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List of Parramatta Eels records

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==Club Records==
===Biggest Wins===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
!Margin!!Opponent!!Score!!Venue!!Date
|-

|-
|70||[[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]]||74-4||[[Parramatta Stadium]]||23 August 2003
|-
|62||[[North Queensland Cowboys]]||62-0||[[Parramatta Stadium]]||29 July 2001
|-
|58||[[Western Suburbs Magpies]]||68-10||[[Campbelltown Stadium]]||18 July 1999
|-
|58||[[Penrith Panthers]]||64-6||[[Parramatta Stadium]]||17 March 2002
|-
|58 ||[[Brisbane Broncos ]]||58-0 ||[[Bankwest Stadium]]||15 September 2019
|}

=== Eels Biggest Losses ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
!Margin!!Opponent!!Score!!Venue!!Date
|-

|68||[[Canberra Raiders]]||0-68||[[Bruce Stadium]]||22 August 1993
|-
|60||[[Melbourne Storm]]||4-64||[[AAMI Park]]||25 August 2013
|-
|57||[[St. George Dragons]]||4-61||[[Cumberland Oval]]||7 June 1959
|-
|54||[[Melbourne Storm]]||10-64||[[Suncorp Stadium]]||11 May 2019
|-
|54||[[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles]]||0-54||[[Brookvale Oval]]||18 March 2018
|}

===Biggest Wins vs Current NRL Clubs===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!Margin !! Score !! Opposition !! Venue !! Date
|-
|70|| 74–4 || {{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] || [[Parramatta Stadium]] || 23 August 2003
|-
|62|| 62–0 || {{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} [[North Queensland Cowboys]] || Parramatta Stadium || 29 July 2001
|-
|58|| 64–6 || [[File:Panthers_colours.svg|16px]] [[Penrith Panthers]] || Parramatta Stadium || 17 March 2002
|-
|58|| 58–0 || {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos]] || [[Western Sydney Stadium|Bankwest Stadium]] || 15 September 2019
|-
|54|| 66–12 || {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|16}} [[Wests Tigers]] || [[Leichhardt Oval]] || 29 April 2001
|-
|54|| 54–0 || {{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] || Parramatta Stadium || 10 August 2002
|-
|52|| 56–4 || {{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] || Parramatta Stadium || 12 August 2005
|-
|51|| 54–3 || {{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} [[Canberra Raiders]] || [[Belmore Sports Ground]] || 11 April 1982
|-
|50|| 50–0 || {{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} [[Newcastle Knights]] || [[Newcastle International Sports Centre|EnergyAustralia Stadium]] || 11 June 2005
|-
|44|| 54–10 || {{leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} [[Melbourne Storm]] || [[Docklands Stadium|Colonial Stadium]] || 20 July 2001
|-
|44|| 56–12 || [[File:New_Zealand_colours.svg|16px]] [[New Zealand Warriors]] || Parramatta Stadium || 9 September 2001
|-
|40|| 52–12 || {{leagueicon|Manly|16}} [[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles]] || Parramatta Stadium || 13 June 2004
|-
|40|| 46–6 || {{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|16}} [[Gold Coast Titans]] || [[Robina Stadium|Cbus Super Stadium]] || 22 March 2020
|-
|36|| 36–0 40–4 || {{leagueicon|St. George|16}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]] || [[Parramatta Stadium|Pirtek Stadium]] [[Stadium Australia|ANZ Stadium]] || 17 May 2014 11 August 2018
|-
|33|| 33–0 || {{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs|16}} [[Sydney Roosters|Eastern Suburbs Roosters]] || [[Sydney Cricket Ground]] || 19 September 1982
|-
|28|| 48–20 || {{leagueicon|Dolphins|16}} [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] || [[Sunshine Coast Stadium]] || 24 June 2023
|}

===Biggest Losses vs Current NRL Clubs===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!Margin !! Score !! Opposition !! Venue !! Date
|-
|68|| 0–68 || {{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} [[Canberra Raiders]] || [[Canberra Stadium|Bruce Stadium]] || 22 August 1993
|-
|60|| 4–64 || {{leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} [[Melbourne Storm]] || [[Melbourne Rectangular Stadium|AAMI Park]] || 25 August 2013
|-
|54|| 0–54 || {{leagueicon|Manly|16}} [[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles]] || [[Brookvale Oval|Lottoland]] || 18 March 2018
|-
|52|| 4–56 || {{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs|16}} [[Sydney Roosters]] || [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]] || 15 March 2014
|-
|50|| 6–56 || {{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] || [[Stadium Australia|ANZ Stadium]] || 8 August 2011
|-
|48|| 6–54 || {{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} [[Newcastle Knights]] || [[Newcastle International Sports Centre|Hunter Stadium]] || 8 September 2013
|-
|48|| 0–48 || [[File:New_Zealand_colours.svg|16px]] [[New Zealand Warriors]] || [[Mount Smart Stadium|Mt. Smart Stadium]] || 12 July 2014
|-
|46|| 14–60 || {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos]] || [[Parramatta Stadium]] || 25 June 1995
|-
|42|| 4–46 || {{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} [[North Queensland Cowboys]] || [[Willows Sports Complex|1300SMILES Stadium]] || 27 July 2015
|-
|38|| 4–42 || {{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|16}} [[Gold Coast Titans]] || [[Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium|Glen Willow Oval]] || 26 May 2013
|-
|37|| 0–37 || {{leagueicon|St. George|16}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]] || [[Jubilee Oval|WIN Jubilee Oval]] || 4 September 2009
|-
|36|| 6–42 || {{leagueicon|Bulldogs|16}} [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] || [[Belmore Sports Ground]] || 12 April 1993
|-
|34|| 6–40 || {{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} [[Penrith Panthers]] || [[Robina Stadium|Cbus Super Stadium]] || 3 September 2021
|-
|30|| 18–48 || {{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] || Parramatta Stadium || 13 August 1995
|-
|28|| 16–44 || {{leagueicon|Dolphins|16}} [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] || [[Marrara Oval|TIO Stadium]] || 19 April 2024
|-
|27|| 6–33 || {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|16}} [[Wests Tigers]] || [[Leichhardt Oval]] || 30 May 2004
|}

===Biggest Wins vs Former Clubs===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!Margin !! Score !! Opposition !! Venue !! Date
|-
|58|| 68–10 || {{leagueicon|Western Suburbs|16}} [[Western Suburbs Magpies]] || [[Campbelltown Stadium]] || 18 July 1999
|-
|50|| 55–5 || {{leagueicon|Illawarra|16}} [[Illawarra Steelers]] || [[Belmore Sports Ground]] || 30 May 1982
|-
|50|| 54–4 || {{leagueicon|Newtown|16}} [[Newtown Jets]] || Belmore Sports Ground || 5 June 1983
|-
|42|| 52–10 || {{leagueicon|South Queensland|16}} [[South Queensland Crushers]] || [[Parramatta Stadium]] || 8 June 1997
|-
|40|| 40–0 || {{leagueicon|Gold Coast Seagulls|16}} [[Gold Coast Chargers|Gold Coast Seagulls]] || Parramatta Stadium || 8 July 1990
|-
|40|| 44–4 || {{leagueicon|North Sydney|16}} [[North Sydney Bears]] || [[North Sydney Oval]] || 25 July 1999
|-
|36|| 38–2 || {{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} [[Balmain Tigers]] || Belmore Sports Ground || 13 June 1982
|-
|30|| 36–6 || {{leagueicon|St. George|16}} [[St. George Dragons]] || Parramatta Stadium || 16 March 1986
|-
|12|| 18–6 || {{leagueicon|Perth|16}} [[Western Reds]] || Parramatta Stadium || 28 July 1996
|-
|8|| 10–2 || {{leagueicon|Adelaide|16}} [[Adelaide Rams]] || [[Pioneer Oval]] || 16 May 1998
|}

===Biggest Losses vs Former Clubs===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!Margin !! Score !! Opposition !! Venue !! Date
|-
|57|| 4–61 || {{leagueicon|St. George|16}} [[St. George Dragons|St. George]] || [[Parramatta Stadium|Cumberland Oval]] || 7 June 1959
|-
|42|| 10–52 || {{leagueicon|Western Suburbs|16}} [[Western Suburbs Magpies|Western Suburbs]] || [[Lidcombe Oval]] || 11 June 1972
|-
|40|| 12–52 || {{leagueicon|Illawarra|16}} [[Illawarra Steelers]] || [[Wollongong Showground|Steelers Stadium]] || 16 July 1995
|-
|35|| 7–42 || {{leagueicon|Newtown|16}} [[Newtown Jets|Newtown]] || Cumberland Oval || 13 April 1957
|-
|34|| 0–34 || {{leagueicon|North Sydney|16}} [[North Sydney Bears]] || [[North Sydney Oval]] || 9 June 1974
|-
|33|| 14–47 || {{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} [[Balmain Tigers|Balmain]] || [[Leichhardt Oval]] || 2 August 1947
|-
|20|| 6–26 || {{leagueicon|Gold Coast Seagulls|16}} [[Gold Coast Chargers|Gold Coast Seagulls]] || [[Seagulls Stadium]] || 23 May 1992
|-
|19|| 14–33 || {{leagueicon|South Queensland|16}} [[South Queensland Crushers]] || [[Lang Park|Suncorp Stadium]] || 30 April 1995
|-
|10|| 14–24 || {{leagueicon|Perth|16}} [[Western Reds]] || [[WACA Ground]] || 21 July 1995
|-
|–|| – || {{leagueicon|Adelaide|16}} [[Adelaide Rams]] || – || –
|}

===Streaks===
'''Most Consecutive Wins'''
* 12 Matches; 18 April - 24 July 1964
* 12 Matches; 2 April - 26 June 1977

'''Most Consecutive Losses'''
* 19 Matches; 24 May 1959 - 13 June 1960

===Comebacks===
'''Biggest Comeback'''

Recovered from a 22-point deficit.
*Trailed Canberra 22-0 at halftime to win 30-22 at Parramatta Stadium (26 April 1987)

'''Worst Collapse'''

Surrendered a 24-point lead.
*Lead [[North Queensland Cowboys]] 24-6 at halftime to lose 36-30 at Pirtek Stadium, Sydney (8 June 2015)

Tigers Up 31-0 with not much time on the clock and Parramatta Eels managed to get 5 converted tries to make the game 30-31. Parramatta Eels may not have won that game but a significant comeback to say the least and great for points for and against.

==Individual Records==

===Most First Grade Games===
*330, [[Nathan Hindmarsh]] (1998–2012)
*265, [[Brett Kenny]] (1980–1993)
*264, [[Luke Burt]] (1999–2012)
*259, [[Ray Price (rugby)|Ray Price]] (1976–1986)
*259, [[Nathan Cayless]] (1997–2010)
*233, [[Tim Mannah]] (2009–2019)
*228, [[Peter Sterling (rugby league)|Peter Sterling]] (1978–1992)
*217, [[Bob O'Reilly]] (1967–1975, 1980–1982)
*216, [[Mick Cronin (rugby league)|Mick Cronin]] (1977–1986)
*204, [[Daniel Wagon]] (1999–2008)
*202, [[Mark Laurie (rugby league)|Mark Laurie]] (1982–1992)
*201, [[Fuifui Moimoi]] (2004–2014)

===Most Tries In A Match===
* 5, [[Jamie Lyon]] against [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] at [[Parramatta Stadium]] (August 23, 2003), Parramatta won 74-4.
* 4, [[Mitchell Wallace]] against [[Balmain Tigers]] at Parramatta Stadium (April 23, 1949), Parramatta won 20-6.
* 4, [[Dick Thornett]] against [[Canterbury Bulldogs|Canterbury]] at [[Cumberland Oval]] (July 21, 1968), Parramatta won 48-9.
* 4, [[Owen Stephens]] against [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] at [[Redfern Oval]] (May 24, 1975), Parramatta lost 28-35.
* 4, [[Ray Price (rugby)|Ray Price]] against South Sydney Rabbitohs at Redfern Oval (August 13, 1978), Parramatta won 50-10.
* 4, [[Eric Grothe Sr.]] against [[Canberra Raiders]] at [[Belmore Sports Ground]] (April 11, 1982), Parramatta won 54-3.
* 4, Eric Grothe Sr. against [[Western Suburbs Magpies]] at Belmore Sport Ground (July 1, 1984), Parramatta won 46-12.
* 4, [[Paul Taylor (rugby league)|Paul Taylor]] against Canberra Raiders at Parramatta Stadium (April 24, 1988), Parramatta won 40-12.
* 4, [[Matt Petersen]] against South Sydney Rabbitohs at Parramatta Stadium (May 31, 2003), Parramatta won 28-4.
* 4, [[Jarryd Hayne]] against [[Newcastle Knights]] at Parramatta Stadium (July 8, 2006), Parramatta won 46-12.
* 4, [[Semi Radradra]] against [[St George Illawarra Dragons]] at [[WIN Stadium]] (March 12, 2017), Parramatta won 34-16.
* 4, Semi Radradra against [[Brisbane Broncos]] at [[Suncorp Stadium]] (August 24, 2017), Parramatta won 52-34.
* 4, [[Maika Sivo]] against [[North Queensland Cowboys]] at [[Bankwest Stadium]] (July 3, 2020), Parramatta won 42-4.

===Most Goals In A Match===
* 11, [[Mick Cronin (rugby league)|Mick Cronin]] against [[Illawarra Steelers]] at [[Belmore Sports Ground]] (May 30, 1982)
* 11, [[Jason Taylor (rugby league)|Jason Taylor]] against [[Wests Tigers]] at [[Leichhardt Oval]] (April 29, 2001)
* 10, Brian Jones against [[Canterbury Bulldogs|Canterbury]] at [[Cumberland Oval]] (August 20, 1955)
* 10, Mick Cronin against [[Newtown Jets]] at [[Henson Park]] (August 20, 1978)
* 10, [[Clinton Schifcofske]] against [[Western Suburbs Magpies]] at [[Campbelltown Stadium]] (July 18, 1999)
* 10, [[Luke Burt]] against [[Penrith Panthers]] at [[Parramatta Stadium]] (March 17, 2002)

===Most Points In A Match===
* 28 (2 tries, 10 goals), [[Luke Burt]] against [[Penrith Panthers]] at [[Parramatta Stadium]] (March 17, 2002), Parramatta won 64-6.
* 28 (3 tries, 8 goals), Luke Burt against [[Canberra Raiders]] at Parramatta Stadium (August 28, 2005), Parramatta won 48-10.
* 27 (3 tries, 9 goals), [[Mick Cronin (rugby league)|Mick Cronin]] against [[North Sydney Bears]] at [[North Sydney Oval]] (May 13, 1979), Parramatta won 48-17.
* 27 (3 tries, 9 goals), Mick Cronin against Canberra Raiders at [[Belmore Sports Ground]] (April 11, 1982), Parramatta won 54-3.

(Mick Cronins' tallies in today's game would be 30 points in a game, as the value of a try was worth 3 points until the 1983 season)

===Most Tries In A Season===
* 24, [[Semi Radradra]] in [[2015 Parramatta Eels season|2015]]
* 23, [[Steve Ella]] in [[1982 NSWRFL season|1982]]
* 22, Semi Radradra in [[2017 Parramatta Eels season|2017]]
* 22, [[Maika Sivo]] in [[2019 Parramatta Eels season|2019]]
* 21, [[Brett Kenny]] in [[1983 NSWRFL season|1983]]
* 20, [[Neil Hunt]] in 1983
* 19, Semi Radradra in [[2014 Parramatta Eels season|2014]]
* 19, [[Bevan French]] in [[2016 Parramatta Eels season|2016]]

===Most Tries For Club===
*124, [[Luke Burt]] (1999–2012)
*113, [[Jarryd Hayne]] (2006–2014, 2018)
*110, [[Brett Kenny]] (1980–1993)
*94, '''[[Maika Sivo]] (2019– )'''
*94, [[Steve Ella]] (1979–1988)
*88, '''[[Clinton Gutherson|Clint Gutherson]] (2016– )'''
*82, [[Semi Radradra]] (2013–2017)
*78, [[Ray Price (rugby)|Ray Price]] (1976–1986)
*78, [[Eric Grothe Sr.]] (1979–1989)
*75, [[Mick Cronin (rugby league)|Mick Cronin]] (1977–1986)

===Most Points In A Season===
* 282 (16 tries, 117 goals) [[Mick Cronin (rugby league)|Mick Cronin]] in [[1978 NSWRFL season|1978]]
* 279 (11 tries, 123 goals) Mick Cronin in [[1982 NSWRFL season|1982]]
* 265 (8 tries, 116 goals, 1 field goal) [[Jason Taylor (rugby league)|Jason Taylor]] in [[2001 Parramatta Eels season|2001]]
* 253 (15 tries, 104 goals) Mick Cronin in [[1979 NSWRFL season|1979]]
* 226 (4 tries, 105 goals) Mick Cronin in [[1983 NSWRFL season|1983]]
* 225 (7 tries, 101 goals, 2 field goals) Mick Cronin in [[1977 NSWRFL season|1977]]
* 220 (7 tries, 95 goals, 2 field goals) [[Mitchell Moses]] in [[2022 NRL season|2022]]
* 217 (15 tries, 77 goals, 3 field goals) [[Luke Burt]] in [[2009 Parramatta Eels season|2009]]
* 214 (11 tries, 85 goals) Luke Burt in [[2005 Parramatta Eels season|2005]]
* 204 (6 tries, 90 goals) Mick Cronin in [[1985 NSWRL season|1985]]

===Most Points For Club===
*1,971 (75 tries, 865 goals, 2 field goals), [[Mick Cronin (rugby league)|Mick Cronin]] (1977–1986)
*1,793 (124 tries, 646 goals, 5 field goals), [[Luke Burt]] (1999–2012)
*1,046 (30 tries, 458 goals, 10 field goals), '''[[Mitchell Moses]] (2017– )'''
*617 (88 tries, 132 goals, 1 field goal), Clint Gutherson (2016 - )
*548 (93 tries, 104 goals, 6 field goals), [[Steve Ella]] (1979–1988)
*460 (24 tries, 194 goals), [[Arch Brown]] (1965–1969)
*459 (113 tries, 2 goals, 3 field goals), [[Jarryd Hayne]] (2006–2014, 2018)
*444 (21 tries, 180 goals) [[Clinton Schifcofske]] (1988-2000)
*410 (110 tries) [[Brett Kenny]] (1980-1993)

==Honours==
===Premierships===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
!Year!!Opponent!!Score
|-
|[[1981 NSWRFL season|1981]]||[[Newtown Jets]]||20-11
|-
|[[1982 NSWRFL season|1982]]||[[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles]]||21-8
|-
|[[1983 NSWRFL season|1983]]||[[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles]]||18-6
|-
|[[1986 NSWRL season|1986]]||[[Canterbury Bulldogs|Canterbury-Bankstown]]||4-2
|}

===Runners-up===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
!Year!!Opponent!!Score
|-
|[[1976 NSWRFL season|1976]]||[[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles]]||10-13
|-
|[[1977 NSWRFL season|1977]]||[[St. George Dragons]]||9-9
|-
|[[1977 NSWRFL season|1977 Replay]]||[[St. George Dragons]]||0-22
|-
|[[1984 NSWRL season|1984]]||[[Canterbury Bulldogs|Canterbury-Bankstown]]||4-6
|-
|[[2001 NRL Grand Final|2001]]||[[Newcastle Knights]]||24-30
|-
|[[2009 NRL Grand Final|2009]]||[[Melbourne Storm]] [[Melbourne Storm salary cap breach|(premiership stripped for salary cap breach)]]||16-23
|-
|[[2022 NRL Grand Final|2022]]||[[Penrith Panthers]]||12-28
|}

===Minor Premierships (5/76)===
1977, 1982, 1986, 2001, 2005

===Finals Appearances (30/76)===
1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1997{ARL}, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022.

===Rothmans Medal winners===
* [[Ray Higgs]] (1976)
* [[Mick Cronin (rugby league)|Mick Cronin]] (1977, 1978)
* [[Ray Price (rugby)|Ray Price]] (1979)
* [[Peter Sterling (rugby league)|Peter Sterling]] (1987, 1990)

===Clive Churchill Medal===
* [[Peter Sterling (rugby league)|Peter Sterling]] (1986)

==Dally M Awards==

===Dally M Medal winners===
* [[Ray Price (rugby)|Ray Price]] (1982)
* [[Peter Sterling (rugby league)|Peter Sterling]] (1986, 1987)
* [[Jarryd Hayne]] (2009, 2014*) - *co-winner

===Dally M Fullback of the Year===
*[[Jarryd Hayne]] (2009, 2014)
*[[Clinton Gutherson]] (2020)

===Dally M Winger of the Year===
*[[Eric Grothe Jr]] (2005)
*[[Jarryd Hayne]] (2007)
*[[Semi Radradra]] (2014, 2015)

===Dally M Centre of the Year===
*[[Mick Cronin (rugby league)|Mick Cronin]] (1980, 1981, 1983)
*[[Steve Ella]] (1982, 1984, 1985)

===Dally M Halfback of the Year===
*[[Peter Sterling (rugby league)|Peter Sterling]] (1983, 1984, 1986, 1987)
*[[Mitchell Moses]] (2019)

===Dally M Prop of the Year===
*[[Dean Pay]] (1998)

===Dally M Hooker of the Year===
*[[Brad Drew]] (2001)

===Dally M Second-Rower of the Year===
*[[Peter Wynn]] (1985)
*[[Nathan Hindmarsh]] (2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006)
*[[Isaiah Papali'i]] (2021)

===Dally M Lock of the Year===
*[[Ray Price (rugby)|Ray Price]] (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)
*[[Jim Dymock]] (1996)
*[[Jason Smith (rugby league)|Jason Smith]] (1999)
*[[Daniel Wagon]] (2001)

===Dally M Rookie of the Year===
*[[David Liddiard]] (1983)
*[[Michael Vella]] (1999)
*[[Tim Smith (rugby league)|Tim Smith]] (2005)
*[[Jarryd Hayne]] (2006)

===Dally M Coach of the Year===
*[[Jack Gibson (rugby league)|Jack Gibson]] (1982)
*[[Brian Smith (rugby league, born 1954)|Brian Smith]] (2001)

===Provan-Summons Medal===
*[[Nathan Hindmarsh]] (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011)
*[[Clinton Gutherson]] (2017)

==See also==
{{Portal|Sports}}
*[[List of NRL records]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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Parramatta Eels

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The '''Parramatta Eels''' are an Australian professional [[rugby league]] football club based in the [[Sydney]] suburb of [[Parramatta]] that competes in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and their home ground was Cumberland Oval. After the 1981 Grand final win fans damaged Cumberland Oval which was later replaced by Parramatta stadium on the same site. As of 2019, Parramatta's home ground stadium has been rebuilt and they now play as the co-tenants at [[Western Sydney Stadium]], which sits on the same site that was once [[Parramatta Stadium]].

It took thirty years for the club to make the grand final, which they did in 1976 and 1977, losing on both occasions. However, this period foreshadowed their most successful period in the early 1980s, when they won four premierships and qualified for five grand finals in six seasons. This was a golden era for the club and yielded their only premiership titles. In 2016, a [[Parramatta Eels salary cap breach|salary cap breach]] saw them stripped of their 2016 Auckland Nines premiership. The club plays in the NRL, the premier [[rugby league]] football competition in Australia. Parramatta sides are also fielded in lower grades and junior competitions run by the [[New South Wales Rugby League]].

==History==
The playing of [[rugby union]] and [[rugby league]] in Parramatta lie in the 19th century with the formation of the [[Parramatta Two Blues|Parramatta Rugby Club]] in 1879. With the advent of a Sydney District competition in 1900, the Parramatta club merged with [[West Harbour RFC|Western Suburbs]] and played some of its matches at [[Parramatta Stadium|Cumberland Oval]]. On a local level, rugby league began to be played in 1910 when a district competition was formed. Other clubs in the Parramatta district also emerged; over the ensuing decades, clubs established in suburbs throughout the area.<ref name="Cumberland">{{cite web|url=http://www.parramattastadium.com.au/content/view/23/|publisher=Parramatta Stadium|title=Cumberland Oval|access-date=24 February 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

Pressure in the area for a local club to participate in the [[New South Wales Rugby League premiership]] began in the mid-1930s with a formal proposal put to the NSWRL in 1936 by local rugby league identities such as [[Jack Argent]] and [[Jack Scullin]]. The proposal was rejected by all clubs except [[Western Suburbs Magpies|Western Suburbs]] who, despite having the most to lose from the entrance of a Parramatta side (with much of their territory being lost to Parramatta), voted for the entrance of the new club. The advent of World War II put the establishment of the club on hold and a Parramatta district club was not proposed again until 1946 when the club was successfully admitted into the Premiership.<ref name="Parramatta">{{cite web|last=Fagan|first=Sean|url=http://www.rl1908.com/Clubs/Parramatta-Eels.htm|publisher=RL1908|title=Parramatta Eels|access-date=18 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929102842/http://www.rl1908.com/Clubs/Parramatta-Eels.htm|archive-date=29 September 2007}}</ref>

===Foundation and early years===

Parramatta saw very little success in their early years, despite narrowly missing out on finals qualification [[1949 NSWRFL season|in 1949]] under the guidance of former [[Western Suburbs Magpies|Western Suburbs]] and [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] five-eighth [[Vic Hey]]. Between [[1952 NSWRFL season|1952]] [[1961 NSWRFL season|and 1961]], they finished last eight times and won only 35 of 180 matches. The reasons behind the club doing so poorly in the early years was due to a lack of resources and a weak playing roster. Where other teams fielded test and representative players, Parramatta fielded mainly amateur players or park footballers. The only players of note during this dark period were [[Billy Rayner]] and [[Brian Hambly]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/rugby-league-great-dies/news-story/b395e812413287fd7c91d11a97235ec4|title=Rugby League great dies|date=29 August 2008|website=www.couriermail.com.au}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/seven-clubs-in-mix-for-nrl-wooden-spoon-and-the-most-unwanted-tag-in-rugby-league/news-story/082c6d690be0411e0d4059bc089e2f6c|title=Tigers favourite for wooden spoon|date=24 July 2015|website=www.dailytelegraph.com.au}}</ref>

In 1962, Parramatta made the finals for the first time; this achievement was repeated for the three following seasons under coach [[Ken Kearney]]. Around this time the club managed to finally attract better players such as [[Ken Thornett]], [[Dick Thornett]] and [[Bob O'Reilly]]. However, the club slid back down the ladder in the following years, collecting the wooden spoon in 1970 and 1972. The club's first major success came in 1975 when they defeated [[Manly Sea Eagles|Manly-Warringah]] in the pre-season cup final.<ref name="history">{{cite book|author1=Whiticker, Alan |author2=Collis, Ian. |name-list-style=amp |year=2004|publisher=New Holland Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd.|title=The History of Rugby League Clubs|isbn=1-74110-075-5}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/tributes-pour-in-for-killer-kearney-20060820-gdo7q4.html|title=Tributes pour in for 'Killer' Kearney|date=19 August 2006|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-17/paramatta-eels-legend-ken-thornett-dies-aged-78/7751336|title=Paramatta legend Ken Thornett dies aged 78|date=17 August 2016|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>

===1970s===
In [[1976 NSWRFL season|1976]], the club finally reached the grand final, in their thirtieth season. However, they lost narrowly to a Manly-Warringah side that they had defeated just two weeks earlier. Both clubs had been admitted into the NSWRFL in 1947, and Parramatta were in their first grand final while Manly were in their eighth premiership decider (having qualified for their first in [[1951 NSWRFL season#Grand Final|1951]]) and were bidding for their third premiership after wins in [[1972 NSWRFL season#Grand Final|1972]] and [[1973 NSWRFL season#Grand Final|1973]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Fagan|first=Sean|url=http://rl1908.com/articles/Parramatta.htm|publisher=RL1908|title=The Eels' Flying Wedge of '76|access-date=5 September 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061021080958/http://rl1908.com/articles/Parramatta.htm|archive-date=21 October 2006}}</ref><ref>Alan Whiticker, ''Grand Finals of the NSWRL'' (2e), Gary Allen, 1994</ref> Unfortunately for Parramatta, this game is regarded as "the one that got away" with Manly winning 13-10 despite the Eels crossing for two tries to Manly's one. A dropped pass by winger [[Neville Glover]] with the line wide open in the dying moments of the game ultimately costing the Eels a chance to win the game. Had Glover scored the score would have been tied at 13-all giving goal kicking {{rlp|FE}} [[John Peard]] a sideline conversion attempt to win the game.

The following year, Parramatta captured their first minor premiership before qualifying for the grand final for the second year running. Against [[St. George Dragons|St. George]], the match was drawn 9-9, forcing a replay the following weekend. In this match, Parramatta lost 22–0.<ref>{{cite web |author=Sean |url=http://www.eraofthebiff.com/mm08.html |publisher=Era of the Biff |title=1977 Tied Rugby League Grand Final |access-date=5 September 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061113211957/http://www.eraofthebiff.com/mm08.html |archive-date=13 November 2006 }}</ref><ref>Alan Whiticker, ''Grand Finals of the NSWRL'' (2e), Gary Allen 1994</ref> The Eels made the finals in both 1978 and 1979, but missed the finals in 1980 for the first time since 1974.<ref name="history"/>

===1980s===

The early 1980s was the most successful period for Parramatta, who earned five grand final appearances and four premierships from 1981 to 1986. Under the influence of coach [[Jack Gibson (rugby league)|Jack Gibson]] and with a team including names such as [[Ray Price (rugby)|Ray Price]], [[Peter Sterling (rugby league commentator)|Peter Sterling]], [[Eric Grothe, Sr.]], [[Steve Ella]], [[Mick Cronin (rugby league)|Mick Cronin]], and [[Brett Kenny]] the club captured three consecutive premierships from 1981 to 1983, beating the [[Newtown Jets]] in 1981 and the [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]] in 1982 and 1983. In 1984 the team once again reached the Grand Final, but lost in a low-scoring game to the [[Canterbury Bulldogs|Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] 6–4. In 1986, the club took out their third minor premiership while also reaching the grand final, beating Canterbury 4–2 in the lowest-scoring decider in history. This win proved to be most notably among the victories in the clubs history, ending Canterbury's two year premiership winning streak. The fourth premiership victory capped off a strong period for the club, between 1975 and 1986, the club had only missed the finals once and played in seven grand finals, winning four.<ref name="history"/>

===1990s===
From 1987 to 1996, the Parramatta club failed to make the finals. With the advent of the [[Super League (Australia)|Super League]] war in the mid-1990s, Parramatta capitalised on staying with the [[Australian Rugby League]] by picking up high-profile players such as [[Dean Pay]], [[Jason Smith (rugby league)|Jason Smith]], [[Jim Dymock]] and [[Jarrod McCracken]] from the 1995 premiership-winning side, the [[Canterbury Bulldogs|Sydney Bulldogs]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/League/How-the-war-unfolded/2005/03/25/1111692633683.html|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=26 March 2005|title=How the war unfolded|access-date=18 September 2007}}</ref><ref name="punt">{{cite news|author1=Mascord, Steve |author2=Walter, Brad |name-list-style=amp |url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/league/double-punt-is-finally-paying-off/2005/09/23/1126982232466.html|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=26 March 2005|title=Double punt is finally paying off|access-date=18 September 2007}}</ref>

In 1997, the Eels remained in the ARL's competition and made the finals for the first time in 11 seasons by finishing third in the Australian Rugby League competition. Parramatta continued into the [[NRL]] era which began in 1998, surviving the reduction in teams at the end of the twentieth century. In the [[1998 NRL season]] Parramatta finished 4th and defeated [[North Sydney Bears|North Sydney]] in the first week of the finals 25–12. The following week Parramatta traveled to Brisbane in the major semi final and won the match 15-10 earning the week off.

In the 1998 preliminary final Parramatta were leading arch rivals Canterbury 18–2 with less than 10 minutes to play only for Canterbury to fight their way back into the match and with a minute left on the scoreboard, winger [[Daryl Halligan]] kicked a conversion from out on the far touchline to send the game into extra time. Canterbury won in extra time 32–20. The loss was hard to take for Parramatta as they had beaten eventual premiers Brisbane twice during the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2015/09/24/top-10-preliminary-final-heartbreaks/|title=Top 10 preliminary final heartbreaks|website=www.nrl.com|date=23 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2014/08/12/memorable-match-1998-preliminary-final/|title=Memorable Match: 1998 Preliminary Final|website=www.bulldogs.com.au|date=12 August 2014}}</ref>

In 1999, Parramatta led Melbourne 16–0 at halftime in the preliminary final only to lose 18–16 at full time. Melbourne went on to win the premiership the following week. In the [[2000 NRL season]], Parramatta finished 7th and won both their sudden death finals matches to take on Brisbane in the preliminary final. In a game that they were not expected to win, Parramatta came close but lost the match against a much stronger Brisbane side. This was their 3rd preliminary final loss in a row.<ref name="theroar.com.au">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theroar.com.au/2012/05/15/so-close-yet-so-far-for-parramatta/|title=So close yet so far for Parramatta}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/09/21/finals-footy-flashback-1999-preliminary-final-eels-v-storm/|title=Finals Footy Flashback: 1999 Preliminary Final Eels v Storm|website=Nrl.com|date=21 September 2018 }}</ref>

===2000s===

The Eels reached the [[2001 NRL Grand final]] after a dominant regular season, where they scored a total of 839 points and lost only 4 matches, but were defeated by the [[Newcastle Knights]] 30–24. The week leading up to the grand final itself is also remembered for The infamous 2001 grand final breakfast where coach Brian Smith and the Parramatta players attended wearing as Newcastle player Mark Hughes described "Miami Vice black suits". Another Newcastle player Ben Kennedy reflected on the game saying "They came into the game under a sh*tload of pressure but for us, it was just a good time and a heap of fun. Parra were sh*tting themselves and we were just having a good time". Andrew Johns also reportedly could tell how nervous the Parramatta players were and knew they had a chance at making an upset.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/parramatta-eels-five-times-they-should-have-been-set-for-a-big-season-but-flopped/news-story/70bdcb6a002101a0640921d067eb4c49|title=NRL: Parramatta Eels failures amid big expectations, five recent examples|date=20 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/roosters-coach-brian-smith-returns-to-scene-of-tense-2001-grand-final-breakfast/news-story/d73230bf7617ab537b2b62e1da98c598|title=Breakfast of champions|date=30 September 2010|website=www.dailytelegraph.com.au}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/476921/newcastle-knights-recall-2001-grand-final-glory/|title=Newcastle Knights recall 2001 grand final glory|first=BRETT|last=KEEBLE|date=30 September 2011|website=Newcastle Herald}}</ref>

In 2005, Parramatta finished as minor premiers in the regular season and came up against North Queensland in the preliminary final. In a game that Parramatta were expected to win, North Queensland defied the odds and won the match 29–0.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/eels-search-for-answers-after-cowboy-caning-20050926-gdm4sw.html|title=Eels search for answers after Cowboy caning|date=26 September 2005|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> In 2006, Parramatta finished 8th in the regular season and faced Melbourne in the first week of the finals losing 12–6 and thus being eliminated from the competition. In 2007, Parramatta again made the preliminary final and once more the opponent was Melbourne. Parramatta went on to lose the match 26–10. This was their 5th preliminary final loss in nine years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/melbourne-v-parramatta-20091002-gdtqv2.html|title=Melbourne v Parramatta|date=2 October 2009|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>

In 2009, under new coach [[Daniel Anderson (rugby league)|Daniel Anderson]], the Eels had an indifferent start to the season which saw the release of star halfback [[Brett Finch]]. After 18 rounds and incredibly inconsistent form, the Parramatta Eels had won only 5 games and were sitting third-last and were in direct contention for the dreaded 2009 NRL Wooden Spoon. TAB SportsBet had the Eels as $151 outsiders to win the [[NRL]] Premiership.

Though beginning in Round 19, upset victories against the [[Melbourne Storm]] and the [[Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club|Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] set the platform for an unexpected 10 wins from the next 11 games, which propelled the Eels into the Top 8 and consequently, premiership contention. This unanticipated winning streak was directly attributed by many sporting experts including Rugby League legend [[Andrew Johns]] to the spectacular run of form of star fullback [[Jarryd Hayne]]. Winning the award for man-of-the-match in every game from Round 19–24, and again in the first week of the finals, Hayne was described as "the best player in any code of football in Australia" by premiership-winning coach Phil Gould. Following his astonishing string of 7-man-of-the-match performances, Hayne won the award for Dally M Fullback of the Year and was crowned the best and fairest player in the game, winning the [[Dally M Medal]] for 2009.

After a 7-game winning streak, the Eels succumbed to a heavy defeat by the minor premiers [[St George-Illawarra Dragons]], however they returned to Kogarah in Week 1 of the 2009 NRL Finals Series and defeated the Dragons 25–12 featuring an impressive late game try by Dally M medal winner [[Jarryd Hayne]]. Following successive wins against the [[Gold Coast Titans]] (a team that Parramatta had never beaten before), 27–2 at SFS and [[Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club|Canterbury-Bankstown]], 22–12 in front of a record-breaking non-grand final crowd of 74,549 at ANZ stadium, the Eels qualified for their first grand final since 2001. On 4 October 2009, Parramatta Eels played the deciding game of [[NRL]], against the [[Melbourne Storm]] at [[ANZ Stadium]] in front of a crowd of 82,538.<ref name="foxsports.com.au">{{Citation |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,26163407-5018866,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019113956/http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,26163407-5018866,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 October 2009 |title=Melbourne Storm withstand Parramatta Eels in NRL grand final at ANZ Stadium |work=[[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]] |date=4 October 2009 }}</ref> The Melbourne Storm defeated the Eels 23–16, ending what critics called "the Parramatta Fairytale" and winning the [[NRL|NRL Premiership]].<ref name="foxsports.com.au"/> Such was the euphoria at the time with Parramatta making an incredible run to the 2009 grand final that the then NSW Premier [[Nathan Rees]] pledged that if Parramatta were to win the premiership he would rename two of the new trains due to be rolled out across The Sydney network the following year. The names of the new trains were to be "The Hayne Train" and "The Fuifui Moimoi Express". They were to be painted blue and gold, and run along the western line of the railway network.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/meet-the-wags-who-kept-the-parramatta-eels-hopes-alive/news-story/79f3a813cb39ce7dc81460253f58a180|title=WAGs who kept Eels' hopes alive|date=1 October 2009|website=www.couriermail.com.au}}</ref>

===2010s===

On 22 April 2010, the Melbourne Storm were stripped of the premiership as a result of long-term gross salary cap breaches disclosed by the NRL. However, the premiership for 2009 was not handed over to the Parramatta Eels, instead remaining vacant.

In 2010, the Parramatta club were picked at the beginning of the year by many leading betting agencies to take out the premiership for 2010 following their surge of form which took them to the grand final in 2009. But, after a relatively poor start to the season, and then a 4-game winning streak, the Parramatta side once again returned to the inconsistent form of past seasons. This inconsistent form, recognised by all Rugby League fans, saw them miss out on the Top 8 in 2010.

After a season of unrelenting disappointment which saw five-eighth [[Daniel Mortimer]] dropped to reserve grade, centre [[Timana Tahu]] being suspended for an on-field confrontation against the [[Newcastle Knights]] and reports of player rifts, [[Daniel Anderson (rugby league)|Daniel Anderson]] was sacked unceremoniously as Parramatta coach and replaced by New Zealand World Cup-winning coach [[Stephen Kearney]].

The Parramatta club made several new player signings for the 2011 season. In the forwards, the Eels added former [[Queensland rugby league team|Queensland]] centre [[Carl Webb]] and former [[Bulldogs (NRL team)|Bulldogs]] and [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks|Cronulla]] as well as one-time [[Australia national rugby league team|Kangaroo]] [[Reni Maitua]]. To bolster the backs after the retirement of [[Eric Grothe, Jr.|Eric Grothe Jr]] and the departure of [[Timana Tahu]], the Eels signed the experienced pair of [[Chris Walker (rugby league)|Chris Walker]] and [[Chris Hicks (rugby league)|Chris Hicks]].

The 2011 season was to be considered a year of "almosts" for Parramatta, with the team losing over half of their matches by four points or fewer, many of which were conceded after attaining leads over their opponents. Parramatta pushed a record four games into [[Golden Point]] during the season, however were unable to win any, resulting in a draw against the [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]] and one-point losses to the [[Penrith Panthers]], [[Sydney Roosters]] and the [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]].

Throughout the 2011 season, coach Stephen Kearney motioned several reshuffles of the Parramatta side, the most high-profile change being fullback Jarryd Hayne's switch to five-eighth after his ball-playing abilities were considered by several experts including the NSW State of Origin coach Ricky Stuart, as his strongest point. Other switches include the moving of [[Luke Burt]] to fullback, second-rower Ben Smith to right centre, and the resting of five-eighth [[Daniel Mortimer]].

Before the final match of their season, Parramatta had won only five of their 24 games and were in contention for the dreaded wooden spoon. During their final match, the Parramatta side emerged victorious over the [[Gold Coast Titans]] who were also direct contenders for last place. The wooden spoon was awarded to the Gold Coast side, finishing 16th on the NRL ladder, the club finishing in 14th position.

The 2012 season saw the retirement of Parramatta legends [[Luke Burt]] and [[Nathan Hindmarsh]]. It would also mark the first time since [[1972 NSWRFL season|1972]] that the team would succumb to the dreaded wooden spoon. Parramatta struggled all year, securing just their first win of the season in Round 5 against defending premiers [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]] before ending a six-game losing streak against the [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]]. This horror start to the season, and a win rate of less than 25% over almost two seasons with the club, coach [[Stephen Kearney]] was forced to resign and Assistant Coach Brad Arthur would become caretaker. The team responded to this producing 3 wins from 4 games, including competition front-runners [[Melbourne Storm]] and [[Brisbane Broncos]] to give the fans some hope for the rest of the season. However this was short lived and following a 38-6 thumping to the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] in Round 25 of the Telstra Premiership were officially unable to avoid the wooden spoon.

Whilst Parramatta's problems in 2012 were largely attributed to their relatively poor defence, numerous pundits blamed them on the recurring absences of star fullback [[Jarryd Hayne]]. Even whilst producing higher per-match statistics than any other fullback in the game (8 tries, 14 try-assists), Hayne only managed to complete 10 games from the season's 24, due to both injury and [[State of Origin series|State of Origin duty]].

Throughout the season many of the Parramatta players came under scrutiny and were dropped to the [[NSW Cup]], including high-profile recruit [[Chris Sandow]], who at the time was touted as overweight and unfit,<ref name="overweight">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/sterling-slams-overweight-sandow/news-story/b649881b6ab4d3cc9c9a0b0a5955f30b|title=Sterling slams overweight Sandow|date=10 April 2012|website=www.dailytelegraph.com.au}}</ref> and veteran [[Luke Burt]]. As a result, players Matt Ryan, [[Jake Mullaney]] and [[Nathan Smith (rugby league born 1988)|Nathan Smith]] were called up to the top squad and have impressed in their roles of Second-Row, Fullback and Hooker respectively, making a suitable replacement for injured stars [[Jarryd Hayne]] and [[Matt Keating]].

Towards the end of the season [[Ricky Stuart]] was announced as the new coach for the Parramatta Eels from 2013.<ref name="newcoach">{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/ricky-stuart-to-coach-parramatta-eels-for-next-three-seasons/news-story/1f584af6fb56ea8f28d2331efe2cc336|title=Ricky's signed sEELed delivered|date=25 July 2012|website=www.heraldsun.com.au}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
In June 2013, head coach Ricky Stuart told twelve Parramatta players via an overhead projector that their services would not be required beyond the 2013 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/eels/heartless-move-that-sparked-bad-blood-and-triggered-saviour-stuarts-messy-eels-exit/news-story/8603cec608697a0dc1069ba9cf8b82e7/|title='Heartless' move that sparked 'bad blood' and triggered saviour Stuart's messy Eels exit|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=16 September 2022 }}</ref>

Another wooden spoon followed at the end of 2013, with the club suffering their second biggest loss ever (4–64 to Melbourne in round 24), and conceding three other scores of 50 or more. On 12 September 2013, it was announced Ricky Stuart would leave Parramatta to take up the head coaching role at Canberra for the 2014 season.

Parramatta were determined to continue their rebuilding process in the off-season after receiving the wooden spoon two years running. The club did this by releasing
the aforementioned twelve players and signing more in key areas to help them achieve success in the 2014 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zerotackle.com/rugby-league/teams/parramatta-eels/|title=Parramatta Eels|date=16 March 2024 }}</ref>

Parramatta also recruited a new coach in [[Brad Arthur]], formerly an Assistant Coach at the club, as Ricky Stuart reneged on the final two years of his contract. This was in order to return to his hometown of Canberra, the team he played for during his youth. Before the 2014 season started, Brad Arthur and Parramatta implemented a new recruitment policy and made strong signings including future NSW hooker [[Nathan Peats]], promising star [[Corey Norman]] and [[William Hopoate]] who was a 2011 premiership winner and NSW representative before leaving rugby league to join a two-year Mormon mission.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/five-new-eels-recruits-have-given-parramatta-fans-a-reason-to-believe-once-again/news-story/f6fd862d0cdc0912c62eed615d14f568|title=Five new Eels recruits have given Parramatta fans a reason to believe once again|date=25 January 2014|website=NewsComAu}}</ref>

The 2014 season started off in great style as Parramatta won four out of their first six matches. Parramatta then went into their Easter Monday clash at Stadium Australia sitting 5th on the ladder but lost the match controversially 21–18 in front of 50,000 fans. In round 24 Parramatta were sitting 8th on the ladder and looked destined to play in the finals for the first time since 2009 and only needed to win one of their last two remaining games against sides lower than them on the table which were Canberra and Newcastle. Parramatta lost both matches and missed out on the finals series by two competition points.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/knights/parramatta-eels-finals-hopes-hit-by-a-secondhalf-blitz-from-newcastle-knights/news-story/ef379d470227dd9162766cf13a340f3b|title=Knights blitz leaves Eels on the edge|date=30 August 2014|website=www.dailytelegraph.com.au}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/parramatta-eels-v-wests-tigers-20140418-36vfv.html|title=Parramatta Eels v Wests Tigers|first=Shane|last=Brady|date=21 April 2014|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>

The 2015 season was a year to forget for Parramatta as they finished 12th on the table. The highlights being in round 1 when Parramatta defeated Manly 42–12 and Semi Radradra scoring 24 tries in 18 matches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/semi-radradra-breaks-parramatta-eels-tryscoring-record-with-a-controversial-pair-of-tries-20150906-gjgaxg.html|title=Semi Radradra breaks Parramatta Eels try-scoring record with a controversial pair of tries|first=Matt|last=Bungard|date=6 September 2015|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>

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The discovery by the NRL in 2016 of salary cap breaches, over a period of four years, resulted in it stripping the Parramatta club of the twelve competition points the club has accrued so far in the 2016 NRL season. In addition to being fined $1 million, Parramatta also had its 2016 NRL Auckland Nines title revoked. On 19 July 2016 the Parramatta Leagues Club board was sacked by the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority, and an administrator appointed. This effectively also removed the Parramatta board as the seven directors on both boards were the same people. Max Donnelly, of Ferrier Hodgson was appointed as administrator. At the time of the 12-point deduction, Parramatta were sitting 5th on the ladder but then found themselves at 14th position. Their first match played after the points deduction was against South Sydney at Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta lost the match 22–20 in a close game. 2016 would also prove to be the final year that Parramatta would play at Parramatta Stadium as it was due to be demolished at seasons end to make way for a new 30,000-seat stadium. The final home game played at Parramatta Stadium was against The St. George in front of 13,553 spectators. Parramatta went on to beat St. George 30–18. Parramatta's final game of 2016 saw them travel to New Zealand to play The Auckland Warriors. Parramatta won the match 40–18 with Bevan French scoring 3 tries. At the end of the season, Parramatta finished in 14th place on the ladder but had they not been stripped of the 12 competition points they would have played in the finals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-13/souths-break-parramatta-hearts-as-eels-fans-rally-around-club/7414160|title=Souths break Parramatta hearts as Eels fans rally around club|date=13 May 2016|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theroar.com.au/2016/09/04/new-zealand-warriors-vs-parramatta-eels-nrl-live-scores-blog-3/|title=New Zealand Warriors vs Parramatta Eels highlights: NRL results, blog}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-29/bevan-french-parramatta-eels-st-george-illawarra-dragons-nrl/7796414|title=French fires Parramatta to victory over Dragons|date=29 August 2016|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref> The 2016 season was also difficult for Parramatta as to become salary cap compliant the club needed to release players such as [[Nathan Peats]] and [[Junior Paulo (rugby league, born 1993)|Junior Paulo]] to be able to play for points. Star recruit [[Kieran Foran]] who signed only months earlier on a $1 million a year contract also walked out on the club mid-season due to numerous personal problems and off field issues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/reaction-to-kieran-foran-reportedly-quitting-the-nrl/news-story/5191e1414f841785ff645779385fcafa|title=Reaction to Kieran Foran quitting the NRL|date=8 July 2016|website=NewsComAu}}</ref>

The 2017 season saw a major turnaround for the club with Parramatta finishing fourth on the table and making the finals for the first time since 2009. Some of the highlights throughout the year were the club winning nine out of their final ten matches and defeating Brisbane twice including a 52–34 win at [[Suncorp Stadium]] and eventual premiers Melbourne.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2017/09/18/eels-2017-season-review/|title=Eels 2017 season review|date=18 September 2017|website=National Rugby League}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-24/parramatta-eels-brisbane-broncos-nrl/8834608|title=Massive Brisbane wake-up call as Eels put 50 past Broncos|date=24 August 2017|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref> Parramatta then went on to play premiership favorites Melbourne in the first qualifying final, going into the second half Parramatta had stunned everyone by leading the match and it took Melbourne the last play of the game to hold on and win 18–16.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/finals/live-nrl-finals-melbourne-storm-v-parramatta-eels-score-updates-result-blog/news-story/225e83d53f61bd57e9d3a3eebbb11ebf|title=Storm v Eels NRL final: Free live stream, finals week 1, score, updates, result, news, blog|date=9 September 2017}}</ref> The following week, Parramatta played against North Queensland in the sudden death elimination final. Parramatta led 10–6 at halftime but went on to lose the match 24–16 in what would be one of the biggest upsets of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-16/nrl-north-queensland-cowboys-beat-parramatta-eels/8940644|title=Cowboys shock Eels to advance to NRL prelim final|date=16 September 2017|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>

For the 2018 season, Parramatta were predicted by many before the season to finish in the top 8 and challenge for the premiership. Those predictions were matched in the opening round of the season as Parramatta lead Penrith 14–0 early on but after a second half capitulation lost the game 24–14. In Round 2, Parramatta were humiliated 54–0 by Manly at [[Brookvale Oval]]. Parramatta went on to lose the opening 6 games of the season before eventually winning their first game of the season defeating Manly 44–10 in Round 7. In Round 8, Parramatta defeated Wests 24–22 to make it back to back victories for the club. The Eels then went on to lose the next 5 games in a row before eventually winning their third game of the season defeating North Queensland 20–14 in Darwin in which [[Jarryd Hayne]] returned from injury scoring two tries. The following weeks were filled with disappointment as the club came close to pulling off upset wins against top of the table St George only for the club to concede two tries in 5 minutes to lose 20–18 and South Sydney after leading 20–6 late into the game only for The Rabbitohs to score late tries and win 26–20. In Round 18, Parramatta lost 18–16 to Newcastle with The Eels being denied a last minute try after it was ruled winger [[Bevan French]] had put his foot over the sideline. The following week, Parramatta defeated arch rivals Canterbury 14–8 in what the media dubbed the "Spoon Bowl". There were hopes that Parramatta could avoid the wooden spoon as going into the second last game of the season the club sat above North Queensland on the table due to for and against. In what was the retiring Jonathan Thurston's final home game, both clubs needed a win to avoid the wooden spoon. North Queensland won the match 44–6. In the final game of the season, Parramatta were defeated 44–10 by the Sydney Roosters ensuring that the club finished last and claimed their 14th wooden spoon and the Roosters claiming the minor premiership. Before the match, the Roosters needed to defeat Parramatta by 27 points to overtake Melbourne and finish first on the table.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/eels/parramatta-eels-season-2018-review-peter-sterlings-biggest-fear-after-horror-campaign/news-story/14f79c1c637fa8d03bbfa6d6b63b55f1|title=Parramatta Eels NRL 2018: Season review, Brad Arthur, Jarryd Hayne|date=3 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/03/03/expert-predictions-for-nrl-top-eight-in-2018/|title=Expert predictions for NRL top eight in 2018|date=2 March 2018|website=National Rugby League}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-28/nrl-st-george-illawarra-edge-out-paramatta/9914596|title=Dragons edge out Eels in dramatic NRL comeback|date=28 June 2018|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>

Before the start of the [[2019 NRL season]], Parramatta were predicted by many to finish towards the bottom of the table or claim another wooden spoon. The club started off the year with back to back victories over [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]] and arch rivals [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Canterbury-Bankstown]]. In Round 6 of the [[2019 NRL season]], Parramatta played their first game at the new [[Western Sydney Stadium]] against the [[Wests Tigers]] and ran out 51–6 winners in front of a sold-out crowd.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-22/parramatta-eels-thrash-west-tigers-nrl/11034182/|title=Parramatta Eels thrash Wests Tigers 51-6 to christen new Parramatta Stadium|newspaper=ABC News|date=22 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/11/22/fans-predictions-where-each-club-will-finish-in-2019/|title=Where each club will finish in 2019|website=NRL|date=23 December 2018}}</ref>

In Round 9 against Melbourne, Parramatta suffered one of their worst ever defeats losing 64–10 at [[Suncorp Stadium]]. In the aftermath of the defeat, coach [[Brad Arthur]] and the players were placed under intense scrutiny but just a week after the loss, Arthur was given a two-year contract extension by the Parramatta board. The club would then go on to lose against North Queensland and last placed Penrith in the coming weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/05/13/arthur-set-to-sign-new-contract-with-parramatta/|title=Arthur signs new contract with Parramatta|website=www.nrl.com|date=14 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/parramatta-eels-sign-coach-brad-arthur-to-new-nrl-deal/news-story/85369a404dc833f39d17678006eb8d93/|title=Parramatta Eels sign coach Brad Arthur to new NRL deal|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=14 May 2019}}</ref>

Between Round 12 and Round 22 of the 2019 season, Parramatta would go on to win 8 of their 10 games. In Round 22 against the [[Gold Coast Titans]], Parramatta qualified for the 2019 finals series with a 36–12 victory at [[Cbus Super Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://7news.com.au/sport/rugby-league/moses-guides-eels-past-sorry-titans-in-nrl-c-403444/|title=Moses guides Eels past sorry Titans in NRL|website=7 News|date=16 August 2019}}</ref>

At the end of the 2019 regular season, Parramatta finished 5th on the table and qualified for the finals. In the elimination final against Brisbane, Parramatta won the match 58–0 at the new [[Western Sydney Stadium]]. The victory was the biggest finals win in history, eclipsing Newtown's 55–7 win over St George in 1944. The match was also Parramatta's biggest win over Brisbane and Brisbane's worst ever loss since entering the competition in 1988.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-15/eels-make-history-with-58-point-finals-flogging-of-broncos/11505120/|title=Parramatta Eels eliminate Brisbane Broncos from the NRL Finals with a thumping 58-0 win|newspaper=ABC News|date=15 September 2019}}</ref> The following week against Melbourne in the elimination semi final, Parramatta were defeated 32–0 at [[AAMI Park]] which ended their season. The loss against Melbourne was also the sixth time Parramatta had been defeated by Melbourne in a finals game since 1999.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-21/nrl-live-semi-final-melbourne-storm-parramatta-eels/11527200/|title=Melbourne Storm crush Parramatta 32-0 in their semi-final to set up prelim against the Roosters|newspaper=ABC News|date=21 September 2019}}</ref>

===2020s===
At the start of the [[2020 NRL season]], Parramatta won their first five matches in a row which put them at the top of the table. It was the club's best start to a season since 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/06/06/eels-hold-off-sea-eagles-to-stay-unbeaten/|title=Parramatta hold off Manly to stay unbeaten|website=www.nrl.com|date=6 June 2020}}</ref> At the end of the 2020 regular season, Parramatta finished in third place on the table and secured a top four spot. It was the club's highest finish on the table since 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/09/26/eels-surge-late-to-grab-top-four-spot-with-win-over-tigers/|title=Arthur convinced Eels are ready for Storm rematch|website=www.nrl.com|date=26 September 2020}}</ref> In the qualifying final, Parramatta lead [[Melbourne Storm|Melbourne]] 12–0 early on before losing the match 36–24 at [[Suncorp Stadium]]. The following week in the elimination final, Parramatta played against [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]] for the first time in a finals game since 1965. Parramatta lead the match 18–8 before a second half capitulation saw them lose 38–24 ending their season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-finals-2020-parramatta-eels-v-south-sydney-rabbitohs-crazy-try-mitchell-moses-missed-kick-video-watch/news-story/03d22145f4d59930e2411751073975fa/|title=WTF was that?! Eels implode with TWO howlers in 60 seconds of madness|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=10 October 2020}}</ref><ref name="Melbourne defeat Parramatta">{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2020-melbourne-storm-vs-parramatta-eels-finals-live-stream-live-blog-teams-videos-supercoach-scores-cameron-smith/news-story/a562ff7151ef6885269a5b53a43e4e31/|title=Melbourne defeat Parramatta|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=3 October 2020}}</ref>

Parramatta started the [[2021 NRL season]] with four consecutive victories before losing to [[St. George Illawarra]] in round 5. They then won the next five matches in a row to sit second on the competition ladder after ten rounds.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-05/nrl-scorecentre-updates-wests-tigers-parramatta-eels/100046150/|title=Wests Tigers 22 Parramatta 36|newspaper=ABC News|date=5 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-16/nrl-panthers-titans-warriors-eels-storm-dragons/100136114/|title= Penrith, Parramatta and Melbourne — all score wins on final day of Magic Round|newspaper=ABC News|date= 16 May 2021}}</ref> By round 18, the club sat entrenched within the top four of the competition with a six-point gap ahead of the fifth and sixth placed [[Sydney Roosters]] and [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles|Manly-Warringah]]. The club then suffered an end of season slump losing to Canberra, an understrength Sydney Roosters side 28–0 and then two heavy defeats against South Sydney and Manly. Parramatta recovered to defeat North Queensland and then pulled off one of the upsets in 2021, defeating Melbourne 22–10 which ended their 19-game winning streak. Parramatta would end the 2021 regular season in sixth place. In week one against Newcastle in the elimination final, Parramatta won a close match 28–20. The following week, Parramatta lost 8–6 in the lowest scoring match of the year against Penrith in the second week of the finals which ended their season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-12/nrl-parramatta-eels-defeat-newcastle-knights/100436668/|title=Parramatta Eels defeat Newcastle Knights 28-20 in NRL elimination final|newspaper=ABC News|date=12 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-ryan-matterson-sent-off-brad-parker-shoulder-charge-sea-eagles-vs-eels-round-22/news-story/4bd3e7d333332a724c502a08eb365e01/|title=Eels star's season could be over as 'shocking' high shot earns a HUGE suspension|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=15 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-live-parramatta-eels-vs-south-sydney-rabbitohs-score-teams-video-round-20-supercoach-result-report/news-story/d35de59ca52ae96790bf5696ee63265e/|title=Awful Eels go from bad to worse as little Bunny breaks a BIG record in rout: Big Hits|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=6 August 2021}}</ref>

Parramatta started the [[2022 NRL season]] winning four of their opening five matches. Throughout the 2022 regular season, Parramatta struggled with consistency. Although they defeated [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]] and [[Melbourne Storm|Melbourne]] twice, the club only managed to win more than three games consecutively on two separate occasions and lost to eventual wooden spooners the [[Wests Tigers]] in round 6 of the competition. In round 14, Parramatta suffered an embarrassing 34–4 loss against arch-rivals [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Canterbury]] who were sitting bottom of the table. In round 22, Parramatta were defeated 26-0 by [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]] which saw them fall to seventh on the table. However, Parramatta would win their final three games in convincing fashion to finish fourth. In week one of the finals, Parramatta were defeated 27–8 by Penrith before bouncing back the following week against [[Canberra Raiders|Canberra]] in the elimination final 40–4 to reach their first preliminary final since 2009. In the preliminary final, Parramatta pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the NRL era defeating [[North Queensland Cowboys|North Queensland]] 24–20 in Townsville to reach the grand final. In the [[2022 NRL Grand Final]] against Penrith, Parramatta trailed 18–0 at half-time before going on to lose 28–12.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-finals-2022-brad-arthur-mitchell-moses-parramatta-eels-vs-north-queensland-cowboys-preliminary-final/news-story/40c6fab40479312a2dab062fc15ecebc/|title='See it in their eyes': The late-season pact and 'massive sacrifice' behind Eels surge|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=23 September 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-live-parramatta-eels-vs-canberra-raiders-teams-live-scores-brad-arthur-vs-ricky-stuart-highlights-live-stream-joseph-tapine-mitchell-moses-concussion/news-story/ab4febda34065392fcd3071590abc0ec/|title=Eels send ruthless title message, bury finals 'ghosts' in Raiders no-show: 3 Big Hits|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=16 September 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/live/2022/oct/02/nrl-grand-final-2022-live-penrith-panthers-vs-parramatta-eels-scores-winners-win-team-news-lists-kickoff-start-time-game-score-updates-teams/|title=NRL Grand Final as it happened|website=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>

Parramatta started the [[2023 NRL season]] with three straight losses, all of which were by four points. In round 1, the club lost in golden point extra-time to Melbourne, followed by a four-point loss to Cronulla and then another defeat against Manly at [[Brookvale Oval]]. In round 4, Parramatta defeated back to back premiers Penrith 17–16 in golden point extra-time with [[Mitchell Moses]] kicking the winning field goal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/what-a-game-fans-lose-it-over-golden-point-nrl-madness/news-story/77ed9963f95c5508b370d1154bf8bf10/|title='What a game': Fans lose it over golden point NRL madness|website=www.news.com.au}}</ref>
Between rounds 12–17, Parramatta recorded five straight victories including an upset victory over South Sydney in round 12. In round 17, the club recorded their highest ever first half score in a game as they lead the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] 42–4 at half-time before going on the win 48–20. The victory elevated the club up to fifth place on the table.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-dolphins-vs-parramatta-eels-live-stream-updates-teams-supercoach-scores-video-mitchell-moses-sean-osullivan/news-story/0936a160f3dec1db21947020e3f5dd1b/|title=Dolphins embarrassed as Eels secure 77-year first in bloodbath … but Sivo in strife: Big Hits|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=24 June 2023 }}</ref>
In round 19, Parramatta suffered their biggest loss of the year losing 46–10 against the New Zealand Warriors with a number of key players missing due to injury and State of Origin selection. All of Parramatta's previous losses in the season were by ten points or less.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/warriors/300923783/ruthless-warriors-demolish-eels-4610-to-mark-shaun-johnsons-milestone-200th-game-in-style/|title=Ruthless Warriors demolish Eels 46-10 to mark Shaun Johnson's milestone 200th game in style|website=www.stuff.co.nz|date=8 July 2023 }}</ref>
Following their loss to New Zealand, the club suffered a form slump only winning two of their next six matches which included heavy losses to Melbourne and Brisbane. Parramatta's season was officially ended in round 25 when they lost against the Sydney Roosters 34-12 which meant the club could not make the finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-maika-sivo-tackle-on-james-tedesco-eels-v-roosters-head-knock-category-one-will-he-play-on-report/news-story/13cf3930ee791346b2a6364ff87d137e/|title='His head falls into his arm': BA defends Eels star after Tedesco concussed - and Robbo agrees|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=19 August 2023 }}</ref>
The following week, Parramatta pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the 2023 season defeating Penrith 32–18. Parramatta would miss out on the top 8 by two points with an eventual finish of 10th place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-penrith-panthers-vs-parramatta-eels-nathan-cleary-clint-gutherson-scores-stats-supercoach-dylan-edwards-rested-sold-out-crowd-bluebet-stadium/news-story/c90cea8dd5540c2fd477d22a572884f3/|title=Luai anomaly to frighten Panthers fans as star set for sideline stint; Gutho's captain's knock - Big Hits|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=24 August 2023}}</ref>

Parramatta started the [[2024 NRL season]] with a 26-8 victory over arch-rivals Canterbury. Following the clubs round 3 victory over Manly, Parramatta were dealt a huge blow with halfback Mitchell Moses suffering a foot injury which ruled him on indefinitely. In round 4, the club would succumb to an embarrassing defeat against the Wests Tigers who had finished the previous two seasons with the Wooden Spoon. Captain Clint Gutherson had a penalty goal attempt after the full-time siren to win the game which he missed with Wests winning 17-16. In round 7, Parramatta were beaten 44-16 by the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] at [[TIO Stadium]] in Darwin. The Dolphins had seven starting players ruled out of the game with injury and head coach Wayne Bennett was also missing due to illness. The score was in favour of Parramatta 8-4 at half-time, however in the second half the club would capitulate conceding eight tries in under 25 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2024-lachlan-galvin-sin-bin-hip-drop-tackle-on-report-wests-tigers-vs-parramatta-eels-round-4-judiciary/news-story/cb4aba39662cae1cabfc129664faeecf/|title=Tigers accept two-game ban for young gun, setting up huge return clash vs. future halves partner|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=2 April 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2024-mitch-moses-injury-fractured-foot-parramatta-eels-who-will-replace-him-reaction-rugby-league-injury-news/news-story/334592b6dbb90236271666d698984879/|title=Eels injury shock with superstar half to potentially miss half the season|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=25 March 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-news-2024-parramatta-eels-vs-the-dolphins-live-stream-updates-start-time-teams-jesse-bromwich-dylan-brown/news-story/672e76464c7ec92abd251e7f31f1ca26/|title=Dolphins stun with nine-try onslaught to leave Eels shell-shocked in 'demoralising loss'|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=19 April 2024 }}</ref>

==Club identity==

===Kit sponsors and manufacturers===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Year
! Kit Manufacturer
! Main Shirt Sponsor
! Back Sponsors
! Sleeve Sponsors
! Shorts Sponsors
|-
| 2011 || [[ISC (sportswear)|ISC]] || [[Pirtek]] || [[Pirtek]] || [[painAWAY]] || [[Modern Solar]]
|-
| 2012 || [[XBlades]] || [[Pirtek]] || [[Pirtek]] || [[dyldam]] || [[Capital Corporation]]
|-
| 2013 || [[XBlades]] || [[Pirtek]] || [[Pirtek]] || [[dyldam]] || [[fowlerhomes]]
|-
| 2014 || [[XBlades]] || [[dyldam]] || [[Unibet]] || [[dyldam]] || [[Tata Motors]]
|-
| 2015 || [[XBlades]] || [[dyldam]] || [[Unibet]] || [[dyldam]] || [[Tata Motors]]
|-
| 2016 || [[XBlades]] || [[dyldam]] || [[Unibet]] || [[dyldam]] || [[Shine Lawyers]]
|-
| 2017 || [[XBlades]] || – || [[ALAND]] || [[ALAND]] || [[Shine Lawyers]]
|-
| 2018 || [[ISC (sportswear)|ISC]] || [[ALAND]] || [[ALAND]] || [[Actron Air]] || [[Amart Furniture]]
|-
| 2019 || [[ISC (sportswear)|ISC]] || [[ALAND]] || [[ALAND]] || [[Actron Air]] || [[Amart Furniture]]
|-
| 2020 || [[ISC (sportswear)|ISC]] || [[ALAND]] || [[ALAND]] || [[Actron Air]] || [[Chemist Warehouse]]
|-
|2021
|[[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]]
|[[ALAND]]
|[[ALAND]]
|[[Actron Air]]
|[[Taubmans]]
|-
|2022
|[[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]]
|[[ALAND]]
|[[ALAND]]
|[[Actron Air]]
|[[Taubmans]]
|-
|}

===Name and emblem===
Like most NSWRFL clubs founded before the 1980s, Parramatta was established with no official nickname or mascot. The only nickname Parramatta had ever been known by was the "Fruitpickers", a reference to the [[orchard]]s spread throughout the District and surrounding suburbs in the first half of the 20th century. As the competition and the clubs themselves became more focused on marketing in the 1970s, Parramatta adopted an official club mascot.<ref name="history"/>

In the mid-1960s, [[Peter Frilingos]], a Sydney rugby league journalist, suggested that the club should be known as the "[[Eel]]s". This reasoning was based on the name of the Parramatta, anglicised from the Aboriginal dialect "Barramattagal" meaning "place where the Eels dwell". After this, the team was commonly called "The Eels" and it became an official nickname in the late 1970s.<ref name="history"/>

As a result, the club's crest was changed in 1980, to a design featuring an eel. This crest remained, despite several changes in jersey design, until a new eel logo was introduced in 2000. In 2004, the club mascot featured on the crest reverted to an eel drawing similar to that featured on the original crest.

Parramatta has also used two separate crests based on [[City of Parramatta|Parramatta City]]'s crest. The first was a highly detailed scene showing a typical scene on the foreshore of the Parramatta River in the early days of European settlement. It is an apparent tribute to the District's original occupants, the [[Darug people|Barramattagal]] tribe. In the foreground of the original crest, a male [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal]] is preparing to spear a fish while a woman in a canoe watches. In the background a paddle steamer is visible as well as the tree-lined banks of the Parramatta River. This crest was used by the club until the 1970s when a more stylised version showing only the hunter, and the club's name on a scroll, was used. This crest is still used in 2006 by the Parramatta District Junior Rugby League Football Club.<ref name="history"/>

In 2009, the Parramatta Eels announced they were returning to their original 1980s club emblem in the 2011 season with the numbers 1947 added, this being the year of conception of the Eels.

===Colours===
When a Parramatta District Club was first proposed in 1936, the colours put forward to the [[New South Wales Rugby League]] by the District were emerald green and white, as these were the colours worn by the Western Districts President's Cup side and the Western Suburbs Rugby Union Club.<ref name="Cumberland"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-724-0-0-0&sID=3256|publisher=SportingPulse|title=60 Years of Parramatta Junior League|access-date=6 September 2006|archive-date=1 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401041016/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-724-0-0-0&sID=3256|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, when the proposal for a Parramatta club was next put to the NSWRL in 1946, the proposed colours for the new District side were blue and gold. These colours are said to have been selected based on the [[navy blue]], [[sky blue]] and gold colours used by [[Arthur Phillip High School]].<ref name="Parramatta"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://faxmentis.org/html/badge01.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030612094926/http://faxmentis.org/html/badge01.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 June 2003|publisher=Parramatta High School|title=Parramatta High School Badge|access-date=18 September 2007}}</ref> These colours were also adopted by the [[Parramatta Two Blues|Parramatta District Rugby Union club]] in 1936 and also suggested in [[Parramatta City Council|Parramatta City Council's]] use of livery of blue and golden-orange in their crest. While this colour scheme has remained consistent throughout the history of the club, the shades of blue and gold have changed several times.

The original Parramatta jersey used in 1947 was of a blue design with a single yellow hoop around the middle of the jersey, extending across the sleeves. This original design was altered in 1949 to a design based on blue and gold hoops and remained unchanged until the 1970s when a jersey comprising stripes on a predominantly blue or gold background was adopted. Over the years, the design has changed gradually from one based on blue and gold stripes to a design incorporating different blue and gold designs around the fringes of a predominantly blue or gold jersey.

===Primary jerseys===
<gallery perrow="6" align="center" caption="Parramatta primary jerseys">
File:Parramatta Jersey 1947.png|1947
File:Parramatta Jersey 1948.png|1948–1951
File:Parramatta Jersey 1952.png|1952
File:Parramatta Jersey 1953.png|1953–1974
File:Parramatta Jersey 1975.png|1975
File:Parramatta Jersey 1976.png|1976–1985
File:Parramatta Jersey 1986.png|1986–1994
File:Parramatta Jersey 1995.png|1995–2000
</gallery>

==Stadium==
{{further|Parramatta Stadium|ANZ Stadium|CommBank Stadium}}

Rugby league was played at Cumberland Oval from as early as 1909 by local clubs such as Parramatta Iona, Endeavours and the Western Districts representative side. When the club was admitted into the NSWRL Premiership in 1947, Cumberland Oval became its home ground. The club played its first match in the premiership on 12 April 1947 against [[Newtown Jets|Newtown]], being defeated 34–12 in front of 6,000 spectators. Cumberland Oval remained the home ground of the Parramatta Eels until 1981; the club played their last match there against the [[Manly Sea Eagles|Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parramattastadium.com.au/article.phtml?artid=13|publisher=Parramatta Stadium|title=Cumberland|access-date=14 July 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070812170033/http://www.parramattastadium.com.au/article.phtml?artid=13  |archive-date = 12 August 2007}}</ref> Later that year, after the Parramatta Eels secured their first-ever Premiership trophy, Eels fans rallied at Cumberland Oval; during the celebrations, fans set fire to the ground's soon-to-be-demolished stand.

From 1982 to 1985, the club used [[Belmore Oval]], home of the [[Canterbury Bulldogs|Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]], as a temporary home ground while a new facility [[Parramatta Stadium]] was built. The new stadium to be built on the site of Cumberland Oval was approved by the [[New South Wales]] Government for development in 1983 and the contract for the construction and design of the Stadium was put to competitive tender.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parramattastadium.com.au/content/view/90/55/ |publisher=Parramatta Stadium |title=Redevelopment |access-date=24 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212131530/http://www.parramattastadium.com.au/content/view/90/55/ |archive-date=12 February 2010 }}</ref> After construction was completed in November 1985, the club played its first match at the new stadium on 16 March 1986 winning this opening game 36–6 against the [[St. George Dragons]]. The original capacity of the ground stood at 30,000, though after re-development of the hills behind each in-goal area into seated terraces in 2002, the capacity was reduced to 21,487.

The largest crowd to watch a [[rugby league]] match at Cumberland Oval was 22,470 when the Parramatta took on the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] on 26 April 1971. The largest crowd at Parramatta Stadium under the current configuration was 21,141 in 2006 against the [[Wests Tigers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.rleague.com/rl/crowds/parramatta_vn.html|publisher=Rugby League Tables & Statistics|title=Attendances Parramatta|access-date=14 July 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001061457/http://stats.rleague.com/rl/crowds/parramatta_vn.html|archive-date=1 October 2007}}</ref> The largest ever attendance for a Parramatta Eels home game came in the stadium's first season when 27,243 saw the Eels draw 12-all with [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]] in Round 24 of the [[1986 NSWRL season]]. The largest ever rugby league attendance at Parramatta Stadium was set on 6 July 1994 when 27,918 saw [[Australian Kangaroos|Australia]] defeat [[France national rugby league team|France]] 58–0 in a one-off [[1994 French rugby league Oceania tour|mid-season Test match]]. This was also the first test match held in Sydney since 1914 that wasn't played at either the [[Sydney Showground (Moore Park)|Agricultural Ground]], the SCG, or the [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]].

Parramatta Stadium was closed & demolished in 2017 with [[Western Sydney Stadium|CommBank Stadium]] being built in the same location. This stadium has a 30,000 seat capacity and was opened in 2019. The first NRL match to be played at the new venue was in Round 6 2019 between Parramatta and [[Wests Tigers]]. Parramatta won the match 51–6 in front of a full house. While [[Western Sydney Stadium|CommBank Stadium]] was under construction, Parramatta played home games at [[ANZ Stadium]] between 2017 and the first few rounds of 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/live-scores/eels-v-wests-tigers-nrl-2019/319068 |title=Eels vs Wests Tigers - NRL match centre |publisher=Wide World of Sports |date=22 April 2019}}</ref>
The Eels currently share a Western Sydney Stadium with many NRL clubs such as the [[Wests Tigers]] and arch-rivals [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Canterbury-Bankstown]].

==Rivalries==
{{further|Rivalries in the National Rugby League}}

===Parramatta Eels–Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles rivalry===

Parramatta has a [[Sports rivalry|rivalry]] with [[Northern Beaches (Sydney)|Northern Beaches]]-based club [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]]. Though both clubs were formed in the same year, this rivalry did not develop until the 1970s and 1980s when the clubs faced each other in three grand finals: in 1976, 1982 and 1983. The clubs also competed in several play-off finals matches during this period including a controversial drawn semi-final and subsequent replay in 1978. The famous rivalry between the clubs was also marked in an advertising [[jingle]] in a 1970s [[Tooheys]] television commercial. The rivalry has been regularly rekindled at various times since, particularly when Parramatta players have transferred to play with Manly.<ref>{{cite news|last=Prichard|first=Greg|url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/league/eels-wont-be-reserved-in-hitting-hill-hindmarsh/2005/09/05/1125772464949.html|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=6 September 2005|title=Eels won't be reserved in hitting Hill: Hindmarsh|access-date=19 September 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Masters|first=Roy|url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/league/manly-whipping-was-one-for-the-true-believers/2005/09/12/1126377210457.html|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=12 September 2005|title=Manly whipping was one for the true believers|access-date=19 September 2007}}</ref> Since their 2005 finals series clash, Parramatta and Manly have not played each other in a finals game since and have not played against each other in a grand final since 1983.

