Jed Cartwright

Jed Cartwright

Personal information
Born	(1996-10-24) 24 October 1996 (age 28) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Centre, Loose forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2019 Penrith Panthers 1 0 0 0 0 2020–23 South Sydney 30 1 0 0 4 2024 Newcastle Knights 3 0 0 0 0 2024– Hull F.C. 5 1 0 0 0 Total 39 2 0 0 4
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 Super League.

He previously played for the Penrith Panthers, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.

Background

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.

Playing career

Penrith Panthers

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]}

South Sydney Rabbitohs

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]

Newcastle Knights

On 2 August 2023, Cartwright signed a two-year deal to join the Newcastle Knights ahead of the 2024 NRL season. ^[8]

Hull F.C.

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]

References

1. "Jed Cartwright - Playing Career - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
2. "Cartwright cousins same same, but different". NSWRL.com.au. 1 February 2017.
3. "Round 17 team lists". NRL.com. 22 June 2019.
4. "Canterbury Bulldogs off the bottom with win over Newcastle Knights, Penrith Panthers ease past Gold Coast Titans". ABC News. 12 July 2019.
5. "Canterbury Bulldogs provisionally offload wooden spoon to Broncos in Rabbitohs rout". wwos.nine.com.au. 17 September 2020.
6. "Melbourne Storm embarrass South Sydney Rabbitohs 50-0 as Josh Addo-Carr crosses for six tries". ABC News. 6 May 2021.
7. "Penrith Panthers defeat South Sydney Rabbitohs 32-12 to qualify for third straight NRL grand final". ABC News. 24 September 2022.
8. "Cowboys lure playmaker home; Knights poach Souths forward, Panthers half: Transfer Centre". www.foxsports.com.au. 3 August 2023.
9. Callum Walker (6 June 2024). "Hull FC complete double signing with immediate effect". Total RL.

External links

• Hull FC profile
• Newcastle Knights profile
• South Sydney Rabbitohs profile
• Penrith Panthers profile