Matt Fuller

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Matt Fuller
Personal information
Full nameMatthew James Fuller
Born (1970-01-31) 31 January 1970 (age 52)
Fairfield, New South Wales
Playing information
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
Position Hooker, Prop, Second-row, Lock
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1989–91 Canterbury-Bankstown 60000
1992 St George 30000
1993 South Sydney 150000
1993–94 Wakefield Trinity 2630012
1995–97 Western Reds 59140157
1997–98 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 2630012
1999 Western Suburbs 211004
Total156210185
Source: [1]

Matthew "Matt" Fuller (born 31 January 1970) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Playing career

Fuller played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, St. George Dragons, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Western Reds, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (Heritage № 1045) (two spells) (captain during second spell), and the Western Suburbs Magpies - making appearances everywhere in the forward pack. [2]

In 1995 he was part of the inaugural Western Reds squad and later served as the club's captain.

On 26 September 1998, Fuller played at lock in Wakefield Trinity’s 24-22 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1998 First Division Grand Final at McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield. [3]

In 1999, Fuller joined Western Suburbs and made 21 appearances for the club as they finished last on the table claiming the wooden spoon. Western Suburbs only managed to win 3 games all year in their final season as a first grade club. Fuller played in Wests final ever game against Auckland at Campbelltown Stadium which ended in a 60-16 defeat. The match would also prove to be Fuller's last game in first grade.

Post Playing career

Following a stint where he captained Wakefield Trinity to a premiership in the United Kingdom, Fuller returned to Western Australia to position himself as one of Perth’s leading health and fitness experts.

Fuller currently owns and manages the Fuller Fitness Training Centre. Self-employed gym owner/operator since 2001, Matt has grown and developed a successful and reputable training facility, where he has mentored over 15,000 personal training sessions.

Fuller's views and opinions are frequently sought from the media in relation to all matters health and fitness. More recently, Fuller has become a permanent fixture on 720 ABC Radio Perth as an expert commentator when the rugby league comes to Perth and is a regular panelist on League Talk with 91.3 SportFM. [4]

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References

  1. "Matthew Fuller - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report - Matthew Fuller". www.ssralmanac.com.
  3. Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN   1-85983-429-9
  4. Linkedin > Matt Fuller