On 18 May 2003, Parramatta and Manly played in the first ever golden point match in NRL history. Manly would win the match 36–34 at [[Brookvale Oval]] courtesy of a Ben Walker penalty goal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2022/07/05/memorable-golden-point-times-for-sea-eagles/#:~:text=May%2018%2C%202003%3A%20Manly%20beat,a%20game%20in%20Golden%20Point./|title=Memorable Golden Point moments for Sea Eagles|website=www.seaeagles.com.au|date=5 July 2022 }}</ref>
In round 2 of the [[2018 NRL season]], Parramatta suffered their worst ever loss to Manly. The game was played in temperatures of nearly 40 degrees where Manly ran out 54-0 winners.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/nrl-live-scores-highlights-manly-sea-eagles-vs-parramatta-eels/5c991c66-9a75-4e9b-a3c7-4c5401bb423e/|title=Manly scores historic 54-0 win over Parramatta|website=wwos.nine.com.au|date=18 March 2018 }}</ref>
In the [[2019 NRL season]], Parramatta beat Manly in round 25 to take Manly's 5th spot on the ladder and would go on to beat Brisbane 58–0 in the elimination final. The victory is currently the biggest win in finals history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/eels/how-manly-and-parramatta-are-more-similar-than-theyd-ever-admit/news-story/47831fb1c3e8bee2065f2ffd81019fc4|title=How Manly and Parramatta are More Similar Than They'd Ever Admit|website=Dailytelegraph.com.au|access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2005/qualifying-final/parramatta-vs-manly-warringah/summary.html|title=NRL 2005 - Qualif Final - Rugby League Project|last=Ferguson|first=Shawn Dollin and Andrew|website=Rugbyleagueproject.org|access-date=2018-09-29|archive-date=26 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626135745/http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2005/qualifying-final/parramatta-vs-manly-warringah/summary.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In round 11 of the [[2022 NRL season]], Manly lead Parramatta by ten points in the second half before Parramatta scored two tries to make it 20-20. Parramatta player [[Mitchell Moses]] then converted a goal from the side line to win the match 22–20.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/eels-defeat-manly-mitch-moses-conversion-tom-trbojevic-injury/862e0e40-538c-47cb-87b4-e503cfb89af3/|title='A surreal moment': Mitch Moses seals remarkable heist with last-second conversion|website=wwos.nine.com.au}}</ref>
In round 21 of the [[2022 NRL season]], the two sides met at [[Brookvale Oval]] where Manly needed to defeat Parramatta if they were to stand any chance of reaching the finals. Parramatta would win the game 36–20 with the maligned [[Jakob Arthur]] providing two try assists for Parramatta which ended Manly's finals hopes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-05/nrl-live-score-updates-storm-vs-titans-eagles-vs-eels/101297102/|title=Eels roar home to down Sea Eagles, Storm score bittersweet victory over Titans|newspaper=ABC News|date=5 August 2022 }}</ref>

Since the 2000s, the rivalry has seen numerous player swaps or players who have featured for both clubs which in the early days was a rare occurrence of the fixture. Such players who have been at both clubs since 2000 include [[Jamie Lyon]], [[Daniel Heckenberg]], [[Shayne Dunley]], [[Kylie Leuluai]], [[Michael Witt]], [[Aaron Cannings]], [[Jack Afamasaga]], [[Feleti Mateo]], [[Richard Faʻaoso]], [[Blake Green]], [[Joe Galuvao]], [[Tony Williams (rugby league)|Tony Williams]], [[Jeff Robson]], [[Jonathan Wright (rugby league)|Jonathan Wright]], [[Justin Horo]], [[Chris Hicks (rugby league)|Chris Hicks]], [[Cheyse Blair]], [[Darcy Lussick]], [[Kelepi Tanginoa]], [[Brayden Wiliame]], [[Daniel Harrison (rugby league)|Daniel Harrison]], [[William Hopoate]], [[David Gower (rugby league)|David Gower]], [[Anthony Watmough]], [[Clinton Gutherson]], [[Kieran Foran]], [[Siosaia Vave]], [[Shaun Lane]], [[Andrew Davey]], [[Joey Lussick]] and [[Michael Oldfield (rugby league)|Michael Oldfield]].

===Parramatta Eels–Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs rivalry===
The most significant rivalry is with the [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] and began in the early days between the two sides. The rivalry grew further during the 1980s when the clubs faced one another in grand finals in 1984 and 1986 as well as regular play-off matches during this period.

This rivalry received renewed impetus during the Super League war when Parramatta recruited four notable Canterbury players.<ref>{{cite news|last=Paine|first=Chris|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/09/14/2033568.htm|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=14 September 2007|title=NRL Preview: semi-final one|access-date=19 September 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ritchie|first=Dean|url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22390693-5012654,00.html|publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|date=10 September 2007|title=Dogs, Eels back to the future|access-date=19 September 2007}}</ref>

In 1998, Parramatta and Canterbury played against each other in the preliminary final with the winners to play the [[Brisbane Broncos]] in the grand final. Parramatta were leading the match 18–2 with under 10 minutes to play until what happened next can only be described as one of the greatest capitulations in finals history. Canterbury scored three tries in ten minutes and took the game to extra time winning the game 32–20.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://commentaryboxsports.com/australian/nrl/throwback-thursday-top-5-eels-v-bulldogs.html |title=Throwback Thursday: Eels v Bulldogs - NRL - Commentary Box Sports |access-date=5 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906091639/http://commentaryboxsports.com/australian/nrl/throwback-thursday-top-5-eels-v-bulldogs.html |archive-date=6 September 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In the [[2005 NRL season]], Parramatta recorded the biggest victory between the two clubs when they defeated Canterbury 56–4 at Parramatta Stadium.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-08-12/eels-cripple-dogs-finals-hopes/2079868/|title=Eels cripple Dogs' finals hopes|newspaper=ABC News|date=12 August 2005 }}</ref>
Parramatta would need to wait nine years to exact their revenge on Canterbury for the 1998 preliminary final when they played in the 2007 elimination final and won the match 25–6. On 15 March 2008, Parramatta came from 20-0 down at half-time against Canterbury to win 28–20.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-03-15/eels-stun-bulldogs-in-miracle-comeback/1073638/|title=Eels stun Bulldogs in miracle comeback|newspaper=ABC News|date=15 March 2008 }}</ref>
Later in the 2008 NRL season, Parramatta and Canterbury met in round 24 with Canterbury needing to defeat Parramatta in order to avoid the [[Wooden Spoon (award)|Wooden Spoon]]. Parramatta would go on to defeat Canterbury-Bankstown 26-12 and condemn them to their fifth spoon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2008/round-24/bulldogs-vs-parramatta/summary.html/|title=Bulldogs 12 lost to Parramatta Eels 26|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref>

In 2009 on their fairy tale run to the grand final, Parramatta faced off against Canterbury in the preliminary final in front of a record crowd of 74,549. Billed as the "Sydney Grand Final", Parramatta were down 12–6 at halftime but came back in the second half to win 22–12. Proving why their rivalry is one of the leagues most bitter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2012/07/11/bulldogs-v-eels-rivalry-still-strong/|title=Bulldogs v Eels rivalry still strong|date=11 July 2012|website=National Rugby League}}</ref><ref name="nrl.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2015/09/24/top-10-preliminary-final-heartbreaks/|title=Top 10 Preliminary Final heartbreaks|date=23 September 2015|website=National Rugby League}}</ref><ref name="theroar.com.au"/>
In recent times Parramatta have dominated the fixture between the two clubs winning 12 of the last 15 meetings since 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/04/16/seven-minute-blitz-sets-up-comfortable-eels-win-over-bulldogs/|title=Seven-minute blitz sets up comfortable Eels win over Bulldogs|website=www.nrl.com|date=16 April 2023 }}</ref>

Speaking to the Herald Sun in 2007, former Canterbury-Bankstown player [[Craig Polla-Mounter]] described the rivalry between the two club's saying "I think the Parramatta and Canterbury fans can be the most unforgiving, especially when we play each other. I have no doubt it is the biggest rivalry in rugby league and part of the reason he didn't play again". Polla-Mounter said this in reference to Parramatta player [[Paul Carige]] and his infamous performance in the 1998 preliminary final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/horror-game-still-dogs-carige/news-story/6f460d7755814acc134f31d4c457e7e2?sv=17674677b90aad1afc4bd7ba836b8625/|title=Horror game still dogs Carige|website=Herald Sun}}</ref>

===Parramatta Eels–Penrith Panthers rivalry===
{{Main|Western Sydney Derby}}
Another rivalry is with neighboring [[Western Sydney]] club the [[Penrith Panthers]]. The match between the two is known as the "Western Sydney [[local derby|derby]]" or "The Battle of the West".<ref>{{cite news|last=Dick|first=Barry|url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21544644-5003409,00.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904064615/http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21544644-5003409,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 September 2012|work=[[The Courier Mail]]|date=12 April 2007|title='Derby' the highlight|access-date=27 April 2007}}</ref> Aside from local 'bragging rights' the rivalry is also partly founded in bitterness associated with the former status of the [[Penrith, New South Wales|Penrith]] district as part of the Parramatta rugby league district. The relationship between local Penrith clubs and the Parramatta District was often problematic; players and officials in the Penrith area considered themselves ignored and neglected by the Parramatta club during the 1950s and 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fagan|first=Sean|url=http://www.rl1908.com/Clubs/Penrith-Panthers.htm|publisher=RL1908|title=Penrith Panthers|access-date=27 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403161345/http://rl1908.com/Clubs/Penrith-Panthers.htm|archive-date=3 April 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Parramatta beat Penrith in two finals games in 1985 winning 38-6 and in 2000 when Parramatta won again 28–10. In 2021, Penrith beat Parramatta in a tight and bruising affair 8–6 on their way to winning the 2021 Grand Final.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://commentaryboxsports.com/australian/nrl/rivalry-panthers-v-eels.html |title=The Rivalry: Panthers v Eels |access-date=5 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906092709/http://commentaryboxsports.com/australian/nrl/rivalry-panthers-v-eels.html |archive-date=6 September 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In round 9 of the [[2022 NRL season]], Parramatta defeated Penrith 22–20 at [[Penrith Stadium]]. This ended Penrith's eight match winning streak to start the season and it was also the first time Penrith had lost at the ground since the [[2019 NRL season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-parramatta-eels-win-mitchell-moses-controversial-try-dylan-brown-round-9-scores-news-videos-highlights-penrith-panthers-loss/news-story/30137a7ece16e6d076d40a5659a10b9b/|title=Found peace with his anger': Moses new-found calm orchestrates rival upset|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=6 May 2022 }}</ref>
In round 20 of the same season, Parramatta defeated Penrith 34–10. Parramatta were the only team in the [[2022 NRL season]] to beat Penrith twice. In the 2022 finals series, Penrith defeated Parramatta 27–8 in the qualifying final. The two clubs would then meet in the [[2022 NRL Grand Final]] with Penrith securing back to back premierships defeating Parramatta 28–12. Following the grand final, some of the Penrith players mocked the Parramatta club in public and on social media with [[James Fisher-Harris]] saying that Parramatta were now Penrith's sons followed by the player inviting Penrith supporters to chant "We hate Parra" and [[Jarome Luai]] posting on social media "Daddy loves you" which was in reference to Luai saying before the grand final that Penrith were now Parramatta's "Daddy".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-grand-final-penrith-panthers-grand-final-celebrations-accor-stadium-grounds-buggy-jarome-luai-social-media-post-news-parramatta-eels-results-highlights/news-story/1a26e12e295fd2af8a2c5dd0782a7c2e/|title='Parra are our sons': Panther's cheeky Eels sledge as stars run riot, Luai has another dig|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=3 October 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-penrith-panthers-player-ratings-qualifying-final-nathan-cleary-brian-too-man-of-the-match/news-story/1310c36946f8b81fb2a4cb9c4f570d4a/|title=Cleary drops jaws with perfect return; flyer back to best with 222m stunner: Penrith ratings|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=9 September 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-parramatta-eels-vs-penrith-panthers-live-stream-live-blog-supercoach-scores-videos-mitchell-moses-nathan-cleary/news-story/06aed8ba9801d3768c013d77d05e75b5/|title=Penrith's halves crisis deepens in huge Cleary blow as Eels spine sizzles in rout: 3 Big Hits|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=29 July 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/nathan-cleary-filthy-posts-to-instagram-after-being-sent-off/news-story/4975ba1fc0da1543152eff68eb24bf09/|title=Nathan Cleary 'filthy', hit with monster ban after being sent off|website=www.news.com.au}}</ref>

In round 4 of the [[2023 NRL season]], Parramatta met Penrith in the grand final rematch. Parramatta went into the match having started the season winless. Parramatta lead the match 16–8 with less than seven minutes to play but Penrith levelled the game at 16-16 after [[Nathan Cleary]] kicked a 40-metre field goal with seconds remaining. In golden point extra-time, [[Mitchell Moses]] kicked a field goal to win the game for Parramatta 17–16.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-23/nrl-penrith-panthers-parramatta-eels-mitchell-moses/102124794/|title=Mitchell Moses leads Parramatta Eels to 17-16 NRL win over Penrith Panthers with golden-point field goal|newspaper=ABC News|date=23 March 2023 }}</ref>
In the final round of the 2023 NRL season, Parramatta upset Penrith 32–18 with Parramatta winger Maika Sivo scoring four tries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-penrith-panthers-vs-parramatta-eels-nathan-cleary-clint-gutherson-scores-stats-supercoach-dylan-edwards-rested-sold-out-crowd-bluebet-stadium/news-story/c90cea8dd5540c2fd477d22a572884f3/|title=Luai anomaly to frighten Panthers fans as star set for sideline stint; Gutho's captain's knock - Big Hits|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=24 August 2023 }}</ref>

===Parramatta Eels–St. George Illawarra Dragons rivalry===

The Eels did have a rivalry with another Sydney-based team, the [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]. The Eels were the Dragons' first-ever opponents as a joint-venture and the match was also the second ever held at [[Stadium Australia]] which would be the venue for the Olympic Games the following year. The Eels won 20-10 but the Dragons later moved on to make the grand final. The rivalry was not based on geographic location or tribalism as it was more based on both teams being in the finals hunt and pursuit of the premiership. In recent years there were some memorable, not to mention controversial matches, including:
*Round 18, 2005: Dragons captain [[Trent Barrett]] and Eels hooker [[PJ Marsh]] instigated an all-in brawl as Barrett kicked down-field and Marsh attempted to smother his kick. Barrett took exception to the tackle and punched Marsh in the back of the head whilst Eels fullback [[Wade McKinnon]] fielded the kick and ran 80 metres to score. It turned out to be the turning point to the match as the Eels would go on to win 40–14.
*Round 13, 2006: After 70 minutes without a score, Parramatta kicked a field goal to go 1-0 up before 8 unanswered points by the Dragons got them home 8–1 in one of the weirdest matches ever in NRL history. This match was played in driving rain at [[WIN Jubilee Oval]], [[Kogarah, New South Wales|Kogarah]].
*Round 26, 2009: With the minor premiership seemingly all but lost, the Dragons thrashed the Eels 37–0 to actually finish on top of the NRL ladder from the Bulldogs who had lost 34–18 against the [[Wests Tigers]] in the second match played on the same night as the Dragons vs Eels match. The win by the Dragons ended Parramatta's late season surge and it saw the Eels finish eighth.
*4th Qualifying Final, 2009: But in the qualifying final nine days later, the Eels turned the tables on the Dragons and beat the premiership favourites 25–12, a 50-point turnaround. The Eels would then go on to make the grand final (which they ultimately lost to the disgraced [[Melbourne Storm]]) whilst the Dragons would exit the finals altogether after losing to the [[Brisbane Broncos]] 24–10.
*Round 13, 2011: After being thrashed 30–0 against the Dragons in a previous round the Eels began the match as underdogs. The Eels got out to a 14–0 lead only for it to be chased down by the Dragons. After 10 minutes of extra time and neither side being able to break the dead-lock, the game was declared a draw. However, Eels fullback Jarryd Hayne almost pulled off a miracle field goal from close to 60 metres out only for the kick to fade late and miss by half a metre.

===Parramatta Eels–Melbourne Storm rivalry===

Parramatta have also developed a rivalry with the [[Melbourne Storm]]. After Melbourne were found to have breached the salary cap from 2006 to 2010, Parramatta felt robbed of a premiership, having gone down to Melbourne in the [[2009 NRL Grand Final]] and wanted a chance at redemption. In 2010, Parramatta got this chance.
*Round 13, 2010: After Melbourne were found to have breached the salary cap over the previous five years and robbed several teams of premiership glory including the Parramatta Eels, the Eels got their chance at redemption. In front of a loud and proud home crowd who let Melbourne know what they'd done, Parramatta beat Melbourne, who still had their illegal roster but could no longer accrue points, 24–10. The game was marred by two fights which erupted. The first started after Eels fullback [[Jarryd Hayne]] and Melbourne fullback [[Billy Slater]] came head to head after Hayne had worked Slater over in a tackle.

Hayne proceeded to head-butt Slater who responded with a punch and the 2 had to be separated. The second occurred again after Hayne and Slater came together. This time Slater was the aggressor and appeared to lead with an elbow when tackling Hayne. Parramatta Five-Eighth [[Daniel Mortimer]] was then put in the Sin-Bin for being the third man in. Parramatta fired-up after this incident with prop [[Fui Fui Moi Moi]] charging onto the ball from the ensuing penalty and gaining 20 metres. Parramatta kept their heads and won the game by a comfortable margin in the end.

As of 28 July 2023, Parramatta has never defeated Melbourne in a finals game having lost all seven encounters in the 1999 preliminary final, 2006 qualifying final, 2007 preliminary final, The [[2009 NRL Grand Final]], 2017 qualifying final, the 2019 elimination semi final and 2020 qualifying final.<ref name="Melbourne defeat Parramatta"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/melbourne-storm-survive-huge-scare-to-topple-parramatta-to-book-preliminary-final-berth-20170909-gye5jn.html|title=Melbourne Storm survive huge scare to topple Parramatta and book preliminary final berth|first=Michael|last=Chammas|date=9 September 2017|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/Ny0tLS0tLS0tLS0tNS0tbi0tLS0tLS0t|title=Custom Match List - Rugby League Project|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/21/storm-beat-eels-but-must-wait-on-captain-smiths-fate/|title=Storm beat Eels but must wait on captain Smith's fate|website=The Guardian|date=21 September 2019}}</ref>
Parramatta hold the record as the side who have scored the most points against Melbourne in a single match when they defeated them 54-10 during the [[2001 NRL season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/annual/nrl/clubs/storm/club-records/|title=Melbourne club records|website=www.nrl.com}}</ref>
In round 24 of the [[2021 NRL season]], Parramatta defeated Melbourne 22-10 which ended their record equalling 19-game winning streak. Melbourne were only one win from setting an all-time winning streak of 20 victories in a row.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-28/nrl-storm-lose-to-eels-sharks-cowboys-post-wins/100410336/|title=Parramatta ends Melbourne Storm's 19-match NRL winning streak as Cronulla, North Queensland celebrate victories|newspaper=ABC News|date=28 August 2021}}</ref> Parramatta were the only team to defeat Minor Premiers, Melbourne twice during the 2021 NRL regular season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/09/02/dress-rehearsal-without-stars-the-risk-of-resting-players-before-finals/|title=Dress Rehearsal without stars the risk of resting players before finals|website=www.nrl.com|date=2 September 2021}}</ref>
In round 25 of the [[2022 NRL season]], Parramatta defeated Melbourne 22–14 to leapfrog them into fourth place on the table. The result meant that Melbourne finished in fifth place, their lowest finish since the [[2014 NRL season]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-01/nrl-live-score-updates-eels-storm/101394454/|title=Parramatta lock up top four spot with 22-14 win over Melbourne|newspaper=ABC News|date=September 2022 }}</ref>

In round 1 of the [[2023 NRL season]], Parramatta faced Melbourne in a tightly contested season opener that ended with Melbourne's hooker, [[Harry Grant (rugby league)|Harry Grant]], scoring a try in the first period of [[golden point]] to win the match 16–12.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2023/mar/02/nrl-live-parramatta-vs-melbourne-eels-v-storm-2023-season-opener-live-score-updates-rugby-league|title=Melbourne Storm beat Parramatta Eels in golden point: NRL 2023 season opener – as it happened|newspaper=The Guardian|date=March 2023}}</ref>
In round 22 of the 2023 NRL season, Melbourne conducted their 25th anniversary celebrations against Parramatta at [[Docklands Stadium]] with a promotional poster before the game showing the club had won six premierships including the 2009 premiership even though the NRL had stripped the club of both premierships due to deliberate salary cap breaches between 2006 and 2010. Melbourne would go on to win the game 46–16.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/melbourne-storm-labelled-absolute-grubs-over-plans-to-celebrate-stripped-titles/news-story/d34bbd19332dec9d905c9aedba9ac539/|title=Melbourne Storm labelled 'absolute grubs' over plans to celebrate stripped titles|website=www.news.com.au}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-melbourne-storm-vs-parramatta-eels-live-stream-live-blog-supercoach-scores-videos-cameron-munster-mitchell-moses/news-story/e12e98c4cd9973e6204f9f4c0197c660/|title=Grant and Hughes masterclasses lead Storm to statement win as Eels drop out of eight: Big Hits|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=28 July 2023 }}</ref>
On 31 July 2023, former Melbourne player [[Cameron Smith (rugby league, born 1983)|Cameron Smith]] spoke to the media regarding the celebrations of the stripped premierships stating that people wouldn't understand why the Melbourne club celebrate the stripped premierships and that opposition fans in particular Parramatta supporters had the right to feel annoyed but said the celebration was for all the right reasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-melbourne-storm-25th-anniversary-celebration-drama-2007-and-2009-premierships-stripped-cameron-smith-rugby-league-news-reaction/news-story/f8448783f290c0db4cc5707fa1495356/|title='People wouldn't understand': Cam Smith fires back at critics of Storm's stripped titles celebration|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=August 2023 }}</ref>

==Players==
{{Main|List of Parramatta Eels players}}

===Current squad===
{{for|recent transfers|2024 Parramatta Eels season#Transfers}}
The current playing squad and coaching staff of the Parramatta Eels for the [[2024 NRL season]].<ref name="Teams">{{Cite web|url=https://www.parraeels.com.au/teams/?competition=111&team=500031|title=Teams}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NRL Squad Tracker|date=17 October 2022 |url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/01/27/2022-signings-tracker-official-rosters-for-all-17-nrl-clubs/#eels|publisher=NRL}}</ref>
{{Parramatta Eels current squad}}

===Notable players===
In 2002 a team of the greatest Parramatta players, known as the ''Parramatta Legends'', were selected based on a public vote of fans. In August of that year the following players were named in each position:<ref>{{cite news|first=Steve|last=Mascord|url=https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/08/28/1030053062319.html|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=28 August 2002|title=Eels' class of '81 still the fans' favourites|access-date=24 February 2010}}</ref>

{{Rls
|squadname=Parramatta Legends
|BC1=blue
|FC1=gold
|BC2=gold
|FC2=blue
|source=[https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/08/28/1030053062319.html Eels' class of '81 still the fans' favourites], 
[https://web.archive.org/web/20160416114150/http://www.parraeels.com.au/about/player-numbers.html Parramatta Eels Caps]
|date=28 August 2002

|column1_title=Backs
|list1a={{Rls player | no= 1 | nat=AUS | pos=FB | name=[[Ken Thornett]]}}
|list1b={{Rls player | no= 2 | nat=AUS | pos=WG | name=[[Eric Grothe, Sr.]]}}
|list1c={{Rls player | no= 3 | nat=AUS | pos=CE | name=[[Mick Cronin (rugby league)|Mick Cronin]]}}
|list1d={{Rls player | no= 4 | nat=AUS | pos=CE | name=[[Steve Ella]]}}
|list1e={{Rls player | no= 5 | nat=AUS | pos=WG | name=[[Neville Glover]]}}
|list1f={{Rls player | no= 6 | nat=AUS | pos=FE | name=[[Brett Kenny]]}}
|list1g={{Rls player | no= 7 | nat=AUS | pos=HB | name=[[Peter Sterling (rugby league)|Peter Sterling]]}}

|column2_title=Forwards
|list4a={{Rls player | no= 8 | nat=AUS | pos=PR | name=[[Bob O'Reilly]]}}
|list4b={{Rls player | no= 9 | nat=AUS | pos=HK | name=[[Steve Edge (rugby league)|Steve Edge]]}}
|list4c={{Rls player | no=10 | nat=AUS | pos=PR | name=[[Dean Pay]]}}
|list4d={{Rls player | no=11 | nat=AUS | pos=SR | name=[[Dick Thornett]]}}
|list4e={{Rls player | no=12 | nat=AUS | pos=SR | name=[[Peter Wynn]]}}
|list4f={{Rls player | no=13 | nat=AUS | pos=LK | name=[[Ray Price (rugby)|Ray Price]]}}

}}

===Representative players===
{{Main|List of Parramatta Eels representatives}}

==Coaches==
{{Main|List of Parramatta Eels coaches}}
The first grade Parramatta Eels team has been coached by 29 different coaches since foundation.
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
* [[Frank McMillan]] (1947)
* [[Vic Hey]] (1948–1953)
* [[Charlie Gill]] (1954)
* [[Johnny Slade]] (1955)
* [[Cec Fifield]] (1956)
* [[Ken Slattery]] (1957)
* [[Jack Rayner]] (1958–1960)
* [[Ron Boden]] (1961)
* [[Ken Kearney]] (1962–1964)
* [[Ken Thornett]] (1965–1966)
* [[Brian Hambly]] (1967)
* [[Ian Johnston (rugby league)|Ian Johnston]] (1968–1969)
* [[Ron Lynch (rugby league)|Ron Lynch]] (1970)
* [[Ian Walsh (rugby league)|Ian Walsh]] (1971–1972)
* [[Dave Bolton]] (1973–1974)
* [[Norm Provan]] (1975)
* [[Terry Fearnley]] (1976–1979)
* [[John Peard]] (1980)
* [[Jack Gibson (rugby league)|Jack Gibson]] (1981–1983)
* [[John Monie]] (1984–1989)
* [[Mick Cronin (rugby league)|Mick Cronin]] (1990–1993)
* [[Ron Hilditch]] (1994–1996)
* [[Brian Smith (rugby league, born 1954)|Brian Smith]] (1997–2006)<ref>Resigned 15 May 2006</ref>
* [[Jason Taylor (rugby league)|Jason Taylor]] (2006)
* [[Michael Hagan]] (2007–2008)
* [[Daniel Anderson (rugby league)|Daniel Anderson]] (2009–2010)
* [[Stephen Kearney]] (2011–2012)
* [[Brad Arthur]] (2012, 2014–present)
* [[Ricky Stuart]] (2013)
}}

==Supporters==
At the end of the [[2023 NRL season]], Parramatta had the most NRL membership numbers out of the nine Sydney clubs in the competition with 35,015 paying members.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://membership.parraeels.com.au/#:~:text=In%202023%20we%20broke%20the,in%202022%20with%2035%2C015%20members./|title=Parramatta Eels membership numbers 2023|website=membership.parraeels.com.au}}</ref>

Some of the club's notable supporters include :
* [[Sean Abbott]], Australian cricketer<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BDfBTkNllKQ/ | title=Sean Abbott on Instagram: "Cmon @theparraeels !!!" }}</ref>
* [[John Afoa]], New Zealand rugby union footballer<ref>{{cite news | last = Ford | first = Greg | title = Prop wants to be in big league | work = Sunday Star-Times | date = 25 September 2005 | url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-12026549.html | access-date = 5 October 2009}} {{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* [[Simon Baker]], Australian actor<ref name="Walter">{{cite news| url=https://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/even-psychic-couldnt-predict-this-comeback-20100718-10g21.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=Even psychic couldn't predict this comeback | first=Brad | last=Walter | date=19 July 2010}}</ref>
* [[Katherine Bates]], Australian track and road cyclist
* [[Bruce Beresford]], Australian film director<ref name="Walter"/>
* [[Toni Collette]], Australian actress<ref name="Archived copy">{{cite web |url=http://www.parramattasun.com.au/news/local/news/general/jump-on-the-eels-bandwagon/1638535.aspx |title=Jump on the Eels bandwagon - Local News - News - General - Parramatta Sun |access-date=12 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091006015852/http://www.parramattasun.com.au/news/local/news/general/jump-on-the-eels-bandwagon/1638535.aspx |archive-date=6 October 2009 }}</ref>
* [[Shaun Diviney]], Australian musician<ref>{{Cite web|title = Shaun Diviney on Twitter|url = https://twitter.com/ShaunDiviney/status/696157153304801280|website = Twitter|access-date = 2016-02-22}}</ref>
* [[Greg Dyer]], Former Australian cricketer
* [[Joel Edgerton]], Australian actor
* [[Jon English]], English-Australian musician and actor<ref name="4BC_SportsToday_22Apr2010">{{cite web|url=http://www.4bc.com.au/displayPopUpPlayerAction.action?&url=http://media.mytalk.com.au/4BC/podcasts/jon_english.mp3 |title=Jon English |author=Ian Maurice and Peter Psaltis |date=22 April 2010 |publisher=4BC |access-date=22 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706110335/http://media.mytalk.com.au/4BC/podcasts/jon_english.mp3 |archive-date=6 July 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref>
* [[Danny Green (boxer)|Danny Green]], professional Australian boxer<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/lhqnews/worlds-best-back-eels/2009/10/03/1254418751746.html|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=4 October 2009|title=World's best back Eels|access-date=12 October 2009}}</ref>
* [[Nicholas Hamilton]], Australian actor
* [[Paul Hogan]], Australian actor and comedian<ref>{{cite news|title=Hoges Parra Connection|url=http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/sport/nrl/news/2015/6/video-paul-hogan-had-something-to-do-with-parramatta-eels-win-over-the-melbourne-storm/|website=TripleM.com|access-date=16 June 2015|archive-date=10 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160210102441/http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/sport/nrl/news/2015/6/video-paul-hogan-had-something-to-do-with-parramatta-eels-win-over-the-melbourne-storm/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Darren Lehmann]], Former Australian cricketer<ref>{{cite tweet|user=darren_lehmann|number=1266140749956964352|title=Great start after the break lads}}</ref>
* [[Ian Leslie]], Indonesian-Australian journalist and television host
* [[Aaron Mooy]], Australian soccer player<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BiMW-hDnpeh/ | title=Aaron Mooy on Instagram: "Good to have the old man around ! Go the @theparraeels" }}</ref>
* [[Melanie McLaughlin]], Australian sport presenter<ref>{{cite tweet|user=Mel_Mclaughlin|number=1439193942973628416|title=It's not easy being a Parra fan}}</ref>
* [[Sam Naismith]], AFL footballer
* [[Tex Perkins]], Australian musician<ref name="Archived copy"/>
* [[Simon Pryce]], Australian performer in [[The Wiggles]]<ref name="heart1">{{Cite web|title = Meals from the Heart|url = http://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2015/08/11/meals_from_the_heart.html|website = NRL CLUBS|access-date = 2016-02-22|last = NRL|date = 11 August 2015}}</ref>
* [[Nathan Rees]], 41st Premier of New South Wales<ref name="Archived copy"/>
* [[Mathew Ryan]], Australian soccer player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/socceroo-mat-ryan-meets-his-sporting-inspiration-jarryd-hayne-20140628-zspi6.html|title = Socceroo Mat Ryan meets his sporting inspiration, Jarryd Hayne|date = 28 June 2014}}</ref>
* [[Gurinder Sandhu]], Australian cricketer<ref name="heart1"/>
* [[Dani Samuels]], Australian Olympian
* [[Jordan Silk]], Australian cricketer
* [[Daryl Somers]], Australian television presenter<ref name="Archived copy"/>
* [[Katrina Van Ree]], Former Young Talent Time Member

==Statistics and records==
{{Main|List of Parramatta Eels records}}

===Individual records===
'''Most appearances (200+)'''
# [[Nathan Hindmarsh]] (330) from 1998 to 2012
# [[Brett Kenny]] (265) from 1980 to 1993
# [[Luke Burt]] (264) from 1999 to 2012
# [[Nathan Cayless]] (259) from 1997 to 2010
# [[Ray Price (rugby)|Ray Price]] (258) from 1976 to 1986
# [[Tim Mannah]] (233) from 2009 to 2019
# [[Peter Sterling (rugby league commentator)|Peter Sterling]] (227) from 1978 to 1992
# [[Bob O'Reilly]] (216) from 1967 to 1982
# [[Mick Cronin (rugby league)|Mick Cronin]] (216) from 1977 to 1986
# [[Mark Laurie (rugby league)|Mark Laurie]] (205) from 1982 to 1992
# [[Daniel Wagon]] (204) from 1999 to 2008
# [[Fuifui Moimoi]] (201) from 2004 to 2014

'''Scoring records'''

[[Mick Cronin (rugby league)|Mick Cronin]] holds the record for most points scored across all grades (2,001) between 1977 and 1986. Cronin also holds the record for most points scored in a single season (282) in 1978. Luke Burt holds the record for most First Grade tries (111) between 1999 and 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.rleague.com/rl/teams/parramatta/parramatta_sc.html|publisher=Rugby League Tables & Statistics|title=Parramatta Scorers (since 1971)|access-date=19 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714145752/http://stats.rleague.com/rl/teams/parramatta/parramatta_sc.html|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>

Parramatta's largest victory was a 74 - 4 win over [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] on 23 August 2003 at Parramatta Stadium. The club's largest defeat was a 0 - 68 loss to [[Canberra Raiders]] on 22 August 1993 at [[Canberra Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.rleague.com/rl/teams/parramatta/parramatta_gr.html|publisher=Rugby League Tables & Statistics|title=Game Records - Parramatta|access-date=19 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223150/http://stats.rleague.com/rl/teams/parramatta/parramatta_gr.html|archive-date=27 September 2007}}</ref>

'''Attendances'''

The largest crowd Parramatta has played before was 104,583 at [[Telstra Stadium]] in the Round 1 'doubleheader' in 1999. The largest home crowd at Parramatta Stadium, before the construction of the hill terraces, was 27,243 against [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] on 17 August 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.rleague.com/rl/games/parramatta_vn.html|publisher=Rugby League Tables & Statistics|title=All Games - Parramatta|access-date=19 September 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070821094712/http://stats.rleague.com/rl/games/parramatta_vn.html  |archive-date = 21 August 2007}}</ref>
The record crowd Parramatta has played in front of at the new [[Western Sydney Stadium]] is 29,372. In this match, Parramatta defeated [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]] 58–0 in week one of the 2019 finals series. It is the biggest winning margin in a finals match since the competition began in 1908.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-15/eels-make-history-with-58-point-finals-flogging-of-broncos/11505120/|title=Parramatta Eels eliminate Brisbane Broncos from the NRL Finals with a thumping 58-0 win|newspaper=ABC News|date=15 September 2019 }}</ref>

==Head-to-head records==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Opponent !!style="width:5em"|Played !!style="width:5em"|Won !!style="width:5em"|Drawn !!style="width:5em"|Lost !!style="width:5em"|Win %
|-
|{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|18}} [[Wests Tigers|Tigers]] || 46 || 29 || 1 || 16 || '''63.04'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|Penrith Panthers|18}} [[Penrith Panthers|Panthers]] || 109 || 62 || 1 || 46 || '''56.88'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|New Zealand Warriors|18}} [[New Zealand Warriors|Warriors]] || 44 || 25 || 0 || 19 || '''56.82'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|St. George Illawarra Dragons|18}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons|Dragons]] || 41 || 22 || 2 || 17 || '''53.66'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|North Queensland Cowboys|18}} [[North Queensland Cowboys|Cowboys]] || 47 || 24 || 1 || 22 || '''51.06'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|18}} [[Gold Coast Titans|Titans]] || 24 || 12 || 0 || 12 || '''50.00'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|Dolphins|18}} [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || '''50.00'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|Canberra Raiders|18}} [[Canberra Raiders|Raiders]] || 64 || 31 || 0 || 33 || '''48.44'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|Newcastle Knights|18}} [[Newcastle Knights|Knights]] || 58 || 27 || 1 || 30 || '''46.55'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|Cronulla Sharks|18}} [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks|Sharks]] || 91 || 42 || 0 || 49 || '''46.15'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|Bulldogs|18}} [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Bulldogs]] || 154 || 71 || 5 || 78 || '''46.10'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|18}} [[Sydney Roosters|Roosters]] || 139 || 64 || 5 || 70 || '''46.04'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|Brisbane Broncos|18}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Broncos]] || 65 || 28 || 1 || 36 || '''43.08'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|South Sydney Rabbitohs|18}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|Rabbitohs]] || 134 || 56 || 3 || 75 || '''41.79'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|Melbourne Storm|18}} [[Melbourne Storm|Storm]] || 44 || 18 || 0 || 26 || '''40.91'''
|-
|{{leagueicon|Manly Sea Eagles|18}} [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles|Sea Eagles]] || 150 || 57 || 4 || 89 || '''38.00'''
|- class="sortbottom"
|}

===All time match record===
The all time playing record for the Parramatta team since 1947 (including finals).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.rleague.com/rl/teams/parramatta/parramatta_ss.html|publisher=Rugby League Tables & Statistics|title=Season Summary|access-date=19 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930203702/http://stats.rleague.com/rl/teams/parramatta/parramatta_ss.html|archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Games !! Wins !! Draw !! Losses !! Win % !! Correct to
|-
| 1764 || 821 || 38 || 905 || 46.54% || 26 April 2024
|-
|}

===Finals Appearances===
'''31''' ([[1962 NSWRFL season|1962]], [[1963 NSWRFL season|1963]], [[1964 NSWRFL season|1964]], [[1965 NSWRFL season|1965]], [[1971 NSWRFL season|1971]], [[1975 NSWRFL season|1975]], [[1976 NSWRFL season|1976]], [[1977 NSWRFL season|1977]], [[1978 NSWRFL season|1978]], [[1979 NSWRFL season|1979]], [[1981 NSWRFL season|1981]], [[1982 NSWRFL season|1982]], [[1983 NSWRFL season|1983]], [[1984 NSWRL season|1984]], [[1985 NSWRL season|1985]], [[1986 NSWRL season|1986]], [[1997 ARL season|1997]], [[1998 NRL season|1998]], [[1999 NRL season|1999]], [[2000 NRL season|2000]], [[2001 NRL season|2001]], [[2002 NRL season|2002]], [[2005 NRL season|2005]], [[2006 NRL season|2006]], [[2007 NRL season|2007]], [[2009 NRL season|2009]], [[2017 NRL season|2017]], [[2019 NRL season|2019]], [[2020 NRL season|2020]], [[2021 NRL season|2021]], [[2022 NRL season|2022]])

==Honours==
===First-grade===
*'''[[New South Wales Rugby League premiership|New South Wales Rugby League]], [[Australian Rugby League]] and [[National Rugby League]] Premierships:<ref>Up until 1994, the top division of the premiership in [[New South Wales]] was the [[New South Wales Rugby League premiership]]; since then, it has been the [[Australian Rugby League]] (1995-1997) and the [[National Rugby League]].</ref> 4'''
:: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986
*'''Premiership runners-up: 5'''
:: 1976, 1977, 1984, 2001, 2009*, 2022
*'''[[New South Wales Rugby League]], [[Australian Rugby League]] and [[National Rugby League]] Minor Premierships: 5'''
:: 1977, 1982, 1986, 2001, 2005
*'''[[Amco Cup|Mid-week cup]]: 2'''
:: 1980, 1986
*'''[[Rugby League World Sevens]]: 2'''
:: 1997, 2003
*'''[[NRL Nines]]: 1'''
:: 2016*
*'''Bandaged Bear Cup (Vs Bulldogs): 4'''
:: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
*'''[[I4Give Foundation]] Cup (Vs Bulldogs): 1'''
:: 2023
*'''[[Jack Gibson Cup]] (Vs Roosters): 5'''
:: 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2022
*'''[[Johnny Mannah Cup]] (Vs Sharks): 5'''
:: 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021

=== Youth and pre-season ===
*'''First Division, [[NSWRL Premier League|Premier League]]:<ref>Up until 2002, the second division of [[rugby league]] in [[New South Wales]] was Reserve Grade/Presidents Cup/First Division Premiers; since then, it has been the [[NSWRL Premier League]].</ref> 9'''
:: 1975, 1977, 1979, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 (as [[Wentworthville Magpies]])
*'''[[New South Wales Rugby League]] Club Championships: 17'''
:: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008
*'''Pre-Season Cup Titles: 1'''
:: 1975
*'''[[Jersey Flegg Cup]]: 3'''
:: 1970, 1985, 1990
*'''[[SG Ball Cup]]: 14'''
:: 1966, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2007, 2017, 2023
*'''[[Harold Matthews Cup]]: 20'''
:: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2016
*'''Mills Cup: 2'''
:: 2007, 2008

==Women's team==
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===Current squad===
The current playing squad and coaching staff of the Parramatta Eels for the [[2023 NRL Women's season]] as of 18 June 2023.<ref name="Teams"/>

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|list1b={{Rls player|pos=PR|name=Tyla Amiatu}}
|list1c={{Rls player|pos=FB|name=Rosemarie Beckett}}
|list1d={{Rls player|pos=FB|name=Pihuka Berryman-Duff}}
|list1e={{Rls player|pos=PR|pos2=SR|name=[[Kennedy Cherrington]]|captain=y}}
|list1f={{Rls player|pos=HB|pos2=HK|pos3=LK|name=Rueben Cherrington}}
|list1g={{Rls player|pos=CE|pos2=FB|name=Abbi Church}}
|list1i={{Rls player|pos=SO|name=Kelsey Clark}}

|list2a={{Rls player|pos=FB|pos2=WG|name=[[Nakia Davis-Welsh]]}}
|list2b={{Rls player|pos=CE|pos2=WG|name=Monique Donovan}}
|list2c={{Rls player|pos=WG|name=Zali Fay}}
|list2d={{Rls player|pos=LK|name=Jade Fonua}}
|list2e={{Rls player|pos=CE|name=Kimberley Hunt}}
|list2f={{Rls player|pos=LK|pos2=PR|name=Madeline Jones}}
|list2g={{Rls player|pos=PR|name=Ruby-Jean Kennard}}
|list2h={{Rls player|pos=PR|name=[[Amelia Mafi]]}}

|list3a={{Rls player|pos=CE|name=[[Mahalia Murphy]]}}
|list3b={{Rls player|pos=SR|name=Shannon Muru}}
|list3c={{Rls player|pos=SR|name=Talesha O'Neill}}
|list3d={{Rls player|pos=HK|name=Capri Paekau}}
|list3e={{Rls player|pos=HB|name=Rachael Pearson}}
|list3f={{Rls player|pos=PR|name=[[Kyra Simon]]|}}
|list3g={{Rls player|pos=CE|name=[[Shontelle Stowers]]}}
|list3h={{Rls player|pos=CE|pos2=WG|name=Cassey Tohi-Hiku}}

|column3_title=Coaching staff
|coach=[[Dean Widders]]
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Benji Marshall

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{{for|the American association football player|Benji Michel}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|2|25|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Benji Marshall
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|birth_place = [[Whakatane]], New Zealand
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|position = {{rlp|FE|HB}}
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|updated = 6 April 2024
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'''Benjamin Quentin Marshall''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|CNZM|size=85%}} (born 25 February 1985) is a New Zealand professional [[rugby league]] coach and former player who is the head coach of the [[Wests Tigers]] in the NRL.

He played at {{rlp|fe}} or {{rlp|hb}} for the [[Wests Tigers]] in two separate spells, [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]], [[Brisbane Broncos]] and [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL), and at representative level for the [[NRL All Stars team|NRL All Stars]] and [[New Zealand Kiwis]].<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>

Marshall was also briefly a professional [[rugby union]] player with the [[Auckland Blues|Blues]] in [[Super Rugby]].

Marshall played for fourteen seasons in the [[National Rugby League]] for Sydney club [[Wests Tigers]], with whom he won the [[2005 NRL Premiership]]. He has been noted for his flamboyant attack, including sidesteps,<ref>{{cite web| work= The Sydney Morning Herald| publisher = Fairfax| title=Benji's care tactics| first = Greg| last = Prichard| url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/league/benjis-care-tactics/2005/09/30/1127804661003.html|access-date=23 April 2011|date=1 October 2005}}</ref> no-look passes<ref>{{cite web| work = The Sydney Morning Herald| publisher = Fairfax| title=My best is yet to come, says Benji| first = Adrian| last = Proszenko|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/my-best-is-yet-to-come-says-benji-20120211-1sy8q.html|access-date=12 February 2012|date=12 February 2012}}</ref> and flick-passes.<ref>{{cite web| work = Wide World of Sports| publisher = Ninemsn| title = Benji not given the boot by Wests Tigers| first = David| last = Beniuk| url = http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=7939285| access-date = 23 April 2011| date = 3 August 2010| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120330071108/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=7939285| archive-date = 30 March 2012| url-status = dead}}</ref> In 2010 Marshall won the [[Rugby League World Golden Boot Award|Golden Boot Award]] for the best international player.<ref>{{cite web| last=Otto|first=Tyson|title=Benji Marshall new poster boy after Golden Boot win|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/benji-marshall-new-poster-boy-after-golden-boot-win/story-e6frfgbo-1225965355481|access-date=24 July 2011| work = The Daily Telegraph|date = 4 December 2010}}</ref>

In 2022, Marshall signed a five-year deal to become an assistant coach of Wests Tigers under [[Tim Sheens]], with Marshall succeeding Sheens as Head Coach ahead of 2025 season after Sheens' impending retirement.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-15 |title=Big Tigers question Benji wants to put an end to as legend opens up on 'unprecedented' job |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-wests-tigers-benji-marshall-coach-tim-sheens-fiveyear-deal-contract-nrl-360/news-story/98069b8054e6b14892954d2eeeab8fc8 |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=Fox Sports |language=en}}</ref>

==Early years ==

Marshall was born in [[Whakatane]], New Zealand. He is of [[Māori people|Māori]] descent. He is the eldest of three brothers, and the elder brother of [[New Zealand Māori rugby league team|New Zealand Māori]] international [[Jeremy Marshall-King]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Jackson |first=Glenn |date=13 May 2013 |title=Benji's little brother could kick on to future greatness |url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/benjis-little-brother-could-kick-on-to-future-greatness-20130512-2jg8v.html |access-date=3 September 2017 |publisher= |via=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> He was raised without his biological father, but has spoken of the influence of his foster-father Michael Doherty,<ref>{{cite web| work = The Australian| publisher = News| title = Benji wants to make a difference| first = Brent| last = Read| url = http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/benji-wants-to-make-a-difference/story-e6frg7mf-1225910109163|access-date=3 December 2010|date=26 August 2010}}</ref> and other men within his extended family. He has said he had, "10 or 11 fathers … which is not a bad thing."<ref>{{cite web| work = The Sydney Morning Herald| publisher = Fairfax|title=Man from uncle: How tough love turned Benji into a Tiger|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/man-from-uncle-how-tough-love-turned-benji-into-a-tiger-20100107-lwy5.html?feed=html|access-date=20 March 2010|date=8 January 2010}}</ref>

Marshall was a pupil at [[Whakatane High School]].<ref>{{cite web| work = NZ Herald|title=Grandpa Marshall gets 'trip of a lifetime' to final|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10347819|access-date=12 August 2012|date=29 September 2005}}</ref> He was offered a scholarship to play for Keebra Park State High School in [[Gold Coast, Queensland]] when he was 16. While living on the Gold Coast, he played junior rugby league for the [[Nerang Roosters]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nerangrsl.com.au/blog/2019/08/26/nerang-junior-rugby-league-football-club-receives-three-year-sponsorship-from-nerang-rsl/|title=Nerang Junior Rugby League Football club receives three year sponsorship from Nerang RSL|date=29 August 2016|website=Nerang RSL}}</ref> While in high school in Australia, Marshall played for the [[Australia national schoolboys rugby league team|Australian Schoolboys team]] in 2003,<ref>{{cite web|title=SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424|access-date=10 October 2008|publisher=SportingPulse|archive-date=31 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131030043/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424|url-status=dead}}</ref> and also represented Australia in [[Touch football (rugby league)|touch football]] that same year.<ref>{{cite web| title = Fans turn Parra blue and gold| work = Brisbane Times| publisher = Fairfax| date = 2 October 2009| url = http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/fans-turn-parra-blue-and-gold-20091003-ggpe.html| access-date = 11 April 2010| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091029151810/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/fans-turn-parra-blue-and-gold-20091003-ggpe.html| archive-date = 29 October 2009}}</ref> Although eligible to represent Australia, Marshall declared his allegiance to the New Zealand Kiwis early in his career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/benji-marshall-slams-reports-linking-him-with-international-allegiance-switch-from-nz-to-scotland/story-e6frf3ou-1227450788807|title=Benji Marshall considers New Zealand snub for Scotland Test rugby league|date=21 July 2015|website=Foxsports.com.au|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref>

==Rugby league career==

=== Wests Tigers (2003-2013) ===
'''The start of his career riddled by injuries (2003-04)'''

In Round 20 of the [[2003 NRL season]], Marshall made his [[National Rugby League|NRL]] debut for the [[Wests Tigers]] against the [[Newcastle Knights]], coming on as a replacement in the 14th minute as {{rlp|fb}}. The Wests Tigers won the match 52–12 at [[Campbelltown Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/07/27/1059244480342.html|title=Dogs maintain the scoring rage - smh.com.au|website=Smh.com.au|date=27 July 2003|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref> Marshall continued to make appearances for Wests Tigers for the remainder of 2003 when his studies allowed, playing halfback. In Round 24 against the [[Penrith Panthers]], Marshall scored his first NRL try in the Tigers 44–28 loss at [[Penrith Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/news-photo/joe-galuvao-of-the-panthers-in-action-during-the-round-24-news-photo/2423367|title=NRL - Panthers v Tigers|website=Gettyimages.com.au|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref> He scored one try from four appearances in his debut season.

In 2004, Marshall starred in the pre-season World Sevens competition helping the Wests Tigers to win the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://leagueunlimited.com/news/wests-tigers-a-class-act#kQLelh3Gif7FYbqS.97|title=Wests Tigers, A Class Act » League Unlimited|website=League Unlimited|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref> He began the season playing at centre until he dislocated his shoulder in Round 4 against the [[North Queensland Cowboys]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-04-05/standing-room-only-atop-the-nrl/164280|title=Standing room only atop the NRL|date=5 April 2004|newspaper=ABC News|access-date=19 August 2017|last1=Images|first1=Getty}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefanatics.com/sports.news.view.php?id=71831|title=Fanatics|website=Fanatics - Home of the Australian Sports Fan - Est. 1997|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref> During his time off the Tigers struggled in attack. When he returned after four weeks, he was moved to the play-making position of five-eighth. From there, Marshall set the club on a record 3 match winning streak. He dislocated the same shoulder four weeks into his return in Round 13.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-06-05/storm-hold-on-to-tame-the-tigers/1988424|title=Storm hold on to tame the Tigers|date=5 June 2004|newspaper=ABC News|access-date=19 August 2017|last1=Pentony|first1=Luke}}</ref> Marshall's [[2004 NRL season|season]] ended as he had surgery, finishing the year with 2 tries from 7 matches.

'''Blossoming into one of rugby league's superstars en route to the Wests Tigers' maiden premiership (2005)'''

In 2005, Marshall injured his other shoulder in the opening minutes of the first trial match. After missing the opening round match, Marshall played five-eighth for the club's second match of the year against defending premiers, the [[Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club|Bulldogs]]. With an injury free run, Marshall demonstrated a passing, running, and kicking game to complement his stepping. He was able to score individual tries and set up tries for his team-mates. Marshall also made his New Zealand debut in the 2005 [[ANZAC Test]]. Marshall was a member of the [[Wests Tigers]] that defeated North Queensland Cowboys in the [[2005 NRL grand final]], where he famously set up a 90-metre try to [[Pat Richards]], which was considered to be one of the best tries of grand final history.<ref>{{cite book| first1 = Ian| last1 = Collis| first2 = Alan| last2 = Whiticker|title=100 Years of Rugby League Volume 2:1967–2007|year=2007
| publisher = New Holland Publishers| location = Chatswood, New South Wales|isbn=978-1-74110-463-9|pages=271}}</ref> The try involved a trademark 'flick pass', at about the 50-metre line to Richards. Marshall was named as New Zealand five-eighth for the [[2005 Tri Nations]] tour. However, surgery on his weak shoulder in the off-season ruled him out and he also missed the [[2006 World Club Challenge]].

'''Season ending injury after glimpses of amazing talent (2006)'''<blockquote class="toccolours" style="text-align:left; width:27%; float:right; margin: 10px 0px 5px 10px; padding:10px 10px 10px 10px; display:table;">"Benji equals anybody I've seen in terms of flair, and making something happen. He is a remarkable talent, born out of living on the edge. That's the way he is. He was made to be a footballer." -[[Wayne Bennett (rugby league)|Wayne Bennett]]<ref>{{cite book| first1 = Benji| last1 = Marshall| first2 = Glenn| last2 = Jackson| title = Benji : Benji Marshall: my game, my story| year=2011| publisher = Hachette Australia| location = Sydney, New South Wales|isbn=978-0-7336-2787-3}}</ref> </blockquote>
Marshall made his comeback from surgery against St George Illawarra in round 1, but broke his cheek bone.<ref name="tvnz">{{cite web|publisher=TVNZ|title=Benji blow for Kiwis|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/sport_story_skin/697216|access-date=28 March 2010|date=8 April 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614011730/http://tvnz.co.nz/view/sport_story_skin/697216|archive-date=14 June 2011}}</ref> He played the rest of the match and set up the winning try.

Making his comeback against the Cowboys, Marshall set up many tries with a mixture of stepping and perceptiveness. In the 79th minute he was injured by Cowboy's prop [[Carl Webb]].<ref name="tvnz" /> He popped his shoulder out but recovered in three weeks, playing for New Zealand in the ANZAC test. With another injury-free run he began producing dominating performances for the Tigers but eight weeks into his come-back he dislocated the same shoulder that had been dislocated against North Queensland, and he missed the rest of the season.

[[File:Benji Marshall (26 April 2009).jpg|thumb|left|Marshall kicking the ball in a match against the [[Newcastle Knights]].]]

'''Adapting to new roles and overcoming more injuries (2007)'''

In 2007, Marshall again made his comeback from injury against the [[Melbourne Storm]] in Round 1. Marshall had to adapt to changes within the team such as the departure of halfback, [[Scott Prince]], and the added responsibility of goal kicking while fullback, [[Brett Hodgson]], was recovering from a knee injury. The Daily Telegraph later said, "Marshall had to become something else, he had to become an organiser, a dictator, a tactician. This never came naturally to him but he made himself into that type of player because he had to do it."<ref name="tele 2016">{{cite news| work= The Daily Telegraph| title=The fast start and slow end of Benji Marshall, the first of his kind|author=Nick Campton| url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/tigers/the-fast-start-and-slow-end-of-benji-marshall-the-first-of-his-kind/news-story/32af54d56c5708538c01639c54675b74}}</ref>

Marshall was selected to play for New Zealand at five-eighth in the 2007 ANZAC test, kicking one goal in the 6–30 loss.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anzac Test match 2007|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/anzac-test-match-2007/australia-vs-new-zealand.html|work=rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates|access-date=1 September 2013}}</ref> In round 8, Marshall sustained a fractured shoulder in a tackle where his arm was jammed between Melbourne's [[Israel Folau]] and the Tigers' [[Taniela Tuiaki]], and didn't return until round 20. Following the season, he missed the Centenary Trans-Tasman Test due to injury and also missed the Kiwis' [[New Zealand national rugby league team#2007 Kiwi tour of Great Britain and France|Tour of Great Britain and France]].

[[File:Benji Marshall.jpg|thumb|right|Marshall against England at the [[2008 RLWC]]]]

'''Rugby League World Cup victory (2008)'''

In 2008 Marshall's injury troubles continued when he suffered a knee ligament tear in the third minute of the season's opening game.<ref>{{cite web| first = Liam| last = Fitzgibbon| work = Fox Sports| publisher = News| title = Benji injury sours Tigers win|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23384615-23214,00.html|access-date=16 March 2008|date=16 March 2008}}</ref> He returned in round 7. Halfway through 2008, coach [[Tim Sheens]]' announced his plan to move Marshall to the halfback position during the 2009 season,<ref>{{cite web| first =Liam| last = Fitzgibbon| work = The Daily Telegraph| location = Sydney| title=Benji Marshall to switch to halfback – permanently| url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/sport/nrl/story/0,26799,23993192-5012658,00.html|access-date=27 March 2009|date=9 July 2008}}</ref> going as far as encouraging New Zealand coach [[Stephen Kearney]] to play Marshall in this role during the 2008 World Cup.<ref name="kearney">{{cite web| work = Stuff Sport| publisher = Fairfax| title=Move Benji to halfback says Sheens|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/693610|access-date=27 March 2009|date=29 October 2008}}</ref> The suggestion was declined.<ref name="kearney" />

Marshall was named in the 24-man Kiwis squad for the [[2008 Rugby League World Cup|World Cup]].<ref name="Kiwis to wait on Webb and Matai">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7656238.stm|title=Kiwis to wait on Webb and Matai|publisher=BBC|date=7 October 2008|access-date=7 October 2008}}</ref> He captained New Zealand for the first time on 8 November, against [[England national rugby league team|England]].<ref>{{cite web| agency = AAP| work = The Daily Telegraph|title=Benji Marshall to captain Kiwis in World Cup match with England|url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/sport/nrl/story/0,26799,24616053-5006066,00.htmls|access-date=9 November 2008|date=7 November 2008}}</ref> Marshall scored a try and kicked two conversions in the World Cup final victory over the Kangaroos. It was the Kiwis first ever World Cup victory, in a game they were considered "massive underdogs".<ref>{{cite web|work=Fox Sports|publisher=News|title=New Zealand humble Kangaroos in World Cup final in Brisbane|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24692100-5016947,00.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121230111611/http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24692100-5016947,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 December 2012|access-date=23 November 2008|date=22 November 2008}}</ref>

'''Bestowed upon the captaincy of the Kiwis' as one of the league's marquee talents (2009)'''

In round one of the 2009 season, Marshall started at halfback alongside [[John Morris (rugby league)|John Morris]] at five-eighth. By the third round of the season, Marshall began to make an impact in his new role, helping the team to a 40–24 win over the [[Sydney Roosters]].<ref>{{cite web|work=League HQ|first=Brad|last=Walter|publisher=Fairfax|title=The best I've ever seen Benji: Sheens|url=http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/news/the-best-ive-ever-seen-benji-sheens/2009/03/27/1237657156529.html|access-date=27 March 2009|date=27 March 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328095039/http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/news/the-best-ive-ever-seen-benji-sheens/2009/03/27/1237657156529.html|archive-date=28 March 2009}}</ref>

In March, despite speculation that he might play rugby union in Japan, Marshall signed with the Wests Tigers for a further two seasons through to the end of 2011. Following Kiwis captain [[Nathan Cayless]]' retirement from international football, Marshall was named as captain in that year's ANZAC test.

Marshall returned to his old position of five-eighth from July,<ref>{{cite web| work = The Daily Telegraph| location = Sydney|title=Marshall named at five-eighth| url = http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/marshall-named-at-five-eighth/story-e6frexnr-1225744258948|access-date=13 November 2009|date=30 June 2009}}</ref> though both Marshall and coach [[Tim Sheens]] insisted that Marshall had been switching between first and second receiver throughout the entire season.<ref>{{cite web| work = The Daily Telegraph| location = Sydney| title=Secret plot to sack Benji Marshall| first = Andrew| last = Webster|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/secret-plot-to-sack-benji-marshall/story-e6frexnr-1225790156814|access-date=13 November 2009|date=23 October 2009}}</ref> He went on to be named at 5/8 in the Team of the Year as chosen by The Rugby League International Federation.<ref>{{cite web| work =The Daily Telegraph| location = Sydney|title=Hayne named Player of the Year|author=Andrew Webster|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/hayne-named-player-of-the-year/story-e6frexnr-1225795997992|access-date=13 November 2009|date=10 November 2009}}</ref>

[[File:Kurt Gidley and Benji Marshall (26 April 2009).jpg|thumb|right|Marshall running the ball in a match against the [[Newcastle Knights]] in 2009.]]

'''Arguably the best season of Marshall's career; Golden Boot winner (2010)'''

In early 2010, Marshall signed a further extension with the Tigers, to stay at the club until the end of the 2015 season, saying, "I just can't see myself as anything other than a one-club man."<ref>{{cite web| work = The Sydney Morning Herald| publisher = Fairfax| title = Who said loyalty was dead?| first = Glenn| last = Jackson| url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/who-said-loyalty-was-dead-20100224-p3lg.html|access-date=27 February 2010|date=25 February 2010}}</ref>
As captain of New Zealand, Marshall was an automatic selection for the [[All Stars Match|NRL All Stars]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web| work = The Sydney Morning Herald| publisher = Fairfax| title= NRL All Stars Team| url=http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/rugby-league/league-news/nrl-all-stars-team/20100129-n2tj.html?selectedImage=6| access-date =24 January 2012}}</ref>

In March 2010, Marshall scored two tries against the Parramatta Eels to become the highest try-scorer for the Wests Tigers, breaking the record of 43 previously held by [[Daniel Fitzhenry]].<ref>{{cite press release| first = Wayne| last = Cousins| date = 26 March 2010| title = Wests Tigers Beat Parramatta 23–12| url = http://www.weststigers.com.au/news-display/23870/WESTS%20TIGERS%20BEAT%20PARRAMATTA%2023-12%20IN%20NRL/page/8l| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130803033929/http://www.weststigers.com.au/news-display/23870/WESTS%20TIGERS%20BEAT%20PARRAMATTA%2023-12%20IN%20NRL/page/8l| url-status = dead| archive-date = 3 August 2013| access-date = 2 April 2010| publisher = Wests Tigers}}</ref> For the [[2010 Anzac Test]], he captained New Zealand at five-eighth in their loss against Australia. Later that year, in a match against the [[Gold Coast Titans|Titans]], Marshall kicked a 51-metre-long field goal, considered to be the longest in NRL history.<ref>{{cite web| work = Brisbane Times| publisher = Fairfax|title=Oops, I did it again, says Marshall after his big field goal from halfway| first =Glenn| last = Jackson| url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/oops-i-did-it-again-says-marshall-after-his-big-field-goal-from-halfway-20100711-105oo.html|access-date=12 July 2010|date=19 July 2010}}</ref> 2010 was the first season that Marshall had played without missing a game due to injury, and his form was thought to be close to his career-best.<ref>{{cite web| work = The Sydney Morning Herald| publisher = Fairfax|title=Benji's secret session with ex-Socceroos boss| first = Glenn| last = Jackson| url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-match-preview/benjis-secret-session-with-exsocceroos-boss-20100923-15oy6.html|access-date=1 November 2010|date=24 September 2010}}</ref> He played in 34 games in 2010, the most of any NRL player,<ref name="2010 annual">{{cite book| editor-last = Middleton| editor-first = David| title = 2010 Official Rugby League Annual|year=2010|publisher = News Magazines for the National Rugby League|location=Alexandria NSW}}</ref> including the Tigers' 13-12 loss in the preliminary final to the Dragons.

Marshall lead the Kiwis to victory in the [[2010 Four Nations]] tournament, setting up two late tries in what was described as, "perhaps the finest game of his life."<ref name="tele 2016" /> He was then awarded the [[Rugby League World Golden Boot Award]] for international footballer of the year.<ref>{{cite news|author=Brad Walter|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|title=Benji Marshall dedicates Golden Boot award to father|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/benji-marshall-dedicates-golden-boot-award-to-father-20101203-18iov.html|access-date=8 August 2013|date=3 December 2010}}</ref> ''[[Big League]]'' magazine named him one of the year's five top players.<ref name="2010 annual" />

'''Top pointscorer in the NRL; Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year (2011)'''

As New Zealand captain, Marshall was again an automatic selection in the [[2011 All Stars Match]].

In March, Marshall was charged with assault after another man sustained a facial injury during an altercation with Marshall at a McDonald's restaurant in Sydney. In August, the judge dismissed the case, saying she had reasonable doubt that the injury was caused by Marshall.<ref>{{cite web| work = The Sydney Morning Herald| publisher = Fairfax| title= Benji Marshall's assault charge dismissed| last = Scheikowski| first = Margaret| url = http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/benji-marshalls-assault-charge-dismissed-20110824-1j935.html| date = 24 August 2011| access-date=24 April 2012}}</ref>

In round 14 of the 2011 season, Marshall scored 2 tries against the [[New Zealand Warriors]]. He had then scored a try against every team in the NRL.<ref>{{cite web| work = The Daily Telegraph| title=Marshall magic sparks Tigers comeback win|author=Dean Ritchie|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/live-warriors-v-tigers/story-e6frexnr-1226073798972|access-date=15 June 2011|date=13 June 2011}}</ref> Before the end of the season he had eclipsed [[Brett Hodgson]] as the highest scorer in the short history of the Wests Tigers, having amassed 797 points in 151 games.<ref>{{cite web| work = The Daily Telegraph|title=Blake Ayshford bags two as Wests Tigers beat Parramatta Eels in NRL round 24 match|author=David Beniuk|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/tigers-v-eels/story-e6frexnr-1226119061805|access-date=21 August 2011|date=21 August 2011}}</ref> Marshall was the top point-scorer for the [[2011 NRL season]], winning the Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year and also placing second in the Dally M Player of the Year voting. After the post-season test against Australia in Newcastle, Marshall travelled to England with the Kiwis for the [[2011 Four Nations]] tournament.

On 3 November 2011, The annual [[RLIF Awards]] dinner was held at the [[Tower of London]] and Marshall was named stand-off half back of the year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Slater scoops player award|url=http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/15313/7289077/Slater-scoops-player-award|access-date=5 November 2011|work = Sky Sports|date=3 November 2011}}</ref>
[[File:Benji Marshall (7176095836) (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Marshall in 2012|342x342px]]

'''Another respectable season from Marshall with an injury-riddled Tigers team (2012)'''

Marshall captained the [[NRL All Stars team]] to victory in the inaugural [[Arthur Beetson]] trophy.<ref>{{cite web| work = The Sydney Morning Herald| publisher = Fairfax| title = Intensity aplenty with All Star scuffles and Merritt magic| first = Brad| last = Walter| url = http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-match-report/intensity-aplenty-with-all-star-scuffles-and-merritt-magic-20120204-1qz61.html| access-date =5 February 2012| date = 5 February 2012}}</ref> He was one of the few players to appear in every Wests Tigers game for the year and, despite the club's poor showing, led the NRL in try assists and line-break assists in the regular season.<ref>{{cite web|work=The Daily Telegraph|title=NRL Statistics|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/statistics|access-date=12 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=The Score|title=Player Stats|url=https://www.thescore.com.au/nrl/player-stats.html?refresh=1347518725318|access-date=13 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113064917/http://www.thescore.com.au/nrl/player-stats.html?refresh=1347518725318|archive-date=13 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> With the departure of [[Robert Lui]] in the off-season, the club tried a number of players at halfback in 2012, before Marshall switched from five-eighth in May.<ref>{{cite web|work=Rugby League Project|title= Custom Match List|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/MTMtMTUzMC00LS0tLS0tMzEyLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0t|access-date=8 August 2013}}</ref>

In the penultimate game of the regular season, Marshall kicked two goals to become the first Wests Tigers and 43rd player in the [[National Rugby League|Australian competition]] to score one thousand points.<ref>{{cite press release|first=Wayne|last=Cousins|work=Wests Tigers|title=Post match review: Benji Marshall still confident of finals berth|url=http://www.weststigers.com.au/news-display/Post%20match%20review%20Benji%20Marshall%20still%20confident%20of%20finals%20berth/62575|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130405120159/http://www.weststigers.com.au/news-display/Post%20match%20review%20Benji%20Marshall%20still%20confident%20of%20finals%20berth/62575|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 April 2013|access-date=24 February 2012|date=26 August 2012}}</ref> At the end of the season he was nominated for the [[Dally M]] halfback of the year.<ref>{{cite web|work=League Unlimited|title=2012 Dally M Awards Results|url=http://www.leagueunlimited.com/article.php?newsid=23239|access-date=12 September 2012|date=4 September 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906053941/http://www.leagueunlimited.com/article.php?newsid=23239|archive-date=6 September 2012}}</ref>

During the post-season Trans-Tasman Test 10–18 loss to Australia in Townsville, Marshall played his 20th game as New Zealand test captain, breaking the record for 'most capped [[Captain (sports)|captain]]' for the Kiwis previously held by [[Gary Freeman (rugby league)|Gary Freeman]] since 1995.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}

'''Relegation to the bench as career form slumped (2013)'''

As the incumbent New Zealand national captain, Marshall was again selected to play in the [[2013 NRL All Stars game]]. Weeks later, New Zealand coach [[Stephen Kearney]] announced that Marshall had been dropped as the team's captain. Marshall said, "It was the proudest moment of my career, captaining my country. I was lucky enough that I got to break the record for most caps as Kiwi captain. The decision was Steve's and the New Zealand Rugby League's, and it's just a decision I'm just going to have to live with."<ref>{{cite news|author=Glenn Jackson|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|title=Marshall dashed at loss of captaincy|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/marshall-dashed-at-loss-of-captaincy-20130228-2f6zy.html|access-date=10 March 2014|date=28 February 2013}}</ref>

By May, with the Wests Tigers on a losing streak, Marshall was dropped to the bench. Coach [[Mick Potter]] said, "We needed to change something around. We can't just keep doing what we've been doing and expect a result. Benji, as you could imagine, was disappointed. Disappointed is probably not hard enough."<ref>{{cite news|author=Glenn Jackson|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|title=Potter tips gutted Marshall to return to his best form|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/potter-tips-gutted-marshall-to-return-to-his-best-form-20130515-2jmu6.html|access-date=10 March 2014|date=16 May 2013}}</ref> Marshall later admitted he was playing badly and without confidence. "This year, I've hardly taken the line on and I've hardly been tackled. Over the first six rounds I was barely contributing to the team," he said.<ref>{{cite news|author=Benji Marshall|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|title=Too timid, too reactive: I've become a shadow of myself|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/too-timid-too-reactive-ive-become-a-shadow-of-myself-20130511-2jejx.html#ixzz2SyjGJFq1|access-date=10 March 2014|date=12 May 2013}}</ref>

In July, Marshall sought a release from the remaining two years of his contract with Wests Tigers to pursue a career in [[rugby union]], after the club declined to offer him a contract extension and upgrade that had been previously verbally agreed upon.<ref>{{cite news|author=Josh Massoud and James Hooper|work=The Daily Telegraph|title=Wests Tigers decline to offer Benji Marshall a contract extension|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/wests-tigers-decline-to-offer-benji-marshall-a-contract-extension/story-fni3gpz1-1226667830931|access-date=10 March 2014|date=22 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last1=Ritchie| first1= Dean| last2= Crawley| first2= Paul| last3=Massoud| first3=Josh| title=Wests Tigers superstar Benji Marshall requests release from the club to join rugby union| url= http://www.foxsports.com.au/league/nrl-premiership/wests-tigers-superstar-benji-marshall-requests-release-from-the-club-to-join-rugby-union/story-fn2mcuj6-1226679805271| date=15 July 2013|work =The Daily Telegraph| access-date=15 July 2013}}</ref> He finished the remainder of the season before leaving, and left the Wests Tigers as the club's all-time top try and point scorer.

===Highlights===

*''First Grade Debut:'' 2003 – Round 20, Wests Tigers v [[Newcastle Knights]], [[Campbelltown Stadium]], Sydney, 27 July.
*''Premierships:'' 2005 – Wests Tigers defeated North Queensland Cowboys 30 – 16 in the [[2005 NRL Grand Final|Grand Final]], [[Stadium Australia]], Sydney, 2 October.
*''[[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] Test Debut:'' 2005 – [[ANZAC Test]], New Zealand v Australia, [[Suncorp Stadium]], [[Brisbane]], 22 April.
*''New Zealand Test Captain:'' 2008–12
*''New Zealand Test Squad Selection:'' 2005–12
*''[[Rugby League World Cup|World Cups]]:'' 2008 – New Zealand defeated Australia 34 – 20 in [[2008 Rugby League World Cup final|Final]], Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, 26 October.
*''[[All Stars Match|NRL All Stars]] Debut:'' 2010 – NRL All Stars v Indigenous All Stars, [[Skilled Park]], [[Robina, Queensland|Robina]], Queensland, 13 February.
*''NRL All Stars Captain'': 2012–13
*''NRL All Stars Selection:'' 2010–13

==Rugby union==

===Auckland Blues (2014)===

In August Marshall entered negotiations with the [[Blues (Super Rugby)|Blues]] to play [[Super Rugby]] in New Zealand. He indicated his desire to play for the Auckland team, even if it meant a pay cut and the probability of starting on the bench.<ref>{{cite web|last=Morton|first=Jim|title=Benji Marshall starts singing the sweet Blues|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/8997238/Benji-Marshall-starts-singing-the-Blues|access-date=3 August 2013|work =Rugby Heaven|date=2 August 2013 | publisher = Fairfax}}</ref>

Marshall signed a two-year deal with the Auckland franchise worth close to $500,000 a season, announced via Blues official YouTube channel,<ref>{{cite web| first1=Stacey| last1=Kirk|first2=Liam| last2=Napier|title=Benji's coming home, but will skip World Cup|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/9024143/Benji-coming-home-as-he-signs-with-Blues|access-date=10 August 2013| work = Rugby Heaven| date=10 August 2013| publisher = Fairfax}}</ref> with Marshall wearing the Blues jumper while still signed with Wests Tigers. Blues coach [[John Kirwan (rugby)|Sir John Kirwan]] hinted that number 10 (first five-eighth), not 15 (fullback), may be Marshall's ideal position.<ref>{{cite press release| first=James| last=Mortimer| url= http://www.allblacks.com/news/24164/Could-Marshall-be-the-general-the-Blues-have-been-seeking| title=Could Marshall be the general the Blues have been seeking?| publisher=All Blacks| date=28 January 2014| access-date=28 January 2014}}</ref><ref name=marshall-to-start-at-10>{{cite press release| title=Benji Marshall to start at 10 for the Blues| url=http://theblues.co.nz/News/2014-1-30/Benji-Marshall-to-start-at-10-for-the-Blues.aspx| publisher=Blues| date=30 January 2014| access-date=30 January 2014| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309234325/http://theblues.co.nz/News/2014-1-30/Benji-Marshall-to-start-at-10-for-the-Blues.aspx| archive-date=9 March 2014}}</ref><ref name=marshall-q-and-a>{{cite press release| title=Q&A with Benji Marshall| url=http://theblues.co.nz/News/2014-1-31/QA-with-Benji-Marshall.aspx| publisher=Blues| date=31 January 2014| access-date=31 January 2014| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124000345/http://theblues.co.nz/News/2014-1-31/QA-with-Benji-Marshall.aspx| archive-date=24 January 2015}}</ref> Marshall later said, "I'm a little bit dirty on myself for the way I left. I could've done things a lot better. I know that. The whole Auckland Blues jumper fiasco. The disrespect of doing that. I didn't know it at the time, and people around me were telling me to do it. I was dumb enough to listen."<ref>{{cite news| work= Sydney Morning Herald | title=A crisis of identity: The real tales from Tiger town|author=Michael Chammas| url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/a-crisis-of-identity-the-real-tales-from-tiger-town-20210827-p58mm6.html}}</ref>

In February 2014, Marshall made his Super Rugby debut for the [[Blues (Super Rugby)|Blues]] against the [[Highlanders (rugby)|Highlanders]] at [[Forsyth Barr Stadium]] in [[Dunedin]] coming on off the bench in the 59th minute playing at fullback which resulted in a re-shuffle with [[Charles Piutau]] shifting to the centres. In his debut game he set up a line-break assist to [[Peter Saili]], which led to a try to [[Patrick Tuipulotu]]. However, the Blues end-up losing 21–29.<ref>{{cite press release| title=Benji Marshall sets-up try in Super Rugby debut defeat| url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/benji-marshall-sets-up-try-in-super-rugby-debut-defeat-20140223-339t2.html| work=The Sydney Morning Herald| date=22 February 2014| access-date=22 February 2014}}</ref>

On 15 March 2014, Marshall made his first appearance at fullback for the Blues for the clash against the South African team, the {{Rut|Lions}} at [[Ellis Park Stadium]] in Johannesburg. During the game, he scored his first Super Rugby try in the second half of the game (in the 80th minute). He made 10 runs (130 metres), 2 line-breaks, 3 Offloads and 2 Try-Assists - setting up a try to team outside-backs [[Frank Halai]] (in the 65th minute) and [[George Moala]] (in the 71st minute). Unfortunately, the Blues end-up losing 36–39. Despite the loss, Marshall made a couple of great touches with the ball and produce a strong performance in the game.<ref>{{cite press release| title=Benji Marshall scores first Super Rugby try but Blues leave run too late in loss to Lions| url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/rugby/benji-marshall-scores-first-super-rugby-try-but-blues-leave-run-too-late-in-loss-to-lions/story-fnii0ksb-12268560046001226856004600| work=The Courier Mail| date=16 March 2014| access-date=16 March 2014}}</ref> Following round 5 (of the 2014 Super Rugby Season), Marshall was named at Fullback in the Fox-Sports' Round 5 Super Rugby 'Team of the week'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.foxsports.com.au/rugby/super-rugby/benji-marshall-nic-white-and-conrad-smith-all-make-our-r5-super-rugby-team-of-the-week/story-e6frf4qu-1226857824221| title = Benji Marshall, Nic White and Conrad Smith all make our R5 Super Rugby team of the week| work = FOX-SPORTS| publisher= Toby Sinclair| date= 18 March 2014| access-date= 18 March 2014}}</ref>

However, on 23 April 2014, having made just one start and six appearances, Marshall was released from his contract with the Blues.<ref name="The Blues and Benji Marshall to part ways">{{cite press release| url=http://www.theblues.co.nz/News/2014-4-23/The-Blues-and-Benji-Marshall-to-part-ways.aspx| title=The Blues and Benji Marshall to part ways| publisher=Blues| date=23 April 2014| access-date=23 April 2014| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426125119/http://theblues.co.nz/News/2014-4-23/The-Blues-and-Benji-Marshall-to-part-ways.aspx| archive-date=26 April 2014}}</ref>

==Return to rugby league==

===St. George Illawarra Dragons (2014-2016)===
'''Return to rugby league (2014)'''

On 9 May 2014, Marshall signed a {{frac|2|1|2}}-year contract with the [[St George Illawarra Dragons]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/benji-marshall-signs-with-dragons/tabid/10874/newsid/78285/default.aspx| title = Benji Marshall signs with Dragons|publisher=NRL.com| date= 9 May 2014| access-date= 9 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/benji-marshall-has-signed-a-twoandahalf-year-deal-with-the-st-george-illawarra-dragons/story-fni3g9a3-1226911974443| title = Benji Marshall has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the St George Illawarra Dragons| work =The Daily Telegraph| date= 9 May 2014| access-date= 9 May 2014}}</ref> He finished the year playing in 15 games and scoring 3 tries.

