | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|7|12|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | retired = yes | position = {{rlp|SR}} | club1 = Manly Sea Eagles | year1start = 1995 | year1end = 99 | appearances1 = 43 | tries1 = 6 | goals1 = 0 | fieldgoals1 = 0 | points1 = 24 | club2 = Canberra Raiders | year2start = 2000 | year2end = 01 | appearances2 = 28 | tries2 = 11 | goals2 = 0 | fieldgoals2 = 0 | points2 = 44 | club3 = South Sydney | year3start = 2002 | year3end = | appearances3 = 5 | tries3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | fieldgoals3 = 0 | points3 = 0 | club4 = Huddersfield | year4start = 2003 | year4end = | appearances4 = 6 | tries4 = 2 | goals4 = 0 | fieldgoals4 = 0 | points4 = 8 | source = <ref name="Collis">{{cite book|last=Collis|first=Ian|title=The A to Z of Rugby League Players|year=2018|publisher=New Holland Publishers|isbn=9781921024986}}</ref> | updated = }}
'''Anthony Colella''' (born 12 July 1975) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for Manly-Warringah, Canberra and South Sydney in the National Rugby League.
==Biography== Colella played 43 first-grade games with Manly from 1995 to 1999. He was a member of the Manly side which lost the 1997 Grand Final to Newcastle. Primarily a back rower, he featured in the grand final as a hooker, due to the suspension of teammate Jim Serdaris.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/7-players-who-replaced-suspended-nrl-grand-final-stars--and-how-they-performed-on-the-big-stage/news-story/0887612834b2a99c61c25a13914e2aa8|title=7 players who replaced suspended NRL grand final stars|date=29 September 2015|work=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=28 October 2018}}</ref>
In 2000 and 2001 he played for the Canberra Raiders, making 28 first-grade appearances.<ref name="Collis"/>
Following a season at South Sydney in 2002, Colella moved to England to play for Huddersfield in Super League VIII, but was forced to retire from football early in the season with a knee injury.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/rugby-league/colellas-enforced-retirement-adds-to-giants-pressure-103953.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/rugby-league/colellas-enforced-retirement-adds-to-giants-pressure-103953.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Colella's enforced retirement adds to Giants' pressure|date=9 May 2003|work=The Independent|accessdate=28 October 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/anthony-colella/summary.html Anthony Colella] at Rugby League project
{{DEFAULTSORT:Colella, Anthony}} Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:Australian rugby league players Category:Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players Category:Canberra Raiders players Category:South Sydney Rabbitohs players Category:Huddersfield Giants players Category:Rugby league second-rows Category:Place of birth missing (living people)