Career
He was a state and national representative wing three-quarter back whose club career was played with Eastern Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership. He made two Test appearances for Australia national rugby league team in the 1914 domestic Ashes series, kicking three goals on debut and scoring a try in the deciding test of the series. He represented for New South Wales in one match against Queensland also in 1914.
Foreign the 1915 season, he was the NSW Rugby Football League"s top point-scorer.
Wally Messenger is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo Number.93.