'''Surprise season; finishing in second place in Dally M Player of the Year voting (2015)'''

In 2015, Marshall steered the [[St George Illawarra Dragons|Dragons]] to their first NRL finals series since coach [[Wayne Bennett (rugby league)|Wayne Bennett]] left the club at the end of the 2011 season. The Dragons were defeated in golden point extra time by the Bulldogs in the first elimination final<ref>{{cite news|title=Late drama sees Bulldogs overcome Dragons in golden point classic|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-12/bulldogs-beat-dragons-with-josh-reynolds-golden-point/6771166|work=ABC News|publisher=ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)|date=12 September 2015|language=en-AU}}</ref> with Marshall being forced from the field in the second half with an ankle injury.

Marshall finished equal second in the [[2015 Dally M Awards|Dally M medal count]], behind [[Johnathan Thurston]], who won the People's Choice award, along with the Player of the Year and Halfback of the Year.

'''Nagging injuries and a shell of his former self (2016)'''

On 24 July, Marshall played his 250th NRL game, playing against his former club Wests Tigers.<ref>[https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/nrl/benji-marshall-to-play-250th-game-with-eyes-on-more-to-come/news-story/e470734b1012396732ffb9e31b49da84 Mr 250 already looking at 300]</ref> Marshall had been set to play game number 250 the weekend earlier against the Gold Coast Titans,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gallery: Benji Marshall 250 Games|url=https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2016/07/11/gallery-benji-marshall-250-games/|access-date=2022-01-24|website=St George Illawarra Dragons|date=11 July 2016 |language=en}}</ref> before a troublesome hamstring pushed it back a week. Benji ran out in his 250th game in the Red V of St George, meaning that he ended up playing a major milestone match against a team he played most of his career with.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/sport/league/benji-marshall-moved-family-gesture-250th-game-wasnt-just-any-haka| title = Benji Marshall moved by family gesture for 250th game: 'It wasn't just any haka'}} </ref>

===Brisbane Broncos (2017)===
'''Mid-career crisis and attempts to 'enjoy the game again' (2017)'''

After rejecting a one-year extension worth $300,000, Marshall decided to reunite with [[Wayne Bennett (rugby league)|Wayne Bennett]] and sign with the [[Brisbane Broncos]] on a one-year deal.<ref name=bennett>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/done-deal-benji-marshall-signs-with-brisbane-broncos-for-season-2017/news-story/99ae07cf5c1aacd1b45e0581d78dc8d6| title = Benji Marshall signs with Brisbane Broncos for season 2017| work =foxsports.com.au| date= 21 October 2016| access-date= 21 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/its-official-benji-marshall-signs-oneyear-deal-with-brisbane-broncos-20161021-gs80ik.html| title = It's official: Benji Marshall signs one-year deal with Brisbane Broncos| work =The Sydney Morning Herald| publisher= Adrian Proszenko| date= 21 October 2016| access-date= 21 October 2016}}</ref> Marshall later said, "I had nowhere to go so I called him and he just said, 'come to Brisbane'. He talked to me about just enjoying the game again, which I had lost. I've just been trying to do that ever since."<ref>{{cite web| work= nrl.com| title='I want that guy back': How Bennett rejuvenated Marshall's career|author=Brad Walter | date=November 2019| url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/11/01/i-want-that-guy-back-how-bennett-rejuvenated-marshalls-career/}}</ref> He played in 13 games for them, sometimes covering injured or representative players, and sometimes playing as a utility off the bench.

===Return to Wests Tigers (2018-2020)===
'''Homecoming; slow but sure return to the Benji of the past (2018)'''

Marshall signed a deal in August 2017 to go back to his first club The [[Wests Tigers]] for one year. With the departure of Aaron Woods, Marshall was named as one of 5 co-captains at Wests Tigers, alongside [[Chris Lawrence (rugby league)|Chris Lawrence]], [[Elijah Taylor (rugby league)|Elijah Taylor]], [[Russell Packer]] and [[Josh Reynolds (Australian rugby league player)|Josh Reynolds]]. Coach [[Ivan Cleary]] said, "I just think it's the right model for us right now. When we started this preseason it was pretty obvious straight away that there was no real pecking order. There was no set culture to adhere to. It was all new."<ref>{{cite web| work= nrl.com | title=Wests Tigers name five co-captains for 2018| author=Michael Chammas | date=14 February 2018| url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/02/14/wests-tigers-name-five-co-captains-for-2018/|archive-date=14 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214065439/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/02/14/wests-tigers-name-five-co-captains-for-2018/}}</ref> With the role rotating, Marshall made his return as on-field captain in round 3.

Named on the bench for his return in round 1, Marshall got a call-up to five-eighth after a late injury to [[Josh Reynolds (Australian rugby league player)|Josh Reynolds]], and was said to play a "central role" in the surprise victory over eventual premiers the Sydney Roosters.<ref>{{cite web| work= nrl.com | title=Benji solves key problems for Tigers: Elijah|author=Tanisha Stanton | date=13 March 2018| url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/03/13/benji-marshall-solves-key-problems-for-wests-tigers-elijah-taylor/}}</ref> Marshall said, "I'm just enjoying being back in this No.6 jersey and I'm going to give my all every week to try and stay in it. If that happens I'll be pretty happy. I thought my career was coming to an end so to get this opportunity is a dream come true for me."<ref>{{cite web| work= Fox Sports | title=Benji Marshall's extraordinary role in Wests Tigers undefeated start to 2018 NRL season| author=Tony Webeck | date=17 March 2018| url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/tigers/benji-marshalls-extraordinary-role-in-wests-tigers-undefeated-start-to-2018-nrl-season/news-story/fe52128045f5b65fad656cec15b2193f}}</ref> With Reynolds suffering further injuries, Marshall made 21 appearances for the season as Wests' missed out on the finals, finishing in 9th position.

'''Veteran experience and subsequent return to the Kiwis' squad (2019)'''

Marshall's contract renewal for 2019 was announced at the same time as long-time teammate [[Robbie Farah]]. Farah said, "Once he texted me late last night to tell me he was staying on again, it relieved the nerves, to be honest. To know he was there for another year - the two old boys at the club - it made me feel a lot better."<ref>{{cite web| work= nrl.com | title=Marshall and Farah commit to Wests Tigers in 2019|author=Michael Chammas | date=29 August 2018| url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/08/29/benji-marshall-and-robbie-farah-commit-to-play-on-in-2019/}}</ref>

Marshall was selected to represent the New Zealand Kiwis for their matchup against Tonga on 22 June. He started as halfback, pairing with [[Shaun Johnson]] for a much anticipated halves combination. This was his first appearance for the Kiwis in seven years, and also his return to captaincy. They won the game 34–14.

Marshall made 19 appearances for the [[Wests Tigers]] in the [[2019 NRL season]] as the club finished ninth on the table and missed out on the finals. The year also saw Marshall put in a number of strong performances.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/09/08/ruled-out-farah-gets-last-minute-call-up-after-warm-up-injury/|title=Ruled out, Farah gets last-minute call-up after warm-up injury|website=NRL|date=8 September 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/robbie-farah-paul-gallen-private-chat-before-sharks-tigers/eebca170-6880-4a0b-8d1c-ddcc9088872a/|title=Robbie Farah's cryptic chat with Paul Gallen ahead of Leichhardt Oval showdown|website=WWOS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nrl/story/_/id/27564311/cronulla-sharks-ruin-fairytale-wests-tigers-robbie-farah/|title=Cronulla Sharks ruin fairytale for Wests Tigers' Robbie Farah|website=ESPN|date=8 September 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/08/24/benji-brilliance-as-wests-tigers-demolish-knights-finals-hopes/|title=Benji brilliance as Wests Tigers demolish Knights' finals hopes|website=NRL|date=24 August 2019 }}</ref>

At the end of the regular season, Marshall captained New Zealand in two further tests, breaking the record for most matches as captain for them at 22. Wayne Bennett said, "I think it is great what the coach has done in bringing him back because he brings so much. They all get older, there's no doubt about that but they don't lose their skill level, they don't lose their commitment, they might lose a yard of speed but that's about all."<ref name=bennett />

'''Comeback season, final stint at the Tigers (2020)'''

After the first game of the season, Fox Sports had a headline, "Benji Marshall is the second oldest player in the NRL. He's not playing like it." Finishing the game with one try, two try assists, and returning to the goal-kicking role for the first time since leaving Wests Tigers in 2013, Marshall said, "I am actually proud of myself that I am still playing. There was a pretty tough patch there when I thought I was going to have to retire, especially when I went to Brisbane." On 8 August, in round 13 of the season, Marshall and fellow Wests Tigers teammate [[Chris Lawrence (rugby league)|Chris Lawrence]] played their 250th games for the Tigers in a 44–4 loss against the Newcastle Knights.<ref>{{cite web| work= Fox Sports| title=Benji Marshall is the second oldest player in the NRL. He's not playing like it|author=Matt Encarnacion | date=15 March 2020| url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2020-benji-marshall-wests-tigers-vs-st-george-illawarra-dragons-round-1-coronavirus-rugby-league/news-story/6e4d91505b3557605d5f5b4641eb4d72}}</ref>

Towards the back end of the [[2020 NRL season|season]], Marshall was informed by Wests that he was not part of their plans going into the 2021 season. In round 20, he played his final game for the club against Parramatta. Marshall was taken from the field early in the first half with a rib injury and did not return as Wests lost 28–24 at [[Bankwest Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/tigers-cut-eight-players-as-they-overhaul-squad-in-attempt-to-end-finals-woes/news-story/659e6de60daa3b8a3cf2071339577ead/|title=Tigers show EIGHT players the door as Madge cleans house after another miserable season|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=28 September 2020 }}</ref>

===South Sydney Rabbitohs (2021)===
'''Farewell season; and one more opportunity at a premiership (2021)'''

On 29 January, Marshall signed a one-year contract with the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rabbitohs.com.au/news/2021/01/29/rabbitohs-sign-international-half-benji-marshall-for-season-2021/|title=Rabbitohs sign international half Benji Marshall for season 2021|website=www.rabbitohs.com.au}}</ref> He made his debut for them in round 1 in a 26-18 loss against Melbourne.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/mar/11/ryan-papenhuyzen-at-the-double-as-melbourne-storm-see-off-souths-in-nrl-season-opener/|title=Papenhuyzen at the double as Storm see off Rabbitohs in NRL season opener|newspaper=The Guardian|date=11 March 2021 }}</ref>

In round 5 against Brisbane, he scored his first try for South Sydney in a 35-6 victory at [[Stadium Australia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/south-sydneys-adam-reynolds-kicks-first-two-point-field-goal-since-1970/news-story/16b218559a8ff0c16820742615d1495d/|title=South Sydney's Adam Reynolds kicks first two point field goal since 1970|website=www.news.com.au}}</ref> and in round 7, he scored two tries for South Sydney in a 40-30 victory over the Gold Coast, playing at centre.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-23/nrl-parramatta-brisbane-broncos-south-sydney-gold-coast/100087882/|title=Parramatta thrashes Brisbane Broncos 46-6, Benji Marshall inspires South Sydney to 40-30 NRL win over Gold Coast|newspaper=ABC News|date=23 April 2021 }}</ref>

Marshall played a total of 22 games for South Sydney in the [[2021 NRL season]] including the club's [[2021 NRL Grand Final]] defeat against [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/oct/04/one-of-finest-nrl-grand-finals-of-all-time-provides-cure-to-difficult-season/|title=One of finest NRL grand finals of all time provides cure to difficult season|newspaper=The Guardian|date=3 October 2021 |last1=Tedeschi |first1=Nick }}</ref> Following the NRL premiership decider, Marshall announced his retirement on 6 October.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-06|title=Benji Marshall Announces His Retirement|url=https://www.rabbitohs.com.au/news/2021/10/06/benji-marshall-announces-his-retirement/|access-date=2022-01-24|website=South Sydney Rabbitohs|language=en}}</ref> He then signed a two-year contract with Fox Sports to work as an analyst/pundit.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-06|title=NRL: Kiwis great Benji Marshall confirms emotional retirement from rugby league|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/300424229/nrl-kiwis-great-benji-marshall-confirms-emotional-retirement-from-rugby-league|access-date=2022-01-24|website=Stuff|language=en}}</ref>

In the [[2022 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)|2022 Queen's Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours]], Marshall was appointed a [[Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit]], for services to rugby league.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-queens-birthday-and-platinum-jubilee-honours-list-2022/W53HWSV4TI7DGRF66KXQCTHB34/ |title=The Queen's Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours List 2022 |date=6 June 2022 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=6 June 2022}}</ref>
==Coaching career==
In 2022, it was announced that Marshall would be appointed the Tigers' assistant coach under long-time head coach Tim Sheens, with the original plan being an assistant coach for the 2023 and 2024 NRL seasons, which would see him take over the head coaching role in the 2025 season after Sheens' retirement.

However due to the Tigers' poor 2023 season, the club mutually parted ways with Sheens in August, with Marshall moving into the head coach role a year earlier than expected. Marshall would assume the role in the Tigers' Round 25 match, where the Tigers would break a 10-game losing streak, defeating the Dolphins 24-22. The final 3 games of the 2023 NRL season officially do not count toward Marshall's coaching record, as Tim Sheens was still technically the head coach until the conclusion of the season.

=== Wests Tigers (2024-)===
Marshall was announced as the new head coach for the Wests Tigers starting in 2024. Marshall earned his first win as head coach in round 3 of the [[2024 NRL season]] against Cronulla.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-23/nrl-live-updates-bulldogs-titans-dragons-cowboys-tigers-sharks/103624114/|title=Tigers defeat Sharks 32-6 to earn Benji Marshall his first win, after Cowboys thump Dragons 46-24, Gold Coast loses 32-0 to Bulldogs|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>

==Media appearances==
In 2022, Marshall competed on the [[The Celebrity Apprentice Australia (season 6)|sixth season]] of ''[[The Celebrity Apprentice Australia]]''. On June 21, he was declared the winner of the series, raising over $487,000 for his chosen charity [[Souths Cares]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Benji Marshall|url=https://9now.nine.com.au/benji-marshall|website=9 Now|access-date=30 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|title=Benji Marshall wins Celebrity Apprentice 2022|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/06/benji-marshall-wins-celebrity-apprentice-2022.html|website=[[TV Tonight]]|date=22 June 2022 |access-date=30 June 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==

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*[https://www.weststigers.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/wests-tigers/benji-marshall/ Wests Tigers profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403163033/https://www.weststigers.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/wests-tigers/benji-marshall/ |date=3 April 2020 }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170331213451/http://www.broncos.com.au/team/profiles/benji_marshall.html Brisbane Broncos profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160701070328/http://www.dragons.com.au/team/profiles/benji_marshall_0.html St. George Illawarra Dragons profile]
*https://web.archive.org/web/20130503092218/http://www.benjimarshall.com.au/
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20161026232550/http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/playerstats/playerprofile/tabid/10898/clubid/12/playerid/210/seasonid/44/default.aspx NRL profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140309203005/http://www.theblues.co.nz/players/0-Benji-Marshall.aspx Blues profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120204014931/http://stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/players/B/Benji_Marshall.html Benji Marshall at ''Rugby League Tables'']

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Wayne Bennett (rugby league)

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{{Short description|Australian rugby league coach and former footballer}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=May 2024}}
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| coachteam2 = [[Past Brothers]]
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| coachteam3 = [[Souths Logan Magpies|Southern Suburbs]]
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| coachteam4 = [[Canberra Raiders]]
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| coachteam5 = [[Brisbane Broncos]]
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| coachyearEstart = 2001
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| coachyearFstart = 2004
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| coachyearHstart = 2010
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| coachyearJstart = 2016
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| coachyearKstart = 2019
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| coachyearLstart = 2020
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| retired = no
| source = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/05/06/inside-waynes-world-part-vi-by-the-numbers/|title=National Rugby League|date=6 May 2023 |access-date=10 May 2023}}</ref>
| updated = 4 May 2024
}}

'''Wayne James Bennett''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}} (born 1 January 1950), also known by the [[nickname]] "Benny",<ref>{{Cite news
|last= Prichard|first= Greg|title= Dare I say it, Benny might have the edge on Gibson|work= [[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|place= Australia|date= 5 October 2010|url= http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/dare-i-say-it-benny-might-have-the-edge-on-gibson-20101004-164cz.html|access-date= 5 October 2010
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170302171041/http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/dare-i-say-it-benny-might-have-the-edge-on-gibson-20101004-164cz.html|archive-date= 2 March 2017|url-status= live}}</ref> is an Australian professional [[rugby league]] football coach and former player. He is currently the [[head coach]] of the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL),<ref>{{Cite news |last=Proszenko |first=Michael |date=13 October 2021 |title=NRL open to adding 18th team after Dolphins get nod as new Brisbane club|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/dolphins-officially-handed-the-nrl-s-17th-license-20211013-p58zkc.html|access-date=31 May 2022|newspaper=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|language=en}}</ref> and has previously coached the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]], the [[Brisbane Broncos]], the [[Newcastle Knights]], the [[St George Illawarra Dragons]], the [[Canberra Raiders]], the [[Queensland rugby league team|Queensland Maroons State of Origin team]], the [[All Stars match|NRL All Stars]] and the [[Australian national rugby league team|Australian Kangaroos national team]] as well as the [[England national rugby league team|England]] and [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] national teams.

Widely regarded as one of the sport's greatest ever coaches, Bennett holds the Australian rugby league coaching record for the most grand final wins, winning seven premierships from ten grand final appearances in the NRL and its predecessors the [[Super League (Australia)|Super League]] and [[New South Wales Rugby League]],<ref>{{cite news|last= Masters|first= Roy|title= Broncos shine on centre stage|work = The Sydney Morning Herald|date = 2 October 2006| url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/league/broncos-shine-on-centre-stage/2006/10/01/1159641214513.html| access-date = 16 December 2009| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20121105132142/http://www.smh.com.au/news/league/broncos-shine-on-centre-stage/2006/10/01/1159641214513.html| archive-date = 5 November 2012| url-status = live}}</ref> plus one premiership in the [[Brisbane Rugby League premiership|Brisbane Rugby League]] with [[Souths Logan Magpies|Southern Suburbs]] in [[1985 Brisbane Rugby League season|1985]]. Bennett also holds the records for most seasons with a single club; twenty-four with the Brisbane Broncos, most games won as coach, and most games coached at over a thousand first-grade games, being recognised by the NRL in Round 10 of the 2023 season as having coached 900 games in the competition and its predecessors.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/wayne-bennett%E2%80%99s-900th-game-super-coach-magic-round/kvrhwaszhfv2mvxtl2knqckf | title=Wayne Bennett's 900th game: How opposing coaches have fared against the super coach | date=5 May 2023 }}</ref>

Additionally, he was a coaching adviser to the [[Tonga national rugby league team]] in 2022<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/06/04/bennett-young-join-tonga-coaching-staff/ | title=Bennett, Young join Tonga coaching staff | date=4 June 2022 }}</ref> and the assistant head coach of [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] in 2008.

As a player, Bennett was an [[Australia national rugby league team|Australian international]] and [[Queensland rugby league team|Queensland interstate]] representative {{rlp|fb}} or {{rlp|wg}} in the 1970s. He also played at club level with the [[Huddersfield Giants]] in England. Before becoming a full-time football coach in 1976, Bennett worked as a [[Queensland Police]] officer.

==Early life==
Bennett was born in the small township of [[Allora, Queensland]], Australia.<ref>{{Cite news
| last = Heming
| first = Wayne
| title = Warwick to be Waynewick for a week
| work = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]]
| place = Australia
| date = 5 October 2010
| url = http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/warwick-to-be-waynewick-for-a-week-20101005-165q7.html
| access-date = 6 October 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120826104952/http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/warwick-to-be-waynewick-for-a-week-20101005-165q7.html
| archive-date = 26 August 2012
| url-status = live
}}</ref> He grew up in a working-class family in nearby [[Warwick, Queensland|Warwick]] with an alcoholic father who deserted the family when Wayne was eleven years old, resulting in him entering the workforce at an early age. He has two sisters, Michelle and Gretta and two brothers, [[Bob Bennett (rugby league)|Robert]]<ref>{{Cite news
| last = Hardwick
| first = Peter
| title = Wayne Bennett in town for lunch
| work = [[The Chronicle (Toowoomba)|The Chronicle]]
| place = Australia
| publisher = APN News & Media Ltd
| date = 28 December 2009
| url = http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2009/12/28/famous-family-meets-up-for-festive-lunch/
| access-date = 5 October 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110706113547/http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2009/12/28/famous-family-meets-up-for-festive-lunch/
| archive-date = 6 July 2011
| url-status = live
}}</ref> and Dwight. Bennett is an avowed non-smoker, non-drinker and non-gambler. Before becoming involved with the [[Queensland Rugby League]] on a full-time basis, Bennett commenced work as a police officer at age fifteen while playing junior rugby league in Warwick. His family had ties to the police and rugby league in South East Queensland through his uncle, 1948 Kangaroo forward Eddie Brosnan.<ref>{{Cite news
| title = Brisbane Bulldogs History
| work = policerugbyleague.com.au
| place = Australia
| publisher = Queensland Police Service Rugby League
| year = 2008
| url = http://www.policerugbyleague.com.au/web/teams/brisbane_bulldogs.html
| access-date = 5 October 2010
| url-status = dead
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101004185828/http://www.policerugbyleague.com.au/web/teams/brisbane_bulldogs.html
| archive-date = 4 October 2010}}</ref>

==Playing career (1970–1974)==
Bennett's playing career began with appearances for Warwick and Toowoomba in the South-West District Rugby League, and the All Whites in the Ipswich Rugby League. His first-grade appearances were for [[Past Brothers]] and [[Souths Logan Magpies|Southern Suburbs]] in the [[Brisbane Rugby League premiership]] (BRL). He was a talented {{rlp|wg}} and goal-kicker, and represented [[Queensland Maroons|Queensland]] nine times between 1971 and 1973, including seven games against [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]].<ref>{{cite web|last=qrl.com.au|title=Queensland Representative Players|url=http://www.qrl.com.au/default.aspx?s=history-players|work=History|publisher=[[Queensland Rugby League]]|access-date=8 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201055656/http://www.qrl.com.au/default.aspx?s=history-players|archive-date=1 December 2011}}</ref> Coached by [[Bob Bax]], Bennett credits him as being a major influence in his own later coaching career.<ref>{{cite news|last=AAP|title=Broncos say goodbye to a legend|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1318241/2055595|access-date=14 September 2013|newspaper=[[tvnz]].co.nz|date=3 September 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113185421/http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1318241/2055595|archive-date=13 January 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Bennett also played two tour matches for [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]] on the [[1971 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand|1971 tour of New Zealand]]. In 1972, Bennett played for [[Toowoomba rugby league team|Toowoomba]] in the last [[Bulimba Cup]] Final against Brisbane.<ref>{{cite news|last=Middleton|first=David|title=Lang v Bennett: the final duel|url=http://www.nrl.com/lang-v-bennett-the-final-duel/tabid/10874/newsid/63996/default.aspx|access-date=8 November 2011|newspaper=[[NRL]]|date=31 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113220112/http://www.nrl.com/lang-v-bennett-the-final-duel/tabid/10874/newsid/63996/default.aspx|archive-date=13 January 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> After that, he played for [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]] in England alongside fellow Queenslander and future brother-in-law [[Greg Veivers]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = Sports Corner:Rugby League
| work = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]]
| place = Australia
| pages = 21
| date = 10 October 1972
| url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rLIyAAAAIBAJ&pg=6395,3804568
| access-date = 7 January 2010}}</ref> Bennett played for Brisbane's [[Past Brothers|Brothers]] club and under coach [[Paul Broughton]] reached the 1974 Grand Final which they lost to [[Fortitude Valley Diehards|Fortitude Valley]]. Bennett was the top tryscorer in the [[1975 Brisbane Rugby League season]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Waite |first=Roger |date=2022 |title=The Glory Days of the Brisbane Rugby League (Seasons 1977 to 1987) |url=http://www.rogerswebsite.com/rl/TheGloryDaysoftheBRL(1977-1987).pdf |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=rogerswebsite.com}}</ref>

==Coaching career (1976–present)==
===Early years (1976–1985)===
From 1975–77, Bennett coached the U18s Queensland Police Academy in the Brisbane local competition and the Police Academy Cadet Team versus the NSW Police Academy.{{cn|date=May 2023}}

In 1976, he began full-time coaching in Ipswich, coaching three games for the midweek Amco and Carlton Cups,<ref>{{cite news
| last = Lewis
| first = Daniel
| title = Bennett swears he has a sense of humour, just doesn't often show it
| work = The Sydney Morning Herald
| place = Australia
| date = 21 September 2010
| url = http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-match-preview/bennett-swears-he-has-a-sense-of-humour-just-doesnt-often-show-it-20100920-15jt8.html
| access-date = 20 September 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100923073247/http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-match-preview/bennett-swears-he-has-a-sense-of-humour-just-doesnt-often-show-it-20100920-15jt8.html
| archive-date = 23 September 2010
| url-status = live
}}</ref> before moving to [[Brisbane Rugby League]] Premiership sides, [[Souths Logan Magpies|Souths]] (who he captain-coached in 1977) and [[Past Brothers|Brothers]].

After the births of his three children, Bennett had a break from coaching. He returned in 1983 as coach of Souths Acacia Ridge under 16s as well as the Queensland Police Academy under 18s team which he took to a premiership. He also worked as the Police Academy's fitness instructor.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hooper|first1=Chloe|title=Tall Man: The Death of Doomadgee|date=2009|publisher=Scribner|location=USA|page=182|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cEwi8_ZJqtQC|access-date=3 September 2014|isbn=9781416594598|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011200029/https://books.google.com.au/books?id=cEwi8_ZJqtQC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=true|archive-date=11 October 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Bennett then took over the Souths job and took them to the 1984 grand final, which they lost to the [[Wynnum-Manly Seagulls]]. Revenge was to come a year later when the Bennett-coached Magpies defeated the Seagulls 10–8 in the BRL grand final to take the premiership. This was against a Seagulls line-up featuring Australian captain [[Wally Lewis]] and centre [[Gene Miles]], both of whom would later captain the Brisbane Broncos under Bennett.

===Queensland Maroons (1986–1988)===
In 1986, Bennett took over from [[Des Morris]] as coach of the [[Queensland State of Origin team]].<ref>{{cite news
| last = Tait
| first = Paul
| title = Now Abbot attacks Fearnley
| work = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]]
| place = Australia
| pages = 31
| date = 28 February 1986
| url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s2MUAAAAIBAJ&pg=5363,8454667
| access-date = 21 April 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160417131103/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s2MUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KOgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5363,8454667
| archive-date = 17 April 2016
| url-status = live
}}</ref> The Maroons were beaten 3–0 in a series whitewash that year; however, Bennett was retained as Queensland's coach for two more years.

===Canberra Raiders (1987)===
In 1987, Bennett moved interstate to join the NSWRL's Winfield Cup Premiership when he was appointed co-coach of the [[Canberra Raiders]] alongside then Australian team coach [[Don Furner]]. With the Queensland side, Bennett won the [[1987 State of Origin series]]. By the end of the [[1987 NSWRL season]], he and Furner had guided the Raiders to their first Grand Final which was lost to the [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]] 18–8.

===Brisbane Broncos (1988–2008)===
Bennett was appointed to be the first coach of the [[Brisbane Broncos]] when the club was formed in [[Brisbane Broncos 1988|1988]]. That season with the Maroons, he defeated New South Wales in a 3 nil whitewash in the State of Origin, but Bennett discontinued his representative coaching to focus on the Broncos.

Bennett's reputation for being able to make tough and even unpopular decisions was characterised by his sacking of [[Wally Lewis]] as club captain in 1990. At the end of the season, Lewis was not made an offer large enough to retain him, with Bennett citing salary cap restrictions and the need to keep Sydney clubs away from more junior talent coming through.<ref>{{cite book
| last = Harms
| first = John
| title = The Pearl: Steve Renouf's Story
| publisher = [[University of Queensland]] Press
| year = 2005
| location = Australia
| pages = 103
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=OFE2EZ7JyEkC
| isbn = 978-0-7022-3536-8}}
</ref> The Broncos won their first premierships in 1992 under Bennett. In the weeks following the grand final, Bennett travelled with the Broncos to England, where they played the [[1992 World Club Challenge]] against British champions [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]], helping Brisbane become the first NSWRL club to win the match in Britain. The following season, the Broncos again won the grand final, gaining a second consecutive premiership. During the 1994 QLDRL season, Bennett coached defending premiers Brisbane when they unsuccessfully hosted British champions [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] for the [[1994 World Club Challenge]].

Bennett was appointed as Queensland coach again for the [[1995 State of Origin series]] but pulled out of the position after players aligned with the breakaway [[Super League (Australia)|Super League]] organisation (including the majority of his club team, the Brisbane Broncos) were refused selection. In the [[1997 Super League (Australia) season|1997 Super League season]], the Broncos dominated under Bennett, winning the [[1997 World Club Championship]] as well as the Telstra Cup grand final in Brisbane. Bennett resumed representative coaching duties in 1998 with Queensland and was also given the honour of coaching Australia when he was appointed to replace [[Bob Fulton]] as [[Australia national rugby league team|Kangaroos]] coach. Australia was undefeated in two [[Rugby league#Competitions|test matches]] against [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]]. Bennett won his fourth premiership with the Broncos when they took the [[1998 NRL grand final]], and he was also named Coach of the Year at the Queensland Sport Awards.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Queensland Sport Awards Winners 1995–2008
|work=qsport.org.au
|publisher=QSport
|url=http://www.qsport.org.au/Qld%20Sport%20Awards%20Award%20Winners%201995-2008.pdf
|access-date=5 December 2009
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091127234202/http://www.qsport.org.au/Qld%20Sport%20Awards%20Award%20Winners%201995-2008.pdf
|archive-date=27 November 2009
}}</ref> Bennett ceased coaching the Australian national team in March 1999, and was replaced by [[Chris Anderson (rugby league)|Chris Anderson]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = Chris Anderson
| work = BBC Sport 2001 Ashes squad guide
| place = UK
| publisher = [[BBC]]
| year = 2001
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/in_depth/rugby_league/2001/ashes/default.stm
| access-date = 14 September 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090718190222/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/in_depth/rugby_league/2001/ashes/default.stm
| archive-date = 18 July 2009
| url-status = live
}}</ref>

In 2000, Bennett won his fifth premiership with the Broncos. Following the premiership win, the [[Australian Rugby Union]] tried to poach Bennett, but he declined.<ref>{{cite news|last=AAP|title=Union tried to poach Bennett|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/488120/707065|access-date=23 June 2012|newspaper=One News|date=27 April 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714224957/http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/488120/707065|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Having won the [[2000 NRL Premiership]], the Broncos travelled to England to play against 2000's [[Super League V]] Champions, [[St Helens R.F.C.]] for the [[2001 World Club Challenge]], with Bennett overseeing Brisbane's loss. Bennett would again coach Queensland in 2001, gaining widespread attention after his decision to recall [[Allan Langer]] to the Maroons from the [[Super League]] for the deciding third game of the [[2001 State of Origin series]]. Bennett remained Queensland's coach for the 2002 and 2003 series before stepping down again. He continued his involvement with coaching for Queensland through the Queensland Academy of Sport and in an off-field role with the [[Queensland Rugby League]]. On Australia Day 2004, Bennett was honoured as a member of the [[Order of Australia]] "for service to rugby league football, particularly as a coach, and to the community."<ref>{{cite news|title=Order of Australia|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/01/26/1074965445349.html|access-date=23 July 2011|newspaper=[[The Age]]|date=24 January 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203084344/http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/01/26/1074965445349.html|archive-date=3 December 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Wayne Bennett (4 October 2006, Brisbane).jpg|thumb|left|200px|Bennett with the Telstra Premiership trophy at post [[2006 NRL Grand Final]] celebrations in Brisbane.]]
[[File:Wayne Bennett (rugby league coach 2008).jpg|right|thumb|150px|Bennett and [[Tonie Carroll]] at [[Suncorp Stadium]] in 2008]]
Bennett is a passionate advocate of international Rugby League and was instrumental in the revival of the [[Rugby League Tri-Nations|Tri-Nations]] series in 2004. In that year, he was again appointed Australian coach and took Australia to reclaim the Trans-Tasman Trophy (lost to New Zealand in 2003) and win the second Rugby League Tri-Nations Series. At the end of the 2005 season, after five successive years without a grand final appearance, Bennett decided to have a clean-out of the coaching staff, removing such long-time allies as [[Gary Belcher]], [[Glenn Lazarus]] and [[Kevin Walters]].<ref>{{cite news
| last = Dick
| first = Barry
| title = Special day for Benny
| work = [[The Courier-Mail]]
| publisher = Queensland Newspapers
| date = 1 October 2006
| url = http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,20797,20509237-5003409,00.html
| access-date = 17 December 2009}}</ref>

That year, he received the [[Rugby League International Federation]]'s coach of the year award.<ref>{{cite web|title=Awards|url=http://www.rlif.com/awards|work=rlif.com|publisher=[[Rugby League International Federation]]|access-date=5 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003072304/http://www.rlif.com/awards|archive-date=3 October 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> However, on 9 December 2005, it was announced that Bennett had resigned as Australia's coach after the Kangaroos lost an international series for the first time in 27 years,<ref>{{cite magazine
| last = Williams
| first = Daniel
| title = Keep It Simple, Sport
| magazine = [[Time (magazine)|Time]]
| date = 12 December 2005
| url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1140157,00.html
| access-date = 15 January 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101014215230/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1140157,00.html
| archive-date = 14 October 2010
| url-status = dead
}}</ref> and equalled their biggest loss in 98 years, going down 24–0 to New Zealand in the final of the [[2005 Tri-nations series]]. In 2006 a secret deal being brokered between Bennett and the [[Sydney Roosters]] club for him to become their coach was made public. This is said to have caused the deterioration in his relationship with the Broncos management which eventually led to his resignation.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Craddock
| first = Robert
| title = Why Wayne Bennett decided to leave the Broncos
| work = The Courier Mail
| place = Australia
| publisher = Queensland Newspapers
| date = 5 February 2008
| url = http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23166941-952,00.html
| access-date = 7 January 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080313224112/http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23166941-952,00.html
| archive-date = 13 March 2008
| url-status = live
}}</ref> During the 2006 finals series, Bennett became the second person (after [[Tim Sheens]]) to coach 500 premiership games. He also signed on to continue coaching the Broncos for a further two years.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Walter
| first = Brad
| title = Coach hails sweetest win
| work = The Sydney Morning Herald
| date = 2 October 2006
| url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/league/coach-hails-sweetest-win/2006/10/01/1159641217280.html
| access-date = 16 December 2009
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121105131358/http://www.smh.com.au/news/league/coach-hails-sweetest-win/2006/10/01/1159641217280.html
| archive-date = 5 November 2012
| url-status = live
}}</ref> The sixth premiership final won by Brisbane against [[Melbourne Storm|Melbourne]] made Wayne Bennett the most successful Grand Final coach in history.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Prichard
| first = Greg
| title = Bennett still the master
| work = The Sun-Herald
| date = 2 October 2006
| url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/league/bennett-still-the-master/2006/10/02/1159641211876.html
| access-date = 16 December 2009
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121105131347/http://www.smh.com.au/news/league/bennett-still-the-master/2006/10/02/1159641211876.html
| archive-date = 5 November 2012
| url-status = live
}}</ref> He again was named Queensland's Sport Coach of the Year for 2007 and was made a life member of the Broncos club. His refusal to make an acceptance speech at the club's presentation ball showed the strain in his relationship with the Broncos.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Clark
| first = Laine
| title = Statistics don't do Bennett justice
| work = foxsport.com.au
| place = Australia
| agency = Australian Associated Press
| date = 5 February 2008|url = http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/print/0,22451,23167215-23214,00.html
| access-date = 7 January 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Bennett coached the [[2007 All Golds]].<ref>{{cite web|title =Coaching Staff|work =dragons.com.au|publisher =[[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]|url =http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=profile-coach|access-date =14 August 2009|url-status =dead|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090928153445/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=profile-coach|archive-date =28 September 2009}}</ref> In doing so, he introduced the New Zealand players to the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh.<ref>{{cite news
| last = guardian.co.uk
| title = Will it be a happy return to Brisbane for league legend Wayne Bennett?
| work = The Sport Blog
| url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2008/nov/14/wayne-bennett-rugby-league-world-cup
| access-date = 19 September 2009
| location = London
| date = 14 November 2008
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140121165846/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2008/nov/14/wayne-bennett-rugby-league-world-cup
| archive-date = 21 January 2014
| url-status = live
}}</ref>

Bennett was originally contracted to the Broncos until the end of 2009 [https://web.archive.org/web/20080212163333/http://www.nrl.com.au/Clubs/Broncos/BroncosNewsArticle/tabid/104/NewsId/4110/Default.aspx], but on the night of 4 February 2008 at a Broncos board meeting, he submitted his letter of resignation and sought an early release at the end of the [[NRL season 2008|2008 season]]. Bennett's coaching future was confirmed on 31 March 2008, when he signed a three-year contract to coach the [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]] from [[NRL season 2009|season 2009]].<ref name="2009 NRL Player Movements">{{cite web |url=http://www.nrllive.com.au/2009-nrl-player-movements/ |title=2009 NRL Player Movements |publisher=NRL Live |date=4 October 2008 |access-date=4 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20081005172545/http://www.nrllive.com.au/2009-nrl-player-movements/ |archive-date=5 October 2008 }}</ref> After much speculation, Bennett became assistant coach and advisor to New Zealand coach [[Stephen Kearney]] in 2008. This was in preparation for the Centenary test against the Kangaroos. Bennett was retained in the same role for the [[2008 Rugby League World Cup]], which the Kiwis won. Former New Zealand coach [[Graham Lowe]] has credited Bennett with the victory.<ref name="NZ_Herald_10586228">{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10586228&pnum=2|title=Bennett the spark in Dragons' rise|last=Lowe|first=Graham|author-link=Graham Lowe|date=24 July 2009|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|access-date=2 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021003729/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10586228&pnum=2|archive-date=21 October 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

===St George Illawarra Dragons (2009–2011)===
The Bennett era at St George Illawarra began with high turnover of staff and players. High performance director Jeremy Hickmans, conditioner Scott Campbell and manager/assistant Paul Massey were recruited to replace the existing staff, while the playing roster had recently lost high-profile stars [[Mark Gasnier]] to retirement with [[Jason Ryles]] and [[Josh Morris (rugby league)|Josh Morris]] released. The club's player recruiting however was extensive: [[Jeremy Smith (rugby league born 1980)|Jeremy Smith]], [[Darius Boyd]], [[Neville Costigan]], [[Luke Priddis]], [[Michael Weyman]], [[Mathew Head]] (returned) and [[Mickey Paea]].<ref name="2009 LeagueUnlimited Player Movements">{{cite web |url=http://www.leagueunlimited.com/movement/|title=2009 League Unlimited Player Movements|publisher=League Unlimited|date=5 February 2009|access-date=5 February 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315095718/http://www.leagueunlimited.com/movement/|archive-date=15 March 2009}}</ref> At the Dragons, Bennett was to be re-united with former Broncos [[Wendell Sailor]] and [[Luke Priddis]], both of whom had won premierships with him at Brisbane. [[Neville Costigan]], who also played under Bennett at the Broncos joined the Dragons that year in addition to Darius Boyd and [[Nick Emmett]] who also moved from Brisbane to St. George Illawarra at the same time as Bennett.

His first game with the Dragons was a golden point loss to the [[2008 NRL season|previous season]]'s grand finalists, [[Melbourne Storm]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Bennett happy with Dragons despite loss|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/03/14/2516236.htm|access-date=14 April 2011|newspaper=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] News|date=14 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218064838/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/03/14/2516236.htm|archive-date=18 February 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> In round 4 of the [[2009 NRL season]], Bennett returned to Suncorp Stadium with the Dragons and for the first time coached against the club he helped build. St. George Illawarra defeated the Broncos convincingly as the Dragons continued to lead the competition in defence. However, after winning the minor premiership in his first season at the club, it was the Brisbane Broncos who knocked the Dragons out of finals contention at the end of the 2009 season.

In 2009, Bennett was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mr Wayne Bennett OAM AM|url=http://www.qsport.org.au/qshof/biography.asp?ID=144|work=Queensland Sport Hall of Fame|publisher=qsport.org.au|access-date=20 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140127051825/http://qsport.org.au/qshof/biography.asp?ID=144|archive-date=27 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the [[2010 NRL season]], Bennett guided the Dragons to their second consecutive [[minor premiership]] and on to the [[2010 NRL Grand Final]], the joint venture club's second. After years of having a "choker" tag{{cn|date=April 2023}}, they faced the [[Sydney Roosters]] at [[ANZ Stadium]] in the decider at the season's end. The rain fell across the ground during the match and Bennett's players had a fiery 2nd Half after a traditional spray at half time as they were being led 8–6 at the break. The Dragons under Bennett were successful in winning their first premiership as a joint venture who went on to beat the Roosters 32–8.

The Dragons went on to defeat 2010's [[Super League XV]] champions, [[Wigan Warriors]] in the [[2011 World Club Challenge]], but Bennett was absent, choosing to fly back to Australia days before the match to be with his ill mother-in-law, and leaving assistant coach Steve Price in charge.{{cn|date=April 2023}}

On 30 March 2011, Bennett announced he would not continue on as coach of St George Illawarra beyond the 2011 season.{{Cn|date=April 2023}} His final game at the helm of St. George Illawarra ended the way it started, with a heartbreaking [[List of National Rugby League golden point games|golden point loss]] against his old club, the [[Brisbane Broncos]], at [[Lang Park|Suncorp Stadium]].{{cn|date=April 2023}} This extended Bennett's winless finals record at the venue to eight.

===Newcastle Knights (2012–2014)===
In [[2012 Newcastle Knights season|2012]], Bennett commenced a four-year contract with the [[Newcastle Knights]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://leagueunlimited.com/news/wayne-bennett-a-newcastle-knight/ | title=Wayne Bennett a Newcastle Knight » League Unlimited }}</ref> The team did not reach the finals that year; the first finals series not to feature Bennett in twenty-one years. This changed in the [[2013 Newcastle Knights season|following season]] when he took the club to within one match of the [[2013 NRL Grand Final]].

Due to a change in club ownership in [[2014 Newcastle Knights season|2014]], Bennett became a free agent and announced that he would be leaving the club at the end of the season to return to the Brisbane Broncos ahead of the 2015 season.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://leagueunlimited.com/news/wayne-bennett-to-quit-as-knights-coach | title=Wayne Bennett to quit as Knights coach » League Unlimited }}</ref>

===Brisbane Broncos (2015–2018)===
Bennett returned to coach the Brisbane Broncos for the [[2015 NRL season]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2014/09/22/bennett-returns-to-broncos-hot-seat/|title=Bennett returns to Broncos hot seat|date=2014-09-22|publisher=National Rugby League|language=en|access-date=2020-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614121916/https://www.nrl.com/news/2014/09/22/bennett-returns-to-broncos-hot-seat/|archive-date=14 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/broncos/wayne-bennetts-return-to-brisbane-has-the-broncos-firming-as-2015-nrl-premiership-favourites/news-story/55d14d3f6c619ba7b4c6c0b0c0896116|title=Punters back Bennett's Broncos|date=2014-11-13|website=[[The Courier-Mail]]|language=en|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref> The Broncos subsequently finished second in the regular season and made it to the [[2015 NRL Grand Final|grand final]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/brisbane-broncos-beat-sydney-roosters-five-things-we-learnt-20150925-gjvc7q.html|title=Brisbane Broncos beat Sydney Roosters: Five things we learnt|last=Carayannis|first=Michael|date=2015-09-25|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614172202/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/brisbane-broncos-beat-sydney-roosters-five-things-we-learnt-20150925-gjvc7q.html|archive-date=14 June 2018|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref> but were defeated 17-16 by the [[North Queensland Cowboys]] in golden point extra time, which was the Broncos first grand final defeat. Bennett continued with the Broncos until the end of the 2018 season.

On 2 December 2018, Bennett was officially sacked as coach of the [[Brisbane Broncos]] following a bitter dispute with club officials. He then signed up to coach the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] for the 2019 season onwards.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-02/brisbane-broncos-sack-wayne-bennett-ahead-of-2019-season/10575516|title=Brisbane Broncos sack Wayne Bennett as Anthony Seibold takes the reins|date=2018-12-02|website=ABC News|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202101956/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-02/brisbane-broncos-sack-wayne-bennett-ahead-of-2019-season/10575516|archive-date=2 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> On 4 December 2018, Bennett spoke to the media about his sacking saying "You don’t get the chance to say goodbye to anybody when they sack you and they tell you not to come back to the building", Bennett said. "But that’s alright. That’s all fine. We’ll all get over it. I was happy to be sacked. Just leave it at that. I was happy".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/dec/04/wayne-bennett-happy-to-be-sacked-by-brisbane-broncos/|title=Wayne Bennett happy to be sacked by Brisbane|date=4 December 2018|website=[[The Guardian]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905123931/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/dec/04/wayne-bennett-happy-to-be-sacked-by-brisbane-broncos|archive-date=5 September 2019|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref> 

===Great Britain and England (2016–2020)===
In 2016, Bennett was appointed coach of [[England national rugby league team|England]] for two seasons. The decision however suffered criticism from some critics, such as former English internationals [[Kevin Sinfield]] and [[Jamie Peacock]] who believe previous coach [[Steve McNamara]] should have stayed at the helm, while Australian rugby league legend Wally Lewis said that an Australian should not be coaching the English team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/wayne-bennett-appointed-england-rugby-league-coach-20160202-gmk4ap.html|title=Wayne Bennett appointed England rugby league coach for 2016 Four Nations and 2017 World Cup|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=3 February 2016|access-date=28 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407191555/http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/wayne-bennett-appointed-england-rugby-league-coach-20160202-gmk4ap.html|archive-date=7 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Later in 2016, rumours came about that Bennett would be selecting Australian players such as [[Brett Morris|Brett]] and twin brother [[Josh Morris (rugby league)|Josh Morris]] as well as [[Trent Hodkinson]] in his English team for the [[2016 Rugby League Four Nations|2016 Four Nations]]. However, he 'denied' that he'd select those players in his squad saying that the media is 'getting excited'.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jun/30/rugby-leagues-governing-body-shoots-down-english-plan-to-poach-australians|title=Wayne Bennett denies English plan to poach Australian rugby league players|work=The Guardian|date=30 June 2016|access-date=28 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710102446/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jun/30/rugby-leagues-governing-body-shoots-down-english-plan-to-poach-australians|archive-date=10 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2017, Bennett was selected for the [[2017 Rugby League World Cup squads#England|England squad]] in the [[2017 Rugby League World Cup]].<ref name="England rugby league World Cup squad revealed - and James Roby is back in the fold">{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/james-roby-back-fold-wayne-11312505|title=England rugby league World Cup squad revealed - and James Roby is back in the fold|work=Mirror|date=9 October 2017|access-date=30 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030131008/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/james-roby-back-fold-wayne-11312505|archive-date=30 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2019, Bennett was selected as head coach for the [[2019 Great Britain Lions tour|Great Britain Lions tour]] of the Southern Hemisphere.<ref name="Zak Hardaker shock inclusion in 24-man Great Britain squad for tour of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea">{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-league/2019/10/14/zak-hardaker-shock-inclusion-24-man-great-britain-squad-tour/|title=Zak Hardaker shock inclusion in 24-man Great Britain squad for tour of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea|work=The Telegraph|date=14 October 2019|access-date=29 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116055043/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-league/2019/10/14/zak-hardaker-shock-inclusion-24-man-great-britain-squad-tour/|archive-date=16 January 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> He took charge of [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] for the first time in the defeat by Tonga.<ref name="Great Britain left bruised at Tonga party">{{cite web |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/great-britain-tonga-rugby-league-hzmmhr5q5|title=Great Britain left bruised at Tonga party|work=Times|date=26 October 2019|access-date=29 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029123725/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/great-britain-tonga-rugby-league-hzmmhr5q5|archive-date=29 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
Great Britain ended the tour losing all four matches including the last match which was a humiliating 28–10 loss against [[Papua New Guinea national rugby league team|Papua New Guinea]] in [[Port Moresby]]. Following the conclusion of the tour, several Great Britain players and Bennett himself came under intense media scrutiny and fan backlash.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/rugby-league/49830997/|title=PNG 28–10 Great Britain|work=BBC Sport |date=14 November 2019 |access-date=28 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119132548/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/rugby-league/49830997|archive-date=19 November 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/nov/21/wayne-bennett-new-contract-rfl-ralph-rimmer/|title=Wayne Bennett could earn new England contract despite disastrous Lions tour|website=The Guardian|date=21 November 2019 |access-date=28 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128150047/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/nov/21/wayne-bennett-new-contract-rfl-ralph-rimmer|archive-date=28 November 2019|url-status=live|last1=Bower |first1=Aaron }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/rugby-league-news-updates-live-3545618/|title=Rugby League news: Reaction to Great Britain horror show, Hull FC class of 2013, KR's Adam Quinlan motivated|website=Hull Daily Mail|access-date=28 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117152258/https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/rugby-league-news-updates-live-3545618|archive-date=17 November 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He was also selected to coach the [[England 9s]] squad for the [[2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s]].<ref name="Sam Tomkins eager to lift inaugural World 9s title with England Down Under">{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/sam-tomkins-eager-lift-inaugural-20595184|title=Sam Tomkins eager to lift inaugural World 9s title with England Down Under|work=Mirror|date=16 October 2019|access-date=29 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029125436/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/sam-tomkins-eager-lift-inaugural-20595184|archive-date=29 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

===South Sydney Rabbitohs (2019–2021)===
In 2019, Bennett started his first of three seasons as South Sydney coach with the club winning ten of their first eleven games which saw them sitting at the top of the table. Following the [[2019 State of Origin series]], Souths suffered a slump in form before winning their last 3 matches in a row to finish the regular season in 3rd place.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/13/souths-and-roosters-go-again-with-latest-chapter-of-fierce-rivalry-to-be-written/|title=Souths and Roosters go again with latest chapter of fierce rivalry to be written|website=The Guardian|date=12 September 2019 |access-date=13 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913102231/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/13/souths-and-roosters-go-again-with-latest-chapter-of-fierce-rivalry-to-be-written|archive-date=13 September 2019|url-status=live|last1=Cleary |first1=Matt }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-2019-finals-south-sydney-rabbitohs-sydney-roosters-wayne-bennett-george-burgess/1qyzpgsb39vns13ma3af9acymr/|title=South Sydney Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett confirms major changes for Sydney Roosters final|website=Sporting News|access-date=13 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914031005/https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-2019-finals-south-sydney-rabbitohs-sydney-roosters-wayne-bennett-george-burgess/1qyzpgsb39vns13ma3af9acymr|archive-date=14 September 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Bennett guided South Sydney to the preliminary final against the [[Canberra Raiders]] but were defeated 16–10 at [[Canberra Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/27/canberra-raiders-end-25-year-wait-to-reach-nrl-grand-final-with-victory-over-rabbitohs/|title=Canberra Raiders end 25-year wait to reach NRL grand final with victory over Rabbitohs|website=The Guardian|date=27 September 2019 |access-date=3 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930202716/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/27/canberra-raiders-end-25-year-wait-to-reach-nrl-grand-final-with-victory-over-rabbitohs|archive-date=30 September 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 21 February 2020, it was announced that Bennett would be leaving South Sydney as head coach at the end of the 2021 season with assistant Jason Demetriou taking his place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/02/21/bennett-has-no-intention-to-retire-as-brisbane-return-looms/|title=Bennett has no intention of retiring as Brisbane return looms|website=nrl.com|date=21 February 2020 |access-date=21 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221170301/https://www.nrl.com/news/202|archive-date=21 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Nevertheless, Bennett guided South Sydney to a sixth place finish in the [[2020 NRL season]] which saw the club qualify for the finals. Bennett took South Sydney to their third preliminary final in a row where they suffered a 20–16 loss against [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-17/nrl-preliminary-final-penrith-panthers-south-sydney-scorecentre/12774550/|title=Penrith Panthers beat South Sydney Rabbitohs 20–16 to set up NRL grand final against Melbourne Storm|newspaper=ABC News |date=17 October 2020 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> On 14 January 2021, it was announced that Bennett relinquished his [[Queensland Maroons]] coaching job from the previous year. In the [[2021 NRL season]], Bennett guided South Sydney to a third placed finish. He then took South Sydney to the [[2021 NRL Grand Final]] which was also Bennett's tenth grand final as a head coach. South Sydney would go on to lose the final narrowly to [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]] 14–12.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/oct/04/one-of-finest-nrl-grand-finals-of-all-time-provides-cure-to-difficult-season/|title=One of finest NRL grand finals of all time provides cure to difficult season|newspaper=The Guardian|date=3 October 2021 |last1=Tedeschi |first1=Nick }}</ref>

===Dolphins (2022–present)===
[[File:Wayne Bennett rugby league coach.jpg|thumb|200px|Bennett as Dolphins NRL head coach in Brisbane 2024]]
Commencing in 2022, Bennett joined the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] as head coach for their inaugural [[2023 Dolphins (NRL) season|2023 season]] in the NRL competition.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Proszenko |first=Michael |date=13 October 2021 |title=NRL open to adding 18th team after Dolphins get nod as new Brisbane club|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/dolphins-officially-handed-the-nrl-s-17th-license-20211013-p58zkc.html|access-date=31 May 2022|newspaper=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|language=en}}</ref> The Dolphins won their first three matches in 2023. In round 8, they equalled the greatest comeback in premiership history to defeat the [[Gold Coast Titans]] 28–26 at Suncorp Stadium, after trailing the Titans 26–0 after the first twenty-six minutes. The record for a winning comeback in premiership history dating to 1908 was set in 1998, when the [[North Queensland Cowboys]] went from being down 26–0 to defeating the [[Penrith Panthers]] 36–28 at full-time.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-23/nrl-dolphins-titans-sea-eagles-tigers/102243856 | title=Dolphins grab slice of NRL history with epic victory over Titans, Trbojevic injured in Manly win | newspaper=ABC News | date=23 April 2023 }}</ref>

On 5 May 2023, it was reported that Bennett had coached a total of 1227 games to date, and the Dolphins' round 10 clash against the [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] on Saturday 6 May at Suncorp Stadium would be his 900th premiership match.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/rugby-league/bennett-threatens-walk-out-but-1227-is-the-magic-number/ar-AA1aLuAB?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=c9f3532841a84306ba83e7130283dddd&ei=18 | title=Bennett threatens walk-out but 1227 is the magic number | website=[[MSN]] }}</ref>

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File:Wayne Bennett greets Dolphins NRL fans.jpg|Bennett greets Dolphins NRL fans in Brisbane
File:Dolphins NRL fan with Wayne Bennett caricature.jpg|Dolphins NRL fan with Bennett caricature
File:Wayne Bennett and Dolphins fan 2024.jpg|Bennett and a Dolphins fan in Brisbane 2024
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==Public persona==
Known for his taciturn manner <ref>{{cite news
| last = Jackson
| first = Glenn
| title = Hodges crows again
| work = The Sydney Morning Herald
| date = 2 October 2006
| url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/league/hodges-crows-again/2006/10/01/1159641217271.html
| access-date = 16 December 2009
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121105131412/http://www.smh.com.au/news/league/hodges-crows-again/2006/10/01/1159641217271.html
| archive-date = 5 November 2012
| url-status = live
}}</ref><ref name="News.com.au_1111118127778">{{cite news|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/bennett-shows-league-love/story-e6frep76-1111118127778|title=Wayne Bennett's Kiwi coaching role shows league love|last=Malone|first= Paul|date=24 November 2008|work=[[The Courier-Mail]]|access-date=2 December 2011}}</ref> and appearing outwardly unemotional,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2006/s1755481.htm|title=The World Today - Brisbane Broncos on parade|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=2020-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512014734/http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2006/s1755481.htm|archive-date=12 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Bennett has stated that he detests the media commitments required as head coach of a high-profile football team.<ref>{{cite book
| last = Phillips
| first = Murray George
| title = From sidelines to centre field: a history of sports coaching in Australia
| publisher = [[UNSW]] Press
| year = 2000
| pages = 151
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ggnFi8UG-VAC&q=%22Wayne+Bennett%22
| isbn = 978-0-86840-410-3}}</ref> Although on occasions he will happily give in-depth interviews, he has also exhibited hostility towards the press, avoided questions and started press conferences early.

==Personal life==
Bennett married Trish Veivers (a sister of [[Greg Veivers]]) in 1974, and they subsequently had three children. The couple separated in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |author= |agency= |title=Wayne Bennett speaks out on wife separation ahead of media report expected to make personal claims |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/wayne-bennett-speaks-out-on-wife-separation-ahead-of-media-report-expected-to-make-personal-claims/news-story/04a70116afc9bb2e8f69d1cd812a5fef |quote= |newspaper=[[Fox Sports (Australia)]] |date=2016-09-17 |access-date=2023-04-12 }}</ref>

In 2007, Bennett co-wrote the book ''Don't Die with the Music in You'' with Australian journalist Steve Crawley.<ref>{{cite web |title=Don't Die with the Music in You |url=https://www.booktopia.com.au/don-t-die-with-the-music-in-you-wayne-bennett/book/9780733322198.html |website=Booktopia |access-date=19 May 2023}}</ref> The title refers to a quote from the American intellectual [[Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.]] regarding failure to meet one's potential. On 7 May 2008, prominent personalities such as NRL CEO [[David Gallop]], rugby league coach [[Jack Gibson (rugby league)|Jack Gibson]], businessman [[Lachlan Murdoch]], entrepreneur [[John Singleton (Australian entrepreneur)|John Singleton]] and cricketer [[Steve Waugh]] were among the attendees at the [[Australian Museum]] in Sydney when the book was publicly launched; it went on to sell over 100,000 copies.<ref name="News.com.au_1111117040285">{{cite news|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/bennett-book-deal-inked/story-e6frep76-1111117040285|title=Wayne Bennett memoir deal signed with ABC Books|last=Bray|first=Nick|date=29 July 2008|work=[[The Courier-Mail]]|access-date=2 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902090133/http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/bennett-book-deal-inked/story-e6frep76-1111117040285|archive-date=2 September 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> His second book with Crawley, ''The Man in the Mirror'', was published in August 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Man in the Mirror |url=https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-man-in-the-mirror-wayne-bennett/book/9780733326042.html |website=Booktopia |access-date=19 May 2023}}</ref> Bennett has also written a weekly column in ''[[The Australian]]'', a national newspaper.

In 2016, Bennett commenced a relationship with Dale Tynan, whom he met while coaching in [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Peter Badel |agency= |title=Brisbane Broncos coach Wayne Bennett splits from wife Trish |url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/brisbane-broncos-coach-wayne-bennett-splits-from-wife-trish/news-story/14a55506aef9c017f2f7c77726786ce1 |quote= |newspaper=[[The Courier Mail]] |date=2023-09-16 |access-date=2023-04-12 }}</ref>

==Recognition==
*1994: [[Order of Australia|Medal of the Order of Australia]] "in recognition of service to the sport of Rugby League, particularly as coach of the Brisbane Broncos"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/887254|title=Bennett, Wayne James, OAM|publisher=It's an Honour|access-date=6 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019134035/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=887254&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archive-date=19 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 1997: [[Super League (Australia)|Super League]] Coach of the Year
* 1998: Queensland Father of the year
* 2000: NRL Coach of the Year
*2000: [[Australian Sports Medal]] for "significant contribution to the development of sport"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/972792|title=Bennett, Wayne James: Australian Sports Medal|publisher=It's an Honour|access-date=6 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019134035/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=972792&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archive-date=19 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
*2004: Member of the [[Order of Australia]] for "service to Rugby League football, particularly as a coach, and to the community"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1055978|title=Bennett, Wayne James, AM|publisher=It's an Honour|access-date=6 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019134035/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1055978&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archive-date=19 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
*2012: Inducted into the [[Sport Australia Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/wayne-bennett/|title=Wayne Bennett|publisher=Sport Australia Hall of Fame|access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref>
*2015: [[Dally M Awards|Dally M]] Coach of the Year

==Statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|†
|Denotes seasons in which a club coached by Bennett won an Australian first-grade premiership
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:80%;"
! width="2%" |Season
! width="8%" |Team
! width="2%" |Matches
! width="2%" |Wins
! width="2%" |Draws
! width="2%" |Losses
! width="2%" |Win %
!Notes
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |1977
|{{leagueicon|Western Suburbs|16}} [[Souths Logan Magpies|Southern Suburbs]]
|21
|7
|0
|14
|33.33%
|Finished 8th (out of 8).
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |1978
|{{leagueicon|Western Suburbs|16}} [[Souths Logan Magpies|Southern Suburbs]]
|21
|9
|0
|12
|42.86%
|Finished 5th (out of 8).
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |1979
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Western Suburbs|16}} [[Souths Logan Magpies|Southern Suburbs]]
|24
|15
|0
|9
|62.50%
|Finished 3rd (out of 8). Lost grand final to [[Fortitude Valley Diehards|Fortitude Valley]].
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |1980
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} [[Past Brothers]]
|22
|14
|0
|8
|63.64%
|Finished 3rd (out of 8). Lost semi-final to [[Norths Devils|Northern Suburbs]].
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |1981
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} [[Past Brothers]]
|21
|5
|1
|15
|23.81%
|Finished 8th (out of 8).
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |1982
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} [[Past Brothers]]
|14
|4
|1
|9
|28.57%
|Finished 6th (out of 8).
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |1984
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Western Suburbs|16}} [[Souths Logan Magpies|Southern Suburbs]]
|24
|15
|1
|8
|62.50%
|Finished 2nd (out of 8). Lost grand final to [[Wynnum Manly Seagulls|Wynnum-Manly]].
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:#afe6ba;" |1985†
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Western Suburbs|16}} [[Souths Logan Magpies|Southern Suburbs]]
|23
|17
|0
|6
|73.91%
|Finished 1st (out of 8). Won grand final against [[Wynnum Manly Seagulls|Wynnum-Manly]].
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |1987
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} [[Canberra Raiders|Canberra]]
|28
|17
|0
|11
|60.71%
|Finished 3rd (out of 13). Lost grand final to [[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles|Manly-Warringah]].
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |1988
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|22
|14
|0
|8
|63.64%
|Finished 7th (out of 16).
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |1989
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|23
|14
|0
|9
|60.87%
|Finished 5th (out of 16). Lost Playoff to [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks|Cronulla-Sutherland]].
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |1990
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|25
|17
|1
|7
|68.00%
|Finished 2nd (out of 16). Lost preliminary final to [[Canberra Raiders|Canberra]].
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |1991
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|22
|13
|0
|9
|59.09%
|Finished 7th (out of 16).
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:#afe6ba;" |1992†
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|24
|20
|0
|4
|83.33%
|Finished 1st (out of 16). Won grand final against [[St. George Dragons|St. George]].
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:#afe6ba;" |1993†
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|26
|20
|0
|6
|76.92%
|Finished 5th (out of 16). Won grand final against [[St. George Dragons|St. George]].
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |1994
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|24
|14
|1
|9
|58.33%
|Finished 5th (out of 16). Lost semi-final to [[North Sydney Bears|North Sydney]].
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |1995
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|24
|17
|0
|7
|70.83%
|Finished 3rd (out of 20). Lost semi-final to [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Sydney]].
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |1996
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|23
|17
|0
|6
|73.91%
|Finished 2nd (out of 20). Lost semi-final to [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks|Cronulla-Sutherland]].
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:#afe6ba;" |1997†
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|20
|16
|1
|3
|80.00%
|Finished 1st (out of 10). Won grand final against [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks|Cronulla-Sutherland]].
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:#afe6ba;" |1998†
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|28
|21
|1
|6
|75.00%
|Finished 1st (out of 20). Won grand final against [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Canterbury-Bankstown]].
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |1999
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|25
|13
|2
|10
|52.00%
|Finished 8th (out of 17). Lost Qualifying final to [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks|Cronulla-Sutherland]].
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:#afe6ba;" |2000†
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|29
|21
|2
|6
|72.41%
|Finished 1st (out of 14). Won grand final against [[Sydney Roosters|Sydney]].
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |2001
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|29
|15
|1
|13
|51.72%
|Finished 5th (out of 14). Lost preliminary final to [[Parramatta Eels|Parramatta]].
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |2002
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|24{{efn|Does not include 2 games Bennett missed due to [[State of Origin]] duties, which were instead coached by [[Craig Bellamy (rugby league)|Craig Bellamy]].}}
|16
|1
|7
|66.67%
|Finished 3rd (out of 15). Lost preliminary final to [[Sydney Roosters|Sydney]].
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |2003
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|25
|12
|0
|13
|48.00%
|Finished 8th (out of 15). Lost elimination final to [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]].
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |2004
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|26
|16
|1
|9
|61.54%
|Finished 3rd (out of 15). Lost semi-final to [[North Queensland Cowboys|North Queensland]].
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |2005
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|26
|15
|0
|11
|57.69%
|Finished 3rd (out of 15). Lost semi-final to [[Wests Tigers|Wests]].
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:#afe6ba;" |2006†
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|28
|16
|0
|12
|57.14%
|Finished 3rd (out of 15). Won grand final against [[Melbourne Storm|Melbourne]].
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |2007
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|25
|11
|0
|14
|44.00%
|Finished 8th (out of 16). Lost elimination final to [[Melbourne Storm|Melbourne]].
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |2008
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|26
|15
|1
|10
|57.69%
|Finished 5th (out of 16). Lost semi-final to [[Melbourne Storm|Melbourne]].
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |2009
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|St. George|16}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons|St. George Illawarra]]
|26
|17
|0
|9
|65.38%
|Finished 1st (out of 16). Lost semi-final to [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]].
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:#afe6ba;" |2010†
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|St. George|16}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons|St. George Illawarra]]
|27
|20
|0
|7
|74.07%
|Finished 1st (out of 16). Won grand final against [[Sydney Roosters|Sydney]].
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |2011
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|St. George|16}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons|St. George Illawarra]]
|26
|14
|1
|11
|53.85%
|Finished 5th (out of 16). Lost semi-final to [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]].
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |2012
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} [[Newcastle Knights|Newcastle]]
|24
|10
|0
|14
|41.67%
|Finished 12th (out of 16).
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |2013
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} [[Newcastle Knights|Newcastle]]
|27
|14
|1
|12
|51.85%
|Finished 7th (out of 16). Lost preliminary final to [[Sydney Roosters|Sydney]].
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |2014
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} [[Newcastle Knights|Newcastle]]
|24
|10
|0
|14
|41.67%
|Finished 12th (out of 16).
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |2015
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|27
|19
|0
|8
|70.37%
|Finished 2nd (out of 16). Lost grand final to [[North Queensland Cowboys|North Queensland]].
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |2016
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|26
|16
|0
|10
|61.54%
|Finished 5th (out of 16). Lost semi-final to [[North Queensland Cowboys|North Queensland]].
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |2017
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|27
|17
|0
|10
|62.96%
|Finished 3rd (out of 16). Lost preliminary final to [[Melbourne Storm|Melbourne]].
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |2018
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|25
|15
|0
|10
|60.00%
|Finished 6th (out of 16). Lost elimination final to [[St. George Illawarra Dragons|St. George Illawarra]].
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |2019
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]]
|27
|17
|0
|10
|62.96%
|Finished 3rd (out of 16). Lost preliminary final to [[Canberra Raiders|Canberra]].
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |2020
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]]
|23{{efn|Includes 2 games considered to have been "coached remotely," despite not being physically present due to the NRL's [[COVID-19]] protocols.}}
|14
|0
|9
|60.87%
|Finished 6th (out of 16). Lost preliminary final to [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]].
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |2021
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]]
|27
|22
|0
|5
|81.48%
|Finished 3rd (out of 16). Lost grand final to [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]].
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |2023
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Dolphins|16}} [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]]
|24
|9
|0
|15
|37.50%
|Finished 13th (out of 17).
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |2024
| style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Dolphins|16}} [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]]
|0
|0
|0
|0
|–
|Season in progress
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan="2" |Career totals
!1084
!652
!17
!411
!60.15%
!
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book
| last = Bennett
| first = Wayne
| title = League's a lot like life
| publisher = HarperCollins
| year = 1996
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=M3KJGwAACAAJ
| isbn = 978-0-7322-5725-5}}
*{{cite book
| last1 = Bennett
| first1 = Wayne
| first2 = Steve
| last2 = Crawley
| title = Don't die with the music in you
| publisher = ABC Books for the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]
| year = 2003
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=UH9DGgAACAAJ
| isbn = 978-0-7333-2219-8}}
*{{cite book
| last1 = Bennett
| first1 = Wayne
| first2 = Steve
| last2 = Crawley
| title = Wayne Bennett: The Man in the Mirror
| publisher = ABC Books
| year = 2008
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=GNtpNwAACAAJ
| isbn = 978-0-7333-2428-4}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Wayne Bennett (rugby league)}}
*[https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/dolphins/wayne-bennett/ Dolphins profile]
*{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227214331/https://www.broncos.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/brisbane-broncos/wayne-bennett/ |title=Brisbane Broncos profile |date=dmy}}
*[http://www.abc.net.au/austory/transcripts/s321132.htm Man for All Seasons – ''Australian Story'' Transcript]
*{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114111429/http://nz.leagueunlimited.com/news.php?newsid=16380 |title=''Queensland Team of the Century named'' – article at nz.leagueunlimited.com |date=dmy}}
*[https://www.rabbitohs.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/south-sydney-rabbitohs/wayne-bennett/ South Sydney Rabbitohs profile]
*{{Broncos player|100|new=yes|title=Wayne Bennett}}
*[http://www.celebrityspeakers.com.au/brspeaker_bio.asp?Speaker_Index_Text=21 Wayne Bennett at celebrityspeakers.com.au]
*[http://www.icmi.com.au/wayne-bennett Wayne Bennett at icmi.com.au]
*{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724204821/http://www.thebriefingroom.com/archives/2008/03/may_05_au_editi_4.html#comments |title=''Wayne's Way'' – article at thebriefingroom.com |date=dmy}}
* {{Sport Australia Hall of Fame|wayne-bennett}}

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| before = [[Anthony Griffin (rugby league)|Anthony Griffin]] 2011–2014
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| years = 2015–2018
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Herbie Farnworth

2024-05-19T10:00:55Z

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{{short description|England international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
| name = Herbie Farnworth
| fullname = Herbert Felix Farnworth
| image = Herbie Farnworth Dophins.jpg
| image_size = 250
| position = {{rlp|CE|WG}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age| 23 December 1999|df = y}}
| birth_place = [[Burnley, Lancashire]], England
| height = {{convert|190|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|106|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
| club1 = [[Brisbane Broncos]]
| year1start = 2019
| year1end = 23
| appearances1 = 79
| tries1 = 34
| goals1 = 14
| fieldgoals1 = 0
| points1 = 164
|club2 = [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]]
|year2start = 2024
|year2end = present
|appearances2 = 6
|tries2 = 1
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 4
|teamA = [[England national rugby league team|England]]
| yearAstart = 2022
| yearAend = present
| appearancesA = 4
| triesA = 3
| goalsA = 0
| fieldgoalsA = 0
| pointsA = 12
| new =
| source = <ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/herbie-farnworth/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref>
| updated = 9 May 2024
}}

'''Herbert Felix Farnworth''' (born 23 December 1999) is an English professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|ce}} for the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

He previously played for the [[Brisbane Broncos]] in the NRL and has represented [[England national rugby league team|England]] at international level.

==Background==
Farnworth was born in [[Blacko]], [[Lancashire]], England.<ref>{{cite news |title=Herbie's follows in the footsteps of his rugby heroes |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/14263710.herbies-follows-footsteps-rugby-heroes/ |accessdate=4 June 2020 |work=Lancashire Telegraph |date=9 February 2016}}</ref> Farnworth was a talented [[association football]] player as a youth and was part of the [[Manchester United]] development system before turning to rugby league.<ref name=CH040620>{{cite news |title=Ex-Skipton student one of the most sought after young sports stars in Australia|url=https://www.cravenherald.co.uk/sport/sport_rl/18489920.ex-ermysteds-pupil-herbie-farnworth-starring-brisbane-broncos-australia/ |accessdate=4 June 2020 |work=Craven Herald |date=4 June 2020}}</ref>

While still a pupil at [[Ermysted's Grammar School]] and playing for [[Wigan St Patricks]] and Newton Storm, Farnworth was spotted by Brisbane Broncos scouts so he moved to Australia after leaving school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/02/22/farnworths-epic-journey-from-red-devils-to-red-hill/|title=Epic journey from the Red Devils to Red Hill|date=2019-02-22|website=National Rugby League|language=en|access-date=2020-04-03}}</ref><ref name=CH040620/> He played {{rlp|fb}} as a junior.

==Career==
===Early career===
[[File:Herbie Farnworth.jpg|thumb|right|Farnworth in 2017]]
In 2017, Farnworth played seventeen games and scored eight tries for the [[Brisbane Broncos]] [[Holden Cup]].{{cn|date=August 2023}} In 2018, with the [[Holden Cup]] ceasing, Farnworth graduated to the [[Queensland Cup]] with [[Norths Devils]] playing nine games, scoring four tries and kicking nine goals.{{cn|date=August 2023}}

===Brisbane Broncos===
===2019-2023===
Farnworth made his debut in Round 16 of the [[2019 NRL season]] for Brisbane against the [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/07/02/round-16-team-announcements/ |title=Round 16 NRL team announcements |publisher=NRL.com |date=3 July 2019}}</ref> Farnworth finished with two NRL games played while he played for Broncos feeder club, [[Norths Devils]] ending the season as the team's top scorer and third overall in the [[2019 Intrust Super Cup|Intrust Super Cup]] competition scoring 204 points (20 tries, 62 goals).<ref>{{cite web |title=Stats |url=https://www.qrl.com.au/stats/?competition=114&season=2019 |website=Queensland Rugby League |accessdate=4 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

Farnworth played nineteen games and scored six tries for Brisbane in the [[2020 NRL season]] as the club finished last on the table and claimed their first wooden spoon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/09/24/brisbane-get-wooden-spoon-as-cowboys-finish-on-a-high/|title=Brisbane get wooden spoon as North Queensland finish on a high|website=www.nrl.com|date=24 September 2020 }}</ref> Farnworth was awarded Brisbane's Rookie of The Year award.{{cn|date=August 2023}}

In Round 23 of the [[2021 NRL season]], Farnworth kicked four goals from four attempts, leading the Broncos to a 24-22 win over the [[New Zealand Warriors]], ending their finals hopes. Farnworth won Brisbane's [[Allan Langer]] Award as their Best Back of The Year.{{cn|date=May 2023}}

[[File:Herbie Farnworth.png|thumb|Farnworth playing for England in 2022]]
In round 2 of the [[2022 NRL season]], Farnworth scored two tries in a 16-10 victory over Canterbury at [[Stadium Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/other/herbie-farnworth-stars-as-brisbane-outlast-canterbury-16-10-to-remain-ubeaten/ar-AAVhpv2?ocid=BingNewsSearch/|title=Herbie Farnworth stars as Brisbane outlast Canterbury 16-10 to remain unbeaten|website=www.msn.com}}</ref>
In round 14, Farnworth scored two tries for Brisbane in a 24-18 victory over [[Canberra Raiders|Canberra]] but was taken from the field in the second half with a suspected bicep injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-kevin-walters-injuries-brisbane-broncos-vs-canberra-raiders-adam-reynolds-payne-haas-herbie-farnworth/news-story/ad262cc95d1fb24c0fafea61d6e35441/|title=Kevvie labels gutsy win bravest in his time with club as Broncos face losing SIX stars|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=11 June 2022 }}</ref>
On 15 October, Farnworth made his England debut against Samoa in the [[2021 Rugby League World Cup]] scoring one try as England won the match 60-6.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/63271368/|title=Rugby League World Cup: England 60-6 Samoa - Welsby, Young, Watkins, Farnworth score|work=BBC Sport }}</ref>
On 12 November, Farnworth scored two tries for England in their 27-26 semi-final loss to Samoa at the [[Emirates Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2022/nov/12/england-samoa-rugby-league-world-cup-semi-final-live/|title=England 26-27 Samoa: Rugby League World Cup semi-final – as it happened|newspaper=The Guardian|date=12 November 2022 |last1=Unwin |first1=Will }}</ref>

In round 1 of the [[2023 NRL season]], Farnworth scored two tries for Brisbane when they defeated back to back premiers [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]] at [[Penrith Stadium| BlueBet Stadium]] 13-12.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-03/nrl-panthers-broncos-warriors-knights/102043794/|title=Penrith Panthers begin NRL premiership defence with shock loss to Brisbane Broncos as Warriors trump Newcastle Knights|newspaper=ABC News|date=3 March 2023 }}</ref>
In the 2023 preliminary final, Farnworth scored two tries as Brisbane defeated the [[New Zealand Warriors]] 42-12 which saw the club qualify for their first grand final in eight years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-finals-2023-brisbane-broncos-vs-warriors-preliminary-final-teams-live-stream-live-blog-supercoach-scores-videos-reece-walsh-shaun-johnson/news-story/9227d65328bb399a721adf6c90d42873/|title=Kev-olution complete: Broncos book GF as Wahs whacked by 'absolute freak'|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=23 September 2023 }}</ref>
Farnworth played twenty-six games for Brisbane in the [[2023 NRL season]] and scored fifteen tries. He also played in Brisbane's 24-26 loss to Penrith in the [[2023 NRL Grand Final]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2023/oct/01/nrl-grand-final-2023-penrith-panthers-vs-brisbane-broncos-live-updates-scores-results-teams-squads-kick-off-time-accor-stadium-sydney/|title=NRL grand final 2023: Penrith Panthers defeat Brisbane Broncos – as it happened|newspaper=The Guardian|date=October 2023 |last1=Howcroft |first1=Jonathan }}</ref>

===Dolphins (2024-)===
In February 2023, Farnworth signed a three-year contract to play for the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] from the [[2024 NRL season]] onwards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-herbie-farnworth-signs-with-dolphins-brisbane-broncos-contract-full-squads-every-clubs-top-30/news-story/06e094261dcaf60bea46e8c92e08692d/|title=Wayne's major coup as Dolphins sign Broncos star; Cowboys extend Payten: Transfer Centre|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=28 February 2023 }}</ref> During the first seven minutes of his debut game for the Dolphins, Farnworth scored a try against the [[Gold Coast Titans]] at [[Sunshine Coast Stadium]] in week one of the [[2024 NRL pre-season results|2024 NRL pre-season]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2024-dolphins-v-gold-coast-titans-live-blog-teams-preseason-challenge-video-highlights-herbie-farnworth-tom-flegler-des-hasler/news-story/7ac78b77885a3807e8f9d0c150126638 | title=Herbie's dream Dolphins start, cult hero's return as fresh Titans flyer emerges: What we learned | date=18 February 2024 }}</ref>

<gallery>
File:Jack Bostock + Herbie Farnworth.jpg|[[Jack Bostock]] and Farnworth on right
File:Jack Bostock + Fan + Herbie Farnworth.jpg|[[Jack Bostock]] on left and Farnworth in 2024
File:Jack Bostock and Herbie Farnworth 2024.jpg|[[Jack Bostock|Bostock]] and Farnworth on right in 2024
</gallery>

{{further|2024 Dolphins (NRL) season}}
{{further|List of Dolphins (NRL) players}}

==Honours==
'''Individual'''
* Brisbane Broncos Rookie of The Year: 2020
* Brisbane Broncos '[[Allan Langer]] Award' Best Back: 2021

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/dolphins/herbie-farnworth/ Dolphins profile]
*[https://www.broncos.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/brisbane-broncos/herbie-farnworth/ Brisbane Broncos profile]
*[https://www.qrl.com.au/players/intrust-super-cup/norths-devils/herbie-farnworth/ Norths Devils profile]
*[https://www.nrl.com/players/rugby-league-world-cup/england/herbie-farnworth/ England profile]

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Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow

2024-05-19T09:59:30Z

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{{short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
|fullname =
|image = Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (cropped).jpg
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|09|05}}
|birth_place = [[Cairns|Cairns, Queensland]], Australia
|height = {{convert|186|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|89|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|position = {{rlp|FB|CE|WG}}
|club1 = [[North Queensland Cowboys|North Qld Cowboys]]
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|updated = 12 April 2024
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'''Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow''' (born 5 September 2001), also known by the nickname of "Hammer", is a professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|fb}} for the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

He has also played for the [[North Queensland Cowboys]] in the NRL, [[Queensland rugby league team|Queensland]] in the [[State of Origin series]], as well as [[Samoa national rugby league team|Samoa]] and [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]] at international level. Tabuai-Fidow can also play as a {{rlp|ce}} and {{rlp|wg}}er.

