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Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 24 October 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row, Centre, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 6 Jun 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Father | John Cartwright | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relatives | Bryce Cartwright (cousin) |
Jed Cartwright (born 24 October 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward and centre for Hull F.C. in the Betfred Super League.
He previously played for the Penrith Panthers, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.
Cartwright was born in Sydney, Australia and is the son of former Penrith, Australian international and NSW Origin player John Cartwright, he is also the cousin of former Gold Coast Titans player and former Panther Bryce Cartwright. [2]
He played his junior rugby league for the Warragamba Wombats.
Cartwright made his first grade debut for Penrith against his cousin Bryce Cartwright in round 17 of the 2019 NRL season against the Gold Coast Titans which ended in a 24–2 victory at Penrith Park. [3] [4]
After signing for South Sydney in 2020, he made his club debut in round 18 of the 2020 NRL season against the Wests Tigers. The following week against Canterbury-Bankstown, Cartwright appeared to have scored his first try in the top grade but he lost the ball over the try line in the second half of the match as South Sydney suffered a 26-16 shock defeat at ANZ Stadium. [5] In round 9 of the 2021 NRL season, Cartwright made his first start of the year for South Sydney in a 50-0 loss against Melbourne at Stadium Australia. [6] Cartwright was limited to only five matches for South Sydney in the 2022 NRL season. Cartwright was called into the South Sydney side as injury cover for their preliminary final against Penrith which Souths lost 32-12. [7]
On 2 August 2023, Cartwright signed a two-year deal to join the Newcastle Knights ahead of the 2024 NRL season. [8]
On 6 June 2024, it was reported that he had signed for Hull F.C. in the Super League on a one-year deal. [9]
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