==Background==
Born and raised in [[Cairns]], [[Queensland]] to an Indigenous Australian [[Torres Strait Islanders|Torres Strait Islander]] mother and a [[Samoans|Samoan]] father,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/perth-nines/bush-giants-schoolboy-stars-and-test-internationals-9-to-watch-at-the-nrl-nines-in-perth/news-story/19bac70394f9fac2ab52757ef49d0c7e|title=NRL 2020: Perth NRL Nines, young kids to watch, Cory Paix, Harley Smith-Shields, Jayden Sullivan|date=14 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/12/10/hammer-aims-to-nail-centre-spot-for-cowboys-indigenous-all-stars/|title=Hammer aims to nail centre spot for Cowboys, Indigenous All Stars|website=nrl.com.au|author=Brad Walter|date=10 December 2020}}</ref> Tabuai-Fidow played his junior rugby league for the [[Cairns Kangaroos]]. He also played junior [[Australian rules football]], being named one of the best in [[AFL Cape York]]'s Crusaders and Peninsula representatives teams in the 2013 Queensland state underage championships<ref>[https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-3392-0-0-0&sID=53234&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=24054301 Peninsula win Country Pool] from AFL Cairns 31 July 2013</ref> and after a best on ground performance for [[Manunda Hawks|Cairns Hawks]] in an [[AFL Cairns]] under-15s grand final at [[Cazalys Stadium]] in 2016<ref>[https://www.cairnspost.com.au/former-coach-nq-cowboys-flyer-could-have-made-afl/news-story/f239ec0168ed5b137847b79ce7b31171 Former coach: NQ Cowboys flyer could have made AFL] from Cairns Post 21 February 2020</ref> was signed up to the [[Gold Coast Suns Academy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cairnspost.com.au/former-coach-nq-cowboys-flyer-could-have-made-afl/news-story/f239ec0168ed5b137847b79ce7b31171 |title= NQ Cowboys flyer could have made AFL |date=21 February 2020}}</ref>

Tabuai-Fidow later admitted he looked up to [[Lance Franklin|Buddy Franklin]] in his younger years and was "pretty close to signing" with the Suns,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-26 |title=Dolphins' Hammer set for Titans after time in the Sun |url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8569855/dolphins-hammer-set-for-titans-after-time-in-the-sun/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Canberra Times}}</ref> but ultimately the club was unsuccessful in their attempt to relocate him to the Gold Coast and instead he accepted a scholarship to play rugby union for [[Brisbane Grammar School]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cairnspost.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=CPWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cairnspost.com.au%2Fsport%2Fcowboys-talent-hamiso-tabuaifidow-has-skills-of-matt-bowen-billy-slater-and-greg-inglis-in-one%2Fnews-story%2Fa9dc03252580b398b80cdca55d045e04&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&nk=ba519648f815be74af7d1e73c0a8c15e-1591816450|title=Cowboys talent Hamiso Tabaui-Fidow has sckills of Matt Bowen, Billy Slater and Greg Inglis in one|website=www.cairnspost.com.au}}</ref> While living in Brisbane, Tabuai-Fidow was a member of the [[Queensland Reds]] rugby union development squad before being signed by the [[North Queensland Cowboys]] rugby league club in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=CMWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.couriermail.com.au%2Fsport%2Fnrl%2Fteams%2Fcowboys%2Fhow-queensland-reds-lost-one-of-the-hottest-talents-in-either-code%2Fnews-story%2F06b8dafd4ca52e6e91be5b5035a420ee&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&nk=b4e2b22a7310b957612142714f554000-1591816450|title=Couriermail.com.au | Subscribe to The Courier Mail for exclusive stories|website=www.couriermail.com.au}}</ref> He then relocated to [[Townsville]] in 2018 and completed his schooling at [[Kirwan State High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-02 |title=Hamiso wins new Cowboys deal and thanks Bowen |url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/06/02/queensland-fullback-hamiso-wins-new-cowboys-deal-and-thanks-bowen/ |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=Queensland Rugby League}}</ref>

==Playing career==
===Early career (2018-2019)===
In 2018, Tabuai-Fidow played for the Cairns-based [[Northern Pride RLFC|Northern Pride]]'s [[Mal Meninga Cup]] team, scoring five tries in seven games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cairnspost.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=CPWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cairnspost.com.au%2Fsport%2Fnorthern-prides-hamiso-tabuaifidow-shows-quick-feet-in-promising-sign%2Fnews-story%2F8d3cae14d0912baf0abc96863fa2d8ad&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&nk=573ef60c12713be606118a53478115ee-1591816450|title=Subscribe to the Cairns Post|website=www.cairnspost.com.au}}</ref> In 2019, he moved to [[Townsville]], joined the North Queensland under-20 squad, and played for the [[Townsville Blackhawks]] Mal Meninga Cup team, where he scored thirteen tries in six games. Following the Mal Meninga Cup competition, he started at fullback for the [[Queensland under-18 rugby league team|Queensland under-18 team]] in their win over New South Wales.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/05/26/queensland-under-18-team-named/|title=Queensland Under 18 team named|date=26 May 2019|website=Queensland Rugby League}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=CMWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.couriermail.com.au%2Fsport%2Fnrl%2Fstate-of-origin%2Fqueensland-under18s-defeat-new-south-wales-3412%2Fnews-story%2F2e883cd7be2b38686ec1d589b6afef71&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&nk=35f66a54f930d86da64a29d274f08596-1591816455|title=Couriermail.com.au | Subscribe to The Courier Mail for exclusive stories|website=www.couriermail.com.au}}</ref>

He then moved up to the Blackhawks' [[Hastings Deering Colts]] side, where he scored eight tries in five games. In June 2019, he re-signed with the North Queensland side until the end of the 2022 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/06/02/queensland-fullback-hamiso-wins-new-cowboys-deal-and-thanks-bowen/|title=Hamiso wins new Cowboys deal and thanks Bowen|date=1 June 2019|website=Queensland Rugby League}}</ref> On 29 September 2019, he started at centre for the [[Australian Schoolboys rugby league team|Australian Schoolboys]], scoring two tries in their win over the [[Junior Kiwis]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=DTWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fsport%2Fnrl%2Fcowboys-young-gun-hamiso-tabuaifidow-stars-for-australian-schoolboys%2Fnews-story%2Fc987f5d53f91ec6e1567d713b500a8f5&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&nk=e93a19800276ab31f31dc2e528bcb55b-1591816450|title=Dailytelegraph.com.au | Subscribe to The Daily Telegraph for exclusive stories|website=www.dailytelegraph.com.au}}</ref>

===North Queensland Cowboys (2020-2022)===
[[File:Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|Tabuai-Fidow playing for the North Queensland Cowboys in 2021]]
In 2020, Tabuai-Fidow joined the [[North Queensland Cowboys]] NRL squad and was a member of their [[2020 NRL Nines]] winning side, finishing the tournament as the equal leading try scorer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2020/02/16/hamiso-tabuai-fidows-perth-nines-tries/|title=Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow's Perth Nines tries|date=16 February 2020 |via=www.cowboys.com.au}}</ref> In round 5 of the [[2020 NRL season]], Tabuai-Fidow made his NRL debut against the [[New Zealand Warriors]], setting up two tries in a 26–37 loss.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2020/06/09/nrl-team-list-round-5-v-warriors/|title=NRL team list: Round 5 v Warriors|date=9 June 2020|website=North Queensland Cowboys}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/06/12/holmes-hurt-as-warriors-overrun-cowboys/|title=Holmes hurt as Warriors overrun Cowboys|date=12 June 2020|website=NRL}}</ref> In round 7, he scored his first NRL try in a 32–20 win over the [[Newcastle Knights]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/06/27/cowboys-click-into-gear-to-to-take-down-knights/|title=Cowboys click into gear to to[sic] take down Knights|date=27 June 2020|website=NRL}}</ref> In his rookie season, Tabuai-Fidow played 14 games and scored six tries. On 3 October, he was named the North Queensland club's Rookie of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2020/10/02/2020-presentation-night-live-updates/|title=2020 Presentation Night: Live Updates|date=2 October 2020|website=NQ Cowboys}}</ref>

[[File:Hamiso Tabuai Fidow.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|Tabuai-Fidow playing for Samoa in 2022]]

Tabuai-Fidow was selected by Queensland for game 3 of the [[2021 State of Origin series]] which Queensland won 20-18.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/state-of-origin/teams/queensland/state-of-origin-2021-qld-maroons-report-card-paul-green-hamiso-tabuaifidow-cameron-munster-daly-cherryevans-kalyn-ponga/news-story/5e8cea13d42e10a7267d3ad2b0a047d6/|title=Green's rookie call pays off big time... but questions remain over Origin future|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=14 July 2021 }}</ref> On 21 July, it was announced that Tabuai-Fidow would be out for six weeks after undergoing an emergency appendectomy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-early-mail-late-mail-round-19-teamlsits-josh-morris-sydney-roosters-kalyn-ponga-david-klemmer-supercoach/news-story/ebf1bcde6525030ce9290259c6025359/|title=Cowboys star out for six weeks after surgery, Reason Roosters star was dropped|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=25 July 2021 }}</ref>

In round 13 of the [[2022 NRL season]], he scored two tries for North Queensland in a 32-6 victory over the [[Gold Coast Titans|Gold Coast]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/06/02/cowboys-surge-in-second-half-to-sink-titans/|title=Hammer blows: Tabuai-Fidow strikes twice as Cowboys take down Titans|website=www.nrl.com|date=2 June 2022 }}</ref>

Tabuai-Fidow played 23 games for North Queensland throughout the year and scored seven tries. He played in both of the clubs finals games including their preliminary final loss against [[Parramatta Eels|Parramatta]] at the [[Queensland Country Bank Stadium]]. On 5 October, he signed a two-year deal to join the newly admitted [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] side starting in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/dolphins-sign-hamiso-tabuai-fidow-on-two-year-deal/a216bd5d-7f5c-4150-ab18-7b26882d45f9/|title=North Queensland young gun Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow leaves Cowboys for Dolphins|website=wwos.nine.com.au}}</ref>

In October, Tabuai-Fidow was named in the [[2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup squads#Samoa|Samoa squad]] for the [[2021 Rugby League World Cup – Men's tournament|2021 Rugby League World Cup]] and played one game late 2022 in England.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/rugby-league-world-cup-2021-squad-lists|title=Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021|date=4 October 2022|website=LoveRugbyLeague}}</ref>

===Dolphins (2023-present)===
In round 1 of the [[2023 NRL season]], Tabuai-Fidow scored the first try in the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]]' NRL history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/news/2023/03/06/hammer-etched-into-dolphins-history/ |title=Hammer etched into Dolphins history|website=www.dolphinsnrl.com.au|date=6 March 2023 }}</ref>
The following week, he scored two tries as the Dolphins defeated [[Canberra Raiders|Canberra]] 20–14.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/live-scores-2023-round-results-sydney-roosters-warriors-dolphins-raiders-melbourne-storm-canterbury-bulldogs-updates-kick-off-time-news/8e8e3ee9-142f-40cb-b404-84ec72a73dc5/|title=NRL Saturday AS IT HAPPENED: Craig Bellamy goes 'nuclear' as Dogs shock Storm; Dolphins fairytale rolls on in dramatic victory over Raiders|website=wwos.nine.com.au|date=11 March 2023 }}</ref>

In round 6, Tabuai-Fidow scored two tries in the Dolphins' 32–22 victory over his former club, the North Queensland Cowboys, at [[Queensland Country Bank Stadium]] and became the second player in first-grade Australian Rugby League history to score at least one try in each of the first six games of their team's inaugural season, after [[Sydney Roosters|Eastern Suburbs]] winger [[Horrie Miller (rugby league)|Horrie Miller]] in the [[1908 NSWRFL season]].

Prior to round 8, the Dolphins extended Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow's contract until at least the end of the 2027 season.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/01/01/2023-nrl-signings-tracker-latest-signings-news-details-contracts-signings-updates/|title=2023 NRL Signings Tracker: Patolo's new Dogs deal; Warbrick extends at Storm|date=2 June 2023|publisher=[[National Rugby League]]}}</ref> In Round 9, he scored a try in the Dolphins 30-31 loss to the [[Canberra Raiders]] at McDonalds Park, [[Wagga Wagga]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2023/round-9/raiders-v-dolphins/|title=Raiders v Dolphins|website=National Rugby League}}</ref> In round 10 against the [[Cronulla Sutherland Sharks]] at Suncorp Stadium, Tabuai-Fidow scored a try for the Dolphins in their 36–16 victory.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2023/round-10/sharks-v-dolphins/|title=Sharks v Dolphins|website=National Rugby League}}</ref>

In May, Tabuai-Fidow was selected to play for [[Queensland rugby league team|Queensland]] as a centre in [[2023 State of Origin series#Game I|Game I]] of the [[2023 State of Origin series]] against [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] on 31 May at [[Adelaide Oval]] in South Australia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2023/05/22/queensland-maroons-game-i-team-confirmed/|title=Queensland Maroons Game I team confirmed|date=21 May 2023|website=Queensland Rugby League}}</ref>
In the series opener, Tabuai-Fidow scored two tries as Queensland defeated New South Wales 26–18.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2023/may/31/state-of-origin-2023-game-1-live-score-updates-qld-maroons-vs-nsw-blues-team-list-what-time-is-kickoff-start-queensland-nrl-latest-news-watch-channel-nine-broadcast-adelaide/|title=State of Origin 2023 Game 1: Queensland beat NSW 26-18 – as it happened|newspaper=The Guardian|date=31 May 2023 |last1=Howcroft |first1=Jonathan }}</ref>

Tabuai-Fidow holds a number of first tryscorer records for the Dolphins by virtue of playing in their inaugural season. He is the first Dolphin to score in an NRL game, the first Dolphin to score at home venues [[Lang Park|Suncorp Stadium]] and [[Dolphin Stadium (Brisbane)|Kayo Stadium]], and the first Dolphin to score in a representative game (Game 1 of the 2023 State of Origin series).

In October, Tabuai-Fidow was selected to play for Australia in the 2023 Pacific Championships.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/10/03/kangaroos-name-five-debutants-in-pacific-championships-squad/ | title=Kangaroos name four debutants for Pacific Championships | date=2 October 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/other/australia-vs-samoa-kangaroos-prove-far-too-strong-in-pacific-championships-opener/ar-AA1icHuz?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=75cf80c032fb41efb79a7d9dbedd35bf&ei=15 | title=MSN | website=[[MSN]] }}</ref>

Following the Dolphins defeat against Brisbane in round 6 of the [[2024 NRL season]], it was announced that Tabuai-Fidow would miss at least four weeks with a hamstring injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2024/01/01/nrl-casualty-ward-latest-injury-news-return-dates-and-details/|title=NRL Casualty Ward: Surgery for Rabbitohs duo; Campbell blow|website=www.nrl.com}}</ref>

==Achievements and accolades==
===Individual===
*'''[[North Queensland Cowboys]] Rookie of the Year''': 2020
*'''[[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] Fan-Voted MVP (Most Valuable Player)''': 2023<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/news/2023/09/07/emotional-isaako-sweeps-dolphins-awards/ | title=Emotional Isaako sweeps Dolphins awards | date=7 September 2023 }}</ref>

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Team
!Games
!Tries
!Ptts
|-
|2020
| rowspan="3" |{{Leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} [[North Queensland Cowboys]]
|14
|6
|24
|-
|2021
|13
|8
|32
|-
|2022
|23
|7
|28
|-
|2023
| rowspan="2" |{{Leagueicon|Dolphins|16}} [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]]
|20
|15
|60
|-
|2024
|
|
|
|-
|
|Total
|70
|36
|144
|}
source:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-18 |title=Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow |url=https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/dolphins/hamiso-tabuai-fidow/ |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=The Dolphins |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*[https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/dolphins/hamiso-tabuai-fidow/ Dolphins profile]
*[https://www.nrl.com/players/rugby-league-world-cup/samoa/hamiso-tabuai-fidow/ Samoa profile]

{{Dolphins squad}}
{{Dolphins Inaugural Squad}}
{{North Queensland Cowboy 2020 NRL Nines Champions}}
{{Samoa 2021 Rugby League World Cup squad}}

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Felise Kaufusi

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{{Short description|Australia and Tonga international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2024}}
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'''Felise Kaufusi''' (born 19 May 1992) is a professional [[rugby league]] footballer from New Zealand who plays as a {{rlp|sr}}er for the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL), and has played for [[Tonga national rugby league team|Tonga]] and [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]] at international level.

He previously played for the [[Melbourne Storm]] and won the [[2017 NRL Grand Final]] and [[2020 NRL Grand Final]]s with them. Kaufusi has also played for the [[Queensland rugby league team|Queensland Maroons]].

==Early life==
Kaufusi was born in [[Auckland|Auckland, New Zealand]], and is of [[Demographics of Tonga|Tongan]] and Niuean descent. He is the younger brother of [[Antonio Kaufusi|Antonio]] and older brother of [[Patrick Kaufusi|Patrick]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news-mail.com.au/news/kaufusi-brothers-lead-try-spree/1171411/|title=Kaufusi brothers lead try-spree | Bundaberg NewsMail|publisher=News-mail.com.au|date=2011-11-13|access-date=2015-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/sport/nrl/north-queensland-cowboys-prop-patrick-kaufusi-makes-family-history-after-being-named-to-face-sharks/story-fnjfzr6n-1227412321661|title=Kaufusi in line to make NRL debut|publisher=Townsvillebulletin.com.au|access-date=2015-06-27}}</ref>

At the age of seven years, Felise moved to Australia and was educated at [[Shalom Catholic College|Shalom Catholic College, Bundaberg]]. He played junior football for the [[Bundaberg|Bundaberg Brothers]] before being signed by the [[North Queensland Cowboys]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.playersvoice.com.au/felise-kaufusi-fruit-picking-to-world-cup/#9VHf3d8R1IjJiRGy.97|title='Fruit picking to World Cup' by Felise Kaufusi - PlayersVoice|date=2 November 2017}}</ref>
[[File:Felise Kaufusi.jpg|thumb|Kaufusi playing for Tonga in 2015]]

==Playing career==
===Early career===
From 2010 to 2012, Kaufusi played for the North Queensland Cowboys' [[National Youth Competition (rugby league)|NYC]] team,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/toyota-cup-team-lists-round-two/tabid/10874/newsid/61762/default.aspx|title=Toyota Cup Team Lists: Round Two|publisher=NRL.com|date=2011-03-15|access-date=2015-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news-mail.com.au/news/kaufusi-buckles-up/1184626/|title='Make or break' for Kaufusi | Bundaberg NewsMail|publisher=News-mail.com.au|date=2011-11-24|access-date=2015-03-09}}</ref> including their [[2011 NRL Under-20s season results#Grand final|2011 NYC Grand Final]] 30-31 golden point extra time loss to the [[New Zealand Warriors]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrlnews.com/2012/06/28/cowboys-retain-four-young-stars/|title=Cowboys retain four young stars|publisher=NRL News|date=2012-06-28|access-date=2015-03-09}}</ref> In 2013, he moved on to the Cowboys' [[Queensland Cup]] team, [[Northern Pride RLFC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northernpride.com.au/kaufusi-and-feldt-set-for-pride-debuts/|title=Kaufusi and Feldt set for Pride debuts|publisher=Northernpride.com.au|date=2013-03-21|access-date=2015-03-09}}</ref> The following year, Kaufusi played for the [[Queensland Residents rugby league team|Queensland Residents]] against the [[New South Wales Residents rugby league team|New South Wales Residents]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2014/06/29/xxxx_queensland_residents_team.html|title=XXXX Queensland Residents team|date=29 June 2014 |publisher=QRL|access-date=2015-03-09}}</ref>

===Melbourne Storm (2015-2022)===
In Round 1 of the [[2015 NRL season]], Kaufusi made his [[National Rugby League|NRL]] debut for the [[Melbourne Storm]] against the [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]], playing off the interchange bench in the 12-4 win at [[Jubilee Oval]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/dragons/dragons-v-storm-josh-dugan-goes-down-as-st-george-illawarra-lose-scrappy-affair-to-melbourne/news-story/ae7306b0335e4d72bbf57f2771b8522e|title=Dragons lose Dugan in uninspired start}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2015/03/09/round_1_late_mail.html|title=Round 1 - Late mail - Storm|date=9 March 2015 |publisher=Melbournestorm.com.au|access-date=2015-03-09}}</ref> In Round 4 against the [[North Queensland Cowboys]], Kaufusi scored his first NRL career try in the Storm’s 18-17 loss at [[1300SMILES Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/storm/cowboys-v-storm-johnathan-thurston-kicks-two-fieldgoals-to-haul-north-queensland-to-victory/news-story/0bb18238856a0ba56f0f718c25de1207|title=JT steals the show in golden point}}</ref> On 2 May 2015, he played for [[Tonga national rugby league team|Tonga]] against [[Samoa national rugby league team|Samoa]] in the [[Polynesian Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/tonga-named-face-samoa-2015-pacific-test/|title=Tonga Named To Face Samoa In Pacific Test|publisher=Rugbyleagueweek.com.au|date=2015-04-26|access-date=2015-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430005957/http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/tonga-named-face-samoa-2015-pacific-test/|archive-date=30 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 2 July 2015, Kaufusi re-signed with the Storm on a two-year contract.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2015/07/02/young-forward-commits-to-the-club/ |title=Young forward commits to the Club - Storm |date=July 2015 |publisher=Melbournestorm.com.au |access-date=14 October 2021 }}</ref>

On 7 May 2016, Kaufusi played for Tonga against Samoa in the 2016 [[Polynesian Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/samoa-holds-on-in-pulsating-pacific-test/tabid/10874/newsid/95681/default.aspx|title=Samoa holds on in pulsating Pacific Test|date=7 May 2016 |publisher=nrl.com|access-date=7 May 2016}}</ref> On 6 July, he was named as 18th man for [[Queensland rugby league team|Queensland]] in Game 3 of the [[2016 State of Origin series]].<ref>{{cite web|author=NRL|url=http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2016/07/06/addition_to_maroons_.af_news.html|title=Addition to Maroons squad|publisher=QRL|access-date=2016-07-07}}</ref> Kaufusi was named as 18th man for the Storm in their [[2016 NRL Grand Final]] clash against the [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] but didn’t play in the 12-14 loss.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news-mail.com.au/news/nervous-wait-for-kaufusi-ahead-of-nrl-grand-final/3095632/|title=Nervous wait for Kaufusi ahead of NRL grand final|first=Shane|last=Jones}}</ref> Kaufusi finished the [[2016 NRL season]] having played in twenty-one matches and scoring four tries for the Storm.

On 21 April 2017, Kaufusi re-signed with the Storm to the end of the 2019 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.nrl.com/no-second-to-spare-in-kaufusis-rise/tabid/10874/newsid/106097/default.aspx|title=No second to spare in Kaufusi's rise}}</ref> On 6 May 2017, he played for Tonga against [[Fiji national rugby league team|Fiji]] in the [[2017 Pacific Rugby League Tests|2017 Pacific Test]], where he started at second-row in the 26-24 win at [[Campbelltown Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/unlikely-hero-leilani-latu-inspires-12man-tonga-to-a-thrilling-victory-over-fiji/news-story/bdd8f6d8c4d3f8530cf994b465d5609f|title=Unlikely hero inspires 12-man Tonga to victory}}</ref> During the season, Kaufusi took over the void second-row position from the departed [[Kevin Proctor]] and was instrumental for the Storm to their run leading up to the Finals series when they won the Minor Premiership trophy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/melbourne-storms-felise-kaufusi-imitates-the-greats-reaps-the-rewards-20170623-gwx4i2.html|title=Melbourne Storm's Felise Kaufusi imitates the greats, reaps the rewards|first=Roy|last=Ward|date=23 June 2017|via=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> In the Storm’s 2017 NRL Grand Final 34-6 victory against the [[North Queensland Cowboys]], Kaufusi started at second-row and scored a try.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/nrl-grand-final-2017-how-the-melbourne-storm-players-rated-20171001-gys94g.html|title=NRL grand final 2017: How the Melbourne Storm players rated|first=Matt|last=Bungard|date=1 October 2017|via=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-grand-final-2017-melbourne-storm-defeat-north-queensland-346/news-story/778a6b4e18e29f8e15fd2ae3ee24f2f1|title=Super Storm crowned NRL premiers}}</ref> Kaufusi finished the [[2017 NRL season]] having played in all of the Storm’s twenty-seven matches and scored nine tries.Two days after the Grand Final win, Kaufusi was selected in the Kangaroos squad for the [[2017 Rugby League World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/rugby-league-world-cup-new-kangaroo-felise-kaufusi-proof-its-not-all-oneway-traffic/news-story/460047dea8ec464335c2ee8ccd931eae|title=Subscribe - dailytelegraph|website=www.dailytelegraph.com.au}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/97607027/kangaroos-rookie-felise-kaufusi-explains-why-picking-australia-over-tonga-was-easy|title=Kangaroos rookie Felise Kaufusi explains why picking Australia over Tonga was easy|website=Stuff|date=5 October 2017 }}</ref> On 3 November 2017, Kaufusi made his test debut for [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]] against [[France national rugby league team|France]], where he played off the interchange bench in the 52-6 win at [[Canberra Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/rugby-league-world-cup/the-next-batch-of-kangaroos-stars-on-show-in-world-cup-clash-against-france-20171102-gzdfaq.html|title=The next batch of Kangaroos stars on show in World Cup clash against France|first=David|last=Polkinghorne|date=2 November 2017|via=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/live-australia-vs-france-at-gio-stadium-canberra/news-story/d5b3086cd469d3c90aca80ca565d102e|title=Aussie freak enters history books in bloodbath}}</ref>

In Round 1 of 2018, Kaufusi suffered a [[hamstring]] injury being sidelined for three weeks. In May, he signed a two-year extension to remain with the Melbourne Storm.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/felise-kaufusi-melbourne-storm-nrl-contract-billy-slater/6x873rutslgo1feyv7hs1aofn|title=Felise Kaufusi commits to Melbourne Storm for two more seasons|website=www.sportingnews.com|language=en-au|access-date=2019-06-08}}</ref>

Kaufusi made his debut for [[Queensland rugby league team|Queensland]] in Game 1 of the [[2018 State of Origin series]], starting at second-row in all three games. He then featured in the [[Melbourne Storm]]'s grand final loss to the [[Sydney Roosters]]. Kaufusi played in twenty-one games for the Storm in 2018, scoring five tries. He also played for [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]] in the end of season tests vs [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] and [[Tonga national rugby league team|Tonga]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2018/10/rugby-league-felise-kaufusi-allegiance-lies-firmly-with-australia-despite-tongan-heritage.html |title=Rugby League: Felise Kaufusi allegiance lies firmly with Australia despite Tongan heritage |newspaper=NewsHub |date=17 October 2018 |access-date=19 October 2022}}</ref>

Kaufusi played twenty-five games for Melbourne in the [[2019 NRL season]]. Although Melbourne finished as [[minor premiers]], they were defeated by the [[Sydney Roosters]] in the preliminary final.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/sep/28/sydney-roosters-v-melbourne-storm-nrl-preliminary-final-live/|title=Roosters 14-6 Storm: NRL preliminary final – as it happened|website=The Guardian|date=28 September 2019 |last1=Howcroft |first1=Jonathan }}</ref> In the [[2020 NRL season]], Kaufusi played twenty-one games for Melbourne including the club's [[2020 NRL Grand Final]] victory over Penrith.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2020/oct/25/nrl-grand-final-2020-penrith-panthers-v-melbourne-storm-teams-live-scores-winners-win-team-lists-news-kickoff-time-game-start-updates-anz-stadium/|title=Melbourne Storm beat Penrith Panthers as it happened|newspaper=The Guardian|date=25 October 2020 |last1=Hytner |first1=Mike }}</ref> In round 2 of the [[2021 NRL season]] against Parramatta, Kaufusi was placed on report suspended for three games after tackling Parramatta player [[Ryan Matterson]], who subsequently missed the following five matches.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-18/nrl-parramatta-eels-beat-melbourne-storm/100013996/|title=Parramatta Eels beat Melbourne Storm 16-12 in NRL thriller|newspaper=ABC News|date=18 March 2021 }}</ref> In round 10, Kaufusi was placed on report for tripping a [[St. George Illawarra]] but later beat the charge, and was then selected for Queensland to play in the [[2021 State of Origin series]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-2021-state-of-origin-rugby-league-nsw-blues-qld-maroons-felise-kaufusi-jarome-luai/11uky8jpqggvk126tubnias3g9/|title=QLD Maroons star Felise Kaufusi breaks silence on infamous Jarome Luai photo|website=www.sportingnews.com|date=15 August 2021 }}</ref>

Kaufusi was selected by Queensland for game one of the [[2022 State of Origin series]]. In game two, he scored a try but was later sin binned for a professional foul during Queensland's 12-44 loss against New South Wales.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/state-of-origin/nrl-2022-state-of-origin-nsw-player-ratings-nathan-cleary-jarome-luai-matt-burton-james-tedesco/news-story/2835e1118ccf1bc20d1dc24149f7a701/|title=Cleary's stunning response as recalled star, debutant shine: NSW Player Ratings|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=26 June 2022 }}</ref>
Kaufusi played twenty-one games for Melbourne in the [[2022 NRL season]] including the club's elimination final loss to [[Canberra Raiders|Canberra]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/10/canberra-raiders-upset-ends-melbourne-storms-september-reign/|title=Canberra Raiders upset ends Melbourne Storm's September reign|newspaper=The Guardian|date=10 September 2022 }}</ref>

===Dolphins (2023-present)===
[[File:Felise Kaufusi on right.jpg|thumb|Kaufusi on right in 2024]]
In round 1 of the [[2023 NRL season]], Kaufusi made his club debut for the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-26|title=Dolphins snare Kaufusi in first major signing|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/11/26/dolphins-snare-kaufusi-in-first-major-signing/|access-date=2021-11-26|website=National Rugby League|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dolphins FINALLY sign first NRL player in Maroons enforcer Felise Kaufusi: Transfer Centre |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-chris-smith-signs-with-penrith-panthers-every-clubs-roster-top-30-development-deals/news-story/f6e999b3dac71ab0c0637363f8facbff |website=foxsports.com.au |date=25 November 2021 |publisher=News Corporation Australia |access-date=26 November 2021}}</ref> in their [[2023 Dolphins (NRL) season|inaugural game]] in the national competition, defeating the [[Sydney Roosters]] 28-18 at Suncorp Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-dolphins-depth-paul-kent-concern-injuries-suspension-wayne-bennett-season-prediction-roosters/news-story/27a22c6da73128c4b22dc59985651f74/|title='I don't want to take the gloss off... but': Kenty's warning for Dolphins after historic first-up win|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=6 March 2023 }}</ref> After a late tackle in round 3 against the [[Newcastle Knights]] at [[McDonald Jones Stadium]], Kaufusi was suspended on a dangerous contact charge for the next four games (rounds 4-7).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/news-2023-felise-kaufusi-dolphins-judiciary-result-upheld-suspended-four-weeks/3f397f14-811a-4410-a551-596c7def7914 | title=Dolphins star ruled out in 'incredibly poor' call }}</ref> In round 10 against the [[Cronulla Sutherland Sharks]] at [[Suncorp Stadium]], Kaufusi captained the Dolphins in their 36-16 victory at Suncorp Stadium.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/news/2023/05/06/final-team-te-whare-to-debut-at-centre/ | title=Final Team: Te Whare to debut at centre | date=6 May 2023 }}</ref> In the second minute of round 12 against the Melbourne Storm at Suncorp Stadium, Kaufusi was sin-binned for a grade-two careless high tackle <ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-21/felise-kaufusi-slapped-with-three-match-ban-state-of-origin/102374088 | title=Felise Kaufusi needs a miracle to play State of Origin after getting hit with three-game ban | newspaper=ABC News | date=21 May 2023 }}</ref> and suspended for the next three rounds.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/01/01/judiciary-report-latest-judiciary-charges-suspension-news-updates-details/ | title=Judiciary Report: Niukore facing three-game ban; Pene, Sivo charged | date=25 June 2023 }}</ref>

Internationally, Kaufusi was selected to represent Tonga in a three-Test series against England that commenced at St Helens' [[Totally Wicked Stadium]] on 22 October 2023.<ref>https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-samoa-squad-pacific-championships-ins-and-outs-brian-too-stephen-crichton-junior-paulo/news-story/a075f551dc0da0aefd29a357ddff3b60</ref>

==Honours==
===Club===
* [[2016 NRL Grand Final]] – Runner-up
* [[2017 NRL Grand Final]] – Winners
* [[2018 World Club Challenge]] – Winners
* [[2018 NRL Grand Final]] – Runner-up
* [[2020 NRL Grand Final]] – Winners

===Individual===
'''Melbourne Storm'''
* [[2017 Melbourne Storm season|2017]] – Most Improved Player of the Year

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Team
!Games
!Tries
!Pts
|-
|2015
| rowspan="8" |{{Leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} [[Melbourne Storm]]
|17
|2
|8
|-
|2016
|21
|4
|16
|-
|2017
|27
|9
|36
|-
|2018
|21
|5
|20
|-
|2019
|25
|1
|4
|-
|2020
|21
|2
|8
|-
|2021
|20
|3
|12
|-
|2022
|21
|3
|12
|-
|2023
| rowspan="2" |{{Leagueicon|Dolphins|16}} [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]]
|16
|
|
|-
|2024
|2
|
|
|-
|
|Totals
|191
|30
|120
|}
source;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Official NRL profile of Felise Kaufusi for Dolphins {{!}} NRL.com |url=https://www.nrl.com/players/nrl-premiership/dolphins/felise-kaufusi/ |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=National Rugby League |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/dolphins/felise-kaufusi/ Dolphins profile]

{{Dolphins squad}}
{{Dolphins Inaugural Squad}}
{{Melbourne Storm - 2017 NRL premiers}}
{{Melbourne Storm - 2018 World Club Challenge winners}}
{{Melbourne Storm - 2020 NRL premiers}}
{{Australia 2017 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
{{Tonga 2021 Rugby League World Cup squad}}

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Kurt Donoghoe

2024-05-19T09:58:34Z

2001:8003:363B:F200:D09D:DCC5:4AFA:B908:

{{short description|Fiji international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2024}}
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|name = Kurt Donoghoe
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|image = Kurt Donoghoe.jpg
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|weight = {{convert|92|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|position = {{rlp|FE|HK}}
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|updated = 9 May 2024
}}

'''Kurt Donoghoe''' (born 30 November 2001) is an Australian professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|hk}} for the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL) and internationally for {{rlnt|Fiji}}.

== Background ==
Donoghoe is of [[Fijians|Fijian]] descent and played his junior rugby league for the Central Newcastle Butcher Boys and attended Hunter Sports High School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/8103473/central-newcastle-junior-to-debut-in-dolphins-inaugural-nrl-match/|title=Central Newcastle junior Kurt Donoghoe to make shock debut in Dolphins' first NRL match against Roosters in Brisbane|date=28 February 2023|website=Newcastle Herald}}</ref>

== Playing career ==
===Early career (2018-2022)===
In 2018, Donoghoe represented Australia Under-18 at the [[Touch Football World Cup]]. In 2019, he played for the Newcastle Knights Development Squad in the [[Laurie Daley Cup]]. Later that year he played for the [[Newcastle Knights]] in the [[NRL Touch Premiership]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2019/04/15/get-to-know-our-knights-touch-mens-team/|title=Get to know our Knights touch men's team!|date=15 April 2019|website=Newcastle Knights}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/6332571/touch-football-centrals-kurt-donoghoe-doubles-up-for-shot-at-national-title/|title=Touch Football: Central's Kurt Donoghoe doubles up for shot at national title with Newcastle Knights|date=16 August 2019|website=Newcastle Herald}}</ref>

In 2020, Donoghoe played for the Knights in the [[Jersey Flegg Cup]], playing one game before the competition was cancelled.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://18thman.com/players/kurt-donoghoe/|title=Kurt Donoghoe|website=18th Man|date=18 March 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/news/leagueunlimited-jersey-flegg-teams-2020-round-1/|title=TEAMS: NSWRL U20 Jersey Flegg Cup - 2020 Round 1|date=10 March 2020|website=League Unlimited}}</ref> In 2021, he played for the club's [[New South Wales Cup]] side.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/8106787/how-did-kurt-donoghoe-slip-through-the-newcastle-knights-fingers/|title=How did Kurt Donoghoe slip through the Newcastle Knights' fingers?|date=3 March 2023|website=Newcastle Herald}}</ref> In May 2022, he was named in [[Fiji national rugby league team|Fiji]]'s [[2022 Rugby League World Cup]] train-on squad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/super-league-players-in-fiji-world-cup-squad/|title=Six Super League players in 50-man Fiji squad ahead of World Cup|date=26 May 2022|website=Love Rugby League}}</ref>

In September 2022, he played in the Knights' Jersey Flegg Cup Grand Final loss to the [[Penrith Panthers]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2022/09/21/ultimate-guide-jersey-flegg-cup-grand-final/|title=Ultimate Guide: Jersey Flegg Cup Grand Final|date=21 September 2022|website=Newcastle Knights}}</ref>

===International===
At the end of the 2023 season, Donoghoe was named in the Fijian squad for the [[2023 Pacific Rugby League Championships]] and scored two tries in their 43-16 win over {{rlnt|Papua New Guinea}} on 29 October.

===Dolphins (2023)===
[[File:Kurt Donoghoe + Jeremy Marshall-King + Tom Flegler + Oryn Keeley.jpg|thumb|Donoghoe (left) with other Dolphins in 2024]]
In 2023, Donoghoe signed with the [[Central Queensland Capras]] and underwent pre-season training with their [[NRL]] affiliate club, the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2023/02/23/central-queensland-capras-cup-gains-and-losses-for-2023/|title=Central Queensland Capras: Cup gains and losses for 2023|date=23 February 2023|website=QRL}}</ref> After playing in all three of the Dolphins' NRL trial games, Donoghoe signed a one-year contract with the club,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/news/2023/03/01/young-guns-elevated-to-top-30/|title=Young guns elevated to top 30|date=1 March 2023|website=Dolphins}}</ref> and made his NRL debut in Round 1 of the [[2023 NRL season]] in the Dolphins' inaugural match against the [[Sydney Roosters]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/news/2023/03/05/final-team-lemuelu-in-for-eseese/|title=Final Team: Lemuelu in for Ese'ese|date=5 March 2023|website=Dolphins}}</ref> In total, Donoghoe played seven regular season matches for the Dolphins in 2023.

{{further|List of Dolphins (NRL) players}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{commons category}}
* [https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/dolphins/kurt-donoghoe/ Dolphins profile]

{{Dolphins squad}}
{{Dolphins Inaugural Squad}}

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[[Category:Rugby league five-eighths]]
[[Category:Rugby league players from Newcastle, New South Wales]]

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Connelly Lemuelu

2024-05-19T09:58:18Z

2001:8003:363B:F200:D09D:DCC5:4AFA:B908:

{{short description|Samoa international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Connelly Lemuelu
|fullname =
|image = Connelly Lemuelu.jpg
|imagesize =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|07|07}}
|birth_place = [[Auckland]], New Zealand
|height = {{convert|190|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|106|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|position = {{rlp|SR|CE|PR}}
|club1 = {{nowrap|[[North Queensland Cowboys|North Qld Cowboys]]}}
|year1start = 2020
|year1end = 22
|appearances1 = 24
|tries1 = 4
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 16
|club2 = [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]]
|year2start = 2023
|year2end = present
|appearances2 = 27
|tries2 = 8
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 32
|teamA = {{rlnt|Samoa}}
|yearAstart = 2023
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|appearancesA = 1
|triesA = 0
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 0
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|updated = 9 May 2024
}}

'''Connelly Lemuelu''' (born 7 July 1998) is a professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|sr}}er for the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

He previously played for the [[North Queensland Cowboys]] in the NRL as a {{rlp|ce}}, and has represented {{rlnt|Samoa}} internationally.

==Background==
Born and raised in [[Auckland]], New Zealand, Lemuelu played rugby union for [[Auckland Rugby Union|Papatoetoe]] before moving to [[Australia]] as a fifteen-year old to attend [[Keebra Park State High School]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/sport/an-only-child-who-left-his-parents-in-new-zealand-connelly-lemuelu-has-a-lot-to-play-for/news-story/f0d37f98df4c9be2e123c76db096b959|title=An only child who left his parents in New Zealand, Connelly Lemuelu has a lot to play for
|date=5 March 2020}}</ref> While at Keebra Park, he signed with the [[Wests Tigers]].

==Playing career==
===Early career (2016-2019)===
In 2016, Lemuelu was a member of Keebra Park's rugby league team. In the Queensland state championship game, he kicked the winning field goal in a 27–26 win over [[Coombabah State High School]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.keebraparkrugbyleague.com.au/2016-season/2016-state-champions/|title=2016 State Champions
|date=8 September 2016}}</ref> On 14 September 2016, he started at fullback in Keebra Park's 24–26 loss to [[Westfields Sports High School]] in the [[GIO Schoolboy Cup]] final, scoring two tries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2016/09/14/keebra-park-defeated-in-2016-gio-national-schoolboys-final/|title=Keebra Park defeated in 2016 GIO National Schoolboys Final|date=14 September 2016}}</ref>

In 2017, Lemuelu moved to [[Sydney]], joining the [[Wests Tigers]] under-20 side.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2017/05/30/nyc-team-announcement-round-13/|title=NYC Team Announcement: Round 13|date=30 May 2017}}</ref> In 2019, after two seasons with the Tigers, Lemuelu joined the [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]], playing for their [[New South Wales Cup]] side. On 3 July 2019, he was elevated to the Bulldogs' NRL squad, signing a development contract.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2019/07/03/emerging-talent-added-to-development-list/|title=Emerging talent added to Development List|date=3 July 2019}}</ref>

On 29 October 2019, he signed a two-year deal with the [[North Queensland Cowboys]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2019/10/29/cowboys-sign-lemuelu/|title=Cowboys sign Lemuelu|date=29 October 2019}}</ref>

===North Queensland Cowboys (2020-2022)===
[[File:Connelly Lemuelu.jpg|thumb|180px|Lemuelu representing Samoa in 2022]]
In February, Lemuelu was a member of the Cowboys' [[2020 NRL Nines]] winning squad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/02/15/cowboys-out-gun-dragons-in-the-west|title=Cowboys out gun Dragons in the West|date=15 February 2020}}</ref> On 22 February, he started on the wing in the Cowboys 18–16 pre-season trial win over the [[Brisbane Broncos]], scoring a try.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/02/22/cowboys-welcome-back-cotter-in-win-over-broncos|title=Cowboys welcome back Cotter in win over Broncos|date=22 February 2020}}</ref> He started the 2020 season playing for the Cowboys' [[Queensland Cup]] feeder club, the [[Northern Pride RLFC|Northern Pride]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cairnspost.com.au/sport/local-sport/intrust-super-cup-pride-sweat-on-injured-pair-after-heartbreaking-loss/news-story/52e3e5426635195141277676e516e779|title=Pride sweat on injured pair|date=15 March 2020}}</ref>

In Round 6 of the [[2020 NRL season]], Lemuelu made his NRL debut against the [[Wests Tigers]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2020/06/16/nrl-team-list--round-6-v-tigers/|title=NRL team list : Round 6 v Tigers|date=16 June 2020}}</ref> In Round 14, he scored his first NRL try in a 30–31 loss to the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/news/34974-cowboys-v-rabbitohs-report/|title=Reynolds kicks Rabbitohs to third straight win|date=15 August 2020|website=League Unlimited}}</ref>

In 2021, Lemuelu played thirteen matches and scored one try for North Queensland. In 2022, he played four matches and scored two tries.

'''International'''

After missing out on initial international selection, he was called up as a replacement into the [[2021_Men's_Rugby_League_World_Cup_squads#Samoa|Samoa squad]] for the [[2021 Rugby League World Cup – Men's tournament]] in late 2022.<ref>[https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/rugby-league-world-cup-2021-squad-lists/ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021]</ref>

===Dolphins (2023-present)===
In round 1 of the [[2023 NRL season]], Lemuelu made his club debut for the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] and scored a try in their inaugural game in the national competition, defeating the [[Sydney Roosters]] 28-18 at Suncorp Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-dolphins-depth-paul-kent-concern-injuries-suspension-wayne-bennett-season-prediction-roosters/news-story/27a22c6da73128c4b22dc59985651f74/|title='I don't want to take the gloss off... but': Kenty's warning for Dolphins after historic first-up win|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=6 March 2023 }}</ref>
In round 9, he scored two tries in the Dolphins 30-31 loss to the [[Canberra Raiders]] at McDonalds Park, [[Wagga Wagga]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2023/round-9/raiders-v-dolphins/ | title=Raiders v Dolphins }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/raiders-dolphins-score-result-highlights-nrl-round-9/hdrunahgrvdfd0ss3g8rz0sn/|title=Canberra Raiders vs. Dolphins score, result, highlights: Jack Wighton stars in golden point win|website=www.sportingnews.com|date=29 April 2023 }}</ref> In total, Lemuelu played twenty-three games and scored seven tries for the Dolphins in 2023.

{{further|List of Dolphins (NRL) players}}

==Achievements and accolades==
===Team===
*'''[[2020 NRL Nines]]''': North Queensland Cowboys – Winners

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/dolphins/connelly-lemuelu/ Dolphins profile]
*[https://www.cowboys.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/north-queensland-cowboys/connelly-lemuelu/ North Queensland Cowboys profile]

{{Dolphins squad}}
{{Dolphins Inaugural Squad}}
{{North Queensland Cowboy 2020 NRL Nines Champions}}
{{Samoa 2021 Rugby League World Cup squad}}

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{{Short description|New Zealand & Maori international rugby league footballer}}
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|05|03}}
|birth_place = [[Auckland]], New Zealand
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|updated = 9 May 2024
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'''Jesse Bromwich''' (born 3 May 1989) is a New Zealand professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays and captains as a {{rlp|pr}} for the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL) and [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] at international level.

In 2021 and 2022, Bromwich co-captained the [[Melbourne Storm]]. He also played in their victorious [[2012 NRL Grand Final|2012]], [[2017 NRL Grand Final|2017]] and [[2020 NRL Grand Final|2020]] grand finals, and the [[2010 World Club Challenge|2010]] and [[2013 World Club Challenge|2013]] [[World Club Challenge]]s. Furthermore, Bromwich has played for the [[New Zealand Māori rugby league team|New Zealand Māori]] and [[NRL All Stars team|NRL All Stars]] teams.

==Early life==
Bromwich was born in [[Auckland]], New Zealand and is of [[Māori people|Māori]] descent. He is the older brother of [[Kenny Bromwich]] who also plays for the Dolphins.<ref name="Kenneath Bromwich">{{Cite web|url=http://www.melbournestorm.com.au/default.aspx?s=player-profile-nyc-display&id=1994&team=Storm-nyc&kenneath-bromwich|title=Kenneath Bromwich|publisher=Melbourne Storm|date=1 March 2010|access-date=1 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203003655/http://www.melbournestorm.com.au/default.aspx?s=player-profile-nyc-display&id=1994&team=Storm-nyc&kenneath-bromwich|archive-date=3 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He played junior rugby league for the [[Manurewa Marlins]].<ref name="BROMWICH BROTHERS BREAKING THROUGH">{{Cite web|url=http://prosportplayaz.co.nz/media/PSP_BABY_NEWSLETTER_-_ISSUE_3.pdf|title=BROMWICH BROTHERS BREAKING THROUGH|publisher=PSP Management|date=23 September 2009|access-date=3 March 2010}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> All of his junior career was spent in Auckland, being an Auckland Sea lions NJC under 18s grand finalist and [[Auckland Rugby League]] under 18s grand finalist in 2006, playing for Auckland Metro under 18s in 2007 and Auckland Māori in both 2007 and 2008.<ref name="JESSE_BROMWICH">{{Cite web|url=http://www.prosportplayaz.co.nz/index.php?pr=JESSE_BROMWICH|title=JESSE_BROMWICH|publisher=PSP Management|year=2010|access-date=3 March 2010}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2007 he played representative football for the [[New Zealand Māori rugby league team|New Zealand Māori]] under 18's side.<ref name="JESSE_BROMWICH"/> He moved with his family to Australia in his late teens and played for the New South Wales country club [[Group 10 Rugby League#Teams|Orange Hawks]] in 2008.<ref name="BROMWICH BROTHERS BREAKING THROUGH"/> His good form in the 2008 season was acknowledged when he became a New South Wales [[Country Rugby League]] [[Group 10 Rugby League|Group 10]] under 23's representative player.<ref name="JESSE_BROMWICH"/>
[[Image:Jesse Bromwich Kiwis.jpg|thumb|Jesse Bromwich representing New Zealand in 2016]]

==NRL career==
===Melbourne Storm (2009-2022)===
Bromwich signed with Melbourne in 2009.<ref name="STORM DUO IN NYC TEAM OF THE YEAR">{{Cite web|url=http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=34426|title=STORM DUO IN NYC TEAM OF THE YEAR|publisher=rleague.com|date=2 September 2009|access-date=3 March 2010}}</ref> In his first season with the club he was voted [[National Youth Competition (rugby league)|Toyota Cup NYC under 20s]] [[Rugby league positions#The front row|prop forward]] of the year<ref name="JESSE_BROMWICH"/> and was named in the [[National Youth Competition (rugby league)|NYC]] team of the year after Melbourne won the competition.<ref name="Bellamy announces squad to face Leeds">{{Cite web|url=http://superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=16735|title=Bellamy announces squad to face Leeds|publisher=Engage Super League|date=1 March 2010|access-date=1 March 2010}}</ref><ref name="JESSE MAKES 2009 TOYOTA CUP TEAM OF THE YEAR">{{Cite web|url=http://prosportplayaz.co.nz/media/PSP_BABY_NEWSLETTER_-_ISSUE_3.pdf|title=JESSE MAKES 2009 TOYOTA CUP TEAM OF THE YEAR|publisher=PSP Management|date=23 September 2009|access-date=3 March 2010}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Bromwich played in the Storm's under-20s 24-22 grand final win over the West Tigers.<ref name="Calm before the Storm">{{Cite web|url=http://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-league/calm-before-the-storm/1714788.aspx|title=Calm before the Storm|publisher=Maitland Mercury|date=29 December 2009|access-date=3 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302073528/http://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-league/calm-before-the-storm/1714788.aspx|archive-date=2 March 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2009 he played in the [[New South Wales Cup]] with Melbourne's feeder club, the [[Central Coast Storm]], making his debut against the Bankstown Bulls in round 10.<ref name="JESSE_BROMWICH"/><ref name="JAMES MALONEY">{{Cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/28990363@N05/3487244094/|title=JAMES MALONEY|publisher=flickr|date=26 April 2009|access-date=3 March 2010}}</ref>

Bromwich was named in the Melbourne squad for the [[2009 NRL season results#Round 26|round 26]] clash of the [[2009 Melbourne Storm season|2009]] NRL season clash against the [[New Zealand Warriors]] in Auckland,<ref name="STORM DUO IN NYC TEAM OF THE YEAR"/> however he was named 18th man and did not play.<ref name="NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS 0 MELBOURNE STORM 30">{{Cite web|url=http://www.rleague.com/db/index.php?id=85010|title=NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS 0 MELBOURNE STORM 30|publisher=rleague.com|date=5 September 2009|access-date=3 March 2010}}</ref>

Bromwich made his first-team debut against the [[London Broncos#2006–2011: Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] at the [[Twickenham Stoop]] in the World City Challenge in 2010.<ref name="Muddy Storm thrills the Stoop as champions prove their class">{{Cite web|url=http://www.league.quins.co.uk/rugby/11258.php |title=Muddy Storm thrills the Stoop as champions prove their class |publisher=Quins |date=21 February 2010 |access-date=22 February 2010 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He made his full first-grade debut a week later against the [[Leeds Rhinos]] in the [[2010 World Club Challenge]].<ref name="Melbourne Storm defeat Leeds Rhinos 18-10 in World Club Challenge">{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,26788200-23214,00.html|title=Melbourne Storm defeat Leeds Rhinos 18-10 in World Club Challenge|work=Fox Sports|date=1 March 2010|access-date=1 March 2010}}</ref> The Melbourne club won the trophy with an 18–10 win over the [[Super League]] champions at [[Elland Road]], [[Leeds]].<ref name="Leeds 10-18 Melbourne">{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/leeds/8530844.stm|title=Leeds 10-18 Melbourne|publisher=BBC|date=28 February 2010|access-date=2 March 2010}}</ref>

He made his NRL debut against the [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] in [[2010 NRL season results#Round 1|round 1]] of the [[2010 NRL season]].<ref name="NRL Line-ups: Round 1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/league/teamlists|title=NRL Line-ups: Round 1|work=Fox Sports|date=9 March 2010|access-date=10 March 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090929114558/http://www.foxsports.com.au/league/teamlists|archive-date=29 September 2009}}</ref><ref name="Cronulla v Melbourne - Round 1 - Saturday 13 March 2010">{{Cite web|url=http://livescores.smh.com.au/matches/nrl/match2885.html?page=player-stats&refresh=1268653886743|title=Cronulla v Melbourne - Round 1 - Saturday 13 March 2010|publisher=SMH|date=13 March 2010|access-date=15 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706115235/http://livescores.smh.com.au/matches/nrl/match2885.html?page=player-stats&refresh=1268653886743|archive-date=6 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> He played in seven NRL matches during the season, and 21 matches in 2011, before signing an extension of his contract to play for Melbourne through the 2015 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8380099|title=Bromwich commits to Storm in new NRL deal|date=25 November 2011|work=[[ninemsn]]|access-date=25 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128023317/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8380099|archive-date=28 November 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2012, he played in Melbourne's [[2012 NRL Grand Final|Grand Final]] victory over [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Canterbury-Bankstown]]. He played in Melbourne's [[2013 World Club Challenge]] victory over [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]], scoring a try.

For the [[2013 Anzac Test]], Bromwich was selected to play for [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] as a {{rlp|pr}} in their loss against [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]].

After captaining the Kiwis at the [[2016 Rugby League Four Nations]] tournament, Bromwich was named the [[New Zealand Rugby League]]'s Kiwis player of the year for 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11786293|title=Jesse Bromwich retains Kiwis Player of Year honours|date=20 January 2017|website=Nzherald.co.nz}}</ref>

[[File:JBrom2017 (2).jpg|thumb|right|Bromwich in 2017]]
On 7 March 2017, Bromwich re-signed with the Melbourne club for a further three years to keep him at the club until the end of 2020.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gardiner|first1=Gilbert|title=Locked in: Storm star's forward thinking |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/storm/jesse-bromwich-signs-threeyear-contract-extension-until-end-of-2020-nrl-season/news-story/ef55112b97983890e082285c1509815b|publisher=Herald Sun|access-date=19 March 2017}}</ref>

On 7 May 2017, Bromwich stood down as captain of the Kiwis and was suspended for two games after a cocaine scandal following the Kiwis thrashing to Australia in the final ANZAC test. On 8 May 2017, Bromwich was removed from the Kiwis World Cup squad for drunk and disorderly behaviour after the Anzac test.

He played a part in the successful [[2018 World Club Challenge]] team that played against [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] at Melbourne. He was also part of the Melbourne team that played in the [[2018 NRL Grand Final]] against the [[Sydney Roosters]] which ended in defeat.
He played 27 games for Melbourne in the [[2019 NRL season]] as the club finished as runaway [[Minor Premiers]], however the club fell short of another grand final after capitulating against the [[Sydney Roosters]] in the preliminary final.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/sep/28/sydney-roosters-v-melbourne-storm-nrl-preliminary-final-live/|title=Roosters 14-6 Storm: NRL preliminary final – as it happened|website=The Guardian|date=28 September 2019 |last1=Howcroft |first1=Jonathan }}</ref>

He played 19 games for Melbourne in the [[2020 NRL season]] including the club's [[2020 NRL Grand Final]] victory over Penrith.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2020/oct/25/nrl-grand-final-2020-penrith-panthers-v-melbourne-storm-teams-live-scores-winners-win-team-lists-news-kickoff-time-game-start-updates-anz-stadium/|title=Melbourne Storm beat Penrith Panthers as it happened|newspaper=The Guardian|date=25 October 2020 |last1=Hytner |first1=Mike }}</ref>
Bromwich played a total of 24 games for Melbourne in the [[2021 NRL season]] as the club won 19 matches in a row and claimed the [[Minor Premiership]]. He played in two finals matches including the preliminary final where Melbourne suffered a shock 10-6 loss against eventual premiers [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-25/penrith-panthers-beat-melbourne-storm-to-reach-nrl-grand-final/100485860/|title=Penrith Panthers beat Melbourne Storm 10-6 to reach second straight NRL grand final, will face South Sydney Rabbitohs|newspaper=ABC News|date=25 September 2021}}</ref>
On 21 January 2022, [[Dolphins (NRL)]] announced via Twitter that Bromwich will be joining them in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/dolphinsnrl/status/1484360896675971076|title=Bromwich signs with The Dolphins for 2023|website=www.twitter.com}}</ref>

Bromwich was restored as [[New Zealand national rugby league team|Kiwis]] captain for the 2022 mid-season test match against [[Tonga national rugby league team|Tonga]] at [[Mt Smart Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bromwich returns to Kiwis captaincy |url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/bromwich-returns-kiwis-captaincy-012938562.html |website=Yahoo Sports |access-date=6 July 2022 |date=21 June 2022}}</ref>

===Dolphins (2023-present)===
Bromwich signed with the Dolphins for the [[2023 Dolphins (NRL) season|2023]] and 2024 seasons. In February 2023, he was named as the Dolphins inaugural team captain.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com.au/nrl/story/_/id/35581274/jesse-bromwich-named-inaugural-dolphins-captain | title=Bromwich named inaugural Dolphins captain | date=3 February 2023 }}</ref> However, he missed the Round 6 match due to a throat infection.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/news/2023/04/07/final-team-bromwich-out-nicholls-to-skipper/ | title=Final Team: Bromwich out, Nicholls to skipper | date=7 April 2023 }}</ref> Otherwise, Bromwich played his 300th NRL game in Round 5.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/03/31/jesse-bromwich-to-join-300-club/ | title=Jesse Bromwich to join 300 club | date=31 March 2023 }}</ref>

In Round 9, Bromwich scored a try in the Dolphins 30-31 loss to the [[Canberra Raiders]] at McDonalds Park, [[Wagga Wagga]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2023/round-9/raiders-v-dolphins/ | title=Raiders v Dolphins }}</ref> Due to a hamstring injury, he was ruled out of the round 10 match.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/01/01/casualty-ward-all-the-latest-nrl-injury-news-updates-returns-details/ | title=Casualty Ward: Moses sidelined; Bateman hamstrung in warm-up | date=7 May 2023 }}</ref> Nevertheless, he ended up playing twenty-one games for the Dolphins in 2023.

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File:Jesse Bromwich and fan.jpg|Bromwich and fan
File:Jesse Bromwich with fans.jpg|Bromwich with fans
</gallery>

{{further|List of Dolphins (NRL) players}}

==Honours==
'''Individual'''
* '''[[Dally M]]'''
:: Prop of the Year: 2016
* '''[[Melbourne Storm]]'''
:: NSW Cup Player of the Year: 2010
:: Rookie of the Year: 2011
:: Player of the Year: 2014, 2015, 2016
:: Forward of the Year: 2013, 2017
:: Life Member: 2018
:: Co-captain: 2021–2022

* '''[[Dolphins (NRL)]]'''
:: Inaugural Captain: 2023

'''Melbourne Storm'''
* [[2012 NRL Grand Final]] Premiers
* [[2013 World Club Challenge]] Winners
* [[2016 NRL Grand Final]] Runner-up
* [[2017 NRL Grand Final]] Premiers
* [[2018 World Club Challenge]] Winners
* [[2020 NRL Grand Final]] Premiers

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/dolphins/jesse-bromwich/ Dolphins profile]
*[https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/melbourne-storm/jesse-bromwich/ Melbourne Storm profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20151102100241/https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/team/profiles/jesse-bromwich.html Storm profile]

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Isaiya Katoa

2024-05-19T09:57:21Z

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{{short description|Tonga international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
| name = Isaiya Katoa
| fullname =
| image = Isaiya Katoa Dolphins.jpg
| image_size =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|02|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Wellington]], New Zealand
|height = {{convert|178|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|91|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
| position = {{rlp|HB|FE}}
| club1 = [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]]
| year1start = 2023
| year1end = present
| appearances1 = 31
| tries1 = 3
| goals1 = 0
| fieldgoals1 = 0
| points1 = 12
| teamA = [[Tonga national rugby league team|Tonga]]
| yearAstart = 2022
| yearAend = 23
| appearancesA = 6
| triesA = 2
| goalsA =30
| fieldgoalsA = 0
| pointsA = 68
| new = yes
| source = <ref>[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/isaiya-katoa/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref>
| updated = 9 May 2024
}}

'''Isaiya Katoa''' (born 18 February 2004) is a New Zealand born [[Tonga national rugby league team|Tonga international]] [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|hb}} or {{rlp|fe}} for the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

==Background==
Katoa was born in [[Wellington, New Zealand]] to a family of [[Tonga]]n and [[Cook Islands]] descent.<ref>[https://www.zerotackle.com/players/isaiya-katoa/ Zero Tackle profile]</ref> He moved to [[Sydney]] at nine years of age where he was educated at [[Barker College|Barker College, Hornsby]] and played junior rugby league for [[Glenmore Park Brumbies]] alongside future [[National Rugby League|NRL]] player [[Joseph Sua'ali'i]].<ref>[https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/from-glenmore-park-to-lang-park-katoa-lines-up-childhood-mate-suaalii-in-historic-clash-20230303-p5cpb7.html From Glenmore Park to Lang Park: Katoa lines up childhood mate Suaalii in historic clash]</ref>

He is the brother to current NRL player [[Sione Katoa (rugby league, born 1995)|Sione Katoa]] and second cousin of former Rugby Union footballer [[Sam Wykes|Sam Wykes]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nal67I9UKzA&ab_channel=TokiUkamea</ref>

==Playing career==
===Rugby Union===
Katoa moved to Australia when he was nine. He attended [[Barker College]] for year 11 and 12 in Sydney playing for New South Wales Juniors and New South Wales Schools before representing Australian Schoolboys.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Isaiya Katoa's SportsCard |url=https://www.yoursportscard.com/players/isaiya-katoa/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=YourSportsCard}}</ref> At Barker, he won a [[Combined Associated Schools]] Championship<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-24 |title=Previous Winners – cas-web |url=http://www.cas.nsw.edu.au/winter-sports/rugby/previous-winners/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |language=en-US}}</ref> and a Manu Sutherland Shield beating [[St Joseph's College, Nudgee]] in 2022.

===International career===
[[File:Isaiya Katoa.jpg|thumb|Katoa playing for Tonga in 2022]]
In 2022, Katoa was named in the [[2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup squads#Tonga|Tonga squad]] for the [[2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup|2021 Rugby League World Cup]].<ref>[https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/rugby-league-world-cup-2021-squad-lists/ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021]</ref> In late 2022, Katoa played three matches at the [[2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup|2021 Rugby League World Cup]] including Tonga's quarter-final loss to Samoa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/tonga-vs-samoa/58151/|title=Rugby League World Cup: Samoa stun Tonga with 20-18 win to set up England rematch in semi-finals|website=www.skysports.com}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Isaiya Katoa Highlights |date=2022-02-18 |url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2022/02/18/isaiya-katoa-highlights/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |language=en}}</ref> The following year, Katoa was selected to represent Tonga in a three-Test series against England, kicking off at St Helens' [[Totally Wicked Stadium]] on 22 October 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-21 |title=Star winger hospitalised with infection as England and Tonga name teams for first Test |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-samoa-squad-pacific-championships-ins-and-outs-brian-too-stephen-crichton-junior-paulo/news-story/a075f551dc0da0aefd29a357ddff3b60 |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=Fox Sports |language=en}}</ref>

===Club career===
Katoa was contracted to the [[Penrith Panthers]] as a junior coming through the ranks,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chammas |first=Michael |date=2023-02-03 |title=Meet the cream of the NRL’s 2023 crop before they become household names |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/meet-the-cream-of-the-nrl-s-2023-crop-before-they-become-household-names-20230202-p5chln.html |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> before signing with the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] on the day of his 18th birthday for their inaugural 2023 [[NRL]] season.<ref>[https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/news/2022/02/18/dolphins-land-playmaker-of-the-future/ Dolphins land playmaker of the future]</ref>

===Dolphins (2023-present)===
In round 1 of the [[2023 NRL season]], Katoa made his NRL debut with the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] in their inaugural game in the national competition, defeating the [[Sydney Roosters]] 28–18 at Suncorp Stadium. In round 10 against the [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] at Suncorp Stadium, Katoa scored a try for the Dolphins in their 36–16 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sharks v Dolphins |url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2023/round-10/sharks-v-dolphins/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=National Rugby League |language=en}}</ref> In September, the Dolphins' Inaugural Presentation Ball was held at [[Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre]], and Katoa received the club's annual Rookie of the Year award.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-07 |title=Emotional Isaako sweeps Dolphins awards |url=https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/news/2023/09/07/emotional-isaako-sweeps-dolphins-awards/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=The Dolphins |language=en}}</ref>

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Team
!Games
!Tries
!Pts
|-
|2023
|{{Leagueicon|Dolphins|16}} [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]]
|22
|2
|8
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|
|Totals
|22
|2
|8
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>stats correct as of the end of the 2023 season

==Achievements and accolades==
===Individual===
*'''[[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] Rookie of the Year''': 2023<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-07 |title=Emotional Isaako sweeps Dolphins awards |url=https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/news/2023/09/07/emotional-isaako-sweeps-dolphins-awards/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=The Dolphins |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*[https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/dolphins/isaiya-katoa/ Dolphins profile]
*[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/isaiya-katoa/summary.html Rugby League Project profile]
*[https://www.nrl.com/players/rugby-league-world-cup/tonga/isaiya-katoa/ Tonga profile]

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Mark Nicholls (rugby league)

2024-05-19T09:56:57Z

2001:8003:363B:F200:D09D:DCC5:4AFA:B908:

{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Mark Nicholls
|fullname = Mark Robert Nicholls
|image = Mark Nicholls Dolphins.jpg
|imagesize =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|1|5}}
|birth_place = [[Wagga Wagga, New South Wales]], Australia
|height = {{cvt|194|cm|ftin}}
|weight = {{cvt|104|kg|stlb}}
|position = {{rlp|PR}}
|club1 = {{nowrap|[[Canberra Raiders]]}}
|year1start = 2012
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|tries1 = 1
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 4
|club2 = {{nowrap|[[Melbourne Storm]]}}
|year2start = 2016
|year2end = 17
|appearances2 = 9
|tries2 = 0
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 0
|club3 = {{nowrap|[[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]]}}
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|year3end = 22
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|tries3 = 6
|goals3 = 0
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 24
|club4 = [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]]
|year4start = 2023
|year4end = present
|appearances4 = 31
|tries4 = 6
|goals4 = 0
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| teamA = {{nowrap|[[New South Wales Residents|NSW Residents]]}}
| yearAstart = 2015
| yearAend =
| appearancesA = 1
| triesA = 0
| goalsA = 0
| fieldgoalsA = 0
| pointsA = 0
|retired =
|source = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/mark-nicholls/summary.html|title=Mark Nicholls - Career Stats & Summary|publisher=Rugby League Project|date=1990-01-05|accessdate=2023-09-02}}</ref>
|updated = 9 May 2024
}}

'''Mark Nicholls''' (born 5 January 1990) is an Australian professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|pr}} for the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

He previously played for the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]], the [[Melbourne Storm]] and the [[Canberra Raiders]] in the NRL.

==Background==
Nicholls was born in [[Wagga Wagga]], [[New South Wales]]. He played junior rugby league for the [[Leeton, New South Wales|Leeton Greenies]] and [[Gungahlin Bulls]], before being signed by the [[Canberra Raiders]].

==Education==
When the NRL announced its annual ''Academic Team of the Year'' for 2023 in recognition of the educational achievements of current players off-field, Nicholls' academic record included a [[postgraduate#Australia|Graduate Certificate]] of [[Program Management]] from [[Queensland University of Technology]] (2021), a [[Diploma#Australia|Diploma]] of [[Business]] from Australian [[Vocational education#Australia|Vocational]] Training Company (2013) and a [[Bachelor's degree|Bachelor]] of [[Sport Management]] & [[Coaching]] Science from the [[University of Canberra]] (2012).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-31 |title=NRL announce 2023 NRL & NRLW Academic Team of the Year |url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/08/31/nrl-announce-2023-nrl--nrlw-academic-team-of-the-year/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=National Rugby League |language=en}}</ref><ref>https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-nicholls13/</ref>

==Playing career==
===Early career===
From 2008 to 2010, Nicholls played for the Canberra Raiders' [[NRL Under-20s|NYC]] team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nycdatabase.org/players/n/|title=N|work=NYC DATABASE|date=27 December 2012|accessdate=24 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/dream-green-start-just-out-of-reach-20091123-izha.html|last=Jean|first=David|title=Dream green start just out of reach|date=17 March 2009|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|accessdate=1 August 2012}}</ref> In October 2010, he played for the [[Junior Kangaroos]] against the [[Junior Kiwis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/junior-kangaroos-team-named/tabid/10874/newsid/60555/default.aspx|title=Junior Kangaroos team named|work=NRL - The official site of the National Rugby League - NRL.com|date=4 October 2010|accessdate=24 September 2015}}</ref>

===Canberra Raiders (2012–2015)===
In round 17 of the [[2012 NRL season]], Nicholls made his [[National Rugby League|NRL]] debut for the Raiders against the [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2012/round-17/canberra-vs-st-george-illawarra/summary.html|title=NRL 2012|first1=Shawn|last1=Dollin|first2=Andrew|last2=Ferguson|date=19 August 2015|accessdate=24 September 2015}}</ref> He played twelve consecutive games that year, coming off the bench as a prop.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/Mi0xNTMwLTQtLS0tLS0xOTk2My0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0=|title=Custom Match List|first1=Shawn|last1=Dollin|first2=Andrew|last2=Ferguson|date=1 September 2015|accessdate=24 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raiders.com.au/news-display/Player-Review-2012--Mark-Nicholls/65446|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130219175400/http://www.raiders.com.au/news-display/Player-Review-2012--Mark-Nicholls/65446|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 February 2013|accessdate=14 January 2013|title=Mark Nicholls Player Review|website=raiders.com.au}}}</ref>

On 25 April 2013, Nicholls re-signed with Canberra on a two-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/mark-nicholls-re-signs-until-the-end-of-2015-9282/#3bo8swJQeWsHrRbC.97|title=Mark Nicholls re-signs until the end of 2015|work=NRL - Zero Tackle|accessdate=24 September 2015|date=25 April 2013}}</ref> However, he only played twice for Canberra in those two seasons. Otherwise, Nicholls played for the [[New South Wales Residents rugby league team|New South Wales Residents]] against the [[Queensland Residents rugby league team|Queensland Residents]] in July 2014.<ref>{{cite web|author=NRL|url=http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2014/07/01/vb_nsw_cup_representative_side_team_announcement_.html|title=VB NSW Cup Representative Side - Team Announcement|publisher=NSWRL|date=July 2014|accessdate=2015-09-26}}</ref> He played a total of five games for Canberra in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-03-31 |title=Mark Nicholls - Canberra Raiders - NRL.com |url=http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/playerstats/playerprofile/tabid/10898/clubid/2/playerid/1188/seasonid/43/default.aspx |access-date=2024-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331211739/http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/playerstats/playerprofile/tabid/10898/clubid/2/playerid/1188/seasonid/43/default.aspx |archive-date=31 March 2017 }}</ref>

<gallery>
File:Mark Nicholls Canberra.jpg|Nicholls in 2009
File:Mark Nicholls (rugby league).jpg|Nicholls in 2013
</gallery>

===Melbourne Storm (2016–2017)===
In 2016, Nicholls commenced a one-year contract with the [[Melbourne Storm]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/storm-announce-four-key-signings-19263/#7ttGfZt4I4xGGgtk.97|title=Storm announce four key signings | NRL|publisher=Zero Tackle|date=6 October 2015|accessdate=2015-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/storm-sign-raider/|title=STORM SIGN RAIDER|work=Rugby League Week|accessdate=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925115800/http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/storm-sign-raider/|archive-date=25 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 1 February, he was named in the Storm's [[2016 NRL Auckland Nines]] squad but did not appear for Melbourne in the [[2016 NRL season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/storm-name-youthful-nines-squad/tabid/10874/newsid/91534/default.aspx|title=Storm name youthful Nines squad|website=NRL.com|date=February 2016|accessdate=2016-02-01}}</ref><ref name="2016 Downer NRL Auckland Nines Official Squads">{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/2016-downer-nrl-auckland-nines-official-squads/tabid/10874/newsid/91563/default.aspx|title=2016 Downer NRL Auckland Nines Official Squads|publisher=NRL|date=3 February 2016|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref>

Nicholls was named in the Storm squad for the [[2017 NRL Auckland Nines]].<ref name="2017 Auckland Nines squads: Every player named for the tournament">{{cite web|url=http://www.theroar.com.au/rugby-league/auckland-nines-squads/|title=2017 Auckland Nines squads: Every player named for the tournament|publisher=The Roar|date=28 February 2017|accessdate=31 March 2017}}</ref> He made his Melbourne debut against the [[Penrith Panthers]] in round 5 of the [[2017 NRL season]]. He made a total of nine appearances for Melbourne. The club itself won the [[minor premiership]] and the [[2017 NRL Grand Final]]; however, Nicholls did not play in the latter.<ref name="NRL: Melbourne Storm defence holds out Penrith Panthers">{{cite web|url=http://www.examiner.com.au/story/4570087/heroic-storm-defence-holds-out-panthers-photos/?cs=101|title=NRL: Melbourne Storm defence holds out Penrith Panthers|publisher=The Examiner|date=2 April 2017|accessdate=2 April 2017}}</ref>

===South Sydney Rabbitohs (2018–2022)===
Nicholls made his South Sydney debut in round 1 of the [[2018 NRL season]], starting at prop in South Sydney's 20–32 loss to the [[New Zealand Warriors]]. He made a total of twelve appearances for South Sydney that season. In the [[2019 NRL season]], South Sydney finished third on the table and qualified for the finals. Nicholls made a total of twenty-four appearances including all three of the club's finals games; one of which was the preliminary final loss against his former club Canberra.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-20/nrl-south-sydney-rabbitohs-beat-manly-sea-eagles-in-semi-final/11527098/|title=South Sydney Rabbitohs beat Manly Sea Eagles 34-26 in NRL semi-final|website=ABC|date=20 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/09/20/rabbitohs-dig-deep-to-eliminate-sea-eagles-in-finals-thriller/|title=Rabbitohs dig deep to eliminate Sea Eagles in finals thriller|website=NRL|date=20 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/27/canberra-raiders-end-25-year-wait-to-reach-nrl-grand-final-with-victory-over-rabbitohs/|title=Canberra Raiders end 25-year wait to reach NRL grand final with victory over Rabbitohs|website=The Guardian|date=27 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-2019-finals-south-sydney-rabbitohs-sydney-roosters-wayne-bennett-george-burgess/1qyzpgsb39vns13ma3af9acymr/|title=South Sydney Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett confirms major changes for Sydney Roosters final|website=Sporting News}}</ref>

In round 10 of the [[2020 NRL season]], Nicholls scored his first try for South Sydney in their 18–20 loss to the [[Newcastle Knights]] at [[Bankwest Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2020-south-sydney-rabbitohs-vs-newcastle-knights-round-10-live-updates-supercoach-scores-cody-walker-mitchell-pearce/news-story/72341dc0a1706d12b7023e99ef537776/|title=South Sydney v Newcastle|website=foxsports.com|date=18 July 2020}}</ref> He made a total of nineteen appearances for Souths and played in all three of the club's finals matches including their preliminary final loss to Penrith.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-17/nrl-preliminary-final-penrith-panthers-south-sydney-scorecentre/12774550/|title=Penrith Panthers beat South Sydney Rabbitohs 20-16 to set up NRL grand final against Melbourne Storm|date=17 October 2020|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> In round 24 of the [[2021 NRL season]], Nicholls scored two tries for South Sydney in a 52–12 victory over arch-rivals the [[Sydney Roosters]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-latrell-mitchell-tackle-on-joey-manu-south-sydney-rabbitohs-vs-sydney-roosters/news-story/156a8033fd827141bc6a4067c4f7bde2/|title='Might decimate both teams': Latrell faces big ban for 'enormous' high shot on Manu|website=foxsports.com.au|date=28 August 2021}}</ref> In round 25, he was named captain for the match against [[St George Illawarra Dragons|St. George Illawarra]], after South Sydney chose to rest [[Adam Reynolds]] in the lead-up to the finals. Nicholls played a total of twenty-seven games for South Sydney in the [[2021 NRL season]] including the club's [[2021 NRL Grand Final]] loss to [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/oct/04/one-of-finest-nrl-grand-finals-of-all-time-provides-cure-to-difficult-season/|title=One of finest NRL grand finals of all time provides cure to difficult season|website=theguardian.com|date=3 October 2021}}</ref>

In the [[2022 NRL season]], Nicholls scored one try in eighteen games for South Sydney including all three of the club's finals matches when they reached the preliminary final for a fifth straight season. Souths lost the preliminary final 12–32 to [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]], the eventual premiers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-24/nrl-penrith-panthers-defeats-south-sydney-rabbitohs/101470088/|title=Penrith Panthers defeat South Sydney Rabbitohs 32-12 to qualify for third straight NRL grand final|website=abc.net.au}}</ref>

===Dolphins (2023–present)===
In January 2022, Nicholls signed a two-year deal with the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] from 2023 onwards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/dolphins-set-to-poach-souths-fan-favourite-mark-nicholls-on-multiyear-deal-transfer-whispers/news-story/9b51d816c90a36c1b2518e403d5269ab/|title=Dolphins set to poach Souths fan favourite Mark Nicholls on multi-year deal: Transfer Whispers|website=foxsports.com.au|date=21 January 2022}}</ref>
He made his club debut for the inaugural Dolphins team in round 1 of the [[2023 NRL season]], scoring a try as the new team pulled off a big upset defeating the [[Sydney Roosters]] 28–18 at [[Suncorp Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-dolphins-depth-paul-kent-concern-injuries-suspension-wayne-bennett-season-prediction-roosters/news-story/27a22c6da73128c4b22dc59985651f74/|title='I don't want to take the gloss off... but': Kenty's warning for Dolphins after historic first-up win|website=foxsports.com.au}}</ref> In round 6, Nicholls captained the Dolphins in their 32–22 win against the [[North Queensland Cowboys]] at [[Queensland Country Bank Stadium]] due to regular captain [[Jesse Bromwich]] missing the game because of a throat infection.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-07 |title=Final Team: Bromwich out, Nicholls to skipper |url=https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/news/2023/04/07/final-team-bromwich-out-nicholls-to-skipper |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=The Dolphins |language=en}}</ref>

In round 8, Nicholls scored a try for the Dolphins in their 28–26 victory over the [[Gold Coast Titans]] at Suncorp Stadium.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dolphins v Titans |url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2023/round-8/dolphins-v-titans |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=National Rugby League |language=en}}</ref> During that match, he broke a thumb and subsequently underwent surgery to stabilise the joint, rendering him unfit to play for the next few weeks.<ref>https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/news/2023/04/28/dolphins-casualty-ward/</ref> Nicholls next played in round 13 and scored a try for the Dolphins in their 26–12 victory over the St. George Illawarra Dragons at [[Kayo Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Round 13: Dolphins v Dragons {{!}} Dolphins |url=https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/draw/nrl-premiership/2023/round-13-dolphins-v-dragons |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=The Dolphins |language=en}}</ref> He finished 2023 with twenty-one appearances, three tries and 93.9% tackle efficiency.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-04 |title=Mark Nicholls |url=https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/dolphins/mark-nicholls/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=The Dolphins |language=en}}</ref> In September, the Dolphins' Inaugural Presentation Ball was held at [[Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre]], and Nicholls received the club's annual Best Forward award.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-07 |title=Emotional Isaako sweeps Dolphins awards |url=https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/news/2023/09/07/emotional-isaako-sweeps-dolphins-awards/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=The Dolphins |language=en}} </ref>

On 15 May 2024, Nicholls re-signed with the Dolphins until the end of 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-15 |title=Nicholls extends until 2025 |url=https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/news/2024/05/15/nicholls-extends-until-2025/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=The Dolphins |language=en}}</ref>

{{further|2023 Dolphins (NRL) season}}
{{further|List of Dolphins (NRL) players}}

<gallery>
File:Mark Nicholls 2024 Dolphins NRL.jpg|Nicholls in Brisbane
File:Dolphins NRL signing for fans January 2024.jpg|Nicholls seated on right
File:Robert_Jennings_and_Mark_Nicholls.jpg|Nicholls (right) in 2024
</gallery>

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Team
!Games
!Tries
!Pts
|-
|2012
| rowspan="3" |{{Leagueicon|Canberra|16}} [[Canberra Raiders]]
|12
|1
|4
|-
|2013
|2
|
|
|-
|2015
|4
|
|
|-
|2017
|{{Leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} [[Melbourne Storm]]
|9
|
|
|-
|2018
| rowspan="5" |{{Leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]
|12
|
|
|-
|2019
|24
|
|
|-
|2020
|19
|2
|8
|-
|2021
|27
|3
|12
|-
|2022
|18
|1
|4
|-
|2023
| rowspan="2" |{{Leagueicon|Dolphins|16}} [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]]
|21
|3
|12
|-
|2024
|
|
|
|-
|Totals
|
|149
|10
|40
|}

==Personal life==
On 2 November 2019, Nicholls married professional model and executive assistant Perrie Davis in the Great Hall at the [[University of Sydney]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-15 |title=NRL star and his model wife announce pregnancy at their wedding |url=https://honey.nine.com.au/latest/my-wedding-day-rugby-league-player-mark-nicholls-and-wife-perrie-announce-pregnancy/64ec261a-bce1-4976-97e5-6890d4dfa883 |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=honey.nine.com.au |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Inside Perrie & Marks' Chic Sydney wedding {{!}} Inspiration {{!}} THE DRESS TRIBE |url=https://www.thedresstribe.com/inspiration/inside-perrie-mark-s-chic-elegant-wedding-in-sydney |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=www.thedresstribe.com}}</ref> Perrie is also an accredited [[pilates]] instructor. The couple have two daughters<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-03 |title=Bennett's Dolphins deal Nicholls simply couldn't refuse |url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/11/04/bennetts-dolphins-deal-nicholls-simply-couldnt-refuse/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=National Rugby League |language=en}}</ref> and bought a house in the [[Moreton Bay]] region of Queensland in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dolphins players splash out on property in Moreton Bay region - realestate.com.au |url=https://www.realestate.com.au/news/dolphins-players-splash-out-on-property-in-moreton-bay-region/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=www.realestate.com.au |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/dolphins/mark-nicholls/ Dolphins profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20161025234805/https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/team/profiles/mark_nicholls.html Melbourne Storm profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170331211739/http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/playerstats/playerprofile/tabid/10898/clubid/2/playerid/1188/seasonid/43/default.aspx NRL profile]
*[https://www.rabbitohs.com.au/search/?keyword=mark+nicholls&sort=Relevance South Sydney Rabbitohs profile]

{{Dolphins squad}}
{{Dolphins Inaugural Squad}}

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Jack Bostock

2024-05-19T09:56:36Z

2001:8003:363B:F200:D09D:DCC5:4AFA:B908:

{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Jack Bostock
|fullname =
|image = Jack Bostock Dolphins.jpg
|imagesize =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|08|28|df=yes}}
|birth_place = [[Figtree, New South Wales|Figtree]], [[New South Wales]], Australia
|height = {{convert|194|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|97|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|position = {{rlp|WG}}
|club1 = [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]]
|year1start = 2023
|year1end = present
|appearances1 = 14
|tries1 = 11
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 44
|source = <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/jack-bostock/summary.html |title=RLP |access-date=4 April 2023 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404204825/https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/jack-bostock/summary.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}

'''Jack Bostock''' (born 28 August 2003)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nothingbutleague.com/player/jack-bostock/ | title=Jack Bostock | access-date=10 April 2023 | archive-date=10 April 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410164122/https://nothingbutleague.com/player/jack-bostock/ | url-status=live }}</ref> is an Australian professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|wg}}er for the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

== Background ==
Bostock was born prematurely in [[Figtree, New South Wales|Figtree]], [[New South Wales]]. He was signed by the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] after being spotted played junior reps with the [[Illawarra Steelers]] and for the NSW under-19 team.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McEnallay |first1=Andrew |title=Dolphins sign Steelers young gun Jack Bostock |url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2022/05/04/dolphins-secure-services-of-another-promising-sg-ball-cup-player/ |website=nswrl.com.au |access-date=5 April 2023 |date=4 May 2022 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404204825/https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2022/05/04/dolphins-secure-services-of-another-promising-sg-ball-cup-player/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Playing career==
===Early career===
Bostock was contracted to the [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]] as a junior coming through the ranks, before signing with the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] for their inaugural 2023 [[NRL]] season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/news/2023/03/28/bostock-to-debut-as-changes-named-for-injury-hit-dolphins/|title=Bostock to debut as changes named for injury-hit Dolphins|date=28 March 2023|website=Dolphins.com|access-date=4 April 2023|archive-date=4 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404204826/https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/news/2023/03/28/bostock-to-debut-as-changes-named-for-injury-hit-dolphins/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Dolphins===
On 1 April 2023 in round 5 of the [[2023 NRL season]], Bostock made his first grade debut in place of the injured [[Tesi Niu]] and played the full 80 minutes on the wing for the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] in their 38−12 loss to the [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]] at [[Wollongong Showground|WIN Stadium]]. In round 4 of the [[2024 NRL season]], Bostock scored two tries for the Dolphins in their 30-14 victory over the [[Gold Coast Titans|Gold Coast]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/live-nrl-david-fifita-returns-for-winless-titans-ahead-of-easter-saturday-queensland-derby/news-story/41e9efd9b3421bfc54cc882c1e65d9df/|title=Dolphins score 30 unanswered to thrash Titans despite sin bin for ugly hip-drop: What we learned|website=www.foxsports.com.au|access-date=28 April 2024|archive-date=7 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407035450/https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/live-nrl-david-fifita-returns-for-winless-titans-ahead-of-easter-saturday-queensland-derby/news-story/41e9efd9b3421bfc54cc882c1e65d9df|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/8141249/the-opposition-player-likely-to-get-cheers-from-wollongong-faithful-on-saturday/|title=Bostock family thrilled to see Jack take centre stage in the Illawarra|last1=Bartlett|first1=Joshua|date=30 March 2023|website=Illawarra Mercury|access-date=6 April 2023|archive-date=5 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405150416/https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/8141249/the-opposition-player-likely-to-get-cheers-from-wollongong-faithful-on-saturday/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In round 7, Bostock scored a [[hat-trick]] in the clubs 44-16 victory over [[Parramatta Eels|Parramatta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-news-2024-parramatta-eels-vs-the-dolphins-live-stream-updates-start-time-teams-jesse-bromwich-dylan-brown/news-story/672e76464c7ec92abd251e7f31f1ca26/|title=Dolphins stun with nine-try onslaught to leave Eels shell-shocked in ‘demoralising loss’|website=www.foxsports.com.au|access-date=28 April 2024|archive-date=21 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421053122/https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-news-2024-parramatta-eels-vs-the-dolphins-live-stream-updates-start-time-teams-jesse-bromwich-dylan-brown/news-story/672e76464c7ec92abd251e7f31f1ca26|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{further|List of Dolphins (NRL) players}}

<gallery>
File:Jack Bostock + Herbie Farnworth.jpg|Bostock and [[Herbie Farnworth]] on right
File:Jack Bostock + Fan + Herbie Farnworth.jpg|Bostock and [[Herbie Farnworth]] in 2024
File:Jack Bostock and Herbie Farnworth 2024.jpg|Bostock on left
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/dolphins/jack-bostock/ Dolphins profile]

{{Dolphins squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bostock, Jack}}
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{{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-stub}}

Jack Bostock

2024-05-19T09:56:19Z

2001:8003:363B:F200:D09D:DCC5:4AFA:B908:

{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Jack Bostock
|fullname =
|image = Jack Bostock Dolphins.jpg
|imagesize =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|08|28|df=yes}}
|birth_place = [[Figtree, New South Wales|Figtree]], [[New South Wales]], Australia
|height = {{convert|194|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|97|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|position = {{rlp|WG}}
|club1 = [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]]
|year1start = 2023
|year1end = present
|appearances1 = 14
|tries1 = 10
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 40
|source = <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/jack-bostock/summary.html |title=RLP |access-date=4 April 2023 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404204825/https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/jack-bostock/summary.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}

'''Jack Bostock''' (born 28 August 2003)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nothingbutleague.com/player/jack-bostock/ | title=Jack Bostock | access-date=10 April 2023 | archive-date=10 April 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410164122/https://nothingbutleague.com/player/jack-bostock/ | url-status=live }}</ref> is an Australian professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|wg}}er for the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

== Background ==
Bostock was born prematurely in [[Figtree, New South Wales|Figtree]], [[New South Wales]]. He was signed by the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] after being spotted played junior reps with the [[Illawarra Steelers]] and for the NSW under-19 team.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McEnallay |first1=Andrew |title=Dolphins sign Steelers young gun Jack Bostock |url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2022/05/04/dolphins-secure-services-of-another-promising-sg-ball-cup-player/ |website=nswrl.com.au |access-date=5 April 2023 |date=4 May 2022 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404204825/https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2022/05/04/dolphins-secure-services-of-another-promising-sg-ball-cup-player/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Playing career==
===Early career===
Bostock was contracted to the [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]] as a junior coming through the ranks, before signing with the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] for their inaugural 2023 [[NRL]] season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/news/2023/03/28/bostock-to-debut-as-changes-named-for-injury-hit-dolphins/|title=Bostock to debut as changes named for injury-hit Dolphins|date=28 March 2023|website=Dolphins.com|access-date=4 April 2023|archive-date=4 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404204826/https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/news/2023/03/28/bostock-to-debut-as-changes-named-for-injury-hit-dolphins/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Dolphins===
On 1 April 2023 in round 5 of the [[2023 NRL season]], Bostock made his first grade debut in place of the injured [[Tesi Niu]] and played the full 80 minutes on the wing for the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] in their 38−12 loss to the [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]] at [[Wollongong Showground|WIN Stadium]]. In round 4 of the [[2024 NRL season]], Bostock scored two tries for the Dolphins in their 30-14 victory over the [[Gold Coast Titans|Gold Coast]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/live-nrl-david-fifita-returns-for-winless-titans-ahead-of-easter-saturday-queensland-derby/news-story/41e9efd9b3421bfc54cc882c1e65d9df/|title=Dolphins score 30 unanswered to thrash Titans despite sin bin for ugly hip-drop: What we learned|website=www.foxsports.com.au|access-date=28 April 2024|archive-date=7 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407035450/https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/live-nrl-david-fifita-returns-for-winless-titans-ahead-of-easter-saturday-queensland-derby/news-story/41e9efd9b3421bfc54cc882c1e65d9df|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/8141249/the-opposition-player-likely-to-get-cheers-from-wollongong-faithful-on-saturday/|title=Bostock family thrilled to see Jack take centre stage in the Illawarra|last1=Bartlett|first1=Joshua|date=30 March 2023|website=Illawarra Mercury|access-date=6 April 2023|archive-date=5 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405150416/https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/8141249/the-opposition-player-likely-to-get-cheers-from-wollongong-faithful-on-saturday/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In round 7, Bostock scored a [[hat-trick]] in the clubs 44-16 victory over [[Parramatta Eels|Parramatta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-news-2024-parramatta-eels-vs-the-dolphins-live-stream-updates-start-time-teams-jesse-bromwich-dylan-brown/news-story/672e76464c7ec92abd251e7f31f1ca26/|title=Dolphins stun with nine-try onslaught to leave Eels shell-shocked in ‘demoralising loss’|website=www.foxsports.com.au|access-date=28 April 2024|archive-date=21 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421053122/https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-news-2024-parramatta-eels-vs-the-dolphins-live-stream-updates-start-time-teams-jesse-bromwich-dylan-brown/news-story/672e76464c7ec92abd251e7f31f1ca26|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{further|List of Dolphins (NRL) players}}

<gallery>
File:Jack Bostock + Herbie Farnworth.jpg|Bostock and [[Herbie Farnworth]] on right
File:Jack Bostock + Fan + Herbie Farnworth.jpg|Bostock and [[Herbie Farnworth]] in 2024
File:Jack Bostock and Herbie Farnworth 2024.jpg|Bostock on left
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/dolphins/jack-bostock/ Dolphins profile]

{{Dolphins squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bostock, Jack}}
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[[Category:Living people]]
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[[Category:Dolphins (NRL) players]]
[[Category:Rugby league centres]]
[[Category:Rugby league wingers]]
[[Category:Rugby league players from Wollongong]]

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Ray Stone (rugby league)

2024-05-19T09:56:03Z

2001:8003:363B:F200:D09D:DCC5:4AFA:B908:

{{short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Ray Stone
|fullname = Raymond Stone
|image = Ray Stone.png
|image_size =
|position = {{rlp|LK|HK}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1997|06|06}}
|birth_place = [[Moss Vale, New South Wales]], Australia
|height = {{convert|180|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|95|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|club1 = [[Parramatta Eels]]
|year1start = 2018
|year1end = 22
|appearances1 = 31
|tries1 = 4
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 16
|club2 = [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]]
|year2start = 2023
|year2end = present
|appearances2 = 26
|tries2 = 1
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 4
|new = yes
|source = <ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/ray-stone/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref>
|updated = 9 May 2024
}}

'''Ray Stone''' (born 6 June 1997) is an Australian professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|lk}} for the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL). He previously played for the [[Parramatta Eels]] in the NRL.

==Background==
Stone was born and raised in [[Moss Vale, New South Wales|Moss Vale]], New South Wales, Australia.

==Playing career==
===Early career===
Stone played junior rugby league football for Moss Vale Dragons in the [[Country Rugby League|CRL]] competition and was selected in the 2015 Australian schoolboy team. He then played for the [[Wests Tigers]] in the SG Ball and Holden Cup until the end of the 2016 season.

The [[Parramatta Eels]] signed Stone for their 2017 under 20s team. He played lock for the majority of the season including in the Holden Cup Grand Final, Simultaneously, he played off the bench and at lock in nine games for [[Wentworthville Magpies|Wentworthville]] in the Intrust Super Premiership. Stone was picked for the 20s Junior Kangaroos team and New South Wales under 20s State of Origin team.

Stone was re-signed to Parramatta's 30-man squad for the 2018 season, playing as a consistent starter for Wentworthville, appearing in 14 games with 2 tries.

===NRL career===
===Parramatta Eels (2018-2022)===
In round 22 of the [[2018 NRL season]], Stone made his [[NRL]] debut for Parramatta against the [[Melbourne Storm]] in a 20-4 defeat.

In round 6 of the [[2019 NRL season]], Stone played in the opening game of the new [[Western Sydney Stadium]] in a 51-6 win against the [[Wests Tigers]]. Stone re-signed with Parramatta until the end of the [[2020 NRL season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/live-scores/eels-v-wests-tigers-nrl-2019/319068 |title=Eels vs Wests Tigers - NRL match centre |publisher=Wide World of Sports |date=30 April 2019}}</ref>

Stone made a total of 6 appearances for Parramatta in the [[2019 NRL season]]. Stone played for Parramatta in their 58-0 victory over the [[Brisbane Broncos]] in the elimination final. Stone then played for the club's feeder side the [[Wentworthville Magpies]] in their [[Canterbury Cup NSW]] grand final defeat against [[Newtown Jets|Newtown]] at [[Bankwest Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2019/09/29/newtown-reign-supreme-in-epic-decider/|title=Newtown reign supreme in epic decider|website=NSWRL|date=29 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-15/eels-make-history-with-58-point-finals-flogging-of-broncos/11505120/|title=Parramatta Eels eliminate Brisbane Broncos from the NRL Finals with a thumping 58-0 win|newspaper=ABC News|date=15 September 2019}}</ref>

On 4 November 2019, Stone signed a one-year contract extension with Parramatta for the 2020 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/parramatta-eels-ryan-matterson-nrl-rugby-league-2019/13m9urcw5tp4310oqxjf1meiwg/|title=Parramatta Eels re-sign five players as rumours of Ryan Matterson joining grow louder|website=Sporting News}}</ref>

In round 7 of the [[2020 NRL season]], Stone scored his first try in the top grade as Parramatta defeated Canberra 25-24 in golden point extra-time at [[Western Sydney Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/parramatta-eels-skipper-clint-gutherson-kicks-stunning-field-goal-to-snatch-golden-point-win-over-canberra-raiders/news-story/a925dadcbdd0b5065e12111996c5807f/|title=Parramatta Eels Skipper Clint Gutherson kicks stunning field goal|newspaper=News.com.au|date=27 June 2020|last1=McMurtry|first1=Andrew}}</ref>

Stone played nine games for Parramatta in the [[2021 NRL season]] as the club finished sixth on the table and qualified for the finals. Stone played in both finals matches for Parramatta including their 8-6 loss to Penrith in week two. In the semi-final against Penrith, Stone made a number of crucial errors in the game as the replacement hooker for the injured [[Reed Mahoney]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-18/nrl-penrith-panthers-beat-parramatta-eels-semi-final/100473738/|title=Penrith Panthers hold on to beat Parramatta Eels 8-6 in NRL semi-final|newspaper=ABC News|date=18 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/09/18/semi-final-player-ratings-parramatta-eels/|title=Semi-final player ratings: Parramatta Eels|website=www.nrl.com|date=18 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/penrith-hold-out-parramatta-but-deadly-storm-is-on-the-radar-20210918-p58sv0.html/|title=Penrith win arm-wrestle with Eels but deadly Storm is on the radar|website=www.smh.com.au}}</ref>

On 7 December 2021, [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] announced that Stone will be joining their team for their inaugural 2023 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/11/10/2022-signings-tracker-official-rosters-for-all-16-clubs/|title = 2022 signings tracker: Kaufusi to switch from Eels to Sharks; Isaako makes Dolphins switch|date = 23 December 2021}}</ref>

In round 3 of the [[2022 NRL season]], Stone scored two tries for Parramatta including the winning try in golden point extra-time when the club defeated [[Melbourne Storm|Melbourne]] 28-24 at [[AAMI Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/cant-believe-it-ray-stones-miracle-try-in-golden-point-thriller/news-story/961946818231ba48bb4e8fce4f4eae94?amp/|title=‘Can't believe it’: Ray Stone's miracle try in golden point thriller|website=www.news.com.au}}</ref> While scoring the match winning try, Stone tore his ACL, ending his season. "Ray Stone has today been ruled out for the 2022 season following confirmation that he has ruptured his anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) during Saturday nights game against Melbourne" a club statement said. "He will undergo surgery in the coming days and then begin his rehabilitation for the 2023 season."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gould |first1=Russell |title=Parramatta's Ray Stone will miss 12 months after injuring his knee in matchwinning moment |url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/parramattas-ray-stone-sent-for-scans-after-twotry-performance-in-melbourne/news-story/bba25cfed2e5ccee1430dfc5a2c62dbf |website=news.com.au |publisher=News Corporation Australia |access-date=16 February 2023 |date=28 March 2022}}</ref>

===Dolphins (2023-)===
Stone made his club debut for the [[2023 Dolphins (NRL) season|inaugural Dolphins]] team in round 1 of the [[2023 NRL season]] coming off the bench as they pulled off a big upset defeating the [[Sydney Roosters]] 28-18 at [[Suncorp Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-dolphins-depth-paul-kent-concern-injuries-suspension-wayne-bennett-season-prediction-roosters/news-story/27a22c6da73128c4b22dc59985651f74/|title=‘I don't want to take the gloss off... but’: Kenty's warning for Dolphins after historic first-up win|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Team
!Games
!Tries
!Pts
|-
|2018
| rowspan="5" |{{Leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} [[Parramatta Eels]]
|1
|
|
|-
|2019
|6
|
|
|-
|2020
|12
|1
|4
|-
|2021
|9
|1
|4
|-
|2022
|3
|2
|8
|-
|2023
| rowspan="2" |{{Leagueicon|Dolphins|16}} [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]]
|17
|1
|4
|-
|2024
|1
|
|
|-
|
|Totals
|49
|5
|20
|}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*[https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/dolphins/ray-stone/ Dolphins profile]
*[https://www.nrl.com/players/nrl-nines/parramatta-eels-9s/ray-stone// NRL Parramatta Eels profile]
*[https://www.nswrl.com.au/players/intrust-super-premiership-nsw/wentworthville-magpies/ray-stone/ ISP profile]
*[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/teams/dolphins/players.html RLP List of Players]

{{Dolphins squad}}
{{Dolphins Inaugural Squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stone, Ray}}
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Australian rugby league players]]
[[Category:Dolphins (NRL) players]]
[[Category:Parramatta Eels players]]
[[Category:Rugby league locks]]
[[Category:Rugby league players from New South Wales]]
[[Category:Wentworthville Magpies players]]

Brent Naden

2024-05-19T09:54:52Z

2001:8003:363B:F200:D09D:DCC5:4AFA:B908:

{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Brent Naden
|fullname =
|image = BRENT NADEN.jpg
|imagesize = 290
|caption =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|12|30}}
|birth_place = [[Wellington, New South Wales]], Australia
|height = {{convert|189|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|97|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|position = {{rlp|CE|WG}}
|club1 = [[Penrith Panthers]]
|year1start = 2019
|year1end = 21
|appearances1 = 37
|tries1 = 24
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 96
|club2 = [[Canterbury Bulldogs]]
|year2start = 2022
|year2end =
|appearances2 = 8
|tries2 = 1
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 4
|club3 = [[Wests Tigers]]
|year3start = 2022
|year3end = present
|appearances3 = 23
|tries3 = 8
|goals3 = 0
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 32
|teamA = {{nowrap|[[Indigenous All-Stars (rugby league)|Indigenous All Stars]]}}
|yearAstart = 2022
|yearAend = 23
|appearancesA = 2
|triesA = 1
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 4
|retired =
|source = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/brent-naden/summary.html|title=Brent Naden - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref>
|updated = 11 May 2024
}}

'''Brent Naden''' (born 30 December 1995) is an [[Indigenous Australian]] professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|ce}} and {{rlp|wg}}er for the [[Wests Tigers]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

Naden previously played for the [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]], and the [[Penrith Panthers]] with whom was part of the [[2021 NRL Grand Final]] win as 18th man.

==Background==
Naden was born in [[Wellington, New South Wales]], and is of [[Indigenous Australians|Indigenous Australian]] ([[Wiradjuri]]) and [[German descent]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/03/23/league-of-nations-stars-representing-40-countries/ |title=League of nations:Stars representing 40 countries |publisher=NRL.com |first=Brad |last=Walter |date=23 March 2022}}</ref> He was educated at [[Wellington, New South Wales|Wellington High School]].<ref name="nrl.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/05/28/round-12-nrl--origin-i-squad-announcements/|title=Round 12 team lists, NRL squad announcements & updates|date=28 May 2019|website=National Rugby League|accessdate=28 May 2019}}</ref>

Naden played his junior rugby league for the [[Wellington Cowboys]], before being signed by the [[Penrith Panthers]].

==Playing career==
===Early years===
From 2014 to 2015, Naden played for the Penrith Panthers' [[NRL Under-20s]] team, captaining the side to a premiership<ref name="penrithpanthers.com.au">{{cite web|url=https://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/news/2019/05/28/piazza-doro-nrl-teamlist-round-12/|title=Piazza D'Oro NRL Teamlist: Round 12|date=28 May 2019|website=Penrith Panthers|accessdate=28 May 2019}}</ref> and being named on the [[Rugby league positions#Interchange|interchange bench]] in the NYC Team of the Year in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/2015-holden-cup-team-of-the-year/tabid/10874/newsid/89792/default.aspx|title=2015 Holden Cup Team of the Year|publisher=NRL.com|date=|accessdate=2015-09-18}}</ref>

In 2016, Naden graduated to their [[Intrust Super Premiership NSW]] team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2016/05/17/teams--intrust-super-premiership-nsw-rd-11/|title=TEAMS - Intrust Super Premiership NSW Rd 11|date=17 May 2016|website=New South Wales Rugby League|accessdate=28 May 2019}}</ref>
[[File: brentnaden.jpg|thumb|Naden playing for the Mounties in 2017]]
In 2017, Naden joined the [[Canberra Raiders]] but failed to make an NRL appearance, only appearing in their ISP NSW team [[Mount Pritchard Mounties]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/canberra-raiders-and-mounties-centre-brent-naden-gets-oneweek-ban-for-biting-20170614-gwqr4i.html|title=Canberra Raiders and Mounties centre Brent Naden gets one-week ban for biting|first=David|last=Polkinghorne|date=14 June 2017|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=28 May 2019}}</ref>

In 2018, Naden joined the [[Newcastle Knights]] on a 1-year contract,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zerotackle.com/johns-naden-sign-knights-2018-30466/|title=Johns and Naden sign with Knights for 2018|last=NewcastleKnights.com.au|date=21 November 2017|publisher=|accessdate=28 May 2019}}</ref> but again failed to make an NRL appearance.

===2019===
In 2019, Naden rejoined the Panthers.<ref name="penrithpanthers.com.au"/> In round 12 of the [[2019 NRL season]], Naden made his [[National Rugby League|NRL]] debut for the Panthers against the [[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles]].<ref name="nrl.com"/>

In round 15 against the [[New Zealand Warriors]], Naden scored 2 tries, one of which was an 80 metre effort as he beat several New Zealand players to reach the try line. Penrith would go on to win the match in extra time 19-18.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/06/30/maloney-nails-field-goal-as-panthers-down-warriors-in-extra-time-thriller/|title=Maloney nails field goal as Panthers down Warriors in extra time|website=NRL}}</ref>

In Round 18 against St George, Naden scored two tries as Penrith won the match 40-18 at [[Penrith Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://7news.com.au/sport/rugby-league/hot-panthers-to-keep-riding-rookie-wave-c-356331/|title=Hot Panthers to keep riding rookie wave|website=7News}}</ref>

===2020===
In round 20 of the [[2020 NRL season]], Naden scored two tries in a 42-0 victory over [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Canterbury-Bankstown]] at [[ANZ Stadium]]. Penrith finished the regular season having already claimed the [[Minor Premiership]] at week earlier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-26/nrl-parramatta-beats-wests-tigers-as-panthers-raiders-post-wins/12707470/|title=Parramatta beats Wests Tigers to claim third spot on NRL ladder, Panthers and Raiders score wins|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>

Naden played 19 games for Penrith in the [[2020 NRL season]] scoring 12 tries. He played in the [[2020 NRL Grand Final]] where Penrith lost to Melbourne 26-20.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2020/oct/25/nrl-grand-final-2020-penrith-panthers-v-melbourne-storm-teams-live-scores-winners-win-team-lists-news-kickoff-time-game-start-updates-anz-stadium/|title=Melbourne Storm beat Penrith Panthers as it happened|website=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>

=== 2021 ===
On April 28, 2021, it was announced that Naden had signed a two-year deal with [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Canterbury-Bankstown]] starting in 2022.

In round 22, Naden scored two tries for Penrith in a 34-16 victory over [[St. George Illawarra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-13/roosters-panthers-grab-the-points-in-lang-park-double-header/100363926/|title=Sydney Roosters beat Brisbane Broncos 21-20, Penrith defeats St George Illawarra 34-16|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>

===2022===
In round 1 of the [[2022 NRL season]], Naden made his club debut for Canterbury in their 6-4 victory against [[North Queensland Cowboys|North Queensland]] at the [[Queensland Country Bank Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/other/nrl-scorecentre-parramatta-eels-vs-gold-coast-titans-north-queensland-cowboys-vs-canterbury-bulldogs-live-scores-stats-and-results/ar-AAUZI2h?ocid=BingNewsSearch/|title=Canterbury Bulldogs edge North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville, Parramatta Eels beat Gold Coast Titans|website=www.msn.com}}</ref>
On 17 May after [[Trent Barrett]] stood down as coach of the [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]], Naden was signed by the [[West Tigers]] effective immediately.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-trent-barrett-sacked-bulldogs-brent-naden-signs-with-tigers-release-jack-hetherington-paul-vaughan-viliame-kikau-reed-mahoney/news-story/61463f86577afd824175adff90fcd1d3/|title='Gone to mud': How Naden's Dogs release 'is just the beginning' as another star eyes exit|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>
Naden made his club debut the same week for the Wests Tigers in their 36-22 victory against his former club Canterbury at [[Leichhardt Oval]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-wests-tigers-vs-canterburybankstown-bulldogs-live-updates-supercoach-scores-video-brent-naden-matt-burton/news-story/ef724754608ae85004d72fcd4a554b73/|title='Going up by the minute': Tiger's perfect Dolphins audition in fitting end to Dogs' brutal week|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>
In round 14, Naden was sent off for a dangerous lifting tackle in Wests 30-4 loss against [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles|Manly]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-brent-naden-sent-off-tackle-on-jake-trbojevic-video-wests-tigers-vs-manly-sea-eagles/news-story/0d71be7f38a3ffaab0fe77caaa633c0d/|title=‘Horrible’: Tigers star cops BIG ban for ’worst tackle of the year'|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>
Naden played a total of ten games for the Wests Tigers in the [[2022 NRL season]] as the club finished bottom of the table and claimed the [[Wooden Spoon (award)|Wooden Spoon]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-04/nrl-knights-sharks-tigers-raiders/101402294/|title=Canberra Raiders hand out 56-10 NRL drubbing to Wests Tigers as Cronulla beats Newcastle Knights 38-16|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>

===2023===
Naden played a total of eight games for the Wests Tigers in the [[2023 NRL season]] and scored two tries as the club finished with the [[Wooden Spoon (award)|Wooden Spoon]] for a second straight year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-wests-tigers-season-in-review-tigers-brutal-review-tim-sheens-benji-marshall-coach-justin-pascoe-wooden-spoon/news-story/d1ae7fb41d93ea7dc29173a824cac5a1/|title=‘Circus act’ that summed up year from hell... and big call left for Benji: Wests Tigers Brutal Review|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Team
!Games
!Tries
!Pts
|-
|2019
| rowspan="3" |{{Leagueicon|Penrith|16}} [[Penrith Panthers]]
|12
|8
|32
|-
|2020
|18
|12
|48
|-
|2021
|7
|4
|16
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
|{{Leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]]
|8
|1
|4
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{Leagueicon|Wests Tigers|16}} [[Wests Tigers]]
|10
|5
|20
|-
|2023
|8
|2
|8
|-
|2024*
|
|
|
|-
|
|Totals
|63
|32
|128
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>denotes season competing

source:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Official NRL profile of Brent Naden for Wests Tigers {{!}} NRL.com |url=https://www.nrl.com/players/nrl-premiership/wests-tigers/brent-naden/ |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=National Rugby League |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In December 2020, Naden received a one month bad for a doping violation after testing that took place at the [[2020 NRL Grand Final]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2020-brent-naden-tests-positive-to-cocaine-grand-final-panthers-vs-storm/news-story/7166ee1d2755324821330637646f4de2/|title=Why Naden could cop just a one month ban despite testing positive to cocaine|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportintegrity.gov.au/news/media-statements/doping-violation-updates/2021-03/rugby-league-player-receives-sanction |title=Rugby League player receives sanction |publisher=Sport Integrity Australia |date=2 March 2021 |accessdate=18 September 2023}}</ref> He also received treatment at a rehabilitation clinic in Sydney.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/11/16/naden-enters-rehab-facility-to-address-personal-issues//|title=Naden enters rehab facility to address personal issues|website=www.nrl.com}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/teams/nsw-cup/penrith-panthers-nsw-cup/brent-naden/ Penrith Panthers profile]
*[https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/04/27/naden-set-to-join-bulldogs-as-latest-poached-panther/]

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Stefano Utoikamanu

2024-05-19T09:54:30Z

2001:8003:363B:F200:D09D:DCC5:4AFA:B908:

{{Short description|Samoa international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Stefano Utoikamanu
|nickname =
|image = Stefano UTOIKAMANU.jpg
|position = {{rlp|PR}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|05|15}}
|birth_place = [[Auckland]], New Zealand
|height = {{convert|191|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|115|kg|stlb|0|abbr=on}}
|club1 = {{nowrap|[[Parramatta Eels]]}}
|year1start = 2020
|year1end =
|appearances1 = 3
|tries1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 0
|club2 = [[Wests Tigers]]
|year2start = 2021
|year2end = present
|appearances2 = 61
|tries2 = 9
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 36
|teamA = {{nowrap|[[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]]}}
|yearAstart = 2023
|appearancesA = 1
|triesA = 0
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 0
|teamB = [[Samoa national rugby league team|Samoa]]
|yearBstart = 2023
|yearBend =
|appearancesB = 1
|triesB = 0
|goalsB = 0
|fieldgoalsB = 0
|pointsB = 0
|new = yes
|source = <ref>[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/sefano-utoikamanu/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref>
|updated = 11 May 2024
}}

'''Stefano Utoikamanu''' (born 15 May 2000) is a professional [[rugby league]] [[footballer]] who plays as a {{rlp|pr}} for the [[Wests Tigers]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

==Background==
Utoikamanu played his junior rugby league for the [[Cabramatta Two Blues]]. Utoikamanu played for Parramatta's under 20's team in 2018 and 2019, moving into ISP competition for Wentworthville. Utoikamanu also represented NSW under 18's and 20's teams in back to back years.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}

==Playing career==
===2020===
On 29 January 2020, Utoikamanu signed a three-year deal with the [[Wests Tigers]] from 2021 worth $800,000 which was significantly higher than Parramatta's offer of $70,000 a season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/11/29/tug-of-war-over-teen-giant-intensifies-after-eels-reject-tigers-release-request/amp/|title=Tug-of-war over teen giant intensifies after Eels reject Tigers release request|website=www.nrl.com|date=29 November 2019}}</ref>

Utoikamanu made his first grade debut in round 9 of the [[2020 NRL season]] for Parramatta against the [[Newcastle Knights]]. He came off the bench in the final ten seconds of the game and made one hit-up as Parramatta won the match 10-4. Following the game, Utoikamanu was spotted hugging and interacting with fans which was strictly against player protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/07/07/round-9-nrl-squad-announcements/ |title=Round 9 NRL team lists |publisher=NRL.com |date=7 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/eels/eels-rookie-in-hot-water-over-potential-breach-of-nrls-biosecurity-rules/news-story/ec749501295a9acbc6ae6736763b0c09/|title=Eels rookie in hot water over potential breach|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=12 July 2020}}</ref>

===2021===
He made his club debut for the [[Wests Tigers]] in round 1 of the [[2021 NRL season]] against Canberra which ended in a 12-30 defeat. He scored his first try in the [[NRL]] during round 3 of the competition as the club defeated Newcastle 24-20. On 5 July, he was called into the New South Wales squad for game 3 of the [[2021 State of Origin series]]. He was named on the extended bench but did not feature in the match.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/nsw-blues-announce-two-additions-to-squad-for-origin-iii/news-story/8d50d2e9b4b83c603e20aaa89e876a57/|title=NSW Blues announce two additions to squad for Origin III|newspaper=News.com.au|date=5 July 2021|last1=Bruce|first1=Jasper}}</ref>

He played a total of 22 games for the [[Wests Tigers]] in the [[2021 NRL season]] as the club finished 13th and missed the finals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/wests-tigers-fans-savage-the-clubs-newlook-logo/news-story/83f356c5f7c0d336d950d750f4e054b5/|title=Wests Tigers fans savage the club's new-look logo|newspaper=News.com.au|date=6 October 2021|last1=Conrad|first1=Alex}}</ref>

===2022===
On 31 January, he extended his existing contract that was until the end of 2023, for a further two seasons, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2025 season. On 29 March, it was announced that Utoikamanu would miss six to eight matches with an ankle injury which occurred during the club's loss to the [[New Zealand Warriors]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-casualty-ward-injury-list-jack-hetherington-raymond-faitalamariner-bulldogs-jordan-riki-brendan-piakura-broncos-stefano-utoikamanu-wests-tigers/news-story/fad889f1c85e5ee0099f099bfa497c17?fbclid=IwAR1e8WisiF9amzHvkr6dBQD2IjGJ0hi4KmVrWd2vt1z1Y7dZJuK5pdCf9tg/|title=Double Dogs blow as star enforcer out for the season; Bronco set for sideline stint: NRL Casualty Ward|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>
In round 9, he made his return to the side against Manly but was sent to the sin bin for a professional foul during the club's 36-22 loss at [[Brookvale Oval]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-07/nrl-manly-tigers-roosters-titans-cowboys-knights/101042240/|title=North Queensland defeats Newcastle 36-16 for fourth straight NRL win as Sydney Roosters and Manly post victories|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>
Utoikamanu played a total of nine games for the Wests Tigers club in the [[2022 NRL season]] as they finished bottom of the table and claimed the [[Wooden Spoon (award)|Wooden Spoon]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-04/nrl-knights-sharks-tigers-raiders/101402294/|title=Canberra Raiders hand out 56-10 NRL drubbing to Wests Tigers as Cronulla beats Newcastle Knights 38-16|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>

===2023===
On 22 May, Utoikamanu was selected by New South Wales as part of their extended squad ahead of game one in the [[2023 State of Origin series]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/05/22/hynes-trbojevic-headline-blues-squad-for-origin-opener/|title=Graham ruled out for Blues, trio to debut as Fittler makes 'gamble'|website=www.nrl.com}}</ref>
On 12 June, Utoikamanu was named on the interchange bench for New South Wales in game two of the 2023 State of Origin series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-13/nsw-bring-in-four-players-to-side-for-origin-ii/102471614/|title=NSW Blues name State of Origin side for game two, with Mitchell Moses and Damien Cook in for Nathan Cleary and Api Koroisau|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>
Utoikamanu played a total of 21 games for the Wests Tigers in the [[2023 NRL season]] as the club finished with the [[Wooden Spoon (award)|Wooden Spoon]] for a second straight year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-wests-tigers-season-in-review-tigers-brutal-review-tim-sheens-benji-marshall-coach-justin-pascoe-wooden-spoon/news-story/d1ae7fb41d93ea7dc29173a824cac5a1/|title=‘Circus act’ that summed up year from hell... and big call left for Benji: Wests Tigers Brutal Review|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.parraeels.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/parramatta-eels/stefano-utoikamanu/ Parramatta Eels profile]

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Jayden Sullivan

2024-05-19T09:52:33Z

2001:8003:363B:F200:D09D:DCC5:4AFA:B908:

{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{use Australian English |date=November 2020}}
{{use dmy dates |date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
| name = Jayden Sullivan
| fullname =
| image = Jayden Sullivan.jpg
| image_size =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|09|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Wollongong]], New South Wales, Australia
| height = {{convert|174|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|80|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
| position = {{rlp|FE|HB|HK}}
| club1 = [[St. George Illawarra Dragons|St. George Illawarra]]
| year1start = 2020
| year1end = 23
| appearances1 = 27
| tries1 = 7
| goals1 = 3
| fieldgoals1 = 0
| points1 = 34
| club2 = [[Wests Tigers]]
| year2start = 2024
| year2end = present
| appearances2 = 6
| tries2 = 0
| goals2 = 1
| fieldgoals2 = 0
| points2 = 2
| source = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Jayden Sullivan - Career Stats & Summary |url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/jayden-sullivan/summary.html |access-date=2020-10-02 |website=Rugby League Project}}</ref>
| updated = 11 May 2024
}}

'''Jayden “Bud” Sullivan''' (born 16 September 2001) is a professional [[rugby league]] [[footballer]] who plays as a [[Rugby league positions#Halfback|halfback]], [[five-eighth]] or [[Hooker (rugby league)|hooker]] for the [[Wests Tigers]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

==Background==
Sullivan was born in [[Wollongong]], New South Wales, of Macedonian and New Zealand heritage.

== Career ==
=== Early career ===
Sullivan played his junior rugby league at [[Western Suburbs Red Devils]] in [[Illawarra Rugby League]].

In 2019, he was selected for the [[New South Wales Under-18's rugby league team|New South Wales Under-18's team]] after an impressive year where he won the 2019 S. G. Ball Cup with the [[Illawarra Steelers]] as captain.{{cn|date=October 2022}}

=== 2020 ===
Sullivan made his debut for [[St. George Illawarra]] against [[Melbourne Storm|Melbourne]] in round 20 of the [[2020 NRL season]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-22 |title=Round 20 NRL squad announcements |url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/09/22/round-20-nrl-squad-announcements/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927003444/https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/09/22/round-20-nrl-squad-announcements/ |archive-date=2020-09-27 |access-date=2020-09-22 |website=[[National Rugby League]]}}</ref>

===2021===
Sullivan made five appearances for St. George Illawarra in the [[2021 NRL season]] as the club missed out on the finals by finishing 11th on the table.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brunsdon |first=Simon |date=2021-08-28 |title=Luckless Cowboy ends 14-game losing streak; Dragons find their new No.6: 3 Big Hits |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-st-george-illawarra-dragons-vs-north-queensland-cowboys-live-stream-blog-score-updates-supercoach/news-story/bb4205d15445f75b33404ef10c54a3b6/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006192827/https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-st-george-illawarra-dragons-vs-north-queensland-cowboys-live-stream-blog-score-updates-supercoach/news-story/bb4205d15445f75b33404ef10c54a3b6 |archive-date=2021-10-06 |access-date=2021-10-06 |website=[[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]]}}</ref>

===2022===
Sullivan played nine games for St. George Illawarra in the [[2022 NRL season]] as the club finished 10th on the table and missed the finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/nrl-2022-st-george-illawarra-dragons-season-review/l821xem9o1l8u8ylavtd3ono/|title=NRL 2022: St George Illawarra Dragons season review|website=www.sportingnews.com}}</ref>

===2023===
In round 10 of the [[2023 NRL season]], Sullivan scored two tries for St. George Illawarra in their 16-18 loss against the bottom placed [[Wests Tigers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-07/nrl-magic-round-live-tigers-dragons-roosters-cowboys-titans-eels/102292174/|title=Magic Round: Gold Coast Titans beat Parramatta 26-24, Nth Queensland Cowboys down Sydney Roosters 20-6, Wests Tigers beat St George illawarra 18-16|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>

In July 2023, Sullivan toured the Wests Tigers facilities after he was given permission to speak to other teams. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/the-not-so-secret-meeting-that-could-solve-the-tigers-halves-dilemma-20230727-p5drmt.html| title =The not-so-secret meeting that could solve the Tigers' halves dilemma |website=SMH|date=27 July 2023 }}</ref>

On 17 August 2023, Sullivan was released from the final years of his contract to sign with the [[Wests Tigers]] on a four year deal. <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2023/08/17/livewire-half-joins-wests-tigers-on-long-term-deal/| title = Livewire half joins Wests Tigers on long-term deal |website=Wests Tigers|date=17 August 2023 }}</ref>

===Statistics===
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center"
|-
! Season !! Team !! Pld !! T !! G !! FG !! |P
|-
| [[2020 NRL season|2020]]|| rowspan="4" |{{leagueicon|St. George Illawarra Dragons|23}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]]|| 1|| -|| -|| -|| 0
|-
| [[2021 NRL season|2021]]|| 5|| 2|| -|| -|| 8
|-
| [[2022 NRL season|2022]]|| 9|| 2|| -|| -|| 8
|-
|2023
|12
|3
|3
|0
|18
|-

! !! Totals !! 27 !! 7 !! 3 !! 0 !! 34
|}
<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-26 |title=Jayden Sullivan |url=https://www.dragons.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/st-george-illawarra-dragons/jayden-sullivan/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=St George Illawarra Dragons |language=en}}</ref>
<nowiki>*</nowiki>denotes season still competing

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==

* [https://www.dragons.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/st-george-illawarra-dragons/jayden-sullivan/ Dragons profile]
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Alex Twal

2024-05-19T09:52:12Z

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{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
| name = Alex Twal
| fullname =
| image = File:Twal,A 170702PB1281.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|7|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Westmead, New South Wales|Westmead]], New South Wales, Australia
| height = {{convert|190|cm|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|104|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
| position = {{rlp|PR|LK}}
| club1 = [[Wests Tigers]]
| year1start = 2017
| year1end = present
| appearances1 = 133
| tries1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| fieldgoals1 = 0
| points1 = 4
| teamA = [[Lebanon national rugby league team|Lebanon]]
| yearAstart = 2017
| yearAend =
| appearancesA = 4
| triesA = 0
| goalsA = 0
| fieldgoalsA = 0
| pointsA = 0
| new = yes
| retired =
| source = <ref name=rlp>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/alex-twal/summary.html |title=Alex Twal - Career Stats & Summary |publisher=Rugby League Project |date=1996-07-03 |access-date=2017-07-22}}</ref>
| updated = 11 May 2024
}}

'''Alex Twal''' (born 3 July 1996) is an Australian [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a prop and lock for the [[Wests Tigers]].

==Background==
Twal was born in [[Westmead, New South Wales]], Australia. He attended Parramatta Marist High School.

==Playing career==
===Early career===
A Parramatta City Titans junior, Twal played in the [[NRL Under-20s|Holden Cup]] for the [[Parramatta Eels]] and was part of their extended first grade squad in 2015 and 2016. He played for the [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] under-20s and the [[Junior Kangaroos]] in both 2015 and 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2017/05/03/wests_tigers_sign_al.html|title=Wests Tigers sign Alex Twal|first=NRL Digital|last=Media|date=3 May 2017}}</ref>

===2017===
Twal signed for the [[Wests Tigers]] midway through the 2017 season, from 2018 the end of 2020, before being granted an early release from Parramatta mid-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/tigers-snap-up-young-gun-rugby-league-parramatta-eels-alex-twal/rb9kl59nfbag1uef3ix9rh5yi|title=Tigers snap up young gun|date=2 May 2017}}</ref> He made his first grade debut on 2 July, one day before his 21st birthday,<ref name=rlp/> and played in the Tigers remaining eight games for the season, "putting in some seriously consistent performances off the bench."<ref>{{cite web| work= nrl.com | title=10 NRL young guns of RLWC 2017| author=Alicia Newton| date=25 October 2017| url=http://www.nrl.com/10-nrl-young-guns-of-rlwc-2017/tabid/10874/newsid/114014/default.aspx}}</ref> With 249 tackles made and only 5 missed, Twal had the best tackle percentage in the NRL over the regular season.<ref>{{cite web| work= nrl.com | title=Player Stats| url=http://www.nrl.com/stats/telstrapremiership/playerstatistics/tabid/10877/default.aspx|archive-date=10 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910082938/http://www.nrl.com/stats/telstrapremiership/playerstatistics/tabid/10877/default.aspx}}</ref>

At season's end, Twal was selected for [[Lebanon national rugby league team|Lebanon]] in the World Cup. Teammate [[Tim Mannah]] said, "He reminds me of [[Nathan Brown (rugby league, born 1993)|Nathan Brown]] where his personality is huge, and he's a player players love to play with. He brings a lot to a team. The Tigers are lucky to have him. He'll have a really strong career in the NRL." Coach [[Brad Fittler]] added, "He plays big minutes for a front-rower, he has a great work ethic, he's a top kid."<ref>{{cite news| work= Daily Telegraph | title=Eels captain Tim Mannah praises Lebanon teammate and Wests Tigers recruit Alex Twal|author=Christian Nicolussi | url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/eels-captain-tim-mannah-praises-lebanon-teammate-and-wests-tigers-recruit-alex-twal/news-story/4b9c47f1a043fb3fafb1b8a88d82a244}}</ref> After the pool rounds, he was leading the competition in tackles made.<ref>{{cite web| work= Rugby League World Cup 2017 | title=Player Stats| url=http://www.rlwc2017.com/player-stats|archive-date=13 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113070107/http://www.rlwc2017.com/player-stats}}</ref>

===2018===
Twal made 21 appearances for Wests in 2018 as the club finished 9th on the table at the end of the regular season and missed out on the finals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/09/06/wests-tigers-2018-season-review/|title = Wests Tigers 2018 season review|date = 30 October 2018}}</ref> He again led the competition with his effective tackle percentage.<ref>{{cite web| work= nrl.com| title=Stat Attack: The most effective tacklers in the NRL|author=Chris Kennedy| date=27 January 2019| url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/01/27/stat-attack-the-most-effective-tacklers-in-the-nrl/}}</ref>

===2019===
After round 17, Twal was rated as the 3rd hardest working player in the [[NRL]]. It was said, "Twal continues to keep producing in frightening statistics that continue to improve. The Lebanon international hasn't missed a single tackle since round 10 of the competition."<ref>{{cite web| work= nrl.com | title=Hard Earned Highlights of the Month: Four clubs steal show|author=Alicia Newton| date=21 July 2019| url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/07/17/vb-hard-earned-highlights-of-the-month-four-clubs-steal-show/}}</ref>

Twal made 24 appearances for Wests in the [[2019 NRL season]] as the club finished ninth on the table and missed out on the finals. The club went into the final game of the season knowing that a win over Cronulla would guarantee themselves a finals place but they were defeated 25-8 at [[Leichhardt Oval]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/09/08/ruled-out-farah-gets-last-minute-call-up-after-warm-up-injury/|title=Ruled out, Farah gets last-minute call-up after warm-up injury|website=NRL|date=8 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/robbie-farah-paul-gallen-private-chat-before-sharks-tigers/eebca170-6880-4a0b-8d1c-ddcc9088872a/|title=Robbie Farah's cryptic chat with Paul Gallen ahead of Leichhardt Oval showdown|website=WWOS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nrl/story/_/id/27564311/cronulla-sharks-ruin-fairytale-wests-tigers-robbie-farah/|title=Cronulla Sharks ruin fairytale for Wests Tigers' Robbie Farah|website=ESPN|date=8 September 2019}}</ref>

On 19 November, Twal signed a two-year contract extension to stay with the club until the end of the 2022 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/11/04/2020-nrl-rosters-official-squads-announced-for-all-teams/|title=Tigers re-sign young gun Talau|website=NRL|date=3 November 2020}}</ref>

===2020===
Twal played 12 games for Wests in the [[2020 NRL season]] as the club missed out on the finals by finishing 11th.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/wests-tigers-season-review-peter-sterling-luke-brooks-moses-mbye-james-tamou-michael-maguire/0ee11d5b-9955-45a8-aa24-b30a25fd3d49/|title=Wests Tigers doomed to another finals miss in 2021, Peter Sterling predicts|website=wwos.nine.com.au}}</ref>

===2021===
Twal played a total of 23 games for the [[Wests Tigers]] in the [[2021 NRL season]] as the club finished 13th and missed the finals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/wests-tigers-fans-savage-the-clubs-newlook-logo/news-story/83f356c5f7c0d336d950d750f4e054b5/|title=Wests Tigers fans savage the club's new-look logo|newspaper=News.com.au|date=6 October 2021|last1=Conrad|first1=Alex}}</ref>

===2022===
On 16 July, Twal was ruled out for the remainder of the [[2022 NRL season]] due to three concussions he sustained throughout the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-casualty-ward-round-18-sione-katoa-shoulder-sharks-injuries-ins-and-outs-return-dates/news-story/56dd6d96956fea707303721278f6c603/|title='Heard a pop': Sharks lose flyer mid-try; Tigers gun out for season — NRL Casualty Ward|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=19 July 2022 }}</ref>

===2023===
In round 16 of the [[2023 NRL season]], Twal scored his first NRL try against the Melbourne Storm, in his 116th game.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/06/17/warbrick-scores-four-as-storm-fire-but-tigers-celebrate-twal-try/ | title=Warbrick scores four as Storm fire but Tigers celebrate Twal try | date=17 June 2023 }}</ref> He grabbed a loose ball in the opponent's goal after a bomb. It was written, "Twal's dry spell had become so well publicised that even the referee and Storm players were caught up in the euphoria of the moment." Twal said after the match, "It's been a long seven or eight years, playing week in and week out and never getting a try. I've found the humour in it. It was a bit of a bittersweet moment, I would have much rather come away with the result. But it was good to get the monkey off my back."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com.au/nrl/story/_/id/37875717/nrl-round-16-hits-misses-alex-twal-breaks-duck-euphoric-scenes |title=Hits and Misses: Alex Twal breaks his duck in euphoric scenes |website=ESPN|author=Darren Arthur|date=19 June 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-16/blake-lawrie-alex-twal-most-nrl-games-without-try/102102150/|title=Why there's nothing in the NRL quite like a big man breaking a try-scoring drought|newspaper=ABC News|date=15 March 2023 }}</ref>
Twal played a total of 22 games for the Wests Tigers in the [[2023 NRL season]] as the club finished with the [[Wooden Spoon (award)|Wooden Spoon]] for a second straight year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-wests-tigers-season-in-review-tigers-brutal-review-tim-sheens-benji-marshall-coach-justin-pascoe-wooden-spoon/news-story/d1ae7fb41d93ea7dc29173a824cac5a1/|title=‘Circus act’ that summed up year from hell... and big call left for Benji: Wests Tigers Brutal Review|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>
On 13 October, it was reported that Twal had signed a three-year contract extension to remain at the Wests Tigers until the end of the 2027 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/wests-tigers-backflip-twist-in-alex-twal-contract-drama-20231011-p5ebe3.html/|title=Unwanted a month ago, Alex Twal signs new 3-year deal with Tigers|website=www.smh.com.au}}</ref>

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Team
!Games
!Tries
!Pts
|-
|2017
| rowspan="7" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|size=16}} [[Wests Tigers]]
|9
|
|
|-
|2018
|21
|
|
|-
|2019
|24
|
|
|-
|2020
|12
|
|
|-
|2021
|23
|
|
|-
|2022
|13
|
|
|-
|2023
|22
|1
|4
|-
|
|Totals
|124
|1
|4
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>stats correct as of round 27 2023

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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*[https://www.nrl.com/players/nrl-premiership/wests-tigers/alex-twal/ NRL profile]
*[https://www.weststigers.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/wests-tigers/alex-twal/ Wests Tigers profile]
*[http://www.rlwc2017.com/players?team=385#Alex-Twal 2017 RLWC profile]

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Charlie Staines (rugby league)

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{{Short description|Samoa international rugby league footballer}}
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'''Charlie Staines''' (born 4 October, 2000) is a [[Samoa national rugby league team|Samoan international]] [[rugby league]] [[footballer]] who plays as a {{rlp|wg}}er or {{rlp|fb}} for the [[Wests Tigers]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

He previously played with the [[Penrith Panthers]], with whom he won the [[2022 NRL Grand Final]].

==Background==
Staines was born in [[Forbes, New South Wales]] to Shane and Lisa Staines and was educated at Forbes High School. He played his junior rugby league for the [[Group 11 Rugby League|Forbes Magpies]] before being signed by the [[Penrith Panthers]]. Staines is of [[Samoans|Samoan]] descent through his grandfather.<ref>{{cite web|last=Walter|first=Brad|date=4 May 2021|title=Samoa knock back Johns brothers, SBW coaching dream team|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/05/03/taumalolo-like-the-impact-of-johns-brothers-sbws-samoa-coaching-dream/|website=NRL.com|access-date=4 May 2021}}</ref>

==Playing career==
===2020===
On 11 July, Staines made his début in round 9 of the [[2020 NRL season]] for Penrith against [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/07/07/round-9-nrl-squad-announcements/ |title=Round 9 NRL team lists |publisher=NRL.com |date=7 July 2020}}</ref> He went on to score four tries, only the sixth player since 1908 to score four or more tries on debut and the first player since 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-round-9-penrith-panthers-rookie-charlie-staines-scores-four-tries-on-debut-against-cronulla-sharks/news-story/addfe4615769413b0e8ea765ab5a7cea?from=htc_rss |title=NRL round 9:Penrith Panthers rookie Charlie Staines scores four tries on debut against Cronulla Sharks |first=Nic |last=Savage |publisher=Daily Telegraph |date=11 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-11/panthers-pile-the-pain-on-sharks-in-56-24-flogging/12446252/|title=Panthers pile the pain on Cronulla|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>

On 13 July, Staines was stood down by Penrith after breaking strict Coronavirus protocols. Staines had hosted a party at his residence where ten people were invited including members of his family.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/charlie-staines-nrl-2020-coronavirus-covid19-penrith-panthers-biosecurity-breach-cronulla-sharks-ivan-cleary/9sl0pv0t6ust1pw3vqn30awgj/|title=Charlie Staines NRL 2020 Coronavirus breach|website=Sporting News}}</ref>

In round 12, Staines scored two tries as Penrith defeated Manly 42-12 at [[Brookvale Oval]]. Staines became the first player in 83 years to score six tries from the opening two games in his career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com.au/nrl/story/_/id/29576335/nrl-round-12-penrith-panthers-manly-sea-eagles-charlie-staines-keeps-wild-nrl-ride-penrith-win/|title=Charlie Staines stars in massive Penrith win over Manly|website=www.espn.com.au}}</ref>

===2021===
In round 5 of the [[2021 NRL season]], Staines scored two tries for Penrith in a 30-10 victory over Canberra.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/panthers-fans-viking-clap-mockery-ignites-heated-nrl-feud/news-story/2a5626e31f4a0fb24fd8b797c6983043/|title=Penrith fans viking clap mockery ignites heated match|website=www.news.com.au}}</ref>

In round 9 against [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks|Cronulla-Sutherland]], he scored a [[hat-trick]] in a 48-0 victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-07/eels-outmuscle-roosters-panters-demolish-sharks/100119804/|title=Parramatta Eels outmuscle Sydney Roosters, Penrith Panthers demolish Cronulla Sharks|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>

In round 10, he scored two tries for Penrith in a 48-12 victory over the [[Gold Coast Titans|Gold Coast]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-16/nrl-panthers-titans-warriors-eels-storm-dragons/100136114/|title= Penrith, Parramatta and Melbourne — all score wins on final day of Magic Round|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>
In round 12, he scored two tries in a 30-4 victory over the bottom placed Canterbury side.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-29/nrl-live-score-updates-panthers-bulldogs-rabbitohs-eels/100176060/|title=Penrith Panthers cruise past last-placed Bulldogs as Roosters and Rabbitohs also win big in NRL|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>

In round 18, he scored two tries for Penrith in their victory over the [[New Zealand Warriors]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-18/nrl-rabbitohs-beat-bulldogs-as-panthers-wests-tigers-win/100288258/|title=Canterbury's Lachlan Lewis sin-binned in 32-24 NRL loss to South Sydney as Penrith, Wests Tigers triumph|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>
Staines played a total of 21 games for Penrith in the [[2021 NRL season]] but was not selected for Penrith's grand final team which defeated [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]] to claim their third premiership.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/oct/04/one-of-finest-nrl-grand-finals-of-all-time-provides-cure-to-difficult-season/|title=One of finest NRL grand finals of all time provides cure to difficult season|website=www.theguardian.com|date=3 October 2021}}</ref>

===2022===
Staines spent most of the [[2022 NRL season]] in the [[NSW Cup]] with [[Ivan Cleary]] deciding to go with [[Taylan May]] and [[Brian To'o]] as the preferred wing options. Staines was called into the Penrith side for the preliminary final against [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]] as a replacement for the injured May. Staines later kept his place for the [[2022 NRL Grand Final]] as May had not recovered from his hamstring injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/09/26/staines-a-ready-made-replacement-if-mayday-call-comes/|title=Staines a ready made replacement if Mayday call comes|website=www.nrl.com}}</ref>
Staines played on the wing for Penrith in their grand final victory over [[Parramatta Eels|Parramatta]] scoring a try in the second half.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/we-hate-parra-panther-mocks-eels-as-koroisau-pokes-fun-at-tigers-20221003-p5bmr0.html/|title=We hate Parra as Panthers mock Eels as Koroisau pokes fun at Tigers|website=www.smh.com.au}}</ref>
On 20 October, Staines joined the [[Wests Tigers]] in a swap deal with [[Tyrone Peachey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-transfer-whispers-tyrone-peachey-and-charlie-staines-swap-deal-penrith-panthers-wests-tigers-signings-contracts-news/news-story/bd2c2356689976c88335a2f41d2a1659/|title=Huge Peachey, Staines swap deal set to be announced as Panthers’ $500k flyer departs|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>

===2023===
In round 1 of the [[2023 NRL season]], Staines made his club debut for the Wests Tigers in their 22-10 loss against the [[Gold Coast Titans|Gold Coast]]. Following the clubs round 8 loss to Manly, Staines was rushed to hospital with a small bowel perforation which required emergency surgery. Staines was later ruled out for twelve weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/news/nrl-2023-nrl-injury-news-jaydn-sua-st-georgeillawarra-dragons-shoulder-injury-reaction-analysis/news-story/5bb32133db33acf05f64f19db0374936/|title=‘Hit like a ton of bricks’: Tigers flyer out for 12 weeks as details of freak bowel injury revealed|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>
Staines was limited to only nine games for the Wests Tigers as the club finished with the [[Wooden Spoon (award)|wooden spoon]] for a second straight year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-wests-tigers-season-in-review-tigers-brutal-review-tim-sheens-benji-marshall-coach-justin-pascoe-wooden-spoon/news-story/d1ae7fb41d93ea7dc29173a824cac5a1/|title=‘Circus act’ that summed up year from hell... and big call left for Benji: Wests Tigers Brutal Review|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>

===2024===
In round 8 of the [[2024 NRL season]], Staines scored two tries for the Wests Tigers in their 34-10 loss against Brisbane.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/fan-headbutts-security-guard-during-wests-tigers-vs-brisbane-broncos-game/news-story/3d4e3f70a95ad2ae3110628fe528ce31/|title=Fan headbutts security guard during Wests Tigers vs Brisbane Broncos game|website=www.news.com.au}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*[https://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/penrith-panthers/charlie-staines/ Penrith Panthers profile]

{{Wests Tigers squad}}
{{Penrith Panthers squad 2022 NRL premiership}}

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Fonua Pole

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{{Short description|NZ Rugby league footballer}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
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'''Fonua Pole''' (born 2 June 2002) is a New Zealand professional [[rugby league]] [[footballer]] who plays as a {{rlp|lk}} or {{rlp|pr}} forward for the [[Wests Tigers]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

==Background==
Pole was born in [[Wellington, New Zealand]], and raised in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. He was educated at [[Craigieburn, Victoria|Mount Ridley College, Craigieburn]] playing [[Australian rules football]] in his youth before his mum encouraged him to play his junior rugby league for [[Craigieburn Phoenix]] and [[Sunbury United Rugby League|Sunbury Tigers]]. He said, "It started to become a bit of an issue because mum didn’t like that in AFL most of the games and trainings were on Sundays, when she always wanted us to go to church."<ref name=nrl>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/07/22/pole-thriving-after-taking-the-path-less-travelled-to-nrl/|title=Pole thriving after taking the path less travelled to NRL|author=Corey Rosser |publisher=nrl.com}}</ref>

Graduating through the [[NRL Victoria|Victorian Thunderbolts]] system, he was spotted by Wests Tigers playing for a Combined Affiliated States side at the Australian Schoolboys Championships.<ref name=nrl /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2022/06/29/fonua-pole-from-aussie-rules-in-victoria-to-nrl-debut-in-new-zealand/ |title=Pole: A dream come true |publisher=Wests Tigers |date=29 June 2022}}</ref>

==Career==
===2022===
Pole made his first grade debut for the [[Wests Tigers]] against the [[New Zealand Warriors]] in round 16, becoming Wests Tigers player no. 257.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2022/07/02/dias-delighted-ahead-of-home-debut/ |title=Dias delighted ahead of 'home' debut |publisher=Wests Tigers |date=2 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/06/28/nrl-team-lists-round-16/ |title=Round 16 NRL Team lists |publisher=NRL.com |date=28 June 2022}}</ref> It was the Warriors' first home game in nearly 2 years due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], in front of a sold-out crowd. Pole said, "“It was 100 percent Warriors crowd just screaming at us, I think I got slandered on the sideline a bit and someone was yelling at me that they felt sorry for me and didn’t want me to go on."<ref name=nrl />

The next week, he was named in the starting team after a late withdrawal from [[James Tamou]], and ran for a game-best 167 metres and made 17 tackles without a miss.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2022/round-17/wests-tigers-v-eels/ |title=ROUND 17 - SATURDAY 9TH JULY |publisher=NRL.com }}</ref> He then remained in first grade for the remainder of the season, and was named the club's Rookie of the Year.<ref>{{cite web| website= weststigers.com| title=Ofahengaue claims Kelly-Barnes Medal|url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2022/09/06/ofahengaue-claims-kelly-barnes-medal/}}</ref>

===2023===
Pole played a total of 23 games for the Wests Tigers in the [[2023 NRL season]] as the club finished with the [[Wooden Spoon (award)|Wooden Spoon]] for a second straight year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-wests-tigers-season-in-review-tigers-brutal-review-tim-sheens-benji-marshall-coach-justin-pascoe-wooden-spoon/news-story/d1ae7fb41d93ea7dc29173a824cac5a1/|title=‘Circus act’ that summed up year from hell... and big call left for Benji: Wests Tigers Brutal Review|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.weststigers.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/wests-tigers/fonua-pole/ Tigers profile]

{{Wests Tigers squad}}

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Template:Wests Tigers squad

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Samuela Fainu

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{{Short description|Australian rugby player (Born 2004)}}
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| birth_place = [[Guildford, New South Wales]], Australia
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'''Samuela Fainu''' (born 12 January 2004) is an Australian [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|sr}} forward for the [[Wests Tigers]] in the [[National Rugby League]].

He previously played for the [[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles]] in the [[NRL]].

==Background==
Fainu was born in [[Guildford, New South Wales]]. He is of [[Tongan people|Tongan]] descent. His uncle, [[Tevita Amone]], played for the [[Western Suburbs Magpies]] and the [[North Queensland Cowboys]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/man-on-a-mission-manly-rookie-fainu-ready-to-heed-the-call-20180628-p4zod9.html|title=Man on a mission: Manly rookie Fainu ready to heed the call|first=Adrian|last=Proszenko|date=28 June 2018|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>

He attended [[Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield]] as well as [[Westfields Sports High School]] and played his junior rugby league for the [[Guildford Owls]].{{fact|date=January 2024}}

He has three brothers, [[Manase Fainu|Manase]], Sione, and Latu, who were all signed to the Manly club.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/sea-eagles-set-to-break-nrl-record-and-pay-16yearold-more-than-1m-in-historic-new-deal/news-story/a94cdad4fb4d02cc8a756ab6a47a9729 |title=Sea Eagles set to break NRL record and pay 16-year-old more than $1M in historic new deal |work=Fox Sports |date=15 November 2021 |access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref>

==Playing career==
Fainu started at prop in the 2021 [[Harold Matthews Cup]] winning side, including scoring a second-half try in the Grand Final win over [[Parramatta Eels]]. Fainu earned a promotion to [[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles|Manly]]’s SG Ball Cup (Under 19s) team in 2022, making seven appearances for two tries, two try assists, four line-break assists, 13 offloads and 150 tackles (21.4 per game).

Fainu pushed ahead to the [[Jersey Flegg Cup]] (Under 21s) later in the year whilst still eligible for Under 19s, playing seven games with three tries including a double on debut in round 14. Fainu made the NSW Under 19s squad in 2022.

Fainu made his first grade debut from the bench in his side's 12−6 victory over the [[Wests Tigers]] at [[Campbelltown Stadium]] in round 8 of the [[2023 NRL season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/brother-s-keeper-how-manase-fainu-s-jailing-prompted-sibling-s-nrl-debut-20230419-p5d1nr.html|title=Brother's keeper: How Manase Fainu's jailing prompted sibling's NRL debut|date=20 April 2023|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.seaeagles.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/manly-warringah-sea-eagles/samuela-fainu/ Manly Sea Eagles profile]

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Solomon Alaimalo

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{{short description|NZ rugby union & league player (born 1995)}}
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| position = [[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]], [[Fullback (rugby union)|Fullback]]
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'''Solomon Alaimalo''' (born 27 December 1995) is a [[New Zealand people|New Zealand]] [[Rugby Union|rugby union]] & [[rugby league]] player who currently plays as a {{rlp|WG}} for [[Wests Tigers]] in the [[NRL]].<ref name="Chiefs 2017 Squad Guide">{{cite web | url=http://files.allblacks.com/comms/2016-ISR/2017_ISR_Squad_Naming_Chiefs-PUBLISHED-01.pdf | title=Chiefs 2017 Squad Guide | publisher=All Blacks.com | accessdate=3 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="Solomon Alaimalo Chiefs Player Profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.chiefs.co.nz/team/team/player-list/player/4-Investec+Super+Rugby+2017/61-Solomon+Alaimano | title=Solomon Alaimalo Chiefs Player Profile | publisher=Chiefs Rugby | accessdate=3 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="Solomon Alaimalo Northland Player Profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.taniwha.co.nz/nru_profile/solomon-alaimalo/ | title=Solomon Alaimalo Northland Player Profile | publisher=Taniwha Rugby | accessdate=3 November 2016}}</ref>

==Senior career==
===Northland===
Alaimalo debuted for [[Northland Rugby Union|Northland]] during the [[2016 Mitre 10 Cup]] and immediately became a key figure for them, starting all 10 of their championship games, scoring 2 tries in the process.<ref name="Solomon Alaimalo itsrugby Player Statistics">{{cite web | url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_38362.html | title=Solomon Alaimalo itsrugby Player Statistics | publisher=it's rugby | accessdate=3 November 2016}}</ref>

==Super Rugby==
Alaimalo was named in the {{Rut|Chiefs}} squad ahead of the [[2017 Super Rugby season]].<ref name="Chiefs 2017 Squad Guide"/>

In November 2020, it was announced that Alaimalo would be moving to the Highlanders after being granted an early release from the Chiefs.

==NRL==
===Wests Tigers===
On 11 December 2023, it was reported that he had signed for the [[Wests Tigers]] in the [[NRL]].<ref>{{cite web|website=Love Rugby League|date=11 Dec 2023|title=NRL club swoop for ex-Super Rugby speedster as New Zealander makes cross-code switch: ‘A very explosive athlete’|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/nrl-club-wests-tigers-swoop-for-ex-super-rugby-speedster-solomon-alaimalo-as-new-zealander-makes-cross-code-switch}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

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Justin Olam

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{{Short description|Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer}}
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'''Justin Olam''' (born 23 December 1993) is a Papua New Guinean professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays for [[Wests Tigers]] in the [[NRL]] and [[Papua New Guinea national rugby league team|Papua New Guinea]] at international level.

In 2020 Olam won an NRL premiership with the Melbourne Storm and in the following year he was awarded the Dally M centre of the year. He is the second Papua New Guinean local rugby league player to play in the NRL without having played junior rugby league in Australia, emulating his countryman, and former [[Melbourne Storm]] 1999 NRL premiership winner, [[Marcus Bai]].

==Early life==
Justin Olam was born and raised in Gon, a small village in the Sinesine Yonggomugl District of the mountainous [[Chimbu Province]], [[Papua New Guinea]].

He was not able to play much rugby league due to both of his parents wanting him to prioritise his education.

Olam was educated at Rosary (Kondiu) Secondary School in Chimbu and attended the [[Papua New Guinea University of Technology]] in Lae Morobe Province where he graduated with a [[Bachelor's Degree]] in [[Applied Physics]]. Whilst studying for his degree, Olam began playing rugby league for the Unitech Spartans in the [[Papua New Guinea|PNG]] Universities competition.

In 2015, during his final year at the [[Papua New Guinea University of Technology]], he went on to play for the [[Lae Snax Tigers]] in the [[Papua New Guinea National Rugby League]].

==Playing career==
===2016===

After impressive performance in the [[Papua New Guinea National Rugby League|Digicel Cup]] for the [[Lae Snax Tigers]] in the [[Papua New Guinea National Rugby League]], he was signed by the [[PNG Hunters]] for the 2016 [[Queensland Cup]] season.
He played for them for one year in the [[Queensland Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Justin Olam |publisher=Melbourne Storm |url=http://www.melbournestorm.com.au/team/profiles/justin_olam.html}}</ref> He went on to make his international debut for [[Papua New Guinea national rugby league team|Papua New Guinea Kumuls]] at the [[Pacific Rugby League International|2016 Pacific Test]] against [[Fiji national rugby league team|Fiji Bati]]. With a successful 2016 campaign, Olam signed a contract with the [[Melbourne Storm]] for the 2017 and 2018 season in the [[National Rugby League|NRL]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.looppng.com/content/justin-olam-accepts-offer-melbourne-storm|title=Justin Olam accepts offer from Melbourne Storm|date=17 May 2016}}</ref>

===2017===
In 2017, he played in every game for the [[Melbourne Storm]] feeder club [[Sunshine Coast Falcons]] in the [[Queensland|Intrust Super Cup]] competition through to the grand final loss against his former team [[PNG Hunters]] who came from behind to score in the dying minutes and won 12–10 at [[Suncorp Stadium]]. He was still patient for an opportunity to make the [[Melbourne Storm]] first grade team. He also continued to represent [[Papua New Guinea national rugby league team|Papua New Guinea Kumuls]] in the [[2017 Pacific Rugby League Tests|2017 Pacific Test]] and [[2017 Rugby League World Cup]].<ref name="RLP">{{cite web |title=Rugby League Project - Justin Olam |url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/justin-olam/summary.html |website=Rugby League Project |access-date=25 October 2022}}</ref>

===2018===
In round 9 of the 2018 NRL season Olam made his NRL debut in the centres for the [[Melbourne Storm]] against the [[St George Illawarra Dragons]] at [[Jubilee Oval]] where he set up a try for his winger [[Josh Addo-Carr]]. He had his [[Melbourne Storm|Melbourne]] jersey (cap number 187) presented to him by fellow [[Melbourne Storm]] player [[Billy Slater]].

He then played two further games at the end of the season in round 24 against [[Gold Coast Titans]] and round 25 against [[Penrith Panthers]] in the NRL season. He continued international representation for his beloved [[Papua New Guinea national rugby league team|Papua New Guinea Kumuls]] in the [[2018 Pacific Rugby League Tests|Pacific Test]] against [[Fiji Bati]] in [[Sydney]] and two end of year test against the [[England Knights]] in [[Lae]] and [[Port Moresby]]. His contract was extended for another two years after impressive string of performance in the reserve grade which will keep him at the [[Melbourne Storm]] till the end of the 2020 NRL season.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/melbourne-storm-resign-five-youngsters-including-nelson-asofasolomona-on-four-year-extension/news-story/bc2ba07e3de948e03675fef0d982bbf0 | title=Melbourne Storm re-sign five youngsters including Nelson Asofa-Solomona on four year extension | date=5 October 2018 | work=Fox Sports | access-date=1 January 2020 }}</ref>

===2019===
In round 24 of the 2019 NRL season Olam scored his first ever NRL [[hat-trick]] in his 13th game against [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]] at Lottoland [[Brookvale Oval]].
He finished off strongly in the 2019 season with him playing in 14 games and scored 7 tries at the back end of the season, and touted by many as one of the most Improved NRL player of the modern era. His continuous rising in the top grade kept the likes of [[Will Chambers]], [[Sandor Earl]], [[Curtis Scott]], [[Solomone Kata]] and [[Marion Seve]] on the bench or cooling their heels off in reserve grade. On 2 October, Olam was named in the [[Papua New Guinea Kumuls]] team for the inaugural [[2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s]]. During the two days Downer [[Rugby League World Cup 9s]] tournament at the [[Bankwest Stadium]] in Sydney, he played in all of their three pool matches against the [[USA Hawks]], the [[New Zealand Kiwis]] and the [[Australia Kangaroos]], where Olam scored one try against the [[New Zealand Kiwis]]. On 23 October, he was again named in the [[Papua New Guinea Kumuls]] squad for the [[2019 Oceania Cup (rugby league)]] Pool B Ox & Palm Pacific Invitational Test against [[Fiji Bati]] at [[Christchurch Stadium]] in New Zealand on 9 November 2019, and [[Great Britain Lions]] on 16 November 2019 at the [[National Football Stadium]] in [[Port Moresby]] [[Papua New Guinea]]. In the game against the [[Great Britain Lions]] he played at left centre and scored one try as the Kumuls defeated the GB Lions 28–10.<ref name="RLP"/>

===2020===
On 14–15 February 2020, Olam played for Melbourne in the NRL [[Nines (rugby)|Nines]] tournament in [[Perth]]. He also played in the pre-season NRL trial matches against [[New Zealand Warriors]] and [[North Queensland Cowboys|North Queensland]]. He performed very strongly in both defence and attack in these games, which resulted in him cementing the left centre spot for the Storm. With his current scintillating form he was rewarded with a two-year contract on May 22 to keep him at Melbourne until the end of 2022.

Affectionately known as 'the human brick', by his teammates, Olam plays with seemingly no sense of self-preservation.
He scored his first try of the 2020 season in round four against [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]]. In round 16 he scored his second career [[hat-trick]] against [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles|Manly-Warringah]].On October 16, in Melbourne's Preliminary Final game against the [[Canberra Raiders]] at [[Suncorp Stadium]], Olam scored a try in the 23rd minute off a kick from teammate [[Ryan Papenhuyzen]], miraculously leaping over both Papenhuyzen and Canberra player [[Hudson Young]] while avoiding the arm of [[Nick Cotric]] to catch the ball mid-air before grounding it. Melbourne went on to win the match 30-10 and qualified for the Grand Final. On the 25 October, Melbourne went on to win the Grand final, beating the [[Penrith Panthers]] 26–20 in which Olam scored a penalty try in the fourth minute of the match.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2020/oct/25/nrl-grand-final-2020-penrith-panthers-v-melbourne-storm-teams-live-scores-winners-win-team-lists-news-kickoff-time-game-start-updates-anz-stadium/|title=Melbourne Storm beat Penrith Panthers as it happened|newspaper=The Guardian|date=25 October 2020|last1=Hytner|first1=Mike}}</ref>

===2021===
Olam played a total of 25 games for Melbourne in the [[2021 NRL season]] as the club won 19 matches in a row and claimed the [[Minor Premiership]]. Olam played in all three final matches including the preliminary final where Melbourne suffered a surprise 10–6 loss against eventual premiers [[Penrith Panthers]]. Afterwards, Melbourne star [[Cameron Munster]] took to Instagram to vent his frustration at teammate Olam being snubbed for consideration in the Dally M team of the year. ''"I'm not usually one for a rant, but pretty disappointed my PNG brother Justin Olam didn't even get nominated for '''Centre''' of the year!"'' Munster wrote on his Instagram story. ''"He's easily a top-three Centre. Don't come at me. The system needs a change, NRL".'' Olam was one of the biggest surprises when the nominees for every position were announced on the Monday night ahead of the second night of the prestigious event, which was held at Brisbane's Howard Smith Wharves. According to reports there was a last-minute backflip from the NRL to grant Olam an invite to the event where the NRL would announce the best Centre of the 2021 season, alongside the Player of the Year Award. [[The Courier-Mail]] first reported the league did a U-turn on extending an invite to Olam for Monday's ceremony after first claiming an “administrative oversight” was behind the failure to recognise Olam's performances in 2021.The Papua New Guinea star has had a breakout season leading to recognition from NRL immortal [[Andrew Johns]] that he was the ''“best Centre in the world”'' earlier this year. He was later invited and awarded the well deserved Dally M Centre of the year award.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-25/penrith-panthers-beat-melbourne-storm-to-reach-nrl-grand-final/100485860/|title=Penrith Panthers beat Melbourne Storm 10-6 to reach second straight NRL grand final, will face South Sydney Rabbitohs|newspaper=ABC News|date=25 September 2021}}</ref>

===2022===
In the [[2022 NRL season]], Olam played 24 matches for Melbourne and scored ten tries. Olam played for Melbourne in their elimination final loss to [[Canberra Raiders|Canberra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/10/canberra-raiders-upset-ends-melbourne-storms-september-reign/|title=Canberra Raiders upset ends Melbourne Storm's September reign|website=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>
In late 2022, Olam represented Papua New Guinea at the [[2021 Rugby League World Cup]] playing all four games before they were eliminated by England at the quarter-final stage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rlwc2021.com/article/780/melbourne-memories-fire-png-ahead-of-england-quarter-final/|title=Melbourne memories fire PNG ahead of England quarter-final|website=www.rlwc2021.com}}</ref>

===2023===
On 14 February, it was announced that Olam would miss the opening six rounds of the [[2023 NRL season]] due to an arm injury he sustained during the clubs pre-season trial against the Sydney Roosters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-melbourne-storm-ryan-papenhuyzen-injury-knee-surgery-bill-knowles-usa-trip-nick-meaney-trials-performances-news/news-story/42690f3bf4d0bdd96a9e9cf6a765cfc0/|title=Papenhuyzen out up to first EIGHT rounds as Storm reveal full extent of injury toll|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>
Olam played 17 games for Melbourne in the [[2023 NRL season]] as the club finished third on the table. Olam was called into the Melbourne side for their semi-final against the [[Sydney Roosters]] after not being selected for the qualifying final against Brisbane. In the preliminary final against Penrith, Olam scored a try in the first half but also lost the ball close to an open line when the scores were tied at 4-4. Melbourne would go on to lose the match 38-4.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/nrl-2023-melbourne-storm-season-review/af9dab1e4f900cda437dc53f#:~:text=The%20expectations%20for%20the%20Storm,clubs%2C%20but%20not%20the%20Storm./|title=NRL 2023: Melbourne Storm season review|website=www.sportingnews.com}}</ref>

===2024===
On 12 January, Olam signed a three-year deal with the [[Wests Tigers]]. As part of the deal, Wests Tigers player [[Shawn Blore]] headed to Melbourne on a three-year deal in a player swap.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2024-transfer-centre-justin-olam-player-swap-shawn-blore-wests-tigers-melbourne-storm-contracts-signings/news-story/1ba017a54fb8935b0c36f7ef23a30d4f/|title=Tigers land International star as immediate player swap with Storm confirmed: Transfer Centre|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>
In round 3 of the [[2024 NRL season]], Olam made his club debut for the Wests Tigers and scored a try as they defeated Cronulla 32-6.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-23/nrl-live-updates-bulldogs-titans-dragons-cowboys-tigers-sharks/103624114/|title=Tigers defeat Sharks 32-6 to earn Benji Marshall his first win, after Cowboys thump Dragons 46-24, Gold Coast loses 32-0 to Bulldogs|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Team
!Games
!Tries
!Pts
|-
|2018
| rowspan="6" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} [[Melbourne Storm]]
|3
|
|
|-
|2019
|14
|7
|28
|-
|2020
|21
|11
|44
|-
|2021
|25
|12
|48
|-
|2022
|24
|10
|40
|-
|2023
|17
|6
|24
|-
|2024 *
|{{Leagueicon|Wests Tigers|16}} [[Wests Tigers]]
|3
|3
|12
|-
|
|Total
|107
|49
|196
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>denotes season competing

source: <ref>{{Cite web |title=Official NRL profile of Justin Olam for Wests Tigers {{!}} NRL.com |url=https://www.nrl.com/players/nrl-premiership/wests-tigers/justin-olam/ |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=National Rugby League |language=en}}</ref>

=== Highlights ===
*''Junior Club: ''Unitech Spartans
*''Won the PNG Unitech VC Cup in 2015 with the AP Photons (Applied Physics Students) as captain of the team''
*Played for the PNG [[Prime Minister's XIII]] (2015,2016,2018)
*''International Test Debut:'' v [[Fiji Bati]], May 17, 2016
*''First Grade Debut:'' Round 9, [[Melbourne Storm]] v [[St George Illawarra Dragons]] at [[Jubilee]] Oval, Sun 6 May 2018
*''First [[National Rugby League|NRL]] Try:'' Round 17, [[Melbourne Storm]] v [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] at [[AAMI Park]], Sat 13 Jul 2019
*''First [[National Rugby League|NRL]] Hat-trick:'' Round 24, [[Melbourne Storm]] v [[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles]] at [[Brookvale Oval]] Aug 31 2019
*Played in the [[Papua New Guinea Kumuls]] team that beat the [[Great Britain Lions]] at Port Moresby [[National Football Stadium]] PNG, Sat 16 Nov 2019
*2019: ([[Melbourne Storm]]) [[National Rugby League|NRL]] Minor Premiership winner ([[J J Giltinan Shield]])
*2020: ([[Melbourne Storm]]) [[National Rugby League|NRL]] Premiership winner ([[Provan-Summons Trophy]])
*2021: ([[Melbourne Storm]]) [[National Rugby League|NRL]] Minor Premiership winner ([[J J Giltinan Shield]])

=== Individual Accolades ===
*2016: [[Queensland Cup]] '''XXXX People's Choice Award''' winner
*2017: [[Queensland Cup]] '''Best {{rlp|ce}} of the year Award''' Winner
*2020: [[National Rugby League|NRL]] [[Melbourne Storm]] '''Most Improved Player of the year Award''' Winner
*2021: [[National Rugby League|NRL]] '''[[Dally M. Medal]] {{rlp|ce}} of the year Award''' Winner

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/melbourne-storm/justin-olam/ Melbourne Storm profile]
*[http://www.melbournestorm.com.au/team/profiles/justin_olam.html Storm profile]
*[http://www.rlwc2017.com/players?team=378#Justin-Olam 2017 RLWC profile]
*https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2020/05/22/olam-commits-to-storm/?nrlreferral=true&_ga=2.255157325.472231386.1589194168-425712980.1534657267
*https://www.zerotackle.com/intrust-super-cup-team-year-29012/
*https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/10/09/2019-world-cup-nines-squads/

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Apisai Koroisau

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{{Short description|Fiji international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Happy (Api) Koroisau
|fullname = Happy (Api) Koroisau<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/playerprofiledisplay/Rabbitohs/Apisai%20Koroisau/5653|access-date=30 December 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209054720/http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/playerprofiledisplay/Rabbitohs/Apisai%20Koroisau/5653|archive-date=9 February 2014|title=The NRL Club Network site of the South Sydney Rabbitohs - Apisai Koroisau }}</ref>
|image = Apisai Koroisau.jpg
|imagesize = 180
|caption =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|11|07}}
|birth_place = [[Sydney]], New South Wales, Australia
|Education = Birrong Boys High School
|height = {{convert|172|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|88|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|position = {{rlp|HK}}
|club1 = [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]]
|year1start = 2014
|year1end =
|appearances1 = 14
|tries1 = 1
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 4
|club2 = [[Penrith Panthers]]
|year2start = 2015
|year2end =
|appearances2 = 16
|tries2 = 1
|goals2 = 4
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 12
|club3 = {{nowrap|[[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles|Manly Sea Eagles]]}}
|year3start = 2016
|year3end = 19
|appearances3 = 77
|tries3 = 11
|goals3 = 2
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 48
|club4 = [[Penrith Panthers]]
|year4start = 2020
|year4end = 22
|appearances4 = 63
|tries4 = 11
|goals4 = 0
|fieldgoals4 = 0
|points4 = 44
|club5 = [[Wests Tigers]]
|year5start = 2023
|year5end = present
|appearances5 = 30
|tries5 = 8
|goals5 = 31
|fieldgoals5 = 0
|points5 = 94
|teamA = [[Fiji national rugby league team|Fiji]]
|yearAstart = 2013
|yearAend = present
|appearancesA = 17
|triesA = 1
|goalsA = 21
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 46
|teamB = {{nowrap|[[Prime Minister's XIII]]}}
|yearBstart = 2017
|yearBend =
|appearancesB = 1
|triesB = 0
|goalsB = 0
|fieldgoalsB = 0
|pointsB = 0
|teamC = [[Fiji national rugby league team|Fiji 9s]]
|yearCstart = 2019
|yearCend =
|appearancesC = 3
|triesC = 0
|goalsC = 3
|fieldgoalsC = 0
|pointsC = 6
|teamD = {{nowrap|[[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]]}}
|yearDstart = 2021
|yearDend = 23
|appearancesD = 4
|triesD = 2
|goalsD = 0
|fieldgoalsD = 0
|pointsD = 8
|retired =
|source = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/apisai-koroisau/summary.html|title=Happy (api) Koroisau - Career Stats & Summary|publisher=Rugby League Project|date=1992-11-07|access-date=2015-07-09}}</ref>
|updated = 11 May 2024
}}

'''Apisai Koroisau''' (born 7 November 1992) is a [[Fiji national rugby league team|Fiji]] international [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|hk}} and is the captain of the [[Wests Tigers]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL). He has also represented [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] in the [[State of Origin series]].

A triple [[NRL Grand Final|NRL premiership winner]] with the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] (2014) and the [[Penrith Panthers]], he previously played for the [[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles]] in the NRL.

==Background==
Koroisau was born in [[Sydney|Sydney, New South Wales, Australia]] and is of [[Fijians|Fijian]] descent. He played his junior football for the [[Berala Bears]]{{cn|date=July 2023}}, before being signed by the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]].

==Playing career==
===Early career===
Koroisau played for the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] [[National Youth Competition (rugby league)|NYC]] team in 2011 and 2012.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

===2013===
Koroisau moved on to the South Sydney [[New South Wales Cup]] team, the [[North Sydney Bears]] at Norths Koroisau made a total of 25 appearances and scored 6 tries in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ssralmanac.com/mobile/pastplayers_bears.htm|title=South Sydney Rabbitohs North Sydney Bears Affiliated Players}}</ref>

In October 2013, Koroisau was named in the [[Fiji national rugby league team|Fijian]] [[2013 Rugby League World Cup|2013 World Cup]] squad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/rugby-league-world-cup-squads/tabid/10874/newsid/75063/default.aspx|title=Rugby League World Cup squads|publisher=NRL.com|date=2013-10-14|access-date=2015-07-09}}</ref> Koroisau made his debut for [[Fiji national rugby league team|Fiji]] in Round 1 of the tournament against [[Ireland national rugby league team|Ireland]] in the 32–14 win at [[Spotland Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-league/24694176|title=BBC Sport - Rugby League World Cup 2013: Fiji 32-14 Ireland|publisher=Bbc.com|date=2013-10-28|access-date=2015-07-09}}</ref> Koroisau played in 4 matches in the tournament.

===2014===
In Round 4 of the [[2014 NRL season]], Koroisau made his [[National Rugby League|NRL]] debut for the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] at {{rlp|hk}} against the [[Canberra Raiders]] in South Sydney's 30–18 loss at [[ANZ Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/canberra-raiders-score-upset-3018-win-over-rabbitohs-who-have-lost-three-straight/story-fni3fbgz-1226869048307|title=Canberra Raiders Score Upset 30-18 Win over Rabbitohs|publisher=Dailytelegrpah.com.au|access-date=2015-07-09}}</ref> In Round 8 ANZAC Day match against the [[Brisbane Broncos]], Koroisau scored his first NRL career try, and the game's opening try, in South Sydney's last minute 28-26 penalty goal win at [[Suncorp Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/last-gasp-rabbitohs-spoil-broncos-party/tabid/10874/newsid/77929/default.aspx|title=Last-gasp Rabbitohs spoil Broncos' party|publisher=NRL.com|date=2014-04-25|access-date=2015-07-09}}</ref> On 3 June 2014, Koroisau signed a two-year contract with the [[Penrith Panthers]] starting in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/sport/nrl/news/2014/6/south-sydney-rabbitohs-apisai-koroisau-signs-with-penrith-panthers/|title=South Sydney Rabbitohs Apisai Koroisau Signs With Penrith Panthers | Triple M NRL|publisher=Triplem.com.au|date=2014-06-03|access-date=2015-07-09}}</ref> In the week leading up to Souths [[2014 NRL Grand Final]] against the [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]], after South Sydney hooker [[Issac Luke]] was ruled out from the Grand Final for his high tackle on [[Sydney Roosters]] player [[Sonny Bill Williams]] a week earlier in Souths 32-22 Preliminary Final win, Koroisau was Luke's replacement at hooker for the match on 5 October 2014, in Souths 30-6 Grand Final victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/south-sydney-rabbitohs-win-2014-nrl-grand-final-defeating-canterbury-bulldogs-306/story-fni3fbgz-1227080755667|title=South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2014 Grand Final|publisher=Dailytelegrpah.com.au|access-date=2015-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/rabbitohs-grand-final-player-ratings/tabid/10874/newsid/82375/default.aspx|title=Rabbitohs Grand Final Player Ratings|publisher=NRL.com|date=2014-10-05|access-date=2015-07-09}}</ref> Koroisau was rated a 7 out of 10 player rating by [[Rugby League Week]] for his performance in the Grand Final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/rlw-player-ratings-grand-final/|title=Rlw Player Ratings: Grand Final|publisher=Rugby League Week|date=2014-10-05|access-date=2015-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208152728/http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/rlw-player-ratings-grand-final/|archive-date=8 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Koroisau finished his debut year in the NRL in 2014 season with him playing in 14 matches and scoring a try for the South Sydney club.

===2015===
On 24 January 2015, Koroisau was named in Penrith's [[2015 Auckland Nines]] squad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/panthers-unveil-2015-nines-squad/|title=PANTHERS UNVEIL 2015 NINES SQUAD|publisher=Rugby League Week|date=2015-01-24|access-date=2015-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203703/http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/panthers-unveil-2015-nines-squad/|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 2 May 2015, he played for [[Fiji national rugby league team|Fiji]] against [[Papua New Guinea national rugby league team|Papua New Guinea]] in the [[Pacific Rugby League International#2015 tests|2015 Melanesian Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/representative-round-team-lists/tabid/10874/newsid/85557/default.aspx|title=Representative Round team lists|publisher=NRL.com|date=2015-05-03|access-date=2015-07-09}}</ref> On 2 July 2015, he signed a three-year contract with the [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]] starting in 2016, after being released from the final year of his Penrith contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/news/2015/07/02/club_announcement_ap.html|title=Official Statement: Apisai Koroisau - Panthers|date=2 July 2015|publisher=Penrithpanthers.com.au|access-date=2015-07-09}}</ref> He finished off his first stint with the Penrith club having played in 16 matches, scoring one try and kicking four goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/OC0xNjYwLTQtLS0tLS0yMDE1MC0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0=|title=Custom Match List|publisher=Rugby League Project|date=2016-02-16|access-date=2016-03-05}}</ref>

===2016===
In Round 1 of the [[2016 NRL season]], Koroisau made his club debut for Manly-Warringah against the [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]], starting at hooker in the Sea Eagles' 8–26 loss at [[Brookvale Oval]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/bulldogs/nrl-2016-canterbury-bulldogs-thrash-newlook-manly-sea-eagles-at-brookvale-oval/news-story/64c03d6b6b40841862014769c428f21c|title=NRL 2016: Canterbury Bulldogs thrash new-look Manly Sea Eagles at Brookvale Oval|newspaper=Daily Telegraph|publisher=Dailytelegraph.com.au|date=2015-03-04|access-date=2016-03-05|last1=Crawley|first1=Paul}}</ref> However, he was dropped to New South Wales Cup in favour of [[Matt Parcell]] after the Sea Eagles lost 22–36 to the Wests Tigers in Round 2 at [[Leichhardt Oval]]. He was recalled to the team for their Round 5 match against his former club South Sydney following an ankle injury that ruled out representative halfback [[Daly Cherry-Evans]]. Playing at halfback, Koroisau scored his first club try for Manly in their 12–16 loss at [[Brookvale Oval]]. Despite the loss, his performance on the night won him the Man of the Match award from match broadcaster [[Nine Network|Channel 9]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2016-manly-sea-eagles-v-south-sydney-rabbitohs-live-blog-scores-updates/news-story/332f3e4126f5b3793fb24dd0cb1c212b|title=Home | Live Scores & Latest News|work=Fox Sports|access-date=2016-04-02}}</ref> He backed up his performance against the Rabbitohs when he was again one of Manly's leading players in their 34–18 away win over the New Zealand Warriors in Round 6.<ref>[http://www.nrl.com/trbojevic-our-best-performance-of-the-season/tabid/10874/newsid/94681/default.aspx Trbojevic: Our best performance of the season]</ref>

===2017===
In the [[2017 NRL season]], Koroisau played 23 games, scored 3 tries and kicked 1 goal for Manly. He was selected in the [[Prime Minister's XIII]] in the 48–8 win over [[Papua New Guinea]] at [[PNG Football Stadium]]. Koroisau was selected in the Fiji 24-man squad in the [[2017 Rugby League World Cup]] campaign. He played 5 matches and kicked 13 goals.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

===2018===
Koroisau made 13 appearances for Manly in 2018 as the club endured a horrid season on and off the field narrowly avoiding the wooden spoon by 2 competition points.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/sea-eagles/manly-warringah-sea-eagles-season-2018-review-they-didnt-know-how-to-manage-the-players-who-walk-to-a-different-beat/news-story/bd8258649f78874f2c12b0340bba228c/|title=Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season 2018 review: They didn't know how to manage the players who 'walk to a different beat'|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=5 September 2018}}</ref>

===2019===
On 30 August, Koroisau signed a three-year deal with the [[Penrith Panthers]] that starts in 2020 and ends at the end of 2022 after he was releasesd by Manly as he was no longer starting because [[Manase Fainu]] had taken the starting hooker role after forming an excellent combination with [[Tom Trbojevic]] . Koroisau made 22 appearances for Manly in the [[2019 NRL season]] as the club qualified for the finals after finishing in sixth place. Koroisau played in the club's elimination final victory over Cronulla and also featured in Manly's elimination final loss against his former club [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]] at [[ANZ Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-20/nrl-south-sydney-rabbitohs-beat-manly-sea-eagles-in-semi-final/11527098/|title=South Sydney Rabbitohs beat Manly Sea Eagles 34-26 in NRL semi-final|newspaper=ABC News|date=20 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/09/20/rabbitohs-dig-deep-to-eliminate-sea-eagles-in-finals-thriller/|title=Rabbitohs dig deep to eliminate Sea Eagles in finals thriller|website=NRL|date=20 September 2019}}</ref>

===2020===
Koroisau played 20 games for Penrith in the [[2020 NRL season]] as the club finished as [[Minor Premiers]]. He played in the [[2020 NRL Grand Final]] where Penrith lost to Melbourne 26–20 at [[ANZ Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2020/oct/25/nrl-grand-final-2020-penrith-panthers-v-melbourne-storm-teams-live-scores-winners-win-team-lists-news-kickoff-time-game-start-updates-anz-stadium/|title=Melbourne Storm beat Penrith Panthers as it happened|newspaper=The Guardian|date=25 October 2020|last1=Hytner|first1=Mike}}</ref>

=== 2021 ===
Koroisau was selected as 18th man in the [[New South Wales rugby league team|NSW Blues]] [[State of Origin]] team for the 2021 series. Following injuries to halves [[Nathan Cleary]] and [[Jarome Luai]] ahead of game three of the series, Koroisau made his debut for New South Wales in the number 14 jersey.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-04|title=BLUES TEAM: Freddy names TWO Origin debutants as Moses wins race to No.7 spot|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/state-of-origin/teams/new-south-wales/state-of-origin-nsw-blues-team-game-three-squad-halfback-adam-reynolds-mitchell-moses-jack-wighton/news-story/31768841f1b8395db19e4a52f764619a|access-date=2021-07-04|website=Fox Sports|language=en}}</ref> scoring a try in the 20–18 loss,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/07/14/origin-iii-player-ratings-nsw-blues/|title=Origin III player ratings: NSW Blues|website=www.nrl.com|date=15 July 2021}}</ref> however New South Wales had already clinched the series by winning the first two games 50-6 and 26-0 respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jun/27/blues-wrap-up-state-of-origin-series-with-26-0-rout-of-maroons/|title=Blues Wrap Up State of Origin Series|website=www.theguardian.com|date=27 June 2021}}</ref>

On 22 July, Koroisau was placed under investigation by the NRL after allegations were made that he invited a woman into the NSW Blues bubble during the series, against strict biosecurity regulations. He was alleged to have snuck the woman in on two separate occasions, with the second coming on the day of Game Two on 27 June.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/apisai-koroisau-under-investigation-covid-breach-during-nsw-state-of-origin-camp-penrith-panthers/722d55fe-65d0-4141-88bc-64d765b2ed71/|title=Apisai Koroisau under NRL investigation over alleged biosecurity breach during State of Origin series|website=wwos.nine.com.au}}</ref> The following day, he was fined $35,000 and suspended for two matches over the incident. It was also revealed the woman he brought back to the hotel was not his wife.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/state-of-origin/teams/new-south-wales/nrl-news-api-koroisau-nsw-blues-woman-investigation-panthers-wife-integrity-unit/news-story/02032d31b59198e22ed50d7acc12a227/|title='Shame and embarrassment': Koroisau breaks silence as wife blasts 'painful lies|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=23 July 2021}}</ref> On 4 August 2021, he was fined an additional $15,000 by the NSWRL over the incident.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/state-of-origin-nsw-blues-fine-apisai-koroisau-over-camp-indiscretion/053d82cc-2ece-425e-b855-7b309dff30be/|title=NSWRL fines Apisai Koroisau over bubble breach, puts his Blues selection on notice|website=wwos.nine.com.au}}</ref>

Koroisau played a total of 18 games for Penrith in the [[2021 NRL season|2021]] including the club's [[2021 NRL Grand Final]] victory over [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]]. It was his second premiership as a player.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/oct/04/one-of-finest-nrl-grand-finals-of-all-time-provides-cure-to-difficult-season/|title=One of finest NRL grand finals of all time provides cure to difficult season|website=www.theguardian.com|date=3 October 2021}}</ref>

On 2 December, he signed a two-year deal with the [[Wests Tigers]] starting in the 2023 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-03/nrl-wests-tigers-sign-api-koroisau-from-panthers-for-2023/100673546/|title=Wests Tigers sign Penrith Panthers NRL premiership star Apisai Koroisau for 2023 season|newspaper=ABC News|date=3 December 2021}}</ref>

===2022===
Koroisau played 25 games for Penrith in the [[2022 NRL season]] including the clubs [[2022 NRL Grand Final]] victory over [[Parramatta Eels|Parramatta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/we-hate-parra-panther-mocks-eels-as-koroisau-pokes-fun-at-tigers-20221003-p5bmr0.html/|title=We hate Parra as Panthers mock Eels as Koroisau pokes fun at Tigers|website=www.smh.com.au}}</ref>
The following day, Koroisau mocked his new club the [[Wests Tigers]] at the clubs fan day by saying “There’s so much young talent. To go out on a high like that, it’s pretty incredible, and I’ll probably do the same thing at the Tigers,” he added, before breaking into hysterics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/we-hate-parra-panther-mocks-eels-as-koroisau-pokes-fun-at-tigers-20221003-p5bmr0.html/|title=We hate Parra as Panthers mock Eels as Koroisau pokes fun at Tigers|website=www.smh.com.au}}</ref>

===2023===
On 22 May, Koroisau was selected by New South Wales for game one of the [[2023 State of Origin series]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/05/22/hynes-trbojevic-headline-blues-squad-for-origin-opener/|title=Graham ruled out for Blues, trio to debut as Fittler makes 'gamble'|website=www.nrl.com}}</ref> On Thursday the 8th of June<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-08 |title=Koroisau injured as Titans bounce back against Tigers |url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/06/08/koroisau-injured-as-titans-bounce-back-against-tigers/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=National Rugby League |language=en}}</ref>
In round 15 of the [[2023 NRL season]], Koroisau suffered a broken jaw in the clubs loss against the Gold Coast and was ruled out for an indefinite period.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-13/nsw-bring-in-four-players-to-side-for-origin-ii/102471614/|title=NSW Blues name State of Origin side for game two, with Mitchell Moses and Damien Cook in for Nathan Cleary and Api Koroisau|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>
In round 25, Koroisau kicked a goal from the side line with less than three minutes remaining to win the game for the Wests Tigers 24-23. The victory broke a ten-game losing streak for the club and also ensured they avoided the wooden spoon for another week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-19/nrl-tigers-dolphins-panthers-titans-storm-dragons/102751516/|title=Storm survive scare as Panthers move back on top of NRL ladder and Tigers snap losing streak|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>
Koroisau played a total of 21 games for the Wests Tigers in the [[2023 NRL season]] as the club finished with the [[Wooden Spoon (award)|Wooden Spoon]] for a second straight year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-wests-tigers-season-in-review-tigers-brutal-review-tim-sheens-benji-marshall-coach-justin-pascoe-wooden-spoon/news-story/d1ae7fb41d93ea7dc29173a824cac5a1/|title=‘Circus act’ that summed up year from hell... and big call left for Benji: Wests Tigers Brutal Review|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Team
!Games
!Tries
!Goals
!Pts
|-
|2014
|{{Leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]
|14
|1
|
|4
|-
|2015
|{{Leagueicon|Penrith|16}} [[Penrith Panthers]]
|16
|1
|4
|12
|-
|2016
| rowspan="4" |{{Leagueicon|Manly|16}} [[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles]]
|18
|3
|1
|14
|-
|2017
|24
|3
|1
|14
|-
|2018
|13
|3
|
|
|-
|2019
|22
|2
|
|8
|-
|2020
| rowspan="3" |{{Leagueicon|Penrith|16}} [[Penrith Panthers]]
|20
|3
|
|12
|-
|2021
|18
|3
|
|12
|-
|2022
|25
|5
|
|20
|-
|2023
| rowspan="2" |{{Leagueicon|Wests Tigers|16}} [[Wests Tigers]]
|21
|6
|18
|60
|-
|2024 *
|7
|1
|11
|26
|-
|
|Totals
|198
|31
|35
|194
|}
source; <ref>{{Cite web |title=Apisai Koroisau - Playing Career - RLP |url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/apisai-koroisau/summary.html |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref>

<nowiki>*</nowiki>denotes season competing

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[https://www.seaeagles.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/manly-warringah-sea-eagles/apisai-koroisau/ Manly Sea Eagles profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160305090154/http://www.seaeagles.com.au/content/seaeagles/club/team/profiles/apisai_koroisau.html Manly Warringah Sea Eagles profile]
*[http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/playerstats/playerprofile/tabid/10898/clubid/5/playerid/2050/seasonid/44/default.aspx NRL profile]
*[http://www.rlwc2017.com/players?team=382#Apisai-Koroisau 2017 RLWC profile]
*[https://www.nrl.com/players/rugby-league-world-cup/fiji/apisai-koroisau/ Fiji profile]

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{{Penrith Panthers squad 2022 NRL premiership}}
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Lachlan Galvin

2024-05-19T09:47:02Z

2001:8003:363B:F200:D09D:DCC5:4AFA:B908:

{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Lachlan Galvin
|fullname = Lachlan Galvin
|image = Lachlan_Galvin.jpg
|image_size =
|position = {{rlp|FE}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2005|7|14|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Campbelltown, New South Wales]], Australia
|height = {{convert|190|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|85|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|club1 = [[Wests Tigers]]
|year1start = 2024
|year1end = present
|appearances1 = 8
|tries1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 0
|new = yes
|source = <ref>[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/lachlan-galvin/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref>
|updated = 11 May 2024
}}

'''Lachlan Galvin''' (born 14 July 2005) is an Australian professional [[rugby league]] [[footballer]] who plays as a {{rlp|fe}} for the [[Wests Tigers]] in the [[National Rugby League|NRL]].

==Background==
Lachlan Galvin spent his high school years at Westfields Sports High School. He had also represented and captained the Australian Schoolboys in 2023 playing five-eighth.

Galvin supported Parramatta as a boy but played his junior rugby league initially for Eaglevale-St Andrews Magpies in the [[Western Suburbs Magpies|Western Suburbs]] junior district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/macarthur/sport/eaglevale-st-andrews-under9s-dominate-opposition-as-lachlan-galvin-shines/news-story/f74fd63ac7d4298565b18a05b52353c0/ |title=Eaglevale St Andrews under-9s dominate opposition as Lachlan Galvin shines}}</ref> Galvin was later picked up by the Eels in his teens, and played a couple of seasons in Harold Matthews before he was cut loose.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/the-193cm-tigers-teen-who-was-axed-by-parramatta-for-being-too-small-20240209-p5f3mz.html/|title=The 193cm Tigers teen who was axed by Parramatta … for being too small|website=www.smh.com.au}}</ref>

"I wasn't really getting game time, and they kind of told (that there is) probably not going to be a spot here for ya in the long-term". Galvin would later join the Wests Tigers junior set up for a $5000 transfer fee. Galvin would then play for [[Western Suburbs Magpies|Western Suburbs]]. In 2022, he was part of the Western Suburbs team which won the Harold Matthews competition that season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zerotackle.com/how-lachlan-galvins-debut-could-see-the-wests-tigers-built-different-in-2024-207364/|title=How Lachlan Galvin's debut could see the Wests Tigers Built Different in 2024|website=www.zerotackle.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/5000-a-small-price-for-wests-tigers-to-bring-hyped-teenager-home-20240313-p5fc2n.html/|title=$5000 a small price for Wests Tigers to bring hyped teenager home|website=www.smh.com.au}}</ref>

==Playing career==
In round 2 of the [[2024 NRL season]], Galvin made his first grade debut for the Wests Tigers in their 32-12 loss against [[Canberra Raiders|Canberra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-live-2024-canberra-raiders-v-wests-tigers-live-blog-scores-teams-ins-and-outs-video-highlights-stats-benji-marshall-lachlan-galvin-debut-ricky-stuart/news-story/46fc310cbb1b2b2086d9fcfd4e3b1cd8/|title=Benji's big call after 'embarrassing' Tigers moment; Raiders' early buy of the year contender: What we learned|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>
During Wests Tigers upset victory over Parramatta in round 4, Galvin was sent to the sin bin and placed on report for a hip drop tackle. He was later suspended for two games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2024-lachlan-galvin-sin-bin-hip-drop-tackle-on-report-wests-tigers-vs-parramatta-eels-round-4-judiciary/news-story/cb4aba39662cae1cabfc129664faeecf/|title=Tigers accept two-game ban for young gun, setting up huge return clash vs. future halves partner|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.weststigers.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/wests-tigers/lachlan-galvin/ Wests Tigers profile]

{{Wests Tigers squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Galvin, Lachlan}}
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Trent Loiero

2024-05-19T09:46:43Z

2001:8003:363B:F200:D09D:DCC5:4AFA:B908:

{{short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Trent Loiero
|fullname =
|nickname =
|image = Trent Loiero.jpg
|image_size = 150px
|position = {{rlp|SR|LK}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2001|2|27}}
|birth_place = [[Nambour, Queensland]], Australia
|height = {{convert|192|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|104|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|club1 = [[Melbourne Storm]]
|year1start = 2021
|year1end = present
|appearances1 = 59
|tries1 = 6
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 24
|source = <ref>[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/trent-loiero/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref>
|updated = 11 May 2024
}}

'''Trent Loiero''' (born 27 February 2001) is an Australian professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|lk}} and {{rlp|sr}} forward for the [[Melbourne Storm]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

==Background==
Loiero played his junior rugby league for the Kawana Dolphins and attended [[Mountain Creek State High School|Mountain Creek State High School, Sunshine Coast]] before being signed by the [[Melbourne Storm]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/why-2021-can-be-a-breakout-year-for-trent-loiero/4204951/|title=Why 2021 can be a breakout year for Trent Loiero|date=25 February 2021|website=Sunshine Coast Daily|first1=Matty|last1=Holdsworth|location=Maroochydore, Queensland}}</ref> Loiero is of Italian descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/03/23/league-of-nations-stars-representing-40-countries/ |title=League of nations:Stars representing 40 countries |publisher=NRL.com |first=Brad |last=Walter |date=23 March 2022}}</ref>

==Playing career==
===Early career===
In 2018 and 2019, Loiero played for the [[Sunshine Coast Falcons]] [[Mal Meninga Cup]] and [[Hastings Deering Colts]] sides.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/10/03/auswide-bank-mal-meninga-cup-player-of-the-year-full-tally/|title=Auswide Bank Mal Meninga Cup player of the year|date=3 October 2019|website=QRL}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2020/02/07/loiero-my-goal-is-to-play-more-intrust-super-cup/|title=My goal is to play more Intrust Super Cup|date=7 February 2020|website=QRL}}</ref> On 5 June 2019, he played for [[Queensland under-18 rugby league team|Queensland under-18]] in their 34–12 win over New South Wales.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/05/26/queensland-under-18-team-named/|title=Queensland Under 18 team named|date=26 May 2019|website=QRL}}</ref> Later in 2019, he made his [[Queensland Cup]] debut for the Falcons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qt.com.au/news/teenager-poised-for-debut-in-queensland-cup/3784161/|title=Teenager poised for debut in Queensland Cup|date=19 July 2019|website=Queensland Times}}</ref> On 20 September 2019, he scored a try for the Falcons in their Hastings Deering Colts Grand Final win over the [[Wynnum Manly Seagulls]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://18thman.com/2019/09/29/smoothy-stars-in-falcons-grand-final-victory/|title=Smoothy stars in Falcons' Grand Final victory|date=29 September 2019|website=18th Man}}</ref>
===Melbourne Storm===
In February 2020, Loiero played for the [[Melbourne Storm]] at the [[2020 NRL Nines]] in [[Perth, Australia|Perth]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2020/02/11/storm-opts-for-youth-in-nrl-nines-squad/|title=Storm opts for youth in NRL Nines squad|date=11 February 2020|website=Melbourne Storm}}</ref> and in the Storm's pre-season trial against the [[New Zealand Warriors]] in [[Palmerston North]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2020/02/20/final-squad---storm-v-warriors/|title=Final Squad - Storm v Warriors|date=20 February 2020|website=Melbourne Storm}}</ref>

In Round 4 of the [[2021 NRL season]], Loiero made his NRL debut for Melbourne against the [[Brisbane Broncos]]. He had his debut jersey (cap 212) presented to him by [[Ryan Hinchcliffe]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/03/31/round-4-late-mail-cleary-cleared-papenhuyzen-sweet-to-return/|title=Round 4 Late Mail: Storm, Broncos finalise teams|date=2 April 2021|website=Melbourne Storm}}</ref> He would score his first NRL try in his second match against the [[Canberra Raiders]].<ref>{{cite news |title=There's simply no signs of a weakening Storm |work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] |publisher=Nationwide News Pty Ltd |date=23 May 2021 |location=Sydney, New South Wales |page=42}}</ref>

Loiero continued to develop through the season, making six NRL appearances,<ref>{{cite web |title=Trent Loiero's breakout season |url=https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2021/07/09/trent-loieros-breakout-season/ |website=melbournestorm.com.au |access-date=11 April 2023 |date=9 July 2021}}</ref> with the Queenslander upgraded to the club's top-30 squad.<ref>{{cite web |title=Storm rookie extends contract, Wishart signs from Dragons |url=https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2021/07/05/storm-rookie-extends-contract-wishart-signs-from-dragons/ |website=melbournestorm.com.au |access-date=11 April 2023 |date=5 July 2021}}</ref>

Loiero made 17 appearances for Melbourne during the [[2022 Melbourne Storm season|2022 season]], making an impact from the interchange bench. He scored two tries for the season, and signed a contract extension until the end of the 2025 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trent Loiero: Season in Review |url=https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2022/10/06/trent-loiero-season-in-review/ |website=melbournestorm.com.au |access-date=11 April 2023 |date=6 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=New contracts for three Storm forwards |url=https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2022/10/05/new-contracts-for-three-storm-forwards/ |website=melbournestorm.com.au |access-date=11 April 2023 |date=5 October 2022}}</ref>

In 2023, Loiero earnt a starting role for Melbourne following the departures of a number of forwards to the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Loiero sets sights on solid 2023 |url=https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2022/11/03/loiero-sets-sights-on-solid-2023/ |website=melbournestorm.com.au |access-date=11 April 2023 |date=3 November 2022}}</ref>
Loiero played 26 games for Melbourne in the [[2023 NRL season]] as the club finished third on the table. Loiero played in Melbourne's preliminary final loss against Penrith.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/nrl-2023-melbourne-storm-season-review/af9dab1e4f900cda437dc53f#:~:text=The%20expectations%20for%20the%20Storm,clubs%2C%20but%20not%20the%20Storm./|title=NRL 2023: Melbourne Storm season review|website=www.sportingnews.com}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/melbourne-storm/trent-loiero/ Melbourne Storm profile]
*[https://www.qrl.com.au/players/intrust-super-cup/sunshine-coast-falcons/trent-loiero/ QRL profile]

{{Melbourne Storm squad}}

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Eliesa Katoa

2024-05-19T09:46:11Z

2001:8003:363B:F200:D09D:DCC5:4AFA:B908:

{{short description|Tonga international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{EngvarB|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Eliesa Katoa
|fullname = Eliesa Katoa
|nickname =
|image = Eliesa Katoa.jpg
|image_size =
|position = {{rlp|SR}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|1|3}}
| birth_place = [[Hihifo]], Niuatoputapu, Tonga
| height = {{convert|193|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|110|kg|stlb|0|abbr=on}}
| club1 = {{nowrap|[[New Zealand Warriors]]}}
| year1start = 2020
| year1end = 22
| appearances1 = 46
| tries1 = 10
| goals1 = 0
| fieldgoals1 = 0
| points1 = 40
| club2 = [[Melbourne Storm]]
| year2start = 2023
| year2end = present
| appearances2 = 32
| tries2 = 11
| goals2 = 0
| fieldgoals2 = 0
| points2 = 44
| teamA = {{rlnt|Tonga}}
| yearAstart = 2023
| yearAend = present
| appearancesA = 2
| triesA = 1
| goalsA = 0
| fieldgoalsA = 0
| pointsA = 4
|new = yes
|source = <ref>[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/eliesa-katoa/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref>
|updated = 11 May 2024
}}

'''Eliesa Katoa''' (born 3 January 2000) is a Tongan professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|sr}} forward for the [[Melbourne Storm]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL) and {{rlnt|Tonga}}.

==Early life==
Katoa was born and raised in the village of [[Koulo]] in the [[Ha'apai]] group of islands of [[Tonga]],<ref name="AAPdebut">{{cite news |last1=Gilhooly |first1=Daniel |title=Katoa's family oblivious to Warriors deeds |agency=AAP Sports News Wire |date=9 June 2020 |location=Sydney}}</ref><ref name="Campton"/> he then moved to [[New Zealand]] to take up a scholarship at [[Tamaki College|Tamaki College, Auckland]] in 2017 playing rugby union.<ref name="AAPdebut"/> He was then signed by the [[New Zealand Warriors]].<ref name="StormDebut">{{cite web|url= https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2023/032/02/eliesa-katoa-becomes-player-226/ |title= Eliesa Katoa becomes player 226|website=melbournestorm.com.au|date=2 March 2023}}</ref>

==Playing career==
Katoa made his NRL debut in round 1 of the [[2020 NRL season]] for the [[New Zealand Warriors]] against [[Newcastle Knights]] starting from the bench, in the club's 20–0 loss.<ref name="AAPdebut"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Knights v Warriors|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2020/round-1/knights-v-warriors/|website=National Rugby League|language=en|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref> He had only played 13 games of rugby league in his life before making his debut.<ref name="Campton">{{cite web |last1=Campton |first1=Nick |title=Eli Katoa was born and raised on a remote Tongan island. Now he's becoming Melbourne Storm's newest weapon |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-23/eli-katoa-melbourne-storm-nrl-tonga/103755872 |website=abc.net.au |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=23 April 2024 |date=23 April 2024}}</ref>

Katoa scored his first try in the Warriors' 18–0 win over the [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]] in round 3 of the 2020 season. Katoa was one of a few Warriors players who were initially not allowed to travel back to New Zealand during the height of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Australia|COVID-19 pandemic]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Proszenko |first1=Adrian |title=The border ban; and the homeless Warrior |work=The Timaru Herald |publisher=Stuff Limited |date=31 July 2020 |location=Timaru, New Zealand |page=22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Long |first1=David |title=Re-entry blocked for Warriors |work=Dominion Post |publisher=Stuff Limited |date=30 July 2020 |location=Wellington, New Zealand |page=32}}</ref>

He was released from his Warriors contract in 2022 to join the [[Melbourne Storm]] in 2023 on a two year contract.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Becht |first1=Richard |title=Katoa granted request for release at end of season |url=https://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2022/08/08/katoa-leaving-club-at-end-of-year/ |website=warriors.kiwi |access-date=6 April 2023 |date=8 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Molyneux |first1=Mark |title=Melbourne Storm announces the signing of Eliesa Katoa on two-year deal |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/melbourne-storm-announces-signing-eliesa-katoa-two-year-deal/mwlw1hx7ljyvjcqxugmunhaf |website=The Sporting News |access-date=6 April 2023 |date=8 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dunn |first1=Alex |title=EX-COACH SLAMS WARRIORS, BLAMES KATOA DEPARTURE ON DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT "DOESN’T WORK" |url=https://www.sen.com.au/news/2022/08/08/ex-coach-slams-warriors-blames-katoa-departure-on-development-program-that/ |website=sen.com.au |publisher=Sports Entertainment Network |access-date=6 April 2023 |date=8 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Long |first1=David |title=Eliesa Katoa to leave Warriors for Melbourne Storm next season |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/warriors/129511789/eliesa-katoa-to-leave-warriors-for-melbourne-storm-next-season |website=stuff.co.nz |publisher=Stuff Limited |access-date=6 April 2023 |date=8 August 2022}}</ref>

After impressing during the 2023 NRL preseason challenge,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ward |first1=Roy |title=Newcomers Katoa, Warbrick shine as Storm come back to beat Warriors in Christchurch |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/former-all-blacks-sevens-flyer-stars-as-storm-beat-warriors-20230219-p5clpm.html |website=smh.com.au |publisher=Nine Media |access-date=6 April 2023 |date=19 February 2023}}</ref> Katoa made his [[Melbourne Storm]] debut against the [[Parramatta Eels]] in round 1 of the [[2023 NRL season]], and was presented with his debut jersey (cap 226).<ref name="StormDebut"/> He would play his 50th NRL match in round 4 of the 2023 season. Katoa played 21 games for Melbourne in the [[2023 NRL season]] as the club finished third on the table. Katoa played in Melbourne's preliminary final loss against Penrith.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/nrl-2023-melbourne-storm-season-review/af9dab1e4f900cda437dc53f#:~:text=The%20expectations%20for%20the%20Storm,clubs%2C%20but%20not%20the%20Storm./|title=NRL 2023: Melbourne Storm season review|website=www.sportingnews.com}}</ref>

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Team
!Games
!Tries
!Pts
|-
|2020
| rowspan="3" |{{leagueicon|Auckland|size=16}} [[New Zealand Warriors]]
|13
|6
|24
|-
|2021
|18
|1
|4
|-
|2022
|15
|3
|12
|-
|2023
| rowspan="2" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|size=16}} [[Melbourne Storm]]
|21
|6
|24
|-
|2024
|
|
|
|-
|
|Totals
|67
|16
|64
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>stats correct as of the end of the 2023 season <ref>https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/melbourne-storm/eliesa-katoa/</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/melbourne-storm/eliesa-katoa/ Melbourne Storm profile]

{{Melbourne Storm squad}}

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Brad Arthur

2024-05-19T08:17:43Z

2001:8003:363B:F200:D09D:DCC5:4AFA:B908:

{{short description|Australian rugby league coach}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Brad Arthur
|fullname = Bradley Arthur
|image = Bradley Arthur.jpg
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|5|21|df=yes}}
|birth_place = [[Sydney, New South Wales]], Australia
|death_date =
|death_place =
|height =
|weight =
|coachteam1 = [[Parramatta Eels]]
|coachyear1start = 2012
|coachyear1end =
|coachgames1 = 6
|coachwins1 = 2
|coachdraws1 = 0
|coachlosses1 = 4

|coachteam2 = [[Parramatta Eels]]
|coachyear2start = 2014
|coachyear2end = present
|coachgames2 = 258
|coachwins2 = 135
|coachdraws2 = 0
|coachlosses2 = 123
|new = no
|retired = no
|source =<ref name=rlp>{{cite web|title=Brad Arthur|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/coaches/Brad_Arthur/summary.html|publisher=Rugby League Project}}</ref>
|updated = 19 April 2024
}}

'''Brad Arthur''' (born 21 May 1974) is a professional [[rugby league]] coach who is the [[head coach]] of the [[Parramatta Eels]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

He was the caretaker coach at the [[Parramatta Eels|Eels]] for the final six games of the [[2012 Parramatta Eels season|2012 NRL season]].

==Background==
Arthur was born in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]].

His son [[Jakob Arthur]] plays for [[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles|Manly]] in the [[National Rugby League]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lenehan |first1=Martin |title=Jake takes up a new challenge at the old playground |url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/05/25/jake-takes-up-a-new-challenge-at-the-old-playground/ |website=NRL.com |publisher=NRL.com |access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Official NRL profile of Jake Arthur |url=https://www.seaeagles.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/manly-warringah-sea-eagles/jake-arthur/ |website=www.seaeagles.com.au |publisher=www.seaeagles.com.au |access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref>

==Playing career==
Arthur was a [[Parramatta Eels]] junior and played SG Ball and Under-21s for the club.<ref name=who>[http://www.foxsports.com.au/league/nrl-premiership/parramatta-eels-appoint-assistant-brad-arthur-caretaker-coach-for-rest-of-nrl-season-but-who-is-he/story-fn2mcuj6-1226433552755 Parramatta Eels appoint assistant Brad Arthur caretaker coach for rest of NRL season but who is he?] ''Fox Sport'', 24 July 2012</ref> He then moved to the [[Penrith Panthers]] where [[Royce Simmons]] advised him he would never make first grade.<ref name=who/>

==Coaching career==
In 1997 Arthur, aged only 22, accepted a job as a captain-coach of the [[Batemans Bay Tigers]]. In his first season the club didn't win a match; however, the club made the finals in their second year.<ref name=who/>
Arthur then was the captain-coach of the Cairns Brothers club for eight seasons, leading the club to four premierships and six grand finals.<ref name=who/>
In 2007 he was appointed the [[Melbourne Storm]]'s NRL Development Coach. The side won the competition that year. In 2008 he was appointed the Melbourne Storm's inaugural [[NRL Under-20s|Toyota Cup (Under-20s)]] coach. The side won the [[2009 NRL Under-20s season|2009]] Grand Final.<ref name=who/> In 2010 he was promoted to an assistant coach in Melbourne alongside [[Stephen Kearney]].

In 2011, he was appointed the assistant coach of the Parramatta Eels, following the appointment of Kearney as head coach. Kearney was fired in 2012 with six games remaining and Arthur was appointed the caretaker coach.<ref>[http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/parramatta-caretaker-coach-brad-arthur-tackles-nrls-toughest-job/story-fnbh0dnv-1226438045051 Parramatta caretaker coach Brad Arthur tackles NRL's toughest job] ''The Daily Telegraph'', 30 July 2012</ref> Following the appointment of [[Ricky Stuart]] as head coach for 2013, Arthur was informed that he would not be retained as an assistant coach.<ref>[https://archive.today/20121230175441/http://www.hillsnews.com.au/news/local/news/general/arthur-job-hunting-after-being-ditched/2652468.aspx Arthur job hunting after being ditched] ''Hills News'', 21 August 2012</ref>

Starting in 2013, Arthur was appointed as the assistant coach to [[Geoff Toovey]] at the [[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles]]. As of 16 October 2013, Arthur accepted a three-year deal to join the Parramatta Eels as head coach. After being announced as the new head coach Arthur told the media that there would be "No more wooden spoons" under his tenure. In response to one of the reporters Arthur said "Yeah, well we won’t be getting three ... we definitely won't be getting three wooden spoons".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/new-coach-brad-arthurs-promise-to-parramatta-eels-no-more-wooden-spoons/news-story/e918d892a67befbeef95db637f679915|title = Brad's Parra promise: No more spoons|newspaper = News.com.au |date = 29 October 2013|last1 = Ritchie|first1 = Dean}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Eels Appoint Head Coach|url = http://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2013/10/16/eels-appoint-head-coach.html|website = NRL CLUBS|access-date = 2016-02-22|last = NRL|date = 16 October 2013}}</ref>

In his first season as head coach, Arthur led Parramatta to 10th place on the ladder in The 2014 NRL Season. With two games to go in the regular season, Parramatta needed to win one game out of the remaining two fixtures to qualify but lost to Newcastle and Canberra (who were both lower on the ladder) respectively. Parramatta missed the top 8 by two competition points.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-30/parramatta-in-trouble-after-42-12-loss-to-newcastle/5708006|title = Eels' finals hopes hit hard by 42–12 loss to Knights|newspaper = ABC News|date = 30 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/rugby-league-match-centre/canberra-raiders-v-parramatta-eels-20140905-3exjy.html|title = Canberra Raiders v Parramatta Eels|date = 6 September 2014}}</ref> In 2015, Parramatta missed out on the finals by finishing 12th.
[[File:Brad Arthur.jpg|thumb|right|Arthur in 2016]]
[[File:Brad Arthur 2016.jpg|thumb|right|Arthur in 2016]]
In 2016, Arthur was at the forefront of the salary cap scandal which rocked the club but was praised by the media and the players for his leadership skills and managing to keep the team together. Parramatta finished the season in 14th position but would have had enough points to qualify for the finals if not for the 12-point deduction handed to the club for breaching the salary cap.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/the-story-parramatta-eels-coach-brad-arthur-never-wanted-told--until-now-20170908-gyddf1.html|title = The story Parramatta Eels coach Brad Arthur never wanted told ... Until now|date = 8 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/09/04/eels-end-tough-nrl-season-high|title = Eels end tough NRL season on a high}}</ref>

In the 2017 season, Arthur guided Parramatta to their first finals series since 2009 with the club finishing fourth on the premiership ladder.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-01/nrl-parramatta-eels-defeat-south-sydney-rabbitohs/8860160|title = Radradra stars in Eels' NRL win over Rabbitohs|newspaper = ABC News|date = September 2017}}</ref> Even though Parramatta then went on to lose both their finals matches, Arthur was praised for his performances as coach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/eels-2017-season-review/tabid/10874/newsid/112225/default.aspx|title=Eels 2017 season review|date=18 September 2017}}</ref>
In 2018, Arthur led Parramatta to the club's 14th wooden spoon claiming only 6 wins all season. Arthur claimed responsibility for the season and the board admitted he would see out his contract which was due to end in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/08/16/blame-me-and-no-one-else-parramatta-eels-coach-brad-arthur-reflects-on-a-season-to-forget/|title=Blame me and no-one else: Arthur reflects on season to forget|date=16 August 2018}}</ref>

At the start of the [[2019 NRL season]], Arthur guided Parramatta to consecutive victories over Penrith and rivals Canterbury-Bankstown in the opening rounds of the competition. In Round 6, Parramatta defeated [[Wests Tigers]] 51–6 in the opening NRL game at the new [[Western Sydney Stadium]]. It was then revealed by the club that talks had begun in relation to Arthur's future at the club. In Round 9 of the competition, Parramatta were defeated 64–10 by Melbourne at [[Suncorp Stadium]]. The following week on 14 May 2019, Arthur was given a two-year contract extension keeping him as head coach of the club until the end of the 2021 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/05/13/arthur-set-to-sign-new-contract-with-parramatta/|title=Arthur signs new contract with Parramatta|website=www.nrl.com|date=14 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/parramatta-eels-sign-coach-brad-arthur-to-new-nrl-deal/news-story/85369a404dc833f39d17678006eb8d93/|title=Parramatta Eels sign coach Brad Arthur to new NRL deal|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=14 May 2019}}</ref>

Between round 12 and round 22 of the 2019 NRL season, Arthur guided Parramatta to win 8 of their next 10 matches. Parramatta confirmed their spot in the 2019 finals series with a 36–12 win over the last placed Gold Coast side. In round 25 against [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles|Manly-Warringah]], Parramatta won the match 32–16 which saw the club leapfrog Manly into 5th to finish the 2019 regular season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/09/06/sivo-bags-a-hat-trick-as-eels-down-arch-rivals-manly/|title=Sivo bags a hat-trick as Eels leapfrog Manly into fifth spot|website=NRL|date=6 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://7news.com.au/sport/rugby-league/moses-guides-eels-past-sorry-titans-in-nrl-c-403444/|title=Moses guides Eels past sorry Titans in NRL|website=7 News|date=16 August 2019}}</ref>

In week one of the 2019 finals series, Arthur guided Parramatta to a 58–0 victory over [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]] at the new [[Western Sydney Stadium]] in the elimination final. The victory was the biggest win by a team in finals history eclipsing Newtown's 55–7 victory over St George in 1944.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-15/eels-make-history-with-58-point-finals-flogging-of-broncos/11505120/|title=Parramatta Eels eliminate Brisbane Broncos from the NRL Finals with a thumping 58–0 win|newspaper=ABC News|date=15 September 2019}}</ref>
The following week in the elimination final against Melbourne, Parramatta were defeated 32–0 at [[AAMI Park]] which ended their season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-21/nrl-live-semi-final-melbourne-storm-parramatta-eels/11527200/|title=Melbourne Storm crush Parramatta 32–0 in their semi-final to set up prelim against the Roosters|newspaper=ABC News|date=21 September 2019}}</ref>

At the start of the [[2020 NRL season]], Arthur guided Parramatta to four consecutive victories which put the club on top of the table. It was Parramatta's best start to a season since 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/06/06/eels-hold-off-sea-eagles-to-stay-unbeaten/|title=Parramatta hold off Manly to stay unbeaten|website=www.nrl.com|date=6 June 2020}}</ref>
The following week, Arthur guided Parramatta to victory over Penrith. The result meant it was Parramatta's best start to a season since 1986.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-12/nrl-warriors-cowboys-parramatta-penrith/12350454/|title=Friday Night Resultwspaper=ABC News|date=12 June 2020}}</ref>
At the end of the 2020 regular season, Arthur guided Parramatta to a third-placed finish on the table. It was the club's highest place on the table since the Parramatta [[Minor Premiership]] team of 2005.
In the 2020 finals series, Parramatta would once again be eliminated in consecutive weeks. They lost to Melbourne in week one of the finals 36–24 after being up 12–0 early on in the game. The following week they lost to South Sydney in the elimination final 38–24 after being up 18–8 at half-time. Arthur also set an unwanted coaching record, becoming the first head coach in 112 seasons of the game to coach a side for seven consecutive years and fail to make at least one preliminary final.
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-finals-2020-parramatta-eels-v-south-sydney-rabbitohs-crazy-try-mitchell-moses-missed-kick-video-watch/news-story/03d22145f4d59930e2411751073975fa/|title=WTF was that?! Eels implode with TWO howlers in 60 seconds of madness|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=10 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2020-melbourne-storm-vs-parramatta-eels-finals-live-stream-live-blog-teams-videos-supercoach-scores-cameron-smith/news-story/a562ff7151ef6885269a5b53a43e4e31/|title=Melbourne defeat Parramatta|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=3 October 2020}}</ref>

In the [[2021 NRL season]], Arthur guided Parramatta to a sixth placed finish on the table. The club made the second week of the finals but were once again eliminated from the competition at that stage losing 8–6 against [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]]. On 8 October 2021, Arthur re-signed with Parramatta until the end of 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-2021-parramatta-eels-departing-players-blake-ferguson-rugby-league-joey-lussick/1ckdao762ec5j1s1xfshi22jb0/|title=Blake Ferguson's NRL career likely over after Parramatta Eels announce departures of four players|website=www.sportingnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-12/nrl-parramatta-eels-defeat-newcastle-knights/100436668/|title=Parramatta Eels defeat Newcastle Knights 28–20 in NRL elimination final|newspaper=ABC News|date=12 September 2021}}</ref>
In the [[2022 NRL season]], Arthur guided Parramatta to fourth place on the table which meant they qualified for the finals. Parramatta would lose in the opening week of the finals against Penrith before defeating [[Canberra Raiders|Canberra]] the following week to book the club a place in the preliminary finals for the first time since 2009. Parramatta would go on to upset [[North Queensland Cowboys|North Queensland]] in Townsville to reach the [[2022 NRL Grand Final]]. After going into half time at 18–0 down, Parramatta would lose the final 28–12.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/live/2022/oct/02/nrl-grand-final-2022-live-penrith-panthers-vs-parramatta-eels-scores-winners-win-team-news-lists-kickoff-start-time-game-score-updates-teams/|title=NRL Grand Final as it happened|website=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>
On 15 March 2023, Arthur signed a two-year contract extension to remain as Parramatta head coach until the end of the 2025 NRL season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2023/03/15/brad-arthur-extends-until-2025/|title=Brad Arthur extends until 2025|website=www.parraeels.com.au}}</ref>
At the conclusion of the [[2023 NRL season]], Parramatta finished in 10th place, missing the finals by two competition points.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-penrith-panthers-vs-parramatta-eels-nathan-cleary-clint-gutherson-scores-stats-supercoach-dylan-edwards-rested-sold-out-crowd-bluebet-stadium/news-story/c90cea8dd5540c2fd477d22a572884f3/|title=Luai anomaly to frighten Panthers fans as star set for sideline stint; Gutho’s captain’s knock – Big Hits|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>

===Statistics===

{| class="wikitable"
|-border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0|- align=center style="background:#EFEFEF;"
|-
! colspan="8"| '''Brad Arthur – coaching results by season'''
|-
! width="30"|Team
! width="30"|Year
! width="30"|Games
! width="30"|Wins
! width="30"|Draws
! width="30"|Losses
! width="30"|Win %
! Finals
|- align=center
|- align=center style="background:#FFCCCC;"
|- align=center
|| [[Parramatta Eels|PAR]]|| [[Parramatta Eels|2012]]*|| 6|| 2|| 0|| 4|| 33%|| Interim Head Coach, Finished 16th (out of 16)
|- align=center
|| [[Parramatta Eels|PAR]]|| [[Parramatta Eels|2014]]|| 24|| 12|| 0|| 12|| 50%|| Finished 10th (out of 16)
|- align=center
|| [[Parramatta Eels|PAR]]|| [[Parramatta Eels|2015]]|| 24|| 9|| 0|| 15|| 38%|| Finished 12th (out of 16)
|- align=center
|| [[Parramatta Eels|PAR]]|| [[Parramatta Eels|2016]]†|| 24|| 13|| 0|| 11|| 54%|| Finished 14th (out of 16)
|- align=center style="background:#fdd;"
|| [[Parramatta Eels|PAR]]|| [[Parramatta Eels|2017]]|| 26|| 16|| 0|| 10|| 62%|| Lost 2017 NRL Semi-final against [[North Queensland Cowboys]] '''16—24'''
|- align=center
|| [[Parramatta Eels|PAR]]|| [[Parramatta Eels|2018]]|| 24|| 6|| 0|| 18|| 25%|| Finished 16th (out of 16)
|- align=center style="background:#fdd;"
|| [[Parramatta Eels|PAR]]|| [[Parramatta Eels|2019]]|| 26|| 15|| 0|| 11|| 58%|| Lost 2019 NRL Semi-final against [[Melbourne Storm]] '''0—32'''
|- align=center style="background:#fdd;"
|| [[Parramatta Eels|PAR]]|| [[Parramatta Eels|2020]]|| 22|| 15|| 0|| 7|| 68%|| Lost 2020 NRL Semi-final against [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] '''24–38'''
|- align=center style="background:#fdd;"
|| [[Parramatta Eels|PAR]]|| [[Parramatta Eels|2021]]|| 26|| 16|| 0|| 10|| 62%|| Lost 2021 NRL Semi-final against [[Penrith Panthers]] '''6–8'''
|- align=center style="background:#fdd;"
|| [[Parramatta Eels|PAR]]|| [[Parramatta Eels|2022]]|| 28|| 18|| 0|| 10|| 64%|| Lost 2022 NRL Grand Final against [[Penrith Panthers]] '''28–12'''
|- align=center
|| [[Parramatta Eels|PAR]]|| [[Parramatta Eels|2023]]|| 24|| 12|| 0|| 12|| 50%|| Finished 10th (out of 17)
|- align=center
|| [[Parramatta Eels|PAR]]|| [[Parramatta Eels|2024]]||10|| 3|| 0|| 7|| 30%|| –
|- align=center
| rowspan="1"| '''Career'''|| || '''264'''|| '''137'''|| '''0'''|| '''127'''|| '''52%'''||
|}

†-Parramatta were deducted 12 competition points and their for/against tally accumulated between rounds 1–9 of the 2016 season for gross long-term salary cap breaches

*-Arthur was named interim head coach for final 6 games of the 2012 NRL season, after [[Stephen Kearney]] was sacked.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{S-start}}
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{{Succession box
| before = [[Ricky Stuart]] 2013
| after = ''Incumbent''
| title = [[List of Parramatta Eels coaches|Coach]] {{leagueicon|parramatta|size=18}} [[Parramatta Eels]]
| years = 2014–''present''
}}
{{Succession box
| before = [[Stephen Kearney]] 2011–2012
| after = [[Ricky Stuart]] 2013
| title = [[List of Parramatta Eels coaches|Coach]] {{leagueicon|parramatta|size=18}} [[Parramatta Eels]]
| years = 2012
}}
{{S-end}}

==External links==
*[https://www.parraeels.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/parramatta-eels/brad-arthur/ Parramatta Eels profile]
*[http://www.parraeels.com.au/team/coachingstaff.html Eels profile]

{{Parramatta Eels squad}}
{{Parramatta Eels 2016 Auckland Nines Champions}}
{{Melbourne Storm squad - 2009 NYC premiers}}
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Daejarn Asi

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{{Use Australian English|date=March 2015}}
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'''Daejarn Asi''' (born 15 August 2000) is a [[Samoa national rugby league team|Samoa]] international [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|fe}} and {{rlp|ce}} for the [[Parramatta Eels]] in the [[National Rugby League|NRL]].

He previously played for the [[North Queensland Cowboys]], [[New Zealand Warriors]] in the NRL and the [[New Zealand Māori rugby league team|New Zealand Māori]] at representative level.

==Background==
Born in [[Christchurch]], New Zealand, Asi is of [[Samoans|Samoan]] ([[Solosolo]] and [[Afega]]), [[Māori people|Māori]] ([[Ngāi Tahu]] and [[Tuhoe]]) and [[English people|English]] descent. He played his junior rugby league for the [[Aranui Eagles]] before moving to [[Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://canterburyrugbyleague.co.nz/2019/03/red-and-black-report-2019-edition-no-1/|title=Red and Black Report 2019: Edition No. 1|date=18 March 2019|website=Canterbury Rugby League}}</ref>

In Australia, he played his junior rugby league for the Nerang Roosters and Ormeau Shearers. Asi attended [[Keebra Park State High School]] and later [[Brisbane Grammar School]] before being signed by the [[North Queensland Cowboys]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.keebraparkrugbyleague.com.au/2016-season/round-4-senior-wrap/|title=Round 4 Senior Wrap|date=11 June 2016|website=Keebra Park Rugby League}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/rugby/gps-rugby/gps-rugby-2019-brisbane-grammar-school-season-preview/news-story/5e5f0a509d277a96b3080cd16b15786e|title=Brisbane Grammar School season preview|date=13 July 2019|website=The Courier Mail}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/sport/nrl/cowboys/he-has-skill-by-the-bucket-load-but-its-another-trait-of-daejarn-asi-that-makes-him-future-proof/news-story/8cb9acb1b80c7983ad448bb315f1490b|title=Cowboys young gun Daejarn Asi gets his chance|date=22 February 2020|website=The Townsville Bulletin}}</ref>

==Playing career==
In 2016, Asi played for Gold Coast Green in the [[Cyril Connell Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thetigers.com.au/articles/briantorpy/weekend-results-4/|title=Weekend Results|date=11 April 2016|website=Easts Tigers}}</ref> In 2018, he played for the [[Norths Devils]] in the [[Mal Meninga Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/20182/05/01/mal-meninga-cup-state-final-teams/|title=Mal Meninga Cup state final teams|date=1 May 2018|website=QRL}}</ref>

In 2019, Asi moved to [[Townsville, Queensland|Townsville]], where he played for the [[Townsville Blackhawks]] in the [[Hastings Deering Colts]]. Later that season, he made his debut for the Blackhawks' [[Queensland Cup]] side.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blackhawkstsv.com.au/2019/08/20/blackhawks-fall-short-against-high-flying-falcons-in-q-cup-showdown/|title=Blackhawks fall short against high-flying Falcons|date=20 August 2019|website=Townsville Blackhawks}}</ref>

===2020===
In January, Asi was a member of the [[Queensland under-20 rugby league team|Queensland under-20]] Emerging Origin squad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2019/12/22/cowboys-named-in-2020-qld-u20s-emerging-origin-squad/|title=Cowboys named in 2020 Qld U20s Emerging Origin squad|date=22 December 2019|website=NQ Cowboys}}</ref> In February, he re-signed with the Cowboys on a three-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2020/02/19/team-list-trial-v-broncos1/|title=Team list:Trial v Broncos|date=19 February 2020|website=NQ Cowboys}}</ref>

In Round 10 of the [[2020 NRL season]], Asi made his NRL debut, starting at {{rlp|fe}} and scoring a try against the [[Penrith Panthers]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2020/07/14/nrl-team-list-round-10-v-penrith//|title=NRL team list: Round 10 v Penrith|date=14 July 2020|website=NQ Cowboys}}</ref> Asi played five games in his rookie season, missing time due to minor knee injuries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2020/09/23/updated-team-list-round-20-v-brisbane/|title=Updated team list: Round 20 v Brisbane|date=23 September 2020|website=NQ Cowboys}}</ref>

===2021===
On 20 February, Asi represented the [[New Zealand Māori rugby league team|Māori All Stars]], coming off the bench in their 10-all draw with the [[Indigenous All Stars (rugby league)|Indigenous All Stars]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2021/02/20/greig-gets-late-call-up-for-maori-all-stars/|title=Greig gets late call-up for Maori All-Stars|date=20 February 2021|website=NQ Cowboys}}</ref>

Asi began the 2021 season playing for the Blackhawks before making a mid-season switch to the [[Mackay Cutters]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/mackay/sport/mackay-cutters-star-daejarn-asi-to-return-to-nrl-against-rabbitohs/news-story/a548995c6ea7536d1b76e1f15caf64ba|title=Mackay Cutters star Daejarn Asi to return to NRL against Rabbitohs|date=8 July 2021|website=The Courier Mail}}</ref> He returned to first grade in Round 17, starting at fullback in a loss to the 46–18 loss to the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-teams-round-17-2021-origin-players-unavailable-half-the-competition-on-bye/news-story/afc3ee2b307ca300e72772b4731d169c|title=Origin players unavailable, half the competition on bye|date=6 July 2021|website=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>

He played five games for the Cowboys in 2021, starting three at centre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2021/09/03/updated-cowboys-team-list-roundd-25a-v-mwse2/|title=Cowboys updated team list: Round 25 v Sea Eagles|date=3 September 2021|website=NQ Cowboys}}</ref>

===2022===
In 2022, Asi joined the [[New Zealand Warriors]]. He played his first game for the Warriors in round 8 of the [[2022 NRL season]]. Asi made a total of eight appearances for the New Zealand club as they finished 15th on the table. On 6 September, he was released by the New Zealand Warriors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/warriors/warriors-farewell-15-players-after-return-to-new-zealand/news-story/10c5db674841c74a716fce5ece20e047/|title=Warriors farewell 15 players after return to New Zealand|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>
In November, Asi signed a contract to join [[Parramatta Eels|Parramatta]] for the 2023 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-transfer-news-signings-daejarn-asi-parramatta-eels-nathaniel-roache-manly-sea-eagles-every-clubs-top-30/news-story/da3085ae7da609bdfb0be4646c284af2/|title=Cowboys hand PNG young gun NRL audition; luckless hooker’s Manly lifeline: Transfer Centre|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>

===2023===
In round 15 of the [[2023 NRL season]], Asi made his club debut for Parramatta in their 32-12 victory over arch-rivals [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Canterbury]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-news-2023-canterburybankstown-bulldogs-vs-parramatta-eels-live-stream-updates-supercoach-score-teams-mitchell-moses/news-story/235ba43944515dce6e06f371f15082ef/|title=Moses nails Origin audition with ‘absolute clinic’ as ‘King’ Gutho bags hat-trick in Eels stunner|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>
Asi played a total of ten matches for Parramatta in the [[2023 NRL season]] as the club finished 10th on the table.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/nrl-2023-parramatta-eels-season-review/87bc005ef8afccb71c8cd224#:~:text=Following%20a%201%2D4%20start,to%20the%20Eels'%20poor%20season./|title=NRL 2023: Parramatta Eels season review|website=www.sportingnews.com}}</ref>

===2024===
In round 6 of the [[2024 NRL season]], Asi was called into the Parramatta team for their match against North Queensland. Asi scored his first try for the Eels and kicked a field goal in the clubs 27–20 victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/inform-cowboys-hoping-to-heap-pain-on-parramatta-nrl-live/news-story/546bc3b6fc57ba41e123aff01288c697/|title=New halves a ‘perfect fit’ as energetic Eels seal much-needed win: What we learned|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|9 June 2023}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/29916|title=Daejarn Asi - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|website=Rugby League Project}}</ref>
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|-
!width=2%|Season
!width=8%|Team
!width=2%|Matches
!width=2%|T
!width=2%|G
!width=2%|GK %
!width=2%|F/G
!width=2%|Pts
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| [[2020 North Queensland Cowboys season|2020]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} [[North Queensland Cowboys]]
| 5 || 1 || 0 || — || 0 || 4
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| [[2021 North Queensland Cowboys season|2021]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} [[North Queensland Cowboys]]
| 5 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| [[2022 New Zealand Warriors season|2022]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|New Zealand Warriors|16}} [[New Zealand Warriors]]
| 8|| 2 || 0 || — || 0 || 0
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| [[2023 Parramatta Eels season|2023]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|Parramatta Eels|16}} [[Parramatta Eels]]
| 10|| 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=2| Career total
! 28
! 3
! 0
! —
! 0
! 12
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links==
*[https://www.cowboys.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/north-queensland-cowboys/daejarn-asi/ North Queensland Cowboys profile]
*[https://www.nrl.com/players/nrl-premiership/cowboys/daejarn-asi NRL profile]

{{Parramatta Eels squad}}

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Blaize Talagi

2024-05-19T06:45:48Z

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{{Short description|Professional rugby league footballer}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Blaize Talagi
|fullname = Blaize Talagi
|image =
|image_size =
|position = {{rlp|CE|FE|FB}}
|birth_date = 2005 (age 19)<ref>[https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-2024-parramatta-eels-ready-to-reap-a-fine-young-crop-of-juniors/news-story/2ec93f963367b07e915af92b4ef420df NRL 2024: Parramatta Eels ready to reap a fine young crop of juniors]</ref>
|birth_place =
|height = {{convert|188|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|90|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|club1 = [[Parramatta Eels]]
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|year1end = present
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|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
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|updated = 10 May 2024
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'''Blaize Talagi''' is an [[Australia]]n professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|ce}} and {{rlp|fe}} for the [[Parramatta Eels]] in the [[National Rugby League]].

==Background==
He was educated at [[Westfields Sports High School]].

Talagi has played for [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] at under-16 and under-18 level. He also played for the [[Australian Schoolboys]] side in 2022.<ref>[https://18thman.com/players/blaize-talagi/ 18th man]</ref>

He came through the system at the [[Parramatta Eels]]. Talagi won the 2023 SG Ball Grand Final with Parramatta, playing Centre.<ref>[https://www.ourfootyteam.com.au/blog/nsw-school-footy/schoolboy-cup-news/schoolboy-cup-eels-halves-sanders-and-talagi-battle-in-grand-final-rematch/2021/06/08/ Schoolboy Cup Eels halves Sanders and Talagi battle in Grand Final rematch]</ref>

==Playing career==
In round 3 of the [[2024 NRL season]] Talagi made his first grade debut for the Parramatta Eels in their 28–24 win against the [[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles]] scoring a try.<ref>[https://wwos.nine.com.au/videos/nrl/blaize-talagi-scores-his-first-try-for-eels-2024-03-24-t-05-49-43-mp-4/clu53o8og000i0il8uxxbiiqb Eels debutant runs over Trbojevic]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.parraeels.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/parramatta-eels/blaize-talagi/ Parramatta Eels profile]

{{Parramatta Eels squad}}

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Ivan Cleary

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{{Short description|Australian rugby league coach and former rugby league footballer}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}}
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|source = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Ivan_Cleary.html|title=Ivan Cleary|author=Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson|date=18 October 2015|website=Rugbyleagueproject.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/coaches/ivan-cleary/summary.html|title=Ivan Cleary – Summary – Rugby League Project|first=Shawn Dollin and Andrew|last=Ferguson|website=Rugbyleagueproject.org|access-date=1 August 2018}}</ref>
|updated = 6 April 2024
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'''Ivan Cleary''' (born 1 March 1971) is an Australian professional [[rugby league]] coach who is the [[head coach]] of the [[Penrith Panthers]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL) and a former professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played as a {{rlp|fb}} and {{rlp|ce}} in the 1990s and 2000s.

He is a former head coach of the [[Wests Tigers]] and [[New Zealand Warriors]], as well as the three time NRL Premiership winning head coach of the [[Penrith Panthers]], who led the Panthers to three straight premierships in 2021, 2022 and 2023, becoming the first coach to do so in the NRL era. As a player, Cleary was a [[Goal (sport)#Rugby football|goal]]-kicking {{rlp|fb}} who played club football in Australia and New Zealand, setting a new record for most points scored in a season during the [[1998 NRL Premiership]]. He is the father of Panthers' co-captain [[Nathan Cleary]].

==Early life==
Cleary was born in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. He grew up in the Sydney Northern Beaches' suburb of [[Beacon Hill, New South Wales|Beacon Hill]] and attended Beacon Hill High School.<ref>{{cite news|title = Warriors coach Ivan Cleary grew up in Manly heartland|first = Dean|last = Ritchie|url = https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/nsw/warriors-coach-ivan-cleary-grew-up-in-manly-heartland-ng-57eb854d592b01113778472e8dbd7cd9|publisher = [[News Corp Australia]]|website = [[PerthNow]]|date = 29 September 2011|access-date = 6 July 2021}}</ref>

==Playing career==
===Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles===
Originally a goal-kicking fullback, Cleary was a [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]] junior before moving to play Reserve Grade with the Sea Eagles in 1992 and 1993. He started his first grade career with the Manly-Warringah club in [[1992 NSWRL season|1992]] playing two games before getting his chance after the team's first choice fullback [[Matthew Ridge]] suffered a season-ending injury in mid-[[1993 NSWRL season|1993]]. Cleary filled the fullback spot and also proved himself an accurate goal-kicker, filling in for Ridge on both counts and helping Manly to 4th place and a finals berth where they were bundled out 4-16 by the [[Brisbane Broncos]] in the Qualifying Final.

In his 15 first grade games for Manly, Cleary scored eight tries and kicked 50 goals (from 71 attempts for 70.4%) for a total of 132 points.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/MTQtLTQtLS0tLS0yMzktLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0t|title=Custom Match List|author=Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson|date=19 October 2015|website=Rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref>

===North Sydney Bears===
With Ridge set to return in [[1994 NSWRL season|1994]] Cleary signed with Manly's local rivals the [[North Sydney Bears]] for 1994 and [[1995 ARL season|1995 seasons]] where he mainly played in the centres due to the emergence of fullback [[Matt Seers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/03/01/ivan-cleary-on-nathan-cleary-and-returning-as-a-nrl-coach/|title=Ivan Cleary on Nathan Cleary and returning as an NRL coach|date=1 March 2018|website=Nrl.com|access-date=1 August 2018}}</ref> He also was the team's second choice goal kicker behind [[Jason Taylor (rugby league)|Jason Taylor]] and in 37 games for the Bears he scored 15 tries but kicked only 5 goals (from 6 attempts) for a total of 70 points.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/MTgtLTQtLS0tLS0yMzktLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0t|title=Custom Match List – Rugby League Project|first=Shawn Dollin and Andrew|last=Ferguson|website=Rugbyleagueproject.org|access-date=1 August 2018}}</ref>

===Sydney Roosters===
Cleary began playing for the [[Sydney City Roosters]] from the [[1996 ARL season]] through to the [[1999 NRL season]] making 81 appearances for the tri-colours. In 1998, Cleary was the [[NRL]]'s top point scorer with 284 points.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/ivan-cleary-s-rugby-league-career|title=Ivan Cleary's rugby league career|website=Sbs.com.au|access-date=1 August 2018}}</ref>

===New Zealand Warriors===
Cleary signed with the [[New Zealand Warriors]] for the [[2000 NRL season]] before the fullback retired at the end of the [[2002 NRL season]] following the club's [[2002 NRL Grand Final]] loss against the [[Sydney Roosters]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/sport-archived2/5205367/Ivan-Cleary-bids-early-farewell-to-Warriors|title=Ivan Cleary bids early farewell to Warriors|date=29 June 2011|access-date=1 August 2018|website=Stuff.co.nz}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
After leaving the Warriors Cleary originally intended to join the [[Huddersfield Giants]] in the [[Super League]] but instead retired to take up an opportunity to join the [[Sydney Roosters]] as the [[NSWRL Premier League]] coach.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120910162242/http://www.stuff.co.nz/sundaystartimes/4700049a6619.html Warriors coach Ivan Cleary – who is he really?] ''Sunday Star-Times'', 21 September 2008</ref> In 2004 he coached the team to the Premiership.

===New Zealand Warriors===
Cleary coached New Zealand to the [[2011 NRL Grand Final]] against Manly; they lost 24–10. In the following weeks, Cleary announced he was leaving to join [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/|title=Michael Brown: Warriors must retain grand final team|date=2 October 2011|access-date=1 August 2018|website=The New Zealand Herald}}</ref>

===Penrith Panthers===
Early season injuries and some poor form from the [[Penrith Panthers]] saw a tough start to Cleary's return to Sydney with Penrith sitting 15th after Round 19 of the [[2012 NRL season]] with a 4–13 record. In 2014, Cleary took Penrith to the preliminary final before losing to [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Canterbury]].

He was also named Dally M coach of the year in the same season. He was fired on 19 October 2015 after avoiding the wooden spoon with a final round victory over [[Newcastle Knights|Newcastle]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-19/ivan-cleary-penrith-panthers-coach-nrl-terminated/6867246|title=Penrith Panthers axe coach Ivan Cleary after NRL season of struggle|work=ABC News|date=19 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/oct/20/anthony-griffin-in-running-to-replace-sacked-penrith-coach-ivan-cleary|title=Anthony Griffin in running to replace sacked Penrith coach Ivan Cleary|agency=Australian Associated Press|date=19 October 2015|website=The Guardian|access-date=1 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2014/09/29/cleary-named-nrl-coach-of-the-year/|title=Cleary named NRL Coach of the Year|date=29 September 2014|website=Nrl.com|access-date=1 August 2018}}</ref>

===Wests Tigers===
He was appointed as the coach of the [[Wests Tigers]] on 3 April 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/wests-tigers-announce-cleary-as-head-coach/tabid/10874/newsid/105295/default.aspx|title=Wests Tigers announce Cleary as head coach|date=3 April 2017|website=Nrl.com|access-date=1 August 2018}}</ref> In Round 22 of the 2017 NRL Season, Cleary coached the [[Wests Tigers]] and coached against his son, [[Nathan Cleary]] who was playing for the [[Penrith Panthers]] in a losing effort by 28–14.

In the 2018 season, Cleary guided Wests to a ninth-placed finish narrowly missing out on a finals spot. On 11 August 2018 Cleary released a prepared statement ending speculation that he would leave the Wests Tigers to coach Penrith. Cleary said: "I advised the Panthers of my ongoing contract status with the Wests Tigers....I intend to honour this contract".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/106195884/%27ivan-cleary-vows-to-honour-wests-tigers-nrl-contract%27 | title=Ivan Cleary vows to honour Wests Tigers' NRL contract | date=11 August 2018 }}</ref> On 28 October 2018, following pressure from Cleary, the [[Wests Tigers]] released Cleary from the final two years of his contract. Cleary also sent a departing text message to the Tigers playing group saying "G'day boys I hope this finds you well and enjoying your time off, I was writing to you in the hope of beating the press.. to let you know that I will no longer be your coach at Wests Tigers. "This is an extremely uncomfortable situation for me as I have genuine fondness for the club, and I have loved coaching you all.. I understand that this situation has caused some pain for people that I care about, along with putting the club in an awkward situation... I do not feel good about this. "I would have preferred to do this in person but time and circumstances have made that impossible. I hope we meet again soon and I wish you all the very best in the future. You have my number and I am always open for a chat if you wish."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/10/27/ivan-cleary-texts-farewell-message-to-wests-tigers-players/|title = Ivan Cleary texts farewell to Tigers players|date = 27 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/ivan-cleary-slammed-benny-elias-wests-tigers-penrith-panthers/527524aa-29b4-4322-9b72-28b18222c570|title = 'Shame on Ivan Cleary for what he's done'}}</ref>

=== Return to the Penrith Panthers ===
On 29 October 2018, the [[Penrith Panthers]] confirmed the return of Ivan Cleary as head coach, on a 5-year deal, beginning in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/news/2018/10/29/cleary-appointed-panthers-head-coach/|title=Cleary appointed Panthers head coach|date=2018-10-29|work=Penrith Panthers|access-date=2018-10-30|language=en-AU}}</ref> Ivan linked with his son [[Nathan Cleary]] and began his second stint as head coach at the Penrith Panthers.

Cleary's second spell in charge at Penrith got off to a bad start with the club winning only 2 of their first 10 matches leaving the team bottom of the table. Penrith would then go on to win their next 7 games in a row leaving them just outside the finals places. In a must win game against the [[Sydney Roosters]] in round 24, Penrith lost the match 22–6 at the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]] which meant that the club would miss out on the finals series for the first time since 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/panthers/panthers-torch-3-million-in-dud-investments-to-go-backwards/news-story/ff94e2be41459c89d9badf0e6134b012/|title=Panthers torch $3 million in dud investments … to go backwards|website=Fox Sports|date=4 September 2019}}</ref>

In round 8 of the [[2020 NRL season]], Cleary coached Penrith to a 19–12 victory over the [[Wests Tigers]]. Following the full time siren, angry Wests fans shouted abuse at Cleary who was inside the coaches box. Cleary proceeded to wave and blow kisses at the Wests Tigers supporters.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-04/nrl-brisbane-lose-to-warriors-sharks-panthers-post-wins/12423034/|title=Brisbane lose to warriors sharks panthers post wins|newspaper=ABC News|date=4 July 2020}}</ref>

Following Penrith's 28-12 round 13 victory over Canberra in the [[2020 NRL season]], Cleary questioned the integrity of the referees in the post match press conference by saying he felt Canberra were managed back into the game by the officials. Cleary was later fined $20,000 for his comments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/08/10/nrl-fines-ivan-cleary-$20000-for-questioning-referees-integrity/|title=NRL fines Ivan Cleary $20000|website=nrl.com|date=10 August 2020}}</ref>

In round 19 of the [[2020 NRL season]], Cleary guided Penrith to victory over North Queensland 32–12 at the [[Queensland Country Bank Stadium]]. The win was Penrith's 14th in a row and also meant they had claimed the 2020 [[Minor Premiership]], only the third time Penrith had done this in their history.
On 19 October, four years since being sacked as being head coach of the Panthers,
Cleary was named Dally M Coach of the Year for the second time for his efforts of Penrith's 2020 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/panthers/nrl-2020-penrith-panthers-v-north-queensland-cowboys-jarome-luai-try-dropout-try-video-watch/news-story/e77ca81ba21c7aaf31c8ee2eeb3d8283/|title=Penrith scored a try for the ages. What's scary is how easy they made it look|website=foxsports.com.au|date=18 September 2020}}</ref>

Cleary guided Penrith to the [[2020 NRL Grand Final]] on the back of a 17-game unbeaten streak. In the final, Penrith's opponents were Melbourne who raced out to a 22–0 lead. Penrith fought their way back into the game during the second half but lost the grand final 26–20.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2020/oct/25/nrl-grand-final-2020-penrith-panthers-v-melbourne-storm-teams-live-scores-winners-win-team-lists-news-kickoff-time-game-start-updates-anz-stadium/|title=Melbourne Storm beat Penrith Panthers as it happened|newspaper=The Guardian|date=25 October 2020|last1=Hytner|first1=Mike}}</ref>

In 2021, Cleary guided the Penrith club to a comfortable 2nd place, on 44 points. This placing them in the qualifying final against [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]], in which Penrith were defeated pushing them back into a knock out final the next week. After defeating both the [[Parramatta Eels]] and the [[Melbourne Storm]], Penrith qualified for the [[2021 NRL Grand Final]] being held at [[Suncorp Stadium]] on 3 October 2021. The Penrith club, with the guidance of Cleary, won the NRL Grand Final against [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]], 14–12. This made Cleary a premiership winning coach for the first time after coaching over 370 NRL games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/oct/04/one-of-finest-nrl-grand-finals-of-all-time-provides-cure-to-difficult-season/|title=One of finest NRL grand finals of all time provides cure to difficult season|website=The Guardian|date=3 October 2021}}</ref>

In 2022, Cleary won his second NRL Premiership in a row as coach of Penrith when he guided his side to a 28–12 win over the [[Parramatta Eels]] in what was considered by many experts to be one of the best all round performances from a NRL side in a Grand Final.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-grand-final-2022-penrith-panthers-vs-parramatta-eels-live-blog-live-stream-kickoff-time-teams-scores-weather-nathan-cleary-mitchell-moses/news-story/c98a9a8dc50a005bcda428538c74ca12 |title=Blue and gold murder! Perfect Panthers demolish Eels in back-to-back GF glory |website=Fox Sports |date=2 October 2022 |access-date=3 October 2022}}</ref>
In the [[2023 NRL season]], Cleary guided Penrith to the minor premiership and also their third straight premiership as they defeated Brisbane 26-24 in the [[2023 NRL Grand Final]]. Penrith became the first team since Parramatta in the early 1980s to win three consecutive premierships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2023/oct/01/nrl-grand-final-2023-penrith-panthers-vs-brisbane-broncos-live-updates-scores-results-teams-squads-kick-off-time-accor-stadium-sydney/|title=NRL grand final 2023: Penrith Panthers defeat Brisbane Broncos – as it happened|website=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>
On 24 February 2024, Penrith would lose the [[2024 World Club Challenge]] final against [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] 16-12 at the [[DW Stadium]] in controversial circumstances.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/68337685/|title=World Club Challenge: Wigan Warriors 16-12 Penrith Panthers - Cherry and Whites crowned world champions for fifth time|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

===Statistics===

{| class="wikitable"
|-border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 align=center style="background:#EFEFEF;"
|-
! colspan="8"| '''Ivan Cleary – coaching results by season'''
|-
! width="30"|Team
! width="30"|Year
! width="30"|Games
! width="30"|Wins
! width="30"|Draws
! width="30"|Losses
! width="30"|Win %
! Finals
|- align=center
|- align=center
|- align=center
|| [[New Zealand Warriors|NZL]]|| [[New Zealand Warriors|2006]]|| 24|| 12|| 0|| 12|| 50%|| Finished 10th (out of 15)
|- align=center
|| [[New Zealand Warriors|NZL]]|| [[New Zealand Warriors|2007]]|| 26|| 13|| 1|| 12|| 52%|| Lost 2007 NRL Semi Final v [[North Queensland Cowboys]] '''49-12'''
|- align=center
|| [[New Zealand Warriors|NZL]]|| [[New Zealand Warriors|2008]]|| 27|| 15|| 0|| 12|| 56%|| Lost 2008 NRL Preliminary Final v [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]] '''32-6'''
|- align=center
|| [[New Zealand Warriors|NZL]]|| [[New Zealand Warriors|2009]]|| 24|| 7|| 2|| 15|| 33%|| Finished 14th (out of 16)
|- align=center
|| [[New Zealand Warriors|NZL]]|| [[New Zealand Warriors|2010]]|| 25|| 14|| 0|| 11|| 56%|| Lost 2010 NRL Qualifying Final v [[Gold Coast Titans]] '''28-16'''
|- align=center style="background:#fdd;"
|| [[New Zealand Warriors|NZL]]|| [[New Zealand Warriors|2011]]|| 28|| 16|| 0|| 12|| 57%|| Lost 2011 NRL Grand Final v [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]] '''24-10'''
|- align=center style="background:#CCCCCC;"
| rowspan="1"| '''NZL'''|| || '''154'''|| '''77'''|| '''3'''|| '''74'''|| '''51%'''||
|- align=center
|| [[Penrith Panthers|PEN]]|| [[Penrith Panthers|2012]]|| 24|| 8|| 0|| 16|| 33%|| Finished 15th (out of 16)
|- align=center
|| [[Penrith Panthers|PEN]]|| [[Penrith Panthers|2013]]|| 24|| 11|| 0|| 13|| 46%|| Finished 10th (out of 16)
|- align=center
|| [[Penrith Panthers|PEN]]|| [[Penrith Panthers|2014]]|| 26|| 16|| 0|| 10|| 62%|| Lost 2014 NRL Preliminary Final v [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] '''18-12'''
|- align=center
|| [[Penrith Panthers|PEN]]|| [[Penrith Panthers|2015]]|| 24|| 9|| 0|| 15|| 38%|| Finished 11th (out of 16)
|- align=center
|| [[Wests Tigers|WST]]|| [[Wests Tigers|2017]]|| 19|| 6|| 0|| 13|| 32%|| Finished 14th (out of 16)
|- align=center
|| [[Wests Tigers|WST]]|| [[Wests Tigers|2018]]|| 24|| 12|| 0|| 12|| 50%|| Finished 9th (out of 16)
|- align=center style="background:#CCCCCC;"
| rowspan="1"| '''WST'''|| || '''43'''|| '''18'''|| '''0'''|| '''25'''|| '''42%'''||
|- align=center
|| [[Penrith Panthers|PEN]]|| [[Penrith Panthers|2019]]|| 24|| 11|| 0|| 13|| 46%|| Finished 10th (out of 16)
|- align=center style="background:#fdd;"
|| [[Penrith Panthers|PEN]]|| [[Penrith Panthers|2020]]|| 23|| 20|| 1|| 2|| 89%|| Lost 2020 NRL Grand Final v [[Melbourne Storm]] '''26-20'''
|- align=center style="background:#FFFF04;"
|[[Penrith Panthers|PEN]]
|[[2021 Penrith Panthers season|2021]]
|28
|24
|0
|4
|88%
|Won 2021 NRL Grand Final v [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] '''14-12'''
|- align=center style="background:#FFFF04;"
|[[Penrith Panthers|PEN]]
|[[2022 Penrith Panthers season|2022]]
|27
|23
|0
|4
|88%
|Won 2022 NRL Grand Final v [[Parramatta Eels]] '''28-12'''
|- align=center style="background:#FFFF04;"
|[[Penrith Panthers|PEN]]
|[[2023 Penrith Panthers season|2023]]
|27
|21
|0
|6
|78%
|Won 2023 NRL Grand Final v [[Brisbane Broncos]] '''26-24'''
|- style="background:#fdd;" align="center"
| rowspan="1" | '''PEN'''|| || '''221'''|| 138|| '''1'''|| 82|| '''62%'''||
|- style="background:#CCCCCC;" align="center"
| rowspan="1" | '''Career'''|| || '''418'''|| 233|| '''4'''|| '''181'''|| '''55%'''||
|}

===Coaching Honours===

'''NZ Warriors'''
*'''NRL Grand Final''': 2011

'''Penrith Panthers'''
*'''NRL Premiership''': 2021,2022,2023
*'''NRL Minor Premiership''': 2020, 2022, 2023
*'''NRL Grand Final''': 2020

'''Individual'''
*'''Dally M Coach of the Year''': 2014, 2020

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/penrith-panthers/ivan-cleary/ Penrith Panthers profile]
*[https://www.weststigers.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/wests-tigers/ivan-cleary/ Wests Tigers profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120816233249/http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/PlayerProfile_Ivan-Cleary_356.aspx Profile], yesterdayshero.com.au
*[http://www.rugbyleague.co.nz/player.aspx?id=469&teamID=4 Profile], rugbyleague.co.nz

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Andrew Webster (rugby league)

2024-05-19T05:37:32Z

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{{short description|Australian RL coach and former rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Andrew Webster
|fullname =
|image =
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|01|17|df=yes}}
|birth_place = [[Sydney]], New South Wales, Australia
|height =
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|position = {{Rlp|FE}}
|coachteam1 = [[Wests Tigers]]
|coachyear1start = 2017
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|coachgames1 = 2
|coachwins1 = 0
|coachdraws1 = 0
|coachlosses1 = 2
|coachteam2 = {{nowrap|[[New Zealand Warriors]]}}
|coachyear2start = 2023
|coachyear2end = present
|coachgames2 = 38
|coachwins2 = 21
|coachdraws2 = 1
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|source = <ref>[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/coaches/andrew-webster/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref>
|updated = 19 April 2024
}}

'''Andrew Webster''' (born 17 January 1982{{cn|date=May 2023}}) is an Australian professional [[rugby league]] football coach who is the head coach of the [[New Zealand Warriors]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

Webster has been on the coaching staff at [[Hull Kingston Rovers]] in the [[Super League]] and the [[New Zealand Warriors|Warriors]], [[Wests Tigers]] and the [[Penrith Panthers]] in the [[National Rugby League]]. He coached [[Wests Tigers|Wests]] and [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]] over a handful of [[National Rugby League|first-grade]] games.

He is the younger brother of former [[Wakefield Trinity]] and [[Hull Kingston Rovers]] head coach [[James Webster (rugby league)|James Webster]].<ref name="weeklytimes">{{cite web|url=http://www.weeklytimes.com.au/proud-cougars-celebrate-jubilee/|publisher=weeklytimes.com.au|title=Proud Cougars celebrate Jubilee {{pipe}}|date=23 June 2015|accessdate=26 March 2017}}</ref>

==Playing career==
Webster played his junior rugby league for Carlingford Cougars, the [[Dundas Shamrocks]] and Five Dock RSL before joining the [[Balmain Tigers]] in 1998, playing four seasons for their [[SG Ball Cup|SG Ball]] and [[Jersey Flegg Cup]] teams.<ref name="sportstg">{{cite web|url=http://websites.sportstg.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-2147-21452-0-17057855&sID=107873|publisher=websites.sportstg.com|title=History - Carlingford Cougars - SportsTG|accessdate=26 March 2017}}</ref><ref name="sportstg2">{{cite web|url=http://websites.sportstg.com/club_info.cgi?client=7-2147-21459-0-0&sID=21407&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=53635038|publisher=websites.sportstg.com|title=FORMER ST.PATS SHAMROCKS PLAYER ANDREW WEBSTER TAKES OVER AS WESTSTIGERS COACH - Dundas Shamrocks - SportsTG|accessdate=26 March 2017}}</ref> In 2002, he joined the [[Parramatta Eels]], playing for their lower grades teams before joining the Ryde-Eastwood Hawks in the [[Jim Beam Cup]] in 2003. In 2004, he played a season with the [[Eastwood Rugby Club]].<ref name="weeklytimes2">{{cite web|url=https://www.weeklytimes.com.au/sport/2/|publisher=weeklytimes.com.au|title=Sport with Chris Karas|date=19 April 2016|accessdate=26 March 2017}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
In 2005, Webster joined [[American National Rugby League]] club, the [[Connecticut Wildcats]] as a [[player-coach]]. He led the team to the Grand Final, where they were defeated by the Aston Bulls.

In 2006, Webster joined the [[Hull Kingston Rovers]] as an assistant and academy coach. In 2008, he returned to Australia, spending a season with the [[Parramatta Eels]] on work experience. He returned to Hull KR in 2009 as an assistant coach, spending three more years with the club.

In 2012, he once again returned to Australia, this time as head coach of the [[Balmain Tigers]] [[SG Ball Cup]] team and assistant to the [[Wests Tigers]] [[National Youth Competition (rugby league)|NYC]] team. That year, Balmain won the SG Ball Cup for the first time in 30 years and would go onto win the Under-18 National Final over the [[Townsville Stingers]].<ref name="nycdatabase">{{cite web|url=https://nycdatabase.org/sg-ball-cup/2012-2/|publisher=nycdatabase.org|title=Balmain v Canberra {{pipe}} NYC DATABASE|date=11 June 2014|accessdate=26 March 2017}}</ref><ref name="nycdatabase2">{{cite web|url=https://nycdatabase.org/seasons/national-finals/2012-u18/|publisher=nycdatabase.org|title=2012 {{pipe}} NYC DATABASE|date=29 March 2016|accessdate=26 March 2017}}</ref><ref name="smh">{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/tigers-beat-raiders-in-sg-ball-grand-final-20120505-1y69l.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|title=Tigers beat Raiders in SG Ball grand final|date=5 May 2012|accessdate=26 March 2017}}</ref>

In 2013, Webster took over as head coach of the [[Parramatta Eels]] [[National Youth Competition (rugby league)|NYC]] team, winning just seven games. In 2014, he returned to the [[Wests Tigers]] as head coach of their [[National Youth Competition (rugby league)|NYC]] team, winning 16 games and reaching the finals.

In 2015, Webster joined the [[New Zealand Warriors]] as an assistant to then head coach [[Andrew McFadden]].<ref name="leagueunlimited">{{cite web|url=http://leagueunlimited.com/news/andrew-webster-joins-warriors-coaching-staff|publisher=leagueunlimited.com|title=Andrew Webster joins Warriors coaching staff » League Unlimited|accessdate=26 March 2017}}</ref>

===Wests Tigers===
After two seasons at the Warriors, Webster once again returned to the [[Wests Tigers]] in 2017 as an assistant coach.<ref name="weststigers">{{cite web|url=http://www.go1.weststigers.com.au/news/2016/11/04/wests_tigers_confirm.html|author=NRL Digital Media|publisher=go1.weststigers.com.au|title=Wests Tigers confirm 2017 NRL Coaching structure - Tigers|accessdate=26 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327075934/http://www.go1.weststigers.com.au/news/2016/11/04/wests_tigers_confirm.html|archive-date=27 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 22 March 2017, Webster was named interim head coach of the Tigers after former head coach [[Jason Taylor (rugby league)|Jason Taylor]] was sacked three games into the season.<ref name="nrl">{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/webster-takes-the-reins-at-tigers/tabid/10874/newsid/104931/default.aspx|publisher=nrl.com|title=Webster takes the reins at Tigers - NRL.com|date=22 March 2017|accessdate=26 March 2017}}</ref> [[Ivan Cleary]] was announced as the new head coach on 3 April 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/wests-tigers-announce-cleary-as-head-coach/tabid/10874/newsid/105295/default.aspx|title = Wests Tigers announce Cleary as head coach|date = 3 April 2017}}</ref>

=== Penrith Panthers ===
In 2020, Webster joined the [[Penrith Panthers]] as an assistant coach ahead of the [[2021 NRL season]], replacing [[Trent Barrett]].

Webster would go on to win back-to-back Premierships with the Panthers in 2021 and 2022. During round 9 of the [[2022 NRL season]], Webster coached Penrith for one NRL game when head coach [[Ivan Cleary]] was absent, along with fellow assistant coach [[Cameron Ciraldo]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Penrith coach, assistant miss Eels clash |url=https://www.espn.com.au/nrl/story/_/id/33864623/nrl-round-9-penrith-panthers-coach-assistant-miss-parramatta-eels-clash |website=espn.com.au |access-date=3 August 2023 |date=6 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Parramatta snap Penrith's NRL record home winning streak with epic 22-20 upset victory |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-06/nrl-canberra-bulldogs-panthers-parramatta-round-9-live/101041406 |website=abc.net.au |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=3 August 2023 |date=6 May 2022}}</ref>

=== New Zealand Warriors ===
On 8 July 2022, the New Zealand Warriors announced that Webster had been appointed as their head coach, beginning with the 2023 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/07/08/warriors-announce-andrew-webster-as-coach/|title=Warriors announce Andrew Webster as coach|date=8 Jul 2022|website=NRL|access-date=8 Jul 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2022/07/08/webster-named-new-head-coach/|title=Webster named new head coach|last=Becht|first=Richard|date=8 Jul 2022|website=NRL|access-date=8 Jul 2022}}</ref> Webster led to the Warriors to a top four finish, and the club's first home semifinal since 2007, during a highly successful first season in charge.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dine |first1=Jonty |title=Warriors scrape past Dragons to secure top four finish |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/496623/warriors-scrape-past-dragons-to-secure-top-four-finish |website=RNZ |publisher=Radio New Zealand |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref>

On 27 September 2023, Webster received the [[2023 Dally M Awards|Dally M Coach of the Year award]], after taking the Warriors to a preliminary final from 15th on the ladder in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/09/27/andrew-webster-takes-nrl-dally-m-coach-of-the-year-honour/ |title=Andrew Webster takes NRL Dally M Coach of the Year honour |website=nrl.com.|date=27 September 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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Dylan Edwards

2024-05-19T05:15:08Z

2001:8003:363B:F200:D09D:DCC5:4AFA:B908:

{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{distinguish|Dylan Edwards (American football)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
| name = Dylan Edwards
| fullname =
| image = Dylan Edwards 2019.jpg
| imagesize = 288
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|01|10}}
| birth_place = [[Albury]], [[New South Wales]], Australia
| height = {{convert|178|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|94|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
| position = {{rlp|FB}}
| club1 = {{nowrap|[[Penrith Panthers]]}}
| year1start = 2016
| year1end = present
| appearances1 = 141
| tries1 = 48
| goals1 = 22
| fieldgoals1 = 1
| points1 = 238
| teamA = {{nowrap|[[New South Wales Residents|NSW Residents]]}}
| yearAstart = 2017
| yearAend =
| appearancesA = 1
| triesA = 0
| goalsA = 0
| fieldgoalsA = 0
| pointsA = 0
| teamB = [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]]
| yearBstart = 2023
| appearancesB = 3
| triesB = 1
| goalsB = 0
| fieldgoalsB = 0
| pointsB = 4
| source = <ref>{{cite web|title=Dylan Edwards - Career Stats & Summary|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/dylan-edwards/summary.html|publisher=Rugby League Project}}</ref>
| updated = 10 May 2024
}}

'''Dylan Edwards''' (born 10 January 1996) is an Australian professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|fb}} for the [[Penrith Panthers]] in the [[National Rugby League|NRL]] with whom he won the [[2021 NRL Grand Final|2021]], [[2022 NRL Grand Final|2022]] and [[2023 NRL Grand Final|2023 NRL premierships]].

==Background==
Edwards was born in [[Albury|Albury, New South Wales]], Australia and moved to [[Dorrigo, New South Wales]] at a young age.<ref name=ambitions>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Matt|date=10 February 2017|title=Dylan has first grade ambitions after impressive pre-season|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/penrith-press/sport/dylan-has-first-grade-ambitions-after-impressive-preseason/news-story/ae519186f63111d23751e725552b73bc|publisher=Daily Telegraph|accessdate=11 April 2017}}</ref> He was educated at [[Dorrigo, New South Wales|Dorrigo High School]].

He played his junior rugby league for the Albury Pumas (now [[Albury Thunder]]) [[Bellingen Dorrigo Magpies]] before being signed by the [[Penrith Panthers]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Matt|date=8 February 2017|title=Dylan Edwards continues to impress with Aukland Nines performance|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/the-standard/sport/dylan-edwards-continues-to-impress-with-aukland-nines-performance/news-story/ea993525c3f7c38848b0253a6a2e360c|publisher=Daily Telegraph|accessdate=11 April 2017}}</ref>

==Playing career==
===Early career===
Edwards moved to [[Penrith, New South Wales]] to play for Penrith's [[S. G. Ball Cup]] team in 2013.<ref name=ambitions /> In 2015 and 2016, he was a member of Penrith's [[National Youth Competition (rugby league)|NYC]] team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nycdatabase.org/players/e/|title=E|publisher=NYC Database|accessdate=2016-07-10}}</ref> On 4 October 2015, he played for the Penrith club in their [[2015 NRL Under-20s season#Grand final|2015 NYC Grand Final]] win over the [[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles]].<ref>{{cite web|date=4 October 2015|title=Updated 2015 Grand Final team lists|url=http://www.nrl.com/updated-2015-grand-final-team-lists/tabid/10874/newsid/90225/default.aspx|publisher=NRL.com|accessdate=10 July 2016}}</ref>
Edwards played 44 games, scored 20 tries and kicked 72 goals for 224 points in his U20s career from 2015 to 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://18thman.com/national-youth-competition/players/e/|title=18thman - U20s Player Records|website=18thman.com}}</ref>

===2016===
On 10 February, he re-signed with the Penrith club on a two-year contract until the end of 2018.<ref>{{cite web|date=10 February 2016|title=Panthers young guns sign on|url=http://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/news/2016/02/10/panthers_young_guns_.html|publisher=penrithpanthers.com.au|accessdate=10 July 2016}}</ref> On 7 May, he played for the [[Junior Kangaroos]] against the [[Junior Kiwis]].<ref>{{cite web|date=8 May 2016|title=Updated: Representative Round team lists|url=http://www.nrl.com/representative-round-team-lists/tabid/10874/newsid/95512/default.aspx|publisher=NRL.com|accessdate=24 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604182259/http://www.nrl.com/representative-round-team-lists/tabid/10874/newsid/95512/default.aspx|archive-date=4 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> As a result of Penrith centre [[Tyrone Peachey]] being dropped for disciplinary reasons,<ref>{{cite web|last=Logue|first=Matt|date=9 July 2016|title=Tyrone Peachey's axing opens door for Dylan Edwards to make Panthers debut|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/tyrone-peacheys-axing-opens-door-for-dylan-edwards-to-make-panthers-debut/news-story/9edbff94e9b864d90a831121a9ac8d1e|publisher=Daily Telegraph|accessdate=11 April 2017}}</ref> Edwards made his NRL debut for the [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]] against the [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] on 10 July.<ref>{{cite web|date=10 July 2016|title=Updated team lists: Panthers v Sharks|url=http://www.nrl.com/updated-team-lists-panthers-v-sharks/tabid/10874/newsid/99009/default.aspx|publisher=NRL.com|accessdate=10 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=10 July 2016|title=NRL Late Mail: Round 18 - Panthers|url=http://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/news/2016/07/10/nrl_late_mail_round_.html|publisher=penrithpanthers.com.au|accessdate=10 July 2016}}</ref> In September, he was named on the interchange bench in the 2016 NYC Team of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|date=5 September 2016|title=2016 Holden Cup Team of the Year announced|url=http://www.nrl.com/2016-holden-cup-team-of-the-year-announced/tabid/10874/newsid/100970/default.aspx|publisher=NRL.com|accessdate=5 September 2016}}</ref>

===2017===
Edwards was named in the Penrith [[2017 Auckland Nines]] squad. He played 14 games for Penrith in the [[2017 NRL season]] and scored two tries for the Penrith club.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

===2018===
In Round 8 of the [[2018 NRL season]], Edwards suffered a season ending shoulder injury after a tackle in the 13th minute against Canterbury-Bankstown.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/panthers/dylan-edwards-and-dallin-watenezelezniak-will-compete-for-the-panthers-no1-jersey/news-story/e836bf3381faa0328ecd1eb0f248ec31|title=Dylan Edwards and Dallin Watene-Zelezniak will compete for the Panthers' No.1 jersey|website=www.news.com.au}}</ref>

===2019===
In round 17 of the [[2019 NRL season]], Edwards scored two tries as Penrith defeated the Gold Coast 24–2 at [[Penrith Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-12/nrl-scorecentre-panthers-titans-knights-bulldogs/11296196/|title=Canterbury Bulldogs off the bottom with win over Newcastle Knights, Penrith Panthers ease past Gold Coast Titans|website=ABC}}</ref>

In round 21 against [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks|Cronulla-Sutherland]], Edwards scored two tries in a 26–20 victory at Panthers Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://7news.com.au/sport/rugby-league/penrith-rookies-hold-out-cronulla-in-nrl-c-392122/|title=Penrith rookies hold out Cronulla in NRL|website=7 News}}</ref>

Edwards made a total of 20 appearances for Penrith in the [[2019 NRL season]] as the club finished a disappointing 10th on the table and missed out on the finals for the first time since 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://westernweekender.com.au/2019/09/blame-game-will-not-solve-panthers-problems/|title=Blame game will not solve Panthers' problems|website=Western Weekender}}</ref>

===2020===
On 20 February, it was revealed that Edwards had suffered a [[syndesmosis]] tear in his right ankle following a training session. Edwards later had surgery and was ruled out for an indefinite period.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/02/21/aekins-backed-to-fill-void-left-by-edwards-injury/|title=Aekins backed to fill void left by Edwards injury|website=www.nrl.com}}</ref> He returned in round 6 against the [[Melbourne Storm]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Panthers v Storm|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2020/round-6/panthers-v-storm/|access-date=2020-06-19|website=National Rugby League|language=en}}</ref>

Edwards played 14 games for Penrith as the club claimed the [[Minor Premiership]] and reached the [[2020 NRL Grand Final]]. Edwards played at fullback in the grand final which Penrith lost 26-20 to Melbourne.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

===2021===

In round 19 of the [[2021 NRL season]], Edwards kicked his first field goal against the [[Brisbane Broncos]] which was a two point field goal in Penrith's 18-12 victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2020/oct/25/nrl-grand-final-2020-penrith-panthers-v-melbourne-storm-teams-live-scores-winners-win-team-lists-news-kickoff-time-game-start-updates-anz-stadium/|title=Melbourne Storm beat Penrith Panthers as it happened|website=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>

In round 22, Edwards scored two tries in a 34-16 victory over [[St. George Illawarra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-13/roosters-panthers-grab-the-points-in-lang-park-double-header/100363926/|title=Sydney Roosters beat Brisbane Broncos 21-20, Penrith defeats St George Illawarra 34-16|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>

Edwards played a total of 21 games for Penrith in the [[2021 NRL season]] including the club's [[2021 NRL Grand Final]] victory over [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/oct/04/one-of-finest-nrl-grand-finals-of-all-time-provides-cure-to-difficult-season/|title=One of finest NRL grand finals of all time provides cure to difficult season|website=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>

===2022===
Edwards played 25 games for Penrith in the [[2022 NRL season]] and scored nine tries. Edwards played in Penrith's [[2022 NRL Grand Final]] victory over [[Parramatta Eels|Parramatta]] and was awarded the [[Clive Churchill Medal]] as man of the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/we-hate-parra-panther-mocks-eels-as-koroisau-pokes-fun-at-tigers-20221003-p5bmr0.html/|title=We hate Parra as Panthers mock Eels as Koroisau pokes fun at Tigers|website=www.smh.com.au}}</ref>

===2023===
In round 6 of the [[2023 NRL season]], Edwards scored four tries in Penrith's 44-12 victory over Manly. He re-signed a long term deal to stay in Penrith, as the clubs star fullback <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-08/nrl-panthers-sea-eagles-broncos-raiders/102200900/|title=Brisbane Broncos' unbeaten NRL run ends in 20-14 loss to Canberra as Penrith thrashes Manly 44-12|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>
In round 25, Edwards scored two tries for Penrith in their 40-14 victory over the Gold Coast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-19/nrl-tigers-dolphins-panthers-titans-storm-dragons/102751516/|title=Storm survive scare as Panthers move back on top of NRL ladder and Tigers snap losing streak|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>
On 30 August, Edwards signed a four-year contract extension with Penrith worth $3.4 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/news-2023-dylan-edwards-re-signs-penrith-panthers-four-year-deal/ac2f22fa-d8f2-451e-816a-a656c971669a/|title=Dylan Edwards recommits to Penrith Panthers on four-year, $3.4 million deal|website=wwos.nine.com.au}}</ref> Edwards played 26 games for Penrith in the 2023 NRL season including the clubs 26-24 victory over Brisbane in the [[2023 NRL Grand Final]] as Penrith won their third straight premiership.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2023/oct/01/nrl-grand-final-2023-penrith-panthers-vs-brisbane-broncos-live-updates-scores-results-teams-squads-kick-off-time-accor-stadium-sydney/|title=NRL grand final 2023: Penrith Panthers defeat Brisbane Broncos – as it happened|website=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>

===2024===
On 24 February, Edwards played in Penrith's [[2024 World Club Challenge]] final loss against [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]. Edwards scored a try in the first half of the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/68337685/|title=World Club Challenge: Wigan Warriors 16-12 Penrith Panthers - Cherry and Whites crowned world champions for fifth time|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
In round 5 of the [[2024 NRL season]], Edwards scored two tries and kicked three goals in Penrith's 32-18 loss against Manly.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-06/nrl-saturday-live-souths-warriors-manly-penrith-dolphins-tigers/103677776/|title=Depleted Dolphins beat Tigers, Manly takes down Panthers, Latrell Mitchell on report twice as South Sydney loses to Warriors|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>

==Honours==
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}

'''Individual'''
* '''Ben Alexander Rookie of The Year''': 2017
* '''John Farragher Award''': 2021
* '''Penrith Panthers Members Player of The Year''': 2023
* '''Penrith Panthers Merv Cartwright Medal''': 2022
* '''Clive Churchill Medal''': 2022

'''Club'''
* '''NRL Premiership''': 2021, 2022, 2023
* '''NRL Minor Premiership''': 2020, 2022, 2023

{{Col-end}}

==Statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|†
|Denotes seasons in which Edwards won an [[List of NRL Premiers|NRL Premiership]]
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:80%;"
! width="2%" |Season
! width="8%" |Team
! width="2%" |Matches
! width="2%" |T
! width="2%" |G
!width=2%|GK %
! width="2%" |F/G
! width="2%" |Pts
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |2016
| rowspan="9" |{{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]]
|1
|0
|0
| -
|0
|0
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |2017
|16
|2
|0
| -
|0
|8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |2018
|8
|3
|0
| -
|0
|12
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |2019
|20
|6
|0
| -
|0
|24
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" |2020
|14
|5
|0
| -
|0
|20
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:#afe6ba;" |2021†
|21
|5
|0
| -
|1{{efn|Includes 1 two point field goal.}}
|22
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:#afe6ba;" |2022†
|25
|9
|0
| -
|0
|36
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:#afe6ba;" |2023†
|26
|12
|2
|100.00%
|0
|48
|-
!2024
|9
|5
|18
|
|
|56
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan="2" |Career totals
!140
!47
!20
!100.00%
!1
!230
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*[https://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/penrith-panthers/dylan-edwards/ Penrith Panthers profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306202624/https://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/penrith-panthers/dylan-edwards/ |date=6 March 2018 }}
*[http://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/team/profiles/dylan_edwards.html Panthers profile]
*[http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/playerstats/playerprofile/tabid/10898/clubid/10/playerid/7108/seasonid/45/default.aspx NRL profile]

{{Penrith Panthers squad}}
{{Clive Churchill Medallists}}
{{Penrith Panthers squad 2021 NRL premiership}}
{{Penrith Panthers squad 2022 NRL premiership}}
{{Penrith Panthers squad 2023 NRL premiership}}
{{Penrith Panthers squad - 2015 NYC premiers}}
{{2016 National Youth Competition Team of the Year}}

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[[Category:Penrith Panthers captains]]
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[[Category:Rugby league wingers]]
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Luca Moretti

2024-05-19T05:09:25Z

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{{short description|Italy international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
| name = Luca Moretti
| fullname = Luca Moretti
| nickname = Luca
| image = LUCA MORETTI.jpg
| image_size =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2000|04|19}}
| birth_place =
| height = {{convert|183|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|96|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
| position = {{rlp|LK|SR|PR}}
| club1 = [[Parramatta Eels]]
| year1start = 2023
| year1end = present
| appearances1 = 16
| tries1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| fieldgoals1 = 0
| points1 = 4
| teamA = [[Italy national rugby league team|Italy]]
| yearAstart = 2022
| yearAend =
| appearancesA = 3
| triesA = 0
| goalsA = 0
| fieldgoalsA = 0
| pointsA = 0
| new = yes
| source = <ref>[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/luca-moretti/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref>
| updated = 19 April 2024
}}

'''Luca Moretti''' is an [[Italy national rugby league team|Italian international]] [[rugby league]] player who plays as a {{rlp|pr}} or {{rlp|sr}} forward for the [[Parramatta Eels]] in the [[National Rugby League]] and [[NSW Cup]].

==Background==
Moretti is of [[Italy|Italian]] descent and attended school at [[Waverley College]].<ref>[https://www.zerotackle.com/players/luca-moretti/ Zero Tackle profile]</ref> He played his junior rugby league with [[Clovelly Crocodiles]].<ref>[https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/07/29/rare-dual-code-history-for-rising-sydney-roosters-schoolboy-star-luca-moretti/ NRL - Rare dual-code history for Roosters schoolboy star]</ref>

==Playing career==
===Club career===
In round 13 of the [[2023 NRL season]], Moretti made his first grade debut for Parramatta in their 24-16 victory over [[North Queensland Cowboys|North Queensland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-news-2023-parramatta-eels-vs-north-queensland-cowboys-live-stream-updates-supercoach-scores-mitchell-moses/news-story/b6e6fb447bc652d447e6529a2758213a/|title=Brown’s stunner as Eels unearth hidden gem; star leads Cowboys transformation: Big hits|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>
On August 29, 2023, Moretti was voted Parramatta's NSW Cup player of the season at the Ken Thornett Medal presentation night.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2023/08/29/every-award-winner-at-the-2023-ken-thornett-medal/|title=Every award winner at the 2023 Ken Thornett Medal|website=www.parraeels.com.au}}</ref>

===International career===
In 2022 Moretti was named in the [[2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup squads#Italy|Italy squad]] for the [[2021 Rugby League World Cup – Men's tournament|2021 Rugby League World Cup]].<ref>[https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/rugby-league-world-cup-2021-squad-lists/ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021]</ref>
Moretti made his Italy debut in the opening round of the [[2021 Rugby League World Cup]] against Scotland which Italy won 28-4.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/rugby-league/53503466/|title=Relive Scotland's World Cup loss to Italy|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.nrl.com/players/nrl-premiership/eels/luca-moretti/ Parramatta Eels profile]
*[https://www.nrl.com/players/rugby-league-world-cup/italy/luca-moretti/ Italy profile]

{{Parramatta Eels squad}}
{{Italy 2021 Rugby League World Cup squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moretti, Luca}}
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{{Italy-rugbyleague-bio-stub}}

Ryan Matterson

2024-05-19T05:09:09Z

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{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Ryan Matterson
|fullname =
|image = RYAN MATTERSON.jpg
|imagesize = 290
|caption =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|10|13}}
|birth_place = [[Greenacre, New South Wales]], Australia
|height = {{convert|194|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|107|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|position = {{rlp|SR|LK|FE}}
|club1 = [[Sydney Roosters]]
|year1start = 2016
|year1end = 18
|appearances1 = 60
|tries1 = 10
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 40
|club2 = [[Wests Tigers]]
|year2start = 2019
|year2end =
|appearances2 = 24
|tries2 = 5
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 20
|club3 = [[Parramatta Eels]]
|year3start = 2020
|year3end = present
|appearances3 = 86
|tries3 = 11
|goals3 = 0
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 44
|teamA = [[City New South Wales rugby league team|City Origin]]
|yearAstart = 2016
|yearAend = 18
|appearancesA = 2
|triesA = 1
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 4
|teamB = [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]]
|yearBstart = 2022
|appearancesB = 1
|triesB = 0
|goalsB = 0
|fieldgoalsB = 0
|pointsB = 0
|source = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/ryan-matterson/summary.html|title=Ryan Matterson - Career Stats & Summary|publisher=Rugby League Project|access-date=2016-04-28}}</ref>
|updated = 10 May 2024
}}

'''Ryan Matterson''' (born 13 October 1994) is an Australian professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|sr}}er or {{rlp|lk}} forward for the [[Parramatta Eels]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

He started his career as a {{rlp|fe}} before moving permanently to the back row when he joined the [[Wests Tigers]].

He previously played for the [[Sydney Roosters]], with whom he won the [[2018 NRL Grand Final]] and the [[Wests Tigers]] in the NRL. Matterson has also played for the [[City New South Wales rugby league team|City Origin]] side and [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]].

==Background==
Matterson was born in [[Greenacre, New South Wales]], Australia, and was educated at [[St Pauls Catholic College]], [[Greystanes, New South Wales|Greystanes]], graduating in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=He's Got My Back, I've Got His: The Mattersons |url=https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2018/02/17/hes-got-my-back-ive-got-his--the-mattersons/ |publisher=Sydney Roosters |access-date=9 February 2022 |date=17 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Woods |first1=Melissa |title=Matterson NRL ton proves teacher wrong |url=https://www.youngwitness.com.au/story/6924465/matterson-nrl-ton-proves-teacher-wrong/ |access-date=9 February 2022 |agency=The Young Witness |date=14 September 2020}}</ref> He is the nephew of former [[Sydney Roosters]] and [[Brisbane Broncos]] player [[Terry Matterson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/eels-re-sign-terry-mattersons-nephew/tabid/10874/newsid/79709/default.aspx|title=Eels re-sign Terry Matterson's nephew|date=26 June 2014|publisher=NRL.com|access-date=2016-04-25}}</ref>

Matterson played his junior rugby league for the [[Wentworthville Magpies]] and [[Bankstown|Bankstown Bulls]], before being signed by the [[Parramatta Eels]].

==Playing career==
===Early career===
From 2012 to 2014, Matterson played for the Parramatta Eels' [[National Youth Competition (rugby league)|NYC]] team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nycdatabase.org/players/m/|title=M|date=27 December 2012|publisher=Nyc Database|access-date=2016-04-25}}</ref> In 2014, he captained the side.<ref>{{cite web|author=NRL|url=http://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2014/09/27/matterson_we_gave_it_everything.html|title=Matterson: We Gave It Everything - Eels|date=27 September 2014|publisher=Parraeels.com.au|access-date=2016-04-25}}</ref>
[[File:Ryan Matterson.jpg|thumb|right|Matterson playing for Parramatta in 2014]]
On 3 May 2014, he played for the [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] under-20s team against the [[Queensland rugby league team|Queensland]] under-20s team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/nsw-state-of-origin-under-20s-named/tabid/10874/newsid/77999/default.aspx|title=NSW State of Origin Under-20s named|date=28 April 2014|publisher=NRL.com|access-date=2016-04-25}}</ref> On 26 June 2014, he re-signed with the Eels on a 3-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|author=ParraEels.com.au|url=http://www.zerotackle.com/eels-re-sign-ryan-matterson-13857/#LbUXpPQkdcrYDkHm.97|title=Eels re-sign Ryan Matterson|publisher=Zero Tackle|date=2014-06-26|access-date=2016-04-25}}</ref> On 18 October 2014, he played for the [[Junior Kangaroos]] against the [[Junior Kiwis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/junior-kangaroos-side-to-face-nz/tabid/10874/newsid/82468/default.aspx|title=Junior Kangaroos side to face NZ|website=NRL.com|date=10 October 2014|access-date=2015-03-13}}</ref> In 2015, he graduated to Eels' [[Intrust Super Premiership NSW|New South Wales Cup]] team, [[Wentworthville Magpies]].<ref>{{cite web|author=NRL|url=http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2015/03/03/vb_nsw_cup_teams_rou.html|title=VB NSW CUP TEAMS ROUND 1|date=3 March 2015|publisher=NSWRL|access-date=2016-04-25}}</ref> In August 2015, he signed a two-year contract with the Sydney Roosters starting in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|author=SMH.com.au|url=http://www.zerotackle.com/interest-in-late-bloomer-obrien-18452/#qU04ZMBq5p2PJQlP.97|title=Interest in late-bloomer O'Brien|publisher=Zero Tackle|date=2015-08-02|access-date=2016-04-25}}</ref>

===2016===
In round 8 of the [[2016 NRL season]], Matterson made his [[National Rugby League|NRL]] debut for the Roosters against the [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/updated-team-lists-dragons-v-roosters/tabid/10874/newsid/95225/default.aspx|title=Updated team lists: Dragons v Roosters|publisher=NRL.com|date=2016-02-28|access-date=2016-04-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=NRL|url=http://www.roosters.com.au/news/2016/04/25/nrl_late_mail_round_.af_news.html|title=NRL Late Mail | Round 8|publisher=Roosters|access-date=2016-04-25}}</ref> scoring a try.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/dragons-hold-on-in-anzac-day-thriller/tabid/10874/newsid/95231/default.aspx|title=Dragons hold on in Anzac Day thriller|publisher=NRL.com|date=2016-02-28|access-date=2016-04-25}}</ref> On 8 May, he played for [[City New South Wales rugby league team|NSW City]] against [[Country New South Wales rugby league team|NSW Country]], after just two NRL appearances, playing at centre and taking an intercept to set up a try, before scoring one himself in the second half of City's 44-30 victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/updated-representative-round-team-lists/tabid/10874/newsid/95512/default.aspx|title=Updated: Representative Round team lists|publisher=NRL.com|date=2016-02-28|access-date=2016-05-08}}</ref>

===2017===
Matterson made 23 appearances for the Sydney Roosters in 2017 as the club fell short of a grand final appearance losing to North Queensland in the preliminary final 29-16.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/MTEtMTY5Ni00LS0tLS0tMjI3MjctLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0t|title=Custom Match List - Rugby League Project}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/sep/23/cowboys-fairytale-continues-into-grand-final-with-upset-win-over-roosters|title = Cowboys' fairytale continues into grand final with upset win over Roosters|website = [[TheGuardian.com]]|date = 23 September 2017}}</ref>

===2018===
In 2018, Matterson was part of the Roosters which won their 4th minor premiership in six years. On 30 September, Matterson played in Easts 21-6 victory over Melbourne in the 2018 NRL grand final. This would be the final appearance for Matterson as an Eastern Suburbs player as he had signed a three-year deal to join the [[Wests Tigers]] starting in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/live-nrl-grand-final-2018-storm-vs-roosters-from-anz-stadium/news-story/201676e5e809c4713bcd150d9d0687da|title='My hero': Wife's touching tribute|newspaper=News.com.au|date=30 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/09/11/wests-tigers-sign-roosters-forward-ryan-matterson/|title = Tigers sign Matterson on three-year deal|date = 11 September 2018}}</ref>

===2019===
Matterson made his debut for the [[Wests Tigers]] in round 1 of the [[2019 NRL season]] against [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles|Manly-Warringah]] at [[Leichhardt Oval]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/brendan-elliot-nrl-manly-sea-eagles-wests-tiger/ifnecw5psl9o1xxz2urgz7cme/|title=Brendan Elliot's minute of madness bombs a certain try|website=Sporting News}}</ref>

Matterson scored his first try for the club in round 4 against [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]] which the [[Wests Tigers]] lost 9-8.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/panthers/the-unseen-hours-that-led-to-nathan-clearys-stunning-clutch-plays/news-story/9752618ca26834c7e89ba14040e34b1a/|title=The unseen hours that led to Nathan Cleary's stunning clutch plays|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=7 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/04/05/nathan-cleary-kicks-penrith-panthers-to-golden-point-victory-over-wests-tigers/|title='I've dreamt about it': Cleary's golden moment|website=www.nrl.com|date=5 April 2019}}</ref>

Matterson made a total of 24 appearances for the club in the [[2019 NRL season]] as they finished ninth and missed out on the finals. On September 19, Matterson was granted leave from training for the final part of the year due to personal reasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/09/19/ryan-matterson-granted-leave-from-wests-tigers-training/|title=Matterson granted leave from Wests Tigers training|website=NRL|date=19 September 2019}}</ref>

Having been granted a release from the [[Wests Tigers]] on October 31, Matterson then signed a three-year deal with the [[Parramatta Eels]], his junior club, on November 7.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/11/07/matterson-returns-to-eels-on-three-year-contract/|title=Matterson returns to Eels on three-year contract|website=NRL|date=7 November 2019}}</ref>

===2020===
On 3 February, Matterson spoke to the media for the first time since joining Parramatta and apologised publicly to supporters of the [[Wests Tigers]] club saying "To all the fans out there I'm sorry for how it happened, I do say sorry to them and I understand their frustrations but it was kind of out of my control, "I don't sign contracts to purposefully want to leave. Something did happen at the Tigers, and I'm sorry that happened so with the intention of signing with Parramatta, I do want to stay here permanently and long-term and really enjoy my football. I was frustrated when it was perceived [to be] about money. It wasn't. That just wasn't the case".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/02/03/matterson-apologises-to-tigers-fans-over-ugly-exit/|title=Matterson apologises to Tigers fans over ugly exit|website=www.nrl.com|date=3 February 2020}}</ref>

Matterson made his debut for Parramatta in round 1 of the [[2020 NRL season]] against arch rivals Canterbury-Bankstown. Parramatta would go on to win the match 8-2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/live-nrl-bulldogs-new-halves-combination-put-to-the-test/news-story/bfe1ea0540810e5b7098016b9d150682 |title=Live NRL: After 65 minutes we FINALLY have a try — Eels rookie breaks deadlock |work=Fox Sports |date=12 March 2020}}</ref>

In round 5, Matterson scored the winning try for Parramatta as the club defeated Penrith 16-10. The result saw Parramatta win their first five games of the year which was their best start to a season since 1986.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-12/nrl-warriors-cowboys-parramatta-penrith/12350454/|title=Friday Night Results|newspaper=ABC News|date=12 June 2020}}</ref>

In round 11, Matterson faced his former club Wests Tigers for the first time since departing them under bitter circumstances. Early in the first half, he was taken from the field with concussion after being knocked out attempting a tackle on Wests player [[Russell Packer]]. Matterson took no further part in the match as Parramatta won 26-16.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-23/nrl-parramatta-eels-beat-wests-tigers-26-16-round-11/12487356/|title=Parramatta Eels beat Wests Tigers|newspaper=ABC News|date=23 July 2020}}</ref>

At the end of the 2020 regular season, Parramatta finished in third place and qualified for the finals. Matterson played in both finals matches where the club lost to Melbourne and South Sydney.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-finals-2020-parramatta-eels-v-south-sydney-rabbitohs-crazy-try-mitchell-moses-missed-kick-video-watch/news-story/03d22145f4d59930e2411751073975fa/|title=WTF was that?! Eels implode with TWO howlers in 60 seconds of madness|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=10 October 2020}}</ref>

===2021===
In round 2 against [[Melbourne Storm|Melbourne]], Matterson was taken from the field with concussion after being elbowed in the head by Melbourne player [[Felise Kaufusi]]. As a result, Matterson missed the following five matches.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-18/nrl-parramatta-eels-beat-melbourne-storm/100013996/|title=Parramatta Eels beat Melbourne Storm 16-12 in NRL thriller|newspaper=ABC News|date=18 March 2021}}</ref>

In round 12 against South Sydney, Matterson was sent to the sin bin for a high tackle during Parramatta's 38-20 loss.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-29/nrl-live-score-updates-panthers-bulldogs-rabbitohs-eels/100176060/|title=Penrith Panthers cruise past last-placed Bulldogs as Roosters and Rabbitohs also win big in NRL|newspaper=ABC News|date=29 May 2021}}</ref>

In round 22 against Manly, Matterson was sent off for high contact to the head of [[Brad Parker (rugby league)|Brad Parker]] during Parramatta's 56-10 loss.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-ryan-matterson-sent-off-brad-parker-shoulder-charge-sea-eagles-vs-eels-round-22/news-story/4bd3e7d333332a724c502a08eb365e01/|title=Eels star's season could be over as 'shocking' high shot earns a HUGE suspension|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=15 August 2021}}</ref>
On 16 August, Matterson was suspended for three matches in relation to the tackle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/08/13/round-22-judiciary-charges/|title=Round 22 charges: Radley, Matterson, Harawira-Naera among seven banned|website=www.nrl.com|date=17 August 2021}}</ref>
Matterson missed the first week of the finals due to his suspension but returned for Parramatta's semi-final against [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]] which Parramatta lost 8-6 ending their season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-21/penrith-panthers-nrl-breach-notice-trainer-semi-final-parramatta/100479588/|title=Penrith Panthers handed NRL breach notice, fined $25,000 after incident in Parramatta semi-final|newspaper=ABC News|date=21 September 2021}}</ref>

===2022===
In round 9 of the [[2022 NRL season]], Matterson scored the winning try for Parramatta in their 22-20 victory over [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]] at [[Penrith Park]]. It was Penrith's first loss of the season and also the first time the club had lost at the ground since 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-parramatta-eels-win-mitchell-moses-controversial-try-dylan-brown-round-9-scores-news-videos-highlights-penrith-panthers-loss/news-story/30137a7ece16e6d076d40a5659a10b9b/|title=Found peace with his anger': Moses new-found calm orchestrates rival upset|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>
On 29 May, Matterson was selected by New South Wales to play in game one of the [[2022 State of Origin series]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/05/29/hynes-staggs-matterson-headline-blues-squad-for-origin-opener/|title=Wighton starts at centre as Blues confirm lineup for Game One|website=www.nrl.com}}</ref>
On 18 June, it was announced that Matterson had signed a four-year contract extension to remain at Parramatta until the end of 2026. The following day, Matterson was left out of the New South Wales squad for game two against Queensland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-ryan-matterson-resigns-with-the-parramatta-eels-brad-arthur-fouryear-deal-dolphins-press-conference/news-story/9734dd09f91ecfe001c98fd7daf68848/|title=‘He's staying’: Arthur confirms Matterson's four-year extension in big Dolphins blow|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>
Matterson played 23 games for Parramatta in 2022 including their [[2022 NRL Grand Final|Grand Final]] loss to [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]] at [[Stadium Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/live/2022/oct/02/nrl-grand-final-2022-live-penrith-panthers-vs-parramatta-eels-scores-winners-win-team-news-lists-kickoff-start-time-game-score-updates-teams/|title=NRL Grand Final as it happened|website=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>

On 5 October, Matterson elected to serve a three-game suspension for a crusher tackle on Penrith player [[Dylan Edwards]] rather than pay a $4,000 fine. Matterson explained his reasons behind taking the ban saying “I just feel that $4,000 is pretty hefty considering I have already paid close to $4,000 in fines this year for things that are absurd,” Matterson said, At the end of the day I have personal things I need to worry about outside of rugby league. I just didn't think it was warranted. If you do something wrong at work. They don't take money off you. It's always hard. I love playing. It's something I spoke to the club about before I made the decision. Obviously it's a hard one, but I have personal reasons I need to take into consideration". Matterson then explained his frustration at Penrith's [[Jarome Luai]] avoiding sanctions after he kicked Parramatta player [[Isaiah Papali'i]] saying “Considering Jarome Luai is kicking players and he didn't get cited. It makes you think ‘Where is this game heading?".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/why-did-ryan-matterson-choose-serve-suspension-rather-pay-fine/mk9ynx5hwfs1oe45kgglv7u9/|title=Why did Ryan Matterson choose to serve a suspension rather than pay a fine?|website=www.sportingnews.com}}</ref>

===2023===
In round 4 of the [[2023 NRL season]], Matterson made his first start of the year in Parramatta's 17-16 golden point extra-time victory over Penrith. In round 12 against South Sydney, Matterson was taken from the field during the clubs upset victory with a calf injury and was ruled out for an indefinite period.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/01/01/casualty-ward-all-the-latest-nrl-injury-news-updates-returns-details/|title=Casualty Ward: Blues blow for Jurbo; Munster hoses injury talk|website=www.nrl.com}}</ref>
Matterson played a total of 18 matches for Parramatta in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 10th and missed the finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/nrl-2023-parramatta-eels-season-review/87bc005ef8afccb71c8cd224#:~:text=Following%20a%201%2D4%20start,to%20the%20Eels'%20poor%20season./|title=NRL 2023: Parramatta Eels season review|website=www.sportingnews.com}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*[https://www.parraeels.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/parramatta-eels/ryan-matterson/ Parramatta Eels profile]
*[https://www.weststigers.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/wests-tigers/ryan-matterson/ Wests Tigers profile]
*[https://www.roosters.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/sydney-roosters/ryan-matterson/ Sydney Roosters profile]
*[http://www.roosters.com.au/team/profiles/ryan_matterson.html Roosters profile]

{{Parramatta Eels squad}}
{{Sydney Roosters 2017 Auckland Nines Champions}}
{{Sydney Roosters squad - 2018 NRL premiers}}

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Taine Tuaupiki

2024-05-19T05:03:43Z

2001:8003:363B:F200:D09D:DCC5:4AFA:B908:

{{Short description|New Zealand rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2024}}
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|name = Taine Tuaupki
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'''Taine Tuaupiki''' ({{IPAc-en|t|aʊ|p|ɪ|k|i}}) (born 31 August 1999) is a New Zealand [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|fb}} for the [[New Zealand Warriors]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

==Background==
Tuaupiki was born in [[Manly, New South Wales|Manly]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. He grew up in [[Taharoa]] on the southern side of [[Kawhia Harbour]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/warriors/131506862/im-a-bit-rattled-emotional-moment-warriors-fullback-taine-tuaupiki-learns-he-will-achieve-his-nrl-dream|title=I'm a bit rattled': Emotional moment Warriors fullback Taine Tuaupiki learns he will achieve his NRL dream|date=15 March 2023|website=Stuff}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Rosser |first1=Cory |title=Welcome to Tahāroa: Rugby league capital of the world |url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/03/22/welcome-to-tahroa-rugby-league-capital-of-the-world/ |website=NRL.com |access-date=5 April 2023 |date=22 March 2023}}</ref>

Tuaupiki is related to fellow [[New Zealand Warriors]] player, [[Te Maire Martin]].{{fact|date=January 2024}}

==Playing career==
===Early career===
Tuaupiki was educated at [[Coombabah State High School]], where he played in the 2016 NRL Schoolboys Cup Queensland final against [[Keebra Park State High School]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Brien |first1=Connor |title=Fairytale finish the beginning for Taine |work=The Gold Coast Bulletin |publisher=Nationwide News Pty Ltd |date=25 May 2019 |location=Southport, Queensland |page=101}}</ref> and played junior rugby league for the [[Burleigh Bears]], progressing through to the [[Hastings Deering Colts]] competition in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gold Coast Rugby League 2021: Burleigh Bears young gun Taine Tuaupiki tapped for big things |work=The Gold Coast Bulletin |publisher=Nationwide News Pty Ltd |date=19 March 2021 |location=Southport, Queensland}}</ref> Following an impressive season for Burleigh in the [[2022 Queensland Cup]] season, Tuaupiki won the [[Petero Civoniceva]] Medal as the competition's best and fairest while also being named the rookie of the year,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wright |first1=Nick |title=Burleigh Bears star Taine Tuaupiki pays tribute to pair at the heart of his resurgence |work=The Gold Coast Bulletin |publisher=Nationwide News Pty Ltd |date=25 September 2022 |location=Southport, Queensland}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hillier |first1=Michael |title=Tuaupiki and Storch take top honours at QRL Awards |url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2022/09/23/tuaupiki-and-storch-take-top-honours-at-qrl-awards/ |website=qrl.com.au |access-date=5 April 2023 |date=23 September 2022}}</ref> earning a NRL development contract with the [[New Zealand Warriors]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wright |first1=Nick |title=Rookie Hub: Gold Coast gun Taine Tuaupiki earns NRL chance to replace Queensland wunderkind Reece Walsh at the New Zealand Warriors |work=The Gold Coast Bulletin |publisher=Nationwide News Pty Ltd |date=4 August 2022 |location=Southport, Queensland}}</ref> Tuaupiki also won Burleigh's player of the year award to cap off his time at the Queensland Cup club.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Tanya |title=Tuaupiki caps off huge year with top Bears award |url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2022/10/18/tuaupiki-caps-off-huge-year-with-top-bears-award/ |website=qrl.com.au |access-date=5 April 2023 |date=18 October 2022}}</ref>

===New Zealand Warriors: 2023–present===
Tuaupiki was one of a host of players who excelled in the [[New Zealand Warriors]]’ 48–12 win over [[Wests Tigers]] in their first NRL trial at [[Mount Smart Stadium]].<ref name="Newshub">{{Cite web|last1=Powell |first1=Alex|url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2023/03/nrl-nz-warriors-setting-bar-high-for-rookie-fullback-taine-tuaupiki-as-club-debut-against-north-queensland-cowboys-awaits.html|title=NRL: NZ Warriors setting bar high for rookie fullback Taine Tuaupiki as club debut against North Queensland Cowboys awaits|date=16 March 2023|website=Newshub}}</ref> Tuaupiki was upgraded to a fulltime NRL contract with the Warriors for the 2023 season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Meyn |first1=Travis |title=LOSS REIGNITES HUNGERTO PLAY IN NRL |work=The Gold Coast Bulletin |publisher=Nationwide News Pty Ltd |date=18 March 2023 |location=Southport, Queensland |page=107}}</ref>
Tuaupiki made his first grade debut in his side's 26−12 victory over the [[North Queensland Cowboys]] at [[North Queensland Stadium]] in round 3 of the [[2023 NRL season]],<ref name="Newshub"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dayal |first1=Zion |title=Warriors debutant Tuaupiki ready to step up for club and culture |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/03/15/warriors-debutant-tuaupiki-ready-to-step-up-for-club-and-culture/ |website=1news.co.nz |access-date=5 April 2023 |date=15 March 2023}}</ref> impressing in the absence of the Warriors regular fullback [[Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wright |first1=Nick |title=Tuaupiki impresses from start |work=The Gold Coast Bulletin |publisher=Nationwide News Pty Ltd |date=20 March 2023 |location=Southport, Queensland}}</ref>

He played five games for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/nrl-2023-new-zealand-warriors-season-review/8343d491a8ee8126ee2829c2#:~:text=This%20season%2C%20they%20struggled%20to,magic%20they%20had%20last%20year./|title=NRL 2023: New Zealand Warriors season review|website=www.sportingnews.com}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Individual'''
* Petero Civoniceva Medal (Queensland Cup Player of the Year): 2022
* Queensland Cup Rookie of the Year: 2022
* Burleigh Bears Player of the Year: 2022

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.warriors.kiwi/teams/nrl-premiership/warriors/taine-tuaupiki/ New Zealand Warriors profile]

{{New Zealand Warriors squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tuaupki, Taine}}
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[[Category:Australian rugby league players]]
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[[Category:Rugby league players from Sydney]]
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Ali Leiataua

2024-05-19T04:57:05Z

2001:8003:363B:F200:D09D:DCC5:4AFA:B908:

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{{Short description|New Zealand rugby league player}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
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|birth_place = [[Auckland]], New Zealand
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|weight = {{convert|102|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
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|points1 = 4
|new = yes
|source = <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/taine-tuaupki/summary.html | title=Ali Leiataua - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project }}</ref>
}}

'''Ali Leiataua''' ({{IPAc-en|l|eɪ|ə|t|aʊ|ə}}) (born 9 January 2003) is a New Zealand [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|ce}} for the [[New Zealand Warriors]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

==Background==
Leiataua was born in [[Auckland]], and was educated at [[King's College, Auckland|King's College]]. He is the nephew of former New Zealand Warriors player [[Ali Lauiti'iti]].

==Playing career==

===Juniors===
In 2017, Leiataua earned a contract with the [[New Zealand Warriors]] at age 14 whilst playing [[rugby union]] for King's College and rugby league for the [[Auckland Rugby League|Papatoetoe Panthers]]. He went on to play for 'Auckland Blue' in the [[New Zealand Rugby League]] under-20s competition, as well as the Warriors' [[S.G. Ball Cup]] side.

===2023===
Following a string of good form, and injuries to other centres, Leiataua was named to debut at {{rlp|ce}} in his side's 36−14 victory over the [[Canberra Raiders]] at [[Canberra Stadium]] in round 15 of the [[2023 NRL season]]. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-06 |title=Rd 15 Team List: Leiataua making NRL debut against Raiders |url=https://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2023/06/06/leiataua-to-debut-on-friday-night/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Warriors |language=en}}</ref> Leiataua re-signed with the club for a further two seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-10 |title=Egan and Leiataua signed to end of 2025 season |url=https://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2023/07/10/wayde-egan-ali-leiataua-re-signed-until-2025/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Warriors |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{New Zealand Warriors squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Leiataua, Ali}}
[[Category:2003 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Rugby league players from Auckland]]
[[Category:People educated at King's College, Auckland]]
[[Category:Rugby league centres]]
[[Category:New Zealand Warriors players]]

Taine Tuaupiki

2024-05-19T04:56:48Z

2001:8003:363B:F200:D09D:DCC5:4AFA:B908:

{{Short description|New Zealand rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Taine Tuaupki
|fullname = Taine Tuaupiki
|image = Taine Tuaupiki.jpg
|image_size =
|position = {{rlp|FB}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|08|31|df=yes}}
|birth_place = [[Manly, New South Wales|Manly]], [[New South Wales]], Australia
|height = {{convert|178|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|83|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|club1 = [[New Zealand Warriors]]
|year1start = 2023
|year1end = present
|appearances1 = 9
|tries1 = 0
|goals1 = 1
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 2
|new = yes
|source = <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/taine-tuaupki/summary.html | title=Taine Tuaupki - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project }}</ref>
}}

'''Taine Tuaupiki''' ({{IPAc-en|t|aʊ|p|ɪ|k|i}}) (born 31 August 1999) is a New Zealand [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|fb}} for the [[New Zealand Warriors]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

==Background==
Tuaupiki was born in [[Manly, New South Wales|Manly]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. He grew up in [[Taharoa]] on the southern side of [[Kawhia Harbour]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/warriors/131506862/im-a-bit-rattled-emotional-moment-warriors-fullback-taine-tuaupiki-learns-he-will-achieve-his-nrl-dream|title=I'm a bit rattled': Emotional moment Warriors fullback Taine Tuaupiki learns he will achieve his NRL dream|date=15 March 2023|website=Stuff}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Rosser |first1=Cory |title=Welcome to Tahāroa: Rugby league capital of the world |url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/03/22/welcome-to-tahroa-rugby-league-capital-of-the-world/ |website=NRL.com |access-date=5 April 2023 |date=22 March 2023}}</ref>

Tuaupiki is related to fellow [[New Zealand Warriors]] player, [[Te Maire Martin]].{{fact|date=January 2024}}

==Playing career==
===Early career===
Tuaupiki was educated at [[Coombabah State High School]], where he played in the 2016 NRL Schoolboys Cup Queensland final against [[Keebra Park State High School]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Brien |first1=Connor |title=Fairytale finish the beginning for Taine |work=The Gold Coast Bulletin |publisher=Nationwide News Pty Ltd |date=25 May 2019 |location=Southport, Queensland |page=101}}</ref> and played junior rugby league for the [[Burleigh Bears]], progressing through to the [[Hastings Deering Colts]] competition in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gold Coast Rugby League 2021: Burleigh Bears young gun Taine Tuaupiki tapped for big things |work=The Gold Coast Bulletin |publisher=Nationwide News Pty Ltd |date=19 March 2021 |location=Southport, Queensland}}</ref> Following an impressive season for Burleigh in the [[2022 Queensland Cup]] season, Tuaupiki won the [[Petero Civoniceva]] Medal as the competition's best and fairest while also being named the rookie of the year,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wright |first1=Nick |title=Burleigh Bears star Taine Tuaupiki pays tribute to pair at the heart of his resurgence |work=The Gold Coast Bulletin |publisher=Nationwide News Pty Ltd |date=25 September 2022 |location=Southport, Queensland}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hillier |first1=Michael |title=Tuaupiki and Storch take top honours at QRL Awards |url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2022/09/23/tuaupiki-and-storch-take-top-honours-at-qrl-awards/ |website=qrl.com.au |access-date=5 April 2023 |date=23 September 2022}}</ref> earning a NRL development contract with the [[New Zealand Warriors]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wright |first1=Nick |title=Rookie Hub: Gold Coast gun Taine Tuaupiki earns NRL chance to replace Queensland wunderkind Reece Walsh at the New Zealand Warriors |work=The Gold Coast Bulletin |publisher=Nationwide News Pty Ltd |date=4 August 2022 |location=Southport, Queensland}}</ref> Tuaupiki also won Burleigh's player of the year award to cap off his time at the Queensland Cup club.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Tanya |title=Tuaupiki caps off huge year with top Bears award |url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2022/10/18/tuaupiki-caps-off-huge-year-with-top-bears-award/ |website=qrl.com.au |access-date=5 April 2023 |date=18 October 2022}}</ref>

===New Zealand Warriors: 2023–present===
Tuaupiki was one of a host of players who excelled in the [[New Zealand Warriors]]’ 48–12 win over [[Wests Tigers]] in their first NRL trial at [[Mount Smart Stadium]].<ref name="Newshub">{{Cite web|last1=Powell |first1=Alex|url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2023/03/nrl-nz-warriors-setting-bar-high-for-rookie-fullback-taine-tuaupiki-as-club-debut-against-north-queensland-cowboys-awaits.html|title=NRL: NZ Warriors setting bar high for rookie fullback Taine Tuaupiki as club debut against North Queensland Cowboys awaits|date=16 March 2023|website=Newshub}}</ref> Tuaupiki was upgraded to a fulltime NRL contract with the Warriors for the 2023 season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Meyn |first1=Travis |title=LOSS REIGNITES HUNGERTO PLAY IN NRL |work=The Gold Coast Bulletin |publisher=Nationwide News Pty Ltd |date=18 March 2023 |location=Southport, Queensland |page=107}}</ref>
Tuaupiki made his first grade debut in his side's 26−12 victory over the [[North Queensland Cowboys]] at [[North Queensland Stadium]] in round 3 of the [[2023 NRL season]],<ref name="Newshub"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dayal |first1=Zion |title=Warriors debutant Tuaupiki ready to step up for club and culture |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/03/15/warriors-debutant-tuaupiki-ready-to-step-up-for-club-and-culture/ |website=1news.co.nz |access-date=5 April 2023 |date=15 March 2023}}</ref> impressing in the absence of the Warriors regular fullback [[Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wright |first1=Nick |title=Tuaupiki impresses from start |work=The Gold Coast Bulletin |publisher=Nationwide News Pty Ltd |date=20 March 2023 |location=Southport, Queensland}}</ref>

He played five games for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/nrl-2023-new-zealand-warriors-season-review/8343d491a8ee8126ee2829c2#:~:text=This%20season%2C%20they%20struggled%20to,magic%20they%20had%20last%20year./|title=NRL 2023: New Zealand Warriors season review|website=www.sportingnews.com}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Individual'''
* Petero Civoniceva Medal (Queensland Cup Player of the Year): 2022
* Queensland Cup Rookie of the Year: 2022
* Burleigh Bears Player of the Year: 2022

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.warriors.kiwi/teams/nrl-premiership/warriors/taine-tuaupiki/ New Zealand Warriors profile]

{{New Zealand Warriors squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tuaupki, Taine}}
[[Category:1999 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Australian rugby league players]]
[[Category:Burleigh Bears players]]
[[Category:New Zealand Warriors players]]
[[Category:People from Manly, New South Wales]]
[[Category:Rugby league fullbacks]]
[[Category:Rugby league players from Sydney]]
{{Rugbyleague-bio-stub}}

Sunia Turuva

2024-05-19T04:04:36Z

2001:8003:363B:F200:D09D:DCC5:4AFA:B908:

{{Short description|Fiji international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{EngvarB|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Sunia Turuva
|fullname = Sunia Turuva
|image = SUNIA TURUVA.jpg
|image_size =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|09|04}}
|birth_place = [[Sydney, New South Wales]], Australia
|height = {{convert|181|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|88|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|position = {{rlp|WG|FB}}
|club1 = [[Penrith Panthers]]
|year1start = 2022
|year1end = 24
|appearances1 = 38
|tries1 = 22
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 88
|club2 = [[Wests Tigers]]
|year2start = 2025
|year2end =
|appearances2 = 0
|tries2 = 0
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 0
|teamA = [[Fiji national rugby league team|Fiji]]
|yearAstart = 2022
|yearAend = present
|appearancesA = 6
|triesA = 4
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 12
|source =<ref>[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/sunia-turuva/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref>
|updated = 10 May 2024
}}

'''Sunia Turuva''' (born 4 September 2002) is a [[Fiji national rugby league team|Fiji international]] [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|wg}}er for the [[Penrith Panthers]] in the [[National Rugby League|NRL]].

==Background==
Turuva played his junior rugby league for the Berala Bears.{{fact|date=January 2024}}
He was educated at [[Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown]].{{fact|date=January 2024}}

==Career==
===2022===
Turuva made his international debut for [[Fiji national rugby league team|Fiji]], scoring two tries and running 252 metres in a 24–12 loss in the [[2022 Pacific Rugby League Tests|2022 Pacific Test vs Papua New Guinea]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/sports/rugby-league/turuva-remembers-mum-in-starring-debut/ |title=Turuva remembers mum in starring debut |publisher=FBC News |date=27 June 2022}}</ref>

In round 21 of the [[2022 NRL season]], Turuva made his first grade debut for Penrith against [[Canberra Raiders|Canberra]] at [[GIO Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-canberra-raiders-vs-penrith-panthers-live-stream-live-blog-supercoach-scores-videos-jack-wighton-stephen-crichton/news-story/a7c2b821165f7b5fcce584f6fed87aa1/|title='Made of steel' Edwards leads Panthers to victory as Raiders' finals hopes fade: 3 Big Hits|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=6 August 2022 }}</ref>

Turuva spent the majority of 2022 playing for Penrith's [[NSW Cup]] team. Turuva scored two tries for Penrith in their 2022 NSW Cup Grand Final victory over [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Canterbury]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/draw/nsw-cup/2022/grand-final/game-1/|title=NSW Cup Grand Final 2022|website=www.nswrl.com}}</ref>

On 2 October, Turuva scored a try in Penrith's 44–10 victory over [[Norths Devils]] in the [[NRL State Championship]] final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/10/02/sunia-sizzles-as-panthers-down-devils-in-state-championship/|title=Sunia sizzles as Panthers down Devils in State Championship|website=www.nrl.com|date=2 October 2022 }}</ref>

In October, he was named in the [[2021_Men's_Rugby_League_World_Cup_squads#Fiji|Fiji squad]] for the [[2021 Rugby League World Cup – Men's tournament|2021 Rugby League World Cup]].<ref>[https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/rugby-league-world-cup-2021-squad-lists/ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021]</ref>

In November, he was named in the [[Template:2021 RLWC Team of the Tournament|2021 RLWC Team of the Tournament]].<ref>[https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/rugby-league-world-cup-2021-team-of-the-tournament-samoan-players-matt-parish-jarome-luai-mens-news-grand-final-australia-vs-samoa-news/news-story/a21b36bd8c3bf810be6953e4420220a9 Samoan domination as unlikely halfback earns No.7 jersey: WC Team of the Tournament]</ref>

===2023===
On 18 February, Turuva played in Penrith's 13–12 upset loss to [[St Helens RFC]] in the [[2023 World Club Challenge]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/64692630/|title=St Helens: World Club Challenge win 'seismic for British rugby league'|work=BBC Sport |date=19 February 2023 }}</ref>
In round 5 of the [[2023 NRL season]], Turuva scored two tries for Penrith in their 53–12 victory over [[Canberra Raiders|Canberra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-jaeman-salmon-paul-kent-ivan-cleary-penrith-panthers-jarome-luai-weakgutted-dog-ricky-stuart-canberra-try-celebration/news-story/bd32f2237273eb85c5c034e0dcf9dd03/|title='It was a mug's comment': Kenty blasts lack of 'class and humility' at Panthers|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=3 April 2023 }}</ref>
In round 27, Turuva scored two tries for Penrith in their 44–12 victory over North Queensland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/live-nrl-panthers-out-to-quash-cowboys-finals-hopes-as-chance-for-glory-looms/news-story/efb036801eea81d3bbeb4fa43a5a5923/|title=Panthers end Cowboys' season to clinch third minor premiership in four years — 3 Big Hits|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=2 September 2023 }}</ref>
In the 2023 qualifying final against the New Zealand Warriors, Turuva scored two tries for Penrith in their 32–6 victory.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-09/nrl-finals-panthers-warriors-sharks-roosters-live-updates/102816232/|title=Sydney Roosters score 'wild' 13–12 NRL elimination final win over Cronulla Sharks, Penrith Panthers beat Warriors|newspaper=ABC News|date=9 September 2023 }}</ref>
Turuva played 26 games for Penrith in the 2023 NRL season including the clubs 26–24 victory over Brisbane in the [[2023 NRL Grand Final]] as Penrith won their third straight premiership.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2023/oct/01/nrl-grand-final-2023-penrith-panthers-vs-brisbane-broncos-live-updates-scores-results-teams-squads-kick-off-time-accor-stadium-sydney/|title=NRL grand final 2023: Penrith Panthers defeat Brisbane Broncos – as it happened|newspaper=The Guardian|date=October 2023 |last1=Howcroft |first1=Jonathan }}</ref>

===2024===
On 24 February, Turuva played in Penrith's [[2024 World Club Challenge]] final loss against [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/68337685/|title=World Club Challenge: Wigan Warriors 16–12 Penrith Panthers – Cherry and Whites crowned world champions for fifth time|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
In round 4 of the [[2024 NRL season]], Turuva scored a [[hat-trick]] in Penrith's 22-16 victory over the Sydney Roosters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-28/nrl-thursday-sydney-roosters-penrith-panthers-live-blog/103648110/|title=NRL wrap: No stars, no worries as undermanned Panthers get it done to down Roosters|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref> On Friday 26 April, Turuva signed a 3 year deal with the [[Wests Tigers]] from the 2025 season onward.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-26 |title=Wests Tigers sign Fijian flyer on three-year deal |url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2024/04/26/wests-tigers-sign-fijian-flyer-on-three-year-deal/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Wests Tigers |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-26 |title=Tigers continue Panthers poaching raid as flyer inks multi-year deal — NRL Transfer Centre |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2024-transfer-centre-sunia-turuva-signs-with-wests-tigers-penrith-panthers-contracts-player-movement/news-story/f40e48a0f5a8b4529deb8e923a558e91 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Fox Sports |language=en}}</ref>

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Team
!Games
!Tries
!Pts
|-
|2022
| rowspan="3" |{{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]]
|3
|1
|4
|-
|2023
|26
|12
|48
|-
|2024 *
|7
|8
|76
|-
|2025
|{{Leagueicon|Wests Tigers|16}} [[Wests Tigers]]
|
|
|
|-
|
|Totals
|35
|21
|84
|}
source;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sunia 'Tito' Turuva - Playing Career - RLP |url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/sunia-turuva/summary.html |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref>

<nowiki>*</nowiki>denotes season competing

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/penrith-panthers/sunia-turuva/ Panthers profile]
*[https://www.nrl.com/players/rugby-league-world-cup/fiji/sunia-turuva/ Fiji profile]

{{Penrith Panthers squad}}
{{Penrith Panthers squad 2023 NRL premiership}}
{{Fiji 2021 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
{{2021 RLWC Team of the Tournament}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Turuva, Sunia}}
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Australian rugby league players]]
[[Category:Australian people of Fijian descent]]
[[Category:Fiji national rugby league team players]]
[[Category:Penrith Panthers players]]
[[Category:Rugby league fullbacks]]
[[Category:Rugby league wingers]]
[[Category:Rugby league players from Sydney]]
[[Category:People educated at Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown]]

Dylan Walker

2024-05-19T04:03:59Z

2001:8003:363B:F200:D09D:DCC5:4AFA:B908:

{{short description|Australia international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Dylan Walker
|fullname =
|image = Dylan Walker.jpg
|imagesize =
|caption =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|09|27}}
|birth_place = [[Sydney, New South Wales]], Australia
|height = {{convert|181|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|98|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|position = {{rlp|CE|LK|FE}}
|club1 = [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]]
|year1start = 2013
|year1end = 15
|appearances1 = 62
|tries1 = 33
|goals1 = 2
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 140
|club2 = {{nowrap|[[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles|Manly Sea Eagles]]}}
|year2start = 2016
|year2end = 22
|appearances2 = 124
|tries2 = 32
|goals2 = 40
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 208
|club3 = {{nowrap|[[New Zealand Warriors]]}}
|year3start = 2023
|year3end = present
|appearances3 = 30
|tries3 = 4
|goals3 = 0
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 16
|teamA = [[City New South Wales rugby league team|City Origin]]
|yearAstart = 2014
|yearAend =
|appearancesA = 1
|triesA = 0
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 0
|teamB = [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]]
|yearBstart = 2014
|yearBend =
|appearancesB = 4
|triesB = 0
|goalsB = 0
|fieldgoalsB = 0
|pointsB = 0
|teamC = [[NRL All Stars team|NRL All Stars]]
|yearCstart = 2015
|yearCend =
|appearancesC = 1
|triesC = 1
|goalsC = 0
|fieldgoalsC = 0
|pointsC = 4
|teamD = {{nowrap|[[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]]}}
|yearDstart = 2016
|yearDend =
|appearancesD = 2
|triesD = 0
|goalsD = 0
|fieldgoalsD = 0
|pointsD = 0
|teamE = {{nowrap|[[Prime Minister's XIII]]}}
|yearEstart = 2017
|yearEend =
|appearancesE = 1
|triesE = 0
|goalsE = 0
|fieldgoalsE = 0
|pointsE = 0
|teamF = [[New Zealand Māori rugby league team|Māori All Stars]]
|yearFstart = 2020
|yearFend = 24
|appearancesF = 4
|triesF = 1
|goalsF = 0
|fieldgoalsF = 0
|pointsF = 4
|retired =
|source = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/dylan-walker/summary.html|title=Dylan Walker – Career Stats & Summary|publisher=Rugby League Project|access-date=2015-11-26}}</ref>
|updated = 12 May 2024
}}

'''Dylan Walker''' (born 27 September 1994) is a professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|lk}} for the [[New Zealand Warriors]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL), and has played for [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]] and the [[New Zealand Maori rugby league team|New Zealand Maori]] at international level.

He previously played for the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]], with whom he won the [[2014 NRL Grand Final|2014 NRL Premiership]] and the [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]]. Walker has played at representative level for [[City New South Wales rugby league team|City Origin]], [[NRL All Stars team|NRL All Stars]], [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] and the [[Prime Minister's XIII]].

==Background==
Walker was born in [[Sydney|Sydney, New South Wales]], Australia.

Walker played his junior rugby league in the [[South Sydney District Junior Rugby Football League|South Sydney Juniors competition]] for the [[Mascot Juniors|Mascot Jets]] before being signed by the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]. Walker attended [[Matraville Sports High School]].<ref name="theaustralian1">{{cite web|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/nrl/souths-centre-dylan-walker-is-a-rare-commodity-a-local-junior/story-fnca0von-1226671095476|title=Souths Centre Dylan Walker is a Rare Commodity; a Local Junior|work=The Australian|access-date=2015-11-26}}</ref> Walker played in the Rabbitohs [[National Youth Competition (rugby league)|NYC]] team in 2012–2013. In August 2012, Walker also played for the [[Australian Schoolboys rugby league team|Australian Schoolboys]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourfootyteam.com/assrl_2012_archives.php|title=ASSRL Schoolboys rugby league news, Australian Secondary School Rugby League, Australian Schoolboys|publisher=Ourfootyteam.com|access-date=2015-11-26}}</ref>

Walker's mother is a [[Pitcairner]] and his father is Maori.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-28|title=Linking Chile, Polynesia and Billy Slater's hometown|url=https://www.asiapacificrl.com/2020/07/29/linking-chile-polynesia-and-billy-slaters-hometown/|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Asia Pacific Rugby League Confederation|language=en-US}}</ref> He is a direct descendant of [[Fletcher Christian]] on his mother's side.<ref name="theaustralian1"/>

==Playing career==

=== South Sydney Rabbitohs (2013-2015) ===

==== Rookie year (2013) ====
On 20 April, Walker played for the [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] Under 20s team against the [[Queensland rugby league team|Queensland]] Under 20s team at {{rlp|ce}} in the Blues 36–12 win at [[Penrith Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/under-20s-origin-squads-named/tabid/10874/newsid/71757/default.aspx|title=Under 20s Origin squads named|publisher=National Rugby League|date=2013-04-20|access-date=2015-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/new-south-wales-smash-queensland-in-under-20s-state-of-origin-clash/story-e6frf3ou-1226625081018|title=NSW Smash Queensland in Under 20s State of Origin Clash|publisher=Fox Sports|location=Australia|access-date=2015-11-26}}</ref>
In Round 10, Walker made his [[National Rugby League|NRL]] debut for the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] against the [[Wests Tigers]] at {{rlp|ce}} and scoring a try in South Sydney's 54–10 win at [[ANZ Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/city-east/rabbitohs-demolish-tigers-54-10/story-fngr8ice-1226646601618|title=Rabbitohs Demolish Tigers 54–10|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney|access-date=2015-11-26}}</ref> Walker finished his promising [[2013 NRL season|debut year]] in the NRL with him playing in 16 matches, scoring 8 tries and kicking 1 goal.
[[File:DYLAN WALKER.jpg|thumb|right|Walker playing for the [[New South Wales rugby league team|NSW under-20s team]] in 2013]]

==== Representative debut season, & the end of South Sydney’s 47-year drought (2014) ====
On 14 February, Walker was named in Souths inaugural [[2014 Auckland Nines]] squad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/squads-auckland-nines/|title=Squads For Auckland Nines|work=Rugby League Week|date=2014-02-14|access-date=2015-11-26|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115214258/http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/squads-auckland-nines/|archive-date=15 January 2016}}</ref> At the start of the [[2014 NRL season]], due to the new Souths [[Rugby league positions#Five-eighth|five-eighth]] [[Luke Keary]] getting injured in the Nines tournament and [[John Sutton (rugby league)|John Sutton]] being shifted to play in the forwards, Walker was appointed to be five-eighth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/south-sydney-young-gun-dylan-walker-ready-to-tackle-nrl-big-boys/story-fni3gki8-1226843012709|title=Dylan Walker Ready to Tackle NRL Big Boys|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney|access-date=2015-11-26}}</ref> Walker played five-eighth in his junior years.

He had his first start at five-eighth in round 1 against the [[Sydney Roosters]] where the South Sydney club won 28–8.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/souths-run-roosters-ragged-in-28-8-whipping/tabid/10874/newsid/76615/default.aspx|title=Souths run Roosters ragged in 28–8 whipping|publisher=National Rugby League|date=2014-03-06|access-date=2015-11-26}}</ref> Walker played at five-eighth till round 4, being shifted back to his preferred position at centre and John Sutton filling in at five-eighth until Keary returned from injury. On 4 May, Walker was selected to play at {{rlp|ce}} for [[City New South Wales rugby league team|City Origin]] against [[Country New South Wales rugby league team|Country Origin]] in the 26–26 all draw in [[Dubbo, New South Wales|Dubbo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/city-origin-team-named/tabid/10874/newsid/77969/default.aspx|title=City Origin team named|publisher=National Rugby League|date=2014-04-27|access-date=2015-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/hulking-centre-jamal-idris-stars-in-thrilling-citycountry-draw-in-dubbo/story-fni3fbgz-1226904860045|title=Hulking Centre Jamal Idris Stars in THrilling City/Country Draw in Dubbo|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney|access-date=2015-11-26}}</ref> In Round 9 against the [[Gold Coast Titans]], Walker scored 4 tries in South Sydney's 40–18 win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/dylan-walker-scores-four-tries-as-south-sydney-rabbitohs-smash-gold-coast-titans-4018/story-fniabob6-1226912975671|title=Kangaroos v New Zealand Trans-Tasman Test at AAMI Park in Melbourne|work=The Courier-Mail|access-date=2015-11-26}}</ref>

Walker finished a breakout season playing in 24 games, scoring 12 tries and kicking 1 goal as Souths finished 2nd on the ladder. Walker scored a try in South’s 40-24 qualifying final victory against Manly. Walker set up a try in Souths’ 32-22 preliminary final win against the Sydney Roosters. On 5 October, [[2014 NRL Grand Final]], Walker played at {{rlp|ce}} in South Sydney's 30–6 victory against the [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/south-sydney-rabbitohs-win-2014-nrl-grand-final-defeating-canterbury-bulldogs-306/story-fni3fbgz-1227080755667|title=RabbitohsWin 2014 Grand Final|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney|access-date=2015-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/rabbitohs-grand-final-player-ratings/tabid/10874/newsid/82375/default.aspx|title=Rabbitohs Grand Final Player Ratings|publisher=National Rugby League|date=2014-10-05|access-date=2015-11-26}}</ref>

On 14 October 2014, Walker was selected for the [[Australia national rugby league team|Australian Kangaroos]] [[2014 Rugby League Four Nations|2014 Four Nations]] 24-man squad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/four-nations-2014-rabbitohs-dylan-walker-to-be-named-in-australias-test-squad/story-fni3fbgz-1227089108377|title=Rabbitohs Dylan Walker to be named in Australia's Test Squad|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney|access-date=2015-11-26}}</ref> Walker made his international debut against [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] at [[Suncorp Stadium]], starting at centre then played at {{rlp|fb}} in the 2nd half filling in for [[Greg Inglis]] in Australia's 30–12 loss.<ref>{{cite web|author=Brad Walter|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/four-nations-greg-inglis-tips-dylan-walker-to-bounce-back-against-england-20141101-11fbs4.html|title=Four Nations: Greg Inglis tips Dylan Walker to bounce back against England|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=2014-11-01|access-date=2015-11-26}}</ref> Walker played in all of Australia's 4 matches, including playing at centre in the 22–18 loss in the final against New Zealand at [[Westpac Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/four-nations-2014-new-zealand-champions-after-defeating-australia-2218-in-wellington/story-fni3fbgz-1227124298670|title=New Zealand Champions after Defeating Australia 22–18 in Wellington|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney|access-date=2015-11-26}}</ref>

==== New South Wales debut overshadowed by off-field incidents, and a fresh start (2015) ====
On 23 January 2015, Walker was named in the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] tournament winning [[2015 NRL Auckland Nines]] squad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/rabbitohs-unveil-2015-nines-squad/|title=RABBITOHS UNVEIL 2015 NINES SQUAD|work=Rugby League Week|date=2015-01-23|access-date=2015-11-26|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150726163216/http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/rabbitohs-unveil-2015-nines-squad/|archive-date=26 July 2015}}</ref> On 13 February, Walker played centre for [[NRL All Stars team|NRL All Stars]] for the 2015 All Stars match at [[Cbus Super Stadium]]. Walker scored a try in the side's 20–6 loss to the [[Indigenous All Stars (rugby league)|Indigenous All Stars]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/indigenous-all-stars-leave-it-late/tabid/10874/newsid/83833/default.aspx|title=Indigenous All Stars leave it late|publisher=National Rugby League|date=2015-02-13|access-date=2015-11-26}}</ref> On 23 February 2015, Walker played for the Rabbitohs in the [[2015 World Club Series]] match against [[2014 Super League Grand Final]] premiers [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]], playing at {{rlp|ce}} and scored a try in South Sydney's 39–0 win at [[Langtree Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/world-club-challenge-south-sydney-rabbitohs-thrash-st-helens-saints-to-complete-aussie-series-sweep/story-e6frf3uu-1227234753346|title=Rabbitohs Thrash St Helens to Complete Aussie Series Sweep|publisher=Fox Sports|location=Australia|access-date=2015-11-26}}</ref>

In the [[2015 NRL season]] Round 1 opener against the [[Brisbane Broncos]] at [[Suncorp Stadium]], Walker scored the first try of the 2015 season in South Sydney's 36–6 win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/broncos-v-rabbitohs-south-sydney-have-beaten-the-brisbane-broncos-36-6-at-suncorp-stadium/story-fni3gki8-1227250202858|title=Broncos v Rabbitohs|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney|access-date=2015-11-26}}</ref> On 13 June 2015, Walker was included into the [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales Blues]] origin squad as 19th man leading up to Game 2 of the [[2015 State of Origin series]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/state-of-origin-dylan-walker-brought-into-blues-camp/story-fni3fqyo-1227395922983|title=Dylan Walker Brought into Blues Camp|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney|access-date=2015-11-26}}</ref> Walker finished the [[2015 NRL season]] with him playing in 22 matches and scoring 13 tries as South Sydney finished in 7th position on the ladder. Walker scored a try in Souths’ 26-12 loss to the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in Week 1 of the 2015 NRL finals.

In the early hours of 22 September 2015, Walker and fellow South Sydney teammate and best friend [[Aaron Gray (rugby league)|Aaron Gray]] were hospitalized after the pair overdosed on prescription drugs [[Oxycodone]] and [[Tramadol]]. The pair were discovered by another friend of them who alerted emergency services and the pair were sent to [[St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney|St Vincent's Hospital]] in a critical condition placed in induced comas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/rabbitohs-duo-dylan-walker-and-aaron-gray-rushed-to-hospital/story-fni3fbgz-1227538167226|title=Rabbitohs Duo Dylan Walker and Aaron Gray Rushed to Hospital|website=The Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney|access-date=2015-12-17}}</ref> The pair were released from hospital three days later to front the media about the unfortunate situation.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Walter |first1=Brad |last2=Bossi |first2=Dominic |title=Dylan Walker and Aaron Gray released from hospital but face questions over unprescribed medicine |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/dylan-walker-and-aaron-gray-released-from-hospital-after-sever-reaction-to-prescribed-painkillers-20150925-gjv13i.html |access-date=25 October 2020 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=25 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/72435111/Dylan-Walker-and-Aaron-Gray-released-from-hospital-after-severe-reaction-to-prescribed-painkillers|title=Dylan Walker and Aaron Gray released from hospital after severe reaction to prescribed painkillers|date=25 September 2015|work=Stuff}}</ref> Later On 26 November, Walker was released from the final year of his Rabbitohs contract after requesting a release, after finding out that he was fined five percent of his contract and with the club unhappy with him for bringing it into disrepute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/rabbitohs-release-dylan-walker-19807/#7wqLwQ5Cqbp5cSjC.97|title=Rabbitohs release Dylan Walker | NRL|publisher=Zero Tackle|date=2015-09-13|access-date=2015-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/dylan-walker-spat-out-like-a-piece-of-meat-as-rabbitohs-release-star-centre/story-e6frf3uu-1227624290903|title=Dylan Walker Spat Out Like a Piece of Meat as Rabbitohs Release Star Centre|publisher=Fox Sports|location=Australia|access-date=2015-12-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/dylan-walker-aaron-gray-punished-for-painkiller-overdose/story-fni3gki8-1227623983416|title=Dylan Walker, Aaron Gray Punished for Painkiller Overdose|website=The Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney|access-date=2015-12-17}}</ref>

On 17 December 2015, Walker signed with the [[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles]] on a four-year deal starting from 2016, after he was heavily linked to sign with them since his release from the Rabbitohs, putting the end to his tumultuous off season.

Although he had played most of his first-grade career in the centres, Manly coach [[Trent Barrett]] and Manly-Warringah legend and rugby league [[The Immortals (rugby league)|Immortal]] [[Bob Fulton]], named Walker as the replacement five-eighth for New Zealand international half [[Kieran Foran]], who left Manly for [[Parramatta Eels|Parramatta]]. At the official announcement of his signing during a Manly pre-season training camp in [[Coffs Harbour]], Walker told the ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'' "Five-eighth was my favourite position coming through the juniors and if the coach (Barrett) wants me there I will jump at the opportunity".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/manly-sea-eagles/manly-sea-eagles-sign-dylan-walker-from-south-sydney-rabbitohs-20151216-glpfvu.html|title=Manly Sea Eagles sign Dylan Walker from South Sydney Rabbitohs|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=17 December 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/sea-eagles-sign-dylan-walker/tabid/10874/newsid/91216/default.aspx|title=Sea Eagles sign Dylan Walker|publisher=National Rugby League |date=16 December 2015 }}</ref>

=== Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (2016-2021) ===

==== Shift from centre to five-eighth, New South Wales representative debut (2016) ====
On 13 January, Walker was named in the emerging [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales Blues]] squad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/daley-names-2016-emerging-blues/tabid/10874/newsid/91337/default.aspx|title=Daley names 2016 Emerging Blues|publisher=National Rugby League|date=13 January 2016 |access-date=2016-01-15}}</ref> In Round 1 of the [[2016 NRL season]], he made his club debut for Manly-Warringah against the [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]], starting at five-eighth in the Sea Eagles' 28–6 loss at [[Brookvale Oval]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Michael Carayannis|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-match-report/nrl-round-one-canterbury-bulldogs-thump-trent-barretts-manly-sea-eagles-20160304-gnb463.html|title=NRL round one: Canterbury Bulldogs thump Trent Barrett's Manly Sea Eagles|date=4 March 2016 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=2016-03-05}}</ref> In Round 2 against the [[Wests Tigers]], he scored his first club try for Manly in the 36–22 loss at [[Leichhardt Oval]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/tedesco-treble-beats-manly/tabid/10874/newsid/93794/default.aspx|title=Tedesco treble beats Manly|date=14 March 2016 |publisher=National Rugby League|access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref>

On 1 June, he made his debut for [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] against [[Queensland rugby league team|Queensland]] in Game 1 of the [[2016 State of Origin series]], coming off the interchange bench. He came onto the field at the 71st minute, and made an error shortly after.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/updated-team-lists-holden-state-of-origin-i/tabid/10874/newsid/96568/default.aspx|title=Updated team lists: Holden State of Origin I|publisher=National Rugby League|date=2016-02-28|access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Adrian Proszenko|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/state-of-origin/state-of-origin-2016-walkers-on-but-only-just-20160601-gp9dfz.html|title=State of Origin 2016: Walker's on, but only just|date=June 2016 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=2016-06-02}}</ref>

In July 2016, Walker was fined $10,000 by Manly-Warringah after he punched his front door and injured his hand. Walker and his partner reported that he had punched the door out of frustration over an undisclosed incident. Walker was ruled out for a month as his hand required surgery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/sea-eagles-dylan-walker-fined-10000-for-punching-door-and-will-not-play-for-a-month-20160711-gq2wsq.html/|title=Sea Eagles' Dylan Walker fined $10,000 for punching door and will not play for a month|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=11 July 2016 }}</ref>

Walker finished the [[2016 NRL season]] playing in 18 games, scoring 8 tries and kicking 12 goals as Manly finished 13th on the ladder, which meant Walker would not qualify for the finals for the first time in his career.

==== Dally M Centre Of The Year (2017) ====
For the [[2017 NRL season]], Walker was shifted back to centre in the Manly side. In round 8 against Canberra, Walker missed a conversion to win the game for Manly in normal time and got into an on-field incident with Canberra player [[Josh Hodgson]].{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} In extra time, Walker kicked a penalty goal to win the game for Manly despite being heckled by the Canberra players behind the goal. On 28 June 2017 against Cronulla, Cronulla player [[Jayden Brailey]] attempted to tackle Walker but broke his jaw in two places as a result, Walker was seen on camera abusing Brailey as he left the field.

At the end of the [[2017 NRL season]], Walker was named [[Dally M Awards|Dally M]] Centre of the year, scoring 13 tries in 13 games, and kicking 28 goals as Manly finished the season in 6th position. Walker played at centre in Manly’s loss in Week 1 of the finals to the [[Penrith Panthers]]. On 28 September 2017, Walker broke his leg and fractured his ankle while playing for The Australian Prime Ministers’ XIII side.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2017/04/22/walker-has-the-last-laugh-for-manly/|title=Walker has the last laugh for Manly|date=22 April 2017|publisher=National Rugby League|access-date=7 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zerotackle.com/sharks-hooker-jayden-brailey-breaks-jaw-two-places-28060/|title=Sharks hooker Jayden Brailey breaks jaw in two places|last=Sharks.com.au|date=28 June 2017|website=zerotackle.com|access-date=7 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/manly-daily/sport/sea-eagles-dylan-walker-faces-more-surgery/news-story/4b59e5451860e5dc120c473bc0316186|title=More surgery for Dylan Walker|date=28 September 2017|website=The Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney|access-date=7 December 2018}}</ref>

==== Manly narrowly avoid the wooden spoon (2018) ====
In Round 11, Walker suffered a fractured eye socket after getting into a fist fight with Melbourne player [[Curtis Scott]]. According to the other players on the field, Walker had been heckling Scott for most of the game when the fight broke out in the second half. After the game scans revealed that Walker would be out for 6–8 weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12055598|title=NRL: What Dylan Walker said to spark punch from Melbourne Storm's Curtis Scott|date=21 May 2018|access-date=7 December 2018|work=The New Zealand Herald}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-21/curtis-scott-takes-two-weeks-breaking-dylan-walkers-eye-socket/9783818|title=Curtis Scott gets just two weeks for breaking Dylan Walker's eye socket|first=Cameron|last=Best|date=21 May 2018|publisher=ABC News|location=Australia|access-date=7 December 2018}}</ref>

Walker finished the [[2018 NRL season]] playing in 14 games (4 games at centre and 10 games at five-eighth) and scoring 2 tries as Manly failed to qualify for the finals, finishing in 15th position.

==== Another solid season en route to the finals (2019) ====
In round 10 of the [[2019 NRL season]], Walker played his first game of the season at centre and scored a try in his first game back from his suspension from the [[NRL]] due to an off-field incident. In Round 18, Walker shifted positions from centre to five-eighth, where he played for the rest of the year.

Walker made a total of 17 appearances for Manly in 2019 as the club finished 6th on the table and qualified for the finals. Walker played in both finals matches as the club reached the elimination semi-final against [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]] in which Manly were defeated by his old club 34–26 at [[ANZ Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-20/nrl-south-sydney-rabbitohs-beat-manly-sea-eagles-in-semi-final/11527098/|title=South Sydney Rabbitohs beat Manly Sea Eagles 34–26 in NRL semi-final|publisher=ABC News|location=Australia|date=20 September 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/09/20/rabbitohs-dig-deep-to-eliminate-sea-eagles-in-finals-thriller/|title=Rabbitohs dig deep to eliminate Sea Eagles in finals thriller|publisher=National Rugby League|date=20 September 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/09/14/under-strength-sea-eagles-send-sharks-packing/|title=Under-strength Sea Eagles send Sharks packing|publisher=National Rugby League|date=14 September 2019 }}</ref>

==== Māori All Stars debut and a mediocre season for Manly (2020) ====
On 22 February, Walker made his debut for the [[NRL All Stars game|Māori All Stars]] and played at centre in their 30-16 victory over the Indigenous All Stars.

Walker played a total of seven games at five-eighth for Manly-Warringah in the [[2020 NRL season]] as they finished a disappointing 13th on the table.<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Loughlin |first=Liam |date=2020-10-26 |title=NRL 2020 Season Review: How will your side fare next year? |work=Sporting News |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-2020-season-review-rugby-league-dragons-broncos-titans-tigers-knights-sharks-roosters-eels-rabbitohs-raiders-panthers-storm/k79lmelm2xgj1ffsf8xh7phob/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026175328/https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-2020-season-review-rugby-league-dragons-broncos-titans-tigers-knights-sharks-roosters-eels-rabbitohs-raiders-panthers-storm/k79lmelm2xgj1ffsf8xh7phob/ |archive-date=2020-10-26}}</ref>

==== First glimpses of the ability to play different position's, and Manly’s best season finish in years (2021) ====
In Round 1, Walker started the [[2021 NRL season]] at [[Fullback (rugby league)|fullback]] where he played the first 5 games, before reverting back to his preferred position of centre, after Dally M Player of the Year, Tom Trbojevic, returned to the squad from injury. He also played a game at [[Halfback (rugby league)|halfback]]. In Round 14, he came off the interchange bench for the first time in his first-grade career where he was able to come on the field as an impact player.

Walker finished the season playing 20 games for Manly, and scoring 5 tries. Walker played at centre in the club's preliminary final loss against [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-finals-2021-south-sydney-rabbitohs-vs-manly-sea-eagles-tom-trbojevic-live-stream-updates-how-to-watch-news/news-story/27d07d70e5732eed005fa94afec8c9df/|title=GLORY, GLORY: Souths march into the GF as Wayne masterminds Manly mauling|publisher=Fox Sports|location=Australia|date=24 September 2021 }}</ref>

==== Venturing into the forward pack, adapting into a specialist utility (2022) ====
On 12 February, Walker played at centre in the Māori All Stars 16-10 victory in the [[2022 All Stars match|2022 All Stars Match]]. On 2 March, Walker signed a three-year deal to join the [[New Zealand Warriors]] starting in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/dylan-walker-signs-three-year-deal-new-zealand-warriors-2023-onwards/mybtsacfyjkrwtdwwzcu5akd/|title=Dylan Walker signs three-year deal with New Zealand Warriors from 2023 onwards|website=sportingnews.com|date=2 March 2022 }}</ref>

Coming off the interchange bench for majority of games during the season, Walker played as a hooker and also a lock, adding to his repertoire of positions Walker can play, fully developing into a specialist utility. Walker played a total of 19 games for Manly in the [[2022 NRL season]] as the club finished 11th on the table and missed the finals. Walker's final game for Manly was a 21–20 loss to [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Canterbury]] in round 25 of the competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/nrl-2022-manly-sea-eagles-season-review/s7drlzqcamqqwsoxvyiz8ua3/|title=NRL 2022: Manly Sea Eagles season review|website=sportingnews.com|date=31 August 2022 |access-date=7 October 2022}}</ref>

===New Zealand Warriors (2023-===

==== Return to career best form as a forward, and the ultimate utility (2023) ====
Walker made his club debut for New Zealand in round 1 of the [[2023 NRL season]] against [[Newcastle Knights|Newcastle]].

Walker finished the 2023 NRL season playing in 24 games in his best season in many years. Walker’s veteran experience and his versatility and ability to play multiple positions (prop, hooker, second row, lock, centre or five-eighth) helped guide the New Zealand Warriors to their first top 4 ladder finish since 2008.

Due to a calf injury to starting halfback Shaun Johnson before Week 1 of the Finals, Walker was shifted to five-eighth in the Warriors’ 32-6 loss to Penrith. In Week 2, Walker came off the interchange bench and scored a try in the Warriors’ victory against the Newcastle Knights. Walker played off the bench and put in a strong performance in the Warriors’ preliminary final loss to the Brisbane Broncos.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/nrl-2023-new-zealand-warriors-season-review/8343d491a8ee8126ee2829c2#:~:text=This%20season%2C%20they%20struggled%20to,magic%20they%20had%20last%20year./|title=NRL 2023: New Zealand Warriors season review|website=www.sportingnews.com}}</ref>

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Club
!Games
!Tries
!Goals
!Pts
|-
|2013
| rowspan="3" |{{Leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]
|16
|8
|1
|34
|-
|2014
|24
|12
|1
|50
|-
|2015
|22
|13
| -
|52
|-
|2016
| rowspan="7" |{{Leagueicon|Manly|16}} [[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles]]
|18
|8
|12
|56
|-
|2017
|25
|13
|28
|108
|-
|2018
|14
|2
| -
|8
|-
|2019
|17
|3
| -
|12
|-
|2020
|7
|1
| -
|4
|-
|2021
|20
|5
| -
|20
|-
|2022
|23
| -
| -
| -
|-
|2023
|{{Leagueicon|Auckland|16}} [[New Zealand Warriors]]
|24
|3
| -
|8
|-
|
| align="right"|Totals:
| align="right"|'''210'''
| align="right"|'''68'''
| align="right"|'''42'''
| align="right"|'''360'''
|}

==Personal life==
Walker and fellow Warriors teammate [[Jazz Tevaga]] are close friends, often referred to as the ‘Bald Brothers’.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Walker on making No.14 his own and the partnership between the "bald brothers" |url=https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/04/05/walker-on-making-no-14-his-own-and-the-partnership-between-the-bald-brothers |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=www.sen.com.au |language=en}}</ref>

'''Controversies'''

On 6 December 2018, Walker was arrested by police after allegedly assaulting his fiancée that day at their home in Sydney and was charged with domestic-related common assault.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-player-dylan-walker-charged-with-assaulting-fiance-20181207-p50krh.html
|title=Walker stood down from Manly training after charge of assaulting fiancee |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=7 December 2018 |access-date=14 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/02/26/court-told-of-scuffle-involving-manlys-dylan-walker/ |title=Court told of scuffle involving Manly's Dylan Walker |publisher=National Rugby League |date=26 February 2019 |access-date=14 May 2019}}</ref> The NRL applied its new no-fault stand down policy, so Walker was suspended indefinitely. On 10 May 2019, at the court hearing, the magistrate dismissed the charges, saying she was not satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that Walker had assaulted his partner. The NRL stated immediately that Walker was able to resume playing for Manly.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-10/manlys-dylan-walker-found-not-guilty-domestic-violence-charges/11102580 |title=Dylan Walker found not guilty of domestic violence charges, NRL says no-fault standdown has expired |publisher=ABC News|location=Australia|date =10 May 2019 |access-date=14 May 2019}}</ref>

In November 2020, it was reported that Walker was involved in an altercation with two men outside a pizza restaurant in Sydney. Walker was later arrested and taken to Manly police station. On 18 November 2020, Walker pleaded not guilty to two counts of common assault.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/walker-pleads-not-guilty-to-pizza-shop-assault-charges-20201118-p56fo2.html/|title=Walker pleads not guilty to pizza shop assault charges|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=18 November 2020 }}</ref> On 14 May 2021, Walker changed his plea to guilty but escaped conviction and was handed an 18-month conditional release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/dylan-walker-pleads-guilty-to-assaulting-pizza-shop-worker-20210514-p57rwm.html|title=Dylan Walker escapes conviction for drunken pizza shop worker assault|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=14 May 2021 }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*[https://www.seaeagles.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/manly-warringah-sea-eagles/dylan-walker/ Manly Sea Eagles profile]
*[http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/playerstats/playerprofile/tabid/10898/clubid/5/playerid/5454/seasonid/44/default.aspx NRL profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160301082212/http://www.seaeagles.com.au/team/profiles/dylan_walker.html Manly Warringah Sea Eagles profile]

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{{South Sydney Rabbitohs squad - 2014 NRL premiers}}
{{South Sydney Rabbitohs - 2015 World Club Challenge winners}}
{{South Sydney Rabbitohs - 2015 Auckland Nines winners}}
{{Australia squad - 2014 Rugby League Four Nations}}

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Adam Pompey

2024-05-19T04:03:38Z

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{{short description|New Zealand rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Adam Pompey
|fullname = Adam Wetere Moses Pompey
|nickname =
|image = Adam Pompey Warriors.jpg
|position = {{rlp|CE|WG}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|8|22}}
| birth_place = [[Auckland]], New Zealand
| height = {{convert|190|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|98|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
| club1 = {{nowrap|[[New Zealand Warriors]]}}
| year1start = 2019
| year1end = present
| appearances1 = 85
| tries1 = 21
| goals1 = 24
| fieldgoals1 = 0
| points1 = 132
| teamA = [[New Zealand Māori rugby league team|Māori All Stars]]
| yearAstart = 2023
| yearAend = 24
| appearancesA = 2
| triesA = 0
| goalsA = 0
| fieldgoalsA = 0
| pointsA = 0
|new = yes
|source = <ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/adam-pompey/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref>
|updated = 12 May 2024
}}

'''Adam Pompey''' (born 22 August 1998) is a New Zealand professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|ce}} and {{rlp|wg}}er for the [[New Zealand Warriors]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

==Background==
Pompey was born in [[Auckland, New Zealand]]. He attended [[Wesley College, Auckland|Wesley College]] in Auckland.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boynton |first1=John |title=Wesley College rugby and league talent look to take next steps in sporting careers |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/84673890/wesley-college-rugby-and-league-talent-look-to-take-next-steps-in-sporting-careers |accessdate=20 July 2019 |work=stuff.co.nz |date=27 September 2016}}</ref>

He played in the [[NRL Under-20s]] for the [[Sydney Roosters]] and, while under contract there, played also for the Roosters' feeder club, the [[Wyong Roos]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Becht |first1=Richard |title=Pompey to make NRL debut tonight |url=https://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2019/07/19/pompey-to-make-nrl-debut-tonight/ |accessdate=20 July 2019 |work=www.warriors.kiwi |date=19 July 2019}}</ref>

==Career==

===2019===
Pompey made his first grade debut for the Warriors against the [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] in round 18 of the [[2019 NRL season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/07/16/round-18-team-announcements/ |title=Round 18 team lists |publisher=NRL.com |date=19 July 2019}}</ref> In round 24 2019, Pompey scored his first NRL try in the Warriors 10-31 loss to the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] at [[Mount Smart Stadium|Mt Smart Stadium]] in Auckland.{{fact|date=May 2022}}

===2020===
In round 16 of the [[2020 NRL season]], Pompey scored two tries in a 36-6 victory over Newcastle at Scully Park in Tamworth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/08/29/warriors-roll-knights-to-keep-finals-hopes-alive/|title=Warriors roll Knights to keep finals hopes alive|website=www.nrl.com}}</ref>

===2021===
In round 3 of the [[2021 NRL season]], Pompey scored the match winning try in a 34-31 win over the [[Canberra Raiders]].{{fact|date=May 2022}}

===2022===
Pompey made a total of 19 appearances for the New Zealand club in the [[2022 NRL season]] as they finished 15th on the table.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/warriors/warriors-farewell-15-players-after-return-to-new-zealand/news-story/10c5db674841c74a716fce5ece20e047/|title=Warriors farewell 15 players after return to New Zealand|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>

===2023===
In round 6 of the [[2023 NRL season]], Pompey scored two tries for New Zealand in their 34-24 loss against [[Newcastle Knights|Newcastle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-newcastle-knights-vs-warriors-live-stream-live-blog-supercoach-scores-videos-jackson-hastings-shaun-johnson/news-story/12f6bb7fa0dd2e33332349e10e9a94e4/|title=Knights send $5m statements as brutal axing sparks stunning surge: 3 Big Hits|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>
Pompey played a total of 27 matches for New Zealand in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished fourth and qualified for the finals. In the 2023 preliminary final, Pompey missed all three conversion attempts at goal and was sin binned for a professional foul in the second half as New Zealand lost 42-12 against [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-finals-2023-brisbane-broncos-vs-warriors-preliminary-final-teams-live-stream-live-blog-supercoach-scores-videos-reece-walsh-shaun-johnson/news-story/9227d65328bb399a721adf6c90d42873/|title=Kev-olution complete: Broncos book GF as Wahs whacked by ‘absolute freak’|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.warriors.kiwi/teams/telstra-premiership/warriors/adam-pompey/ New Zealand Warriors profile]

{{New Zealand Warriors squad}}

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Jackson Ford

2024-05-19T04:03:20Z

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{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{use Australian English|date=March 2020}}
{{use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Jackson Ford
|fullname = Jackson Ford
|nickname =
|image = Jackson Ford.jpg
|image_size =
|position = {{rlp|SR|LK}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|02|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Shellharbour, New South Wales]], Australia
|height = {{convert|187|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|97|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
| club1 = [[St. George Illawarra Dragons|St. George Illawarra]]
| year1start = 2019
| year1end = 22
| appearances1 = 33
| tries1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| fieldgoals1 = 0
| points1 = 8
| club2 = [[New Zealand Warriors]]
| year2start = 2023
| year2end = present
| appearances2 = 35
| tries2 = 7
| goals2 = 0
| fieldgoals2 = 0
| points2 = 28
| new = yes
| source = <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/jackson-ford/summary.html |title=Jackson Ford - Career Stats & Summary |website=Rugby League Project }}</ref>
|updated = 12 May 2024
}}

'''Jackson Ford''' (born 17 February 1998) is an Australian professional [[rugby league]] [[footballer]] who plays as a {{rlp|sr}} forward and {{rlp|lk}} for the [[New Zealand Warriors]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

He previously played for the [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]] in the NRL.

==Background==
Ford was born in [[Shellharbour, New South Wales]], Australia.

He played his junior rugby league for the [[Gerringong Lions]] in the [[Group 7 Rugby League]].

==Playing career==
===2019===
In Round 20 of the 2019 [[Canterbury Cup NSW]] competition, Ford scored 4 tries as St George Illawarra defeated the [[Wentworthville Magpies]] 36-16 at [[Kogarah Oval]]. After this performance, Ford was called into the first grade team.

Ford made his first grade debut for St George Illawarra against the [[Gold Coast Titans]] in round 21 of the [[2019 NRL season]] which ended in a 40-28 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/08/06/round-21-nrl-team-announcements/ |title=NRL Round 21 team announcements |date=2019-08-11 |website=NRL.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806130139/https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/08/06/round-21-nrl-team-announcements/ |archive-date=2019-08-06 |access-date=2019-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-gold-coast-titans-st-george-illawarra-dragons-coach-defence/5xhsb3rxkpuc1wnerzm4lpu98/ |title=Dragons vs Titans: Gold Coast Titans defence slammed as 'too easy for first grade' |last=McKirdy |first=Lachlan |date=2019-08-10 |website=Sporting News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812093454/https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-gold-coast-titans-st-george-illawarra-dragons-coach-defence/5xhsb3rxkpuc1wnerzm4lpu98/ |archive-date=2019-08-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2019/08/06/canterbury-cup-nsw-team-of-the-week--rd-20/ |title=Canterbury Cup NSW Team of the Week |date=2019-08-06 |website=NSW Rugby League |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812152521/https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2019/08/06/canterbury-cup-nsw-team-of-the-week--rd-20/ |archive-date=2019-08-12}}</ref>
The following week against Cronulla-Sutherland, Ford scored his first try in the top grade as St George Illawarra lost the match 18-12 at [[Shark Park]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-18/nrl-scorecentre-roosters-warriors-sharks-dragons/11412292/ |title=Sydney Roosters belt Warriors, Cronulla Sharks beat St George Illawarra Dragons to go into top eight |date=2019-08-18 |work=ABC News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818135344/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-18/nrl-scorecentre-roosters-warriors-sharks-dragons/11412292 |archive-date=2019-08-18 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref>

On 29 September 2019, Ford was named in the [[2019 Canterbury Cup NSW]] team of the season for his performances throughout the year as St George Illawarra finished as the competition's minor premiers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2019/09/29/canterbury-cup-nsw-team-of-the-year-2019/ |title=2019 Canterbury Cup NSW Team of the Year |date=2019-09-29 |website=NSW Rugby League |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929104415/https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2019/09/29/canterbury-cup-nsw-team-of-the-year-2019/ |archive-date=2019-09-29}}</ref>

===2020===
Ford played a total of 12 games for [[St. George Illawarra]] in the [[2020 NRL season]] as the club missed out on the finals.

===2021 & 2022===
Ford played a total of 11 matches for [[St. George Illawarra]] in the [[2021 NRL season]] as the club finished 11th on the table and missed out on the finals, he made his long awaited return in the Round 24 win over the Wests Tigers scoring a try running 11 times for over 125 metres 20 tackles and an offload in the 37 minute stint. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Brunsdon |first=Simon |date=2021-08-28 |title=Luckless Cowboy ends 14-game losing streak; Dragons find their new No.6: 3 Big Hits |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-st-george-illawarra-dragons-vs-north-queensland-cowboys-live-stream-blog-score-updates-supercoach/news-story/bb4205d15445f75b33404ef10c54a3b6/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006192827/https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-st-george-illawarra-dragons-vs-north-queensland-cowboys-live-stream-blog-score-updates-supercoach/news-story/bb4205d15445f75b33404ef10c54a3b6 |archive-date=2021-10-06 |access-date=2021-10-06 |website=[[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]]}}</ref>
In September 2022, Ford was announced to have signed with the [[New Zealand Warriors]] on a two year deal, starting in 2023.

===2023===
Ford played 24 games with the New Zealand Warriors in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals. Ford played in all three finals games as the club reached the preliminary final stage before being knocked out by Brisbane.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/nrl-2023-new-zealand-warriors-season-review/8343d491a8ee8126ee2829c2#:~:text=This%20season%2C%20they%20struggled%20to,magic%20they%20had%20last%20year./|title=NRL 2023: New Zealand Warriors season review|website=www.sportingnews.com}}</ref>

===Statistics===
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center"
|-
! Season !! Team !! Pld !! T !! G !! FG !! |P
|-
| [[2019 NRL season|2019]] || rowspan="4" | {{leagueicon|St. George Illawarra Dragons|23}} [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]] || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4
|-
| [[2020 NRL season|2020]] || 12 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[2021 NRL season|2021]] || 11 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[2022 NRL season|2022]] || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4
|-
| [[2023 NRL season|2023]] || {{leagueicon|New Zealand Warriors|23}} [[New Zealand Warriors]] || 24 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 16
|-
! !! Totals !! 57 !! 6 !! 0 !! 0 !! 24
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.dragons.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/st-george-illawarra-dragons/jackson-ford/ Dragons profile]

{{New Zealand Warriors squad}}

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Ali Leiataua

2024-05-19T04:02:32Z

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{{Multiple issues|
{{BLP sources|date=June 2023}}
{{primary sources|date=June 2023}}
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{{Short description|New Zealand rugby league player}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Ali Leiataua
|fullname =
|image = Ali Leiataua.jpg
|image_size =
|position = {{rlp|CE}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|01|09|df=yes}}
|birth_place = [[Auckland]], New Zealand
|height = {{convert|188|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|102|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|club1 = [[New Zealand Warriors]]
|year1start = 2023
|year1end = present
|appearances1 = 2
|tries1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 0
|new = yes
|source = <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/taine-tuaupki/summary.html | title=Ali Leiataua - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project }}</ref>
}}

'''Ali Leiataua''' ({{IPAc-en|l|eɪ|ə|t|aʊ|ə}}) (born 9 January 2003) is a New Zealand [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|ce}} for the [[New Zealand Warriors]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

==Background==
Leiataua was born in [[Auckland]], and was educated at [[King's College, Auckland|King's College]]. He is the nephew of former New Zealand Warriors player [[Ali Lauiti'iti]].

==Playing career==

===Juniors===
In 2017, Leiataua earned a contract with the [[New Zealand Warriors]] at age 14 whilst playing [[rugby union]] for King's College and rugby league for the [[Auckland Rugby League|Papatoetoe Panthers]]. He went on to play for 'Auckland Blue' in the [[New Zealand Rugby League]] under-20s competition, as well as the Warriors' [[S.G. Ball Cup]] side.

===2023===
Following a string of good form, and injuries to other centres, Leiataua was named to debut at {{rlp|ce}} in his side's 36−14 victory over the [[Canberra Raiders]] at [[Canberra Stadium]] in round 15 of the [[2023 NRL season]]. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-06 |title=Rd 15 Team List: Leiataua making NRL debut against Raiders |url=https://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2023/06/06/leiataua-to-debut-on-friday-night/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Warriors |language=en}}</ref> Leiataua re-signed with the club for a further two seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-10 |title=Egan and Leiataua signed to end of 2025 season |url=https://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2023/07/10/wayde-egan-ali-leiataua-re-signed-until-2025/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Warriors |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{New Zealand Warriors squad}}

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Taine Tuaupiki

2024-05-19T04:02:18Z

2001:8003:363B:F200:D09D:DCC5:4AFA:B908:

{{Short description|New Zealand rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Taine Tuaupki
|fullname = Taine Tuaupiki
|image = Taine Tuaupiki.jpg
|image_size =
|position = {{rlp|FB}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|08|31|df=yes}}
|birth_place = [[Manly, New South Wales|Manly]], [[New South Wales]], Australia
|height = {{convert|178|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|83|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|club1 = [[New Zealand Warriors]]
|year1start = 2023
|year1end = present
|appearances1 = 9
|tries1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 0
|new = yes
|source = <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/taine-tuaupki/summary.html | title=Taine Tuaupki - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project }}</ref>
}}

'''Taine Tuaupiki''' ({{IPAc-en|t|aʊ|p|ɪ|k|i}}) (born 31 August 1999) is a New Zealand [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|fb}} for the [[New Zealand Warriors]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

==Background==
Tuaupiki was born in [[Manly, New South Wales|Manly]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. He grew up in [[Taharoa]] on the southern side of [[Kawhia Harbour]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/warriors/131506862/im-a-bit-rattled-emotional-moment-warriors-fullback-taine-tuaupiki-learns-he-will-achieve-his-nrl-dream|title=I'm a bit rattled': Emotional moment Warriors fullback Taine Tuaupiki learns he will achieve his NRL dream|date=15 March 2023|website=Stuff}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Rosser |first1=Cory |title=Welcome to Tahāroa: Rugby league capital of the world |url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/03/22/welcome-to-tahroa-rugby-league-capital-of-the-world/ |website=NRL.com |access-date=5 April 2023 |date=22 March 2023}}</ref>

Tuaupiki is related to fellow [[New Zealand Warriors]] player, [[Te Maire Martin]].{{fact|date=January 2024}}

==Playing career==
===Early career===
Tuaupiki was educated at [[Coombabah State High School]], where he played in the 2016 NRL Schoolboys Cup Queensland final against [[Keebra Park State High School]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Brien |first1=Connor |title=Fairytale finish the beginning for Taine |work=The Gold Coast Bulletin |publisher=Nationwide News Pty Ltd |date=25 May 2019 |location=Southport, Queensland |page=101}}</ref> and played junior rugby league for the [[Burleigh Bears]], progressing through to the [[Hastings Deering Colts]] competition in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gold Coast Rugby League 2021: Burleigh Bears young gun Taine Tuaupiki tapped for big things |work=The Gold Coast Bulletin |publisher=Nationwide News Pty Ltd |date=19 March 2021 |location=Southport, Queensland}}</ref> Following an impressive season for Burleigh in the [[2022 Queensland Cup]] season, Tuaupiki won the [[Petero Civoniceva]] Medal as the competition's best and fairest while also being named the rookie of the year,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wright |first1=Nick |title=Burleigh Bears star Taine Tuaupiki pays tribute to pair at the heart of his resurgence |work=The Gold Coast Bulletin |publisher=Nationwide News Pty Ltd |date=25 September 2022 |location=Southport, Queensland}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hillier |first1=Michael |title=Tuaupiki and Storch take top honours at QRL Awards |url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2022/09/23/tuaupiki-and-storch-take-top-honours-at-qrl-awards/ |website=qrl.com.au |access-date=5 April 2023 |date=23 September 2022}}</ref> earning a NRL development contract with the [[New Zealand Warriors]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wright |first1=Nick |title=Rookie Hub: Gold Coast gun Taine Tuaupiki earns NRL chance to replace Queensland wunderkind Reece Walsh at the New Zealand Warriors |work=The Gold Coast Bulletin |publisher=Nationwide News Pty Ltd |date=4 August 2022 |location=Southport, Queensland}}</ref> Tuaupiki also won Burleigh's player of the year award to cap off his time at the Queensland Cup club.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Tanya |title=Tuaupiki caps off huge year with top Bears award |url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2022/10/18/tuaupiki-caps-off-huge-year-with-top-bears-award/ |website=qrl.com.au |access-date=5 April 2023 |date=18 October 2022}}</ref>

===New Zealand Warriors: 2023–present===
Tuaupiki was one of a host of players who excelled in the [[New Zealand Warriors]]’ 48–12 win over [[Wests Tigers]] in their first NRL trial at [[Mount Smart Stadium]].<ref name="Newshub">{{Cite web|last1=Powell |first1=Alex|url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2023/03/nrl-nz-warriors-setting-bar-high-for-rookie-fullback-taine-tuaupiki-as-club-debut-against-north-queensland-cowboys-awaits.html|title=NRL: NZ Warriors setting bar high for rookie fullback Taine Tuaupiki as club debut against North Queensland Cowboys awaits|date=16 March 2023|website=Newshub}}</ref> Tuaupiki was upgraded to a fulltime NRL contract with the Warriors for the 2023 season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Meyn |first1=Travis |title=LOSS REIGNITES HUNGERTO PLAY IN NRL |work=The Gold Coast Bulletin |publisher=Nationwide News Pty Ltd |date=18 March 2023 |location=Southport, Queensland |page=107}}</ref>
Tuaupiki made his first grade debut in his side's 26−12 victory over the [[North Queensland Cowboys]] at [[North Queensland Stadium]] in round 3 of the [[2023 NRL season]],<ref name="Newshub"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dayal |first1=Zion |title=Warriors debutant Tuaupiki ready to step up for club and culture |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/03/15/warriors-debutant-tuaupiki-ready-to-step-up-for-club-and-culture/ |website=1news.co.nz |access-date=5 April 2023 |date=15 March 2023}}</ref> impressing in the absence of the Warriors regular fullback [[Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wright |first1=Nick |title=Tuaupiki impresses from start |work=The Gold Coast Bulletin |publisher=Nationwide News Pty Ltd |date=20 March 2023 |location=Southport, Queensland}}</ref>

He played five games for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/nrl-2023-new-zealand-warriors-season-review/8343d491a8ee8126ee2829c2#:~:text=This%20season%2C%20they%20struggled%20to,magic%20they%20had%20last%20year./|title=NRL 2023: New Zealand Warriors season review|website=www.sportingnews.com}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Individual'''
* Petero Civoniceva Medal (Queensland Cup Player of the Year): 2022
* Queensland Cup Rookie of the Year: 2022
* Burleigh Bears Player of the Year: 2022

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.warriors.kiwi/teams/nrl-premiership/warriors/taine-tuaupiki/ New Zealand Warriors profile]

{{New Zealand Warriors squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tuaupki, Taine}}
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Australian rugby league players]]
[[Category:Burleigh Bears players]]
[[Category:New Zealand Warriors players]]
[[Category:People from Manly, New South Wales]]
[[Category:Rugby league fullbacks]]
[[Category:Rugby league players from Sydney]]
{{Rugbyleague-bio-stub}}

Mitchell Barnett

2024-05-19T04:01:47Z

2001:8003:363B:F200:D09D:DCC5:4AFA:B908:

{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{distinguish|Mitch Barnett (Canadian football)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Mitch Barnett
|fullname = Mitchell Barnett
|image = mitchellbarnett.jpg
|imagesize = 290
|caption =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|4|15}}
|birth_place = [[Taree, New South Wales]], Australia
|height = {{convert|187|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|104|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|position = {{rlp|SR|LK|PR}}
|club1 = [[Canberra Raiders]]
|year1start = 2015
|year1end =
|appearances1 = 2
|tries1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 0
|club2 = {{nowrap|[[Newcastle Knights]]}}
|year2start = 2016
|year2end = 22
|appearances2 = 126
|tries2 = 21
|goals2 = 16
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 116
|club3 = {{nowrap|[[New Zealand Warriors]]}}
|year3start = 2023
|year3end = present
|appearances3 = 26
|tries3 = 2
|goals3 = 0
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 8
| teamA = {{nowrap|[[New South Wales Residents|NSW Residents]]}}
| yearAstart = 2015
| yearAend = 16
| appearancesA = 2
| triesA = 2
| goalsA = 0
| fieldgoalsA = 0
| pointsA = 8
|retired =
|source = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/mitchell-barnett/summary.html|title=Mitchell Barnett - Career Stats & Summary|publisher=Rugby League Project|date=1994-04-15|accessdate=2016-04-10}}</ref>
|updated = 12 May 2024
}}

'''Mitchell Barnett''' (born 15 April 1994) is an Australian professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|sr|lk}} or {{rlp|pr}} forward for the [[New Zealand Warriors]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

He previously played for the [[Canberra Raiders]] and [[Newcastle Knights]] in the [[National Rugby League]].

==Background==
Barnett was born in [[Taree, New South Wales]], [[Australia]].

He started his junior rugby league career with [[Wingham Tigers|Wingham Tigers Junior Rugby League]] in 1999, and remained with Wingham JRL until the end of under-16s in 2011, when he was signed by the [[Newcastle Knights]].

==Playing career==
===Early career===
After playing in the lower grades at the [[Newcastle Knights]], Barnett joined the [[Canberra Raiders]].
[[File:MITCHELL BARNETT.jpg|thumb|right|Barnett playing for the [[Canberra Raiders]] NYC side in 2014]]
In 2013 and 2014, he played for Canberra's [[National Youth Competition (rugby league)|NYC]] team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nycdatabase.org/players/b/|title=B|publisher=Nyc Database|date=27 December 2012|accessdate=2015-08-10}}</ref>

===2015===
In 2015, Barnett graduated to Canberra's [[Intrust Super Premiership NSW|New South Wales Cup]] team, [[Mount Pritchard Mounties]].<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2015/03/10/vb_nsw_cup_teams_rou.html|title=VB NSW CUP TEAMS ROUND 2|publisher=NSWRL|date=10 March 2015|accessdate=2015-08-10}}</ref> On 10 April, he re-signed with [[Canberra Raiders|Canberra]] on a two-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/barnett-re-signs-with-the-raiders-17023/|title=Barnett re-signs with the Raiders | NRL|publisher=Zero Tackle|date=10 April 2015|accessdate=2015-08-10}}</ref> On 3 May, he played for the [[New South Wales Residents rugby league team|New South Wales Residents]] against the [[Queensland Residents rugby league team|Queensland Residents]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/representative-round-team-lists/tabid/10874/newsid/85557/default.aspx|title=Representative Round team lists|publisher=NRL.com|date=28 April 2015|accessdate=2015-05-03}}</ref>

In round 22 of the [[2015 NRL season]], he made his [[National Rugby League|NRL]] debut for Canberra against the [[Wests Tigers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/updated-round-22-nrl-team-lists/tabid/10874/newsid/88631/default.aspx|title=Updated: Round 22 NRL team lists|publisher=NRL.com|date=10 August 2015|accessdate=2015-08-10}}</ref> On 27 September, he won the 2015 New South Wales Cup Player of the Year award and was named at second-row in the 2015 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2015/09/27/_2015_vb_nsw_cup_tea.html|title=2015 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year|publisher=NSWRL|accessdate=2015-09-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928015018/http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2015/09/27/_2015_vb_nsw_cup_tea.html|archivedate=28 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In November, after Barnett's management discovered his new Canberra contract for the next two seasons hadn't been lodged with the NRL, he opted to instead attempt to sign a more lucrative deal with the [[Gold Coast Titans]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zerotackle.com/raiders-explore-legal-avenues-over-contract-dispute-19590/#swivTzYVeSJa1DeE.97|title=Raiders explore 'legal avenues' over contract dispute|publisher=Zero Tackle|date=|accessdate=2016-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505230800/http://www.zerotackle.com/raiders-explore-legal-avenues-over-contract-dispute-19590/#swivTzYVeSJa1DeE.97|archive-date=5 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, after Canberra threatened legal action, the signed contract was discovered and lodged, Barnett returning to Canberra to honour the deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zerotackle.com/barnett-to-return-to-club-after-contract-discovered-19644/#sGeGDOTpYVEEdLPW.97|title=Barnett to return to club after contract discovered|publisher=Zero Tackle|date=|accessdate=2016-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625024338/http://www.zerotackle.com/barnett-to-return-to-club-after-contract-discovered-19644/#sGeGDOTpYVEEdLPW.97|archive-date=25 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2016===
On 8 May, Barnett played for the New South Wales Residents against the Queensland Residents for a second year in a row.<ref>{{cite web|author=NRL|url=http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2016/05/01/intrust_super_premie.html|title=UPDATED: 2016 ISP NSW Residents Team|publisher=NSWRL|date=3 May 2016|accessdate=2016-06-11}}</ref>

On 8 June, he re-joined the [[Newcastle Knights]] effective immediately on a contract until the end of 2017, after being released from the final two years of his [[Canberra Raiders]] contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zerotackle.com/knights-sign-young-duo-22285/#oY93UHx1DrJmpm6I.97|title=Knights sign young duo|publisher=Zero Tackle|date=8 June 2016|accessdate=2016-06-10}}</ref> He made his Newcastle debut in round 14 against the [[New Zealand Warriors]]. He played nine games for Newcastle in his first season at the club as they finished bottom of the table.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/updated-team-lists-knights-v-warriors/tabid/10874/newsid/97938/default.aspx|title=Updated team lists: Knights v Warriors|publisher=NRL.com|date=2016-02-28|accessdate=2016-06-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/other-sports/list/the-worst-teams-in-nrl-history-newcastle-knights-rugby-league-wooden-spoon-parramatta-eels-salary-cap-semi-radradra-kieran-foran/1k2c6o18od8431jen234fqd91u/4/|title=The worst teams in NRL history|website=Sporting News}}</ref>

===2017===
In March, Barnett re-signed with the Newcastle club on a three-year contract until the end of 2020. He made a total of 22 appearances and scored four tries for Newcastle as the club finished last on the table.<ref>{{cite web|author=NewcastleKnights.com.au |url=https://www.zerotackle.com/mitch-barnett-re-signs-knights-25790/ |title=Mitch Barnett re-signs with Knights |publisher=Zero Tackle |date=2017-03-05 |accessdate=2017-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2017/12/12/knights-2017-by-the-numbers/|title=Knights: 2017 by the numbers|website=NRL}}</ref>

===2018===
Barnett played 23 games for Newcastle in the [[2018 NRL season]] as the club finished 11th on the table.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/09/05/newcastle-knights-2018-season-review/|title=Newcastle Knights 2018 season review|website=NRL}}</ref>

===2019===
In round 11 against the [[Sydney Roosters]], Barnett kicked two goals, with one from the sideline, after regular kicker [[Kalyn Ponga]] went off the field with an injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2019/round-11/knights-v-roosters/|title=Knights v Roosters - Round 11, 2019 - Match Centre|website=National Rugby League|accessdate=27 May 2019}}</ref> In December, Barnett re-signed with the Newcastle club on a three-year contract until the end of 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2019/12/18/workhorse-mitch-barnett-extends-nrl-contract/|title=Workhorse Mitch Barnett extends NRL contract|website=Newcastle Knights|accessdate=18 December 2019}}</ref>

===2020===
Barnett played 13 games for Newcastle in the [[2020 NRL season]]. He played in Newcastle's first finals game since 2013 which was a 46-20 loss against [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]] in the elimination final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/11/29/knights-2020-season-by-the-numbers/|title=2020 season by the numbers|website=www.nrl.com}}</ref>

===2021===
Barnett played 24 games for Newcastle in the [[2021 NRL season]] including the club's elimination finals loss against [[Parramatta Eels|Parramatta]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-12/nrl-parramatta-eels-defeat-newcastle-knights/100436668/|title=Parramatta Eels defeat Newcastle Knights 28-20 in NRL elimination final|newspaper=ABC News|date=12 September 2021}}</ref>

===2022===
In round 3 of the [[2022 NRL season]], Barnett was sent off for using a raised elbow on opponent [[Chris Smith (rugby league, born 1994)|Chris Smith]] during Newcastle's 38-20 loss against [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-ivan-cleary-adam-obrien-mitchell-barnett-sendoff-penrith-panthers-vs-newcastle-knights-round-3/news-story/9d45cffffda2afd724ac3ab05af0d761/|title=‘Doesn’t need me kicking him’: O’Brien and Cleary respond to Knights star’s ‘unusual’ send-off|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref> and was subsequently referred to the [[NRL Judiciary]] for an ungraded dangerous contact charge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/03/13/juduciary-report-all-the-latest-charges/|title=Judiciary Report: Barnett suspended for six games|website=www.nrl.com}}</ref> Barnett had pleaded guilty and claimed the contact was careless, however, it was found to be reckless in nature, with a six match suspension handed down in relation to the incident.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/03/29/live-blog-nrl-judiciary---mitch-barnett-hearing/|title=Mitch Barnett banned for six matches|website=www.nrl.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/03/29/i-have-to-better-barnett-vows-to-mend-ways-after-ban/|title='I have to be better': Banned Barnett vows to mend ways|website=www.nrl.com}}</ref>

In April, Barnett signed a three-year contract with the [[New Zealand Warriors]] starting in 2023, after gaining a release from the final year of his Knights contract.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2022/04/19/barnett-signed-from-2023/|title=Barnett joining club from 2023|date=19 April 2022|website=Warriors}}</ref>

===2023===
In round 19 of the [[2023 NRL season]], Barnett scored two tries for New Zealand in their 46-10 victory over Parramatta.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/warriors/300923783/ruthless-warriors-demolish-eels-4610-to-mark-shaun-johnsons-milestone-200th-game-in-style/|title=Ruthless Warriors demolish Eels 46-10 to mark Shaun Johnson's milestone 200th game in style|website=www.stuff.co.nz}}</ref>
Barnett played 15 games for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals. Barnett played in all three finals games as the club reached the preliminary final stage before being knocked out by Brisbane.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/nrl-2023-new-zealand-warriors-season-review/8343d491a8ee8126ee2829c2#:~:text=This%20season%2C%20they%20struggled%20to,magic%20they%20had%20last%20year./|title=NRL 2023: New Zealand Warriors season review|website=www.sportingnews.com}}</ref>

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Team
!Games
!Tries
!Goals
!Pts
|-
|2015
|{{Leagueicon|Canberra|16}} [[Canberra Raiders]]
|2
|
|
|
|-
|2016
| rowspan="7" |{{Leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} [[Newcastle Knights]]
|9
|2
|
|8
|-
|2017
|22
|4
|
|16
|-
|2018
|23
|2
|
|8
|-
|2019
|21
|7
|3
|34
|-
|2020
|13
|1
|
|4
|-
|2021
|24
|4
|13
|42
|-
|2022
|14
|2
|
|8
|-
|2023
| rowspan="2" |{{Leagueicon|Auckland|16}} [[New Zealand Warriors]]
|15
|2
|
|8
|-
|2024 *
|8
|
|
|
|-
|
|Totals
|143
|23
|16
|124
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>denotes season competing

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.newcastleknights.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/newcastle-knights/mitchell-barnett/ Newcastle Knights profile]
*[http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/playerstats/playerprofile/tabid/10898/clubid/7/playerid/5771/seasonid/44/default.aspx NRL profile]

{{New Zealand Warriors squad}}
{{2015 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barnett, Mitchell}}
[[Category:1994 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Australian rugby league players]]
[[Category:Canberra Raiders players]]
[[Category:Mount Pritchard Mounties players]]
[[Category:New South Wales Residents rugby league team players]]
[[Category:Newcastle Knights players]]
[[Category:New Zealand Warriors players]]
[[Category:Rugby league locks]]
[[Category:Rugby league players from Taree]]
[[Category:Rugby league props]]
[[Category:Rugby league second-rows]]

Paul Roache

2024-05-19T04:01:21Z

2001:8003:363B:F200:D09D:DCC5:4AFA:B908:

{{short description|Samoan rugby league footballer}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Paul Roache
|fullname = Paul Roache
|nickname =
|image = Paul Hermann Roache.jpg
|image_size =
|position = {{rlp|HK}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|12|29|df=yes}}
|birth_place = [[Apia]], [[Samoa]]
|height = {{convert|171|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|84|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|club1 = [[New Zealand Warriors]]
|year1start = 2023
|year1end = present
|appearances1 = 3
|tries1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 0
|new = yes
|source = <ref>[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/paul-roache/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref>
|updated = 19 April 2024
}}

'''Paul Roache''' is a Samoan [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|hk}} for the [[New Zealand Warriors]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

Roche was educated at [[Mount Albert Grammar School]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.triplem.com.au/story/canberra-raiders-sign-nz-star-paul-roache-12685 |title=Canberra Has Just Signed A SENSATIONALLY Good Player |publisher=TripleM |date=30 January 2017 |access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref>

==Playing career==

===Early career===

===2023===
Roache made his NRL debut in Round 27 against the [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2023/09/nrl-nz-warriors-pair-kalani-going-paul-roache-to-make-first-grade-debuts-in-rotated-side-confirmed-to-face-dolphins.html |title=NRL: NZ Warriors pair Kalani Going, Paul Roache to make first grade debuts in rotated side confirmed to face Dolphins |publisher=NewsHub |date=1 September 2023 |access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.warriors.kiwi/teams/nrl-premiership/warriors/paul-roache/ New Zealand Warriors profile]

{{New Zealand Warriors squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Roache, Paul}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Samoan rugby league players]]
[[Category:People educated at Mount Albert Grammar School]]
[[Category:Rugby league hookers]]
[[Category:1998 births]]

Tom Ale

2024-05-19T04:01:01Z

2001:8003:363B:F200:D09D:DCC5:4AFA:B908:

{{Short description|New Zealand rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Tom Ale
|fullname = Thomas Ale
|nickname =
|image = Tom Ale.jpg
|image_size =
|position = {{rlp|PR}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|04|01}}
|birth_place = [[Auckland]], New Zealand
|height = 184cm
|weight = {{convert|109|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|club1 = [[New Zealand Warriors]]
|year1start = 2020
|year1end = present
|appearances1 = 35
|tries1 = 1
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 4
|new = yes
|source = <ref>[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/tom-ale/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref>
|updated = 5 May 2024
}}

'''Tom Ale''' (born 1 April 1999) is a professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays {{rlp|pr}}, {{rlp|sr}}, and {{rlp|lk}} for the [[New Zealand Warriors]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).

==Playing career==
Ale made his first grade debut in round 19 of the [[2020 NRL season]] for the [[New Zealand Warriors]] against the [[Canberra Raiders]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/09/15/round-19-nrl-squad-announcements/ |title=Round 19 NRL team lists |publisher=NRL.com |date=15 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/warriors/122776714/warriors-coach-todd-payten-hands-nrl-debut-to-explosive-prospect-tom-ale-for-canberra-raiders-clash |title=Warriors coach Todd Payten hands NRL debut to explosive prospect Tom Ale for Canberra Raiders clash |publisher=stuff.co.nz |date=15 September 2020}}</ref>
Ale played 19 games for the New Zealand Warriors in the [[2023 NRL season]] as the club finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/nrl-2023-new-zealand-warriors-season-review/8343d491a8ee8126ee2829c2#:~:text=This%20season%2C%20they%20struggled%20to,magic%20they%20had%20last%20year./|title=NRL 2023: New Zealand Warriors season review|website=www.sportingnews.com}}</ref>

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Team
!Games
!Tries
!Pts
|-
|2020
| rowspan="5" |{{Leagueicon|Auckland|16}} [[New Zealand Warriors]]
|1
|
|
|-
|2021
|2
|
|
|-
|2022
|4
|
|
|-
|2023
|19
|1
|4
|-
|2024 *
|6
|
|
|-
|
|Totals
|25
|1
|4
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>denotes season competing

source;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tom Ale |url=https://www.warriors.kiwi/teams/nrl-premiership/warriors/tom-ale/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Warriors |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.warriors.kiwi/teams/telstra-premiership/warriors/tom-ale/ Warriors profile]

{{New Zealand Warriors squad}}

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