Matt Groat

Last updated

Matt Groat
MATT GROAT (Australian rugby league player).jpg
Personal information
Born (1992-03-04) 4 March 1992 (age 29)
Sydney, Australia
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight120 kg (18 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row, Lock
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2011–13 Wests Tigers 170000
2015 Doncaster 1640016
2016 Dewsbury Rams 241004
Total5750020
As of 30 January 2019
Source: [1] [2] [3]

Matt Groat is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Easts Tigers in the Intrust Super Cup. He has previously played for Thirlmere Roosters in the Group 6 Rugby League, St. George Illawarra Dragons, Wests Tigers in the NRL and Doncaster, and the Dewsbury Rams in the Championship. He plays as a prop.

Contents

Playing career

Early years

From the small town of Rankins Springs in the Riverina, Groat lived on a 6000ha property. He went to school in Griffith, [4] before becoming a student at renowned rugby league school St Gregory's College, Campbelltown. [5] During his time at the school he was named as the most valuable player for his team at the 2010 Australian Schoolboys Championships, [6] and represented the Australian Schoolboys team in 2009 and 2010. [7] In 2011, he was named in the Junior Kangaroos team. [8]

Wests Tigers

Groat joined the Wests Tigers NYC Cup team in 2011. By round 12 he had progressed to making his début in first grade, after a late injury to Wade McKinnon. Having already played a lower-grade game, Groat came off the bench in the last 5 minutes. [9] Later in the season, Groat became a regular in the first side, playing off the bench. Wests Tigers won 8 of the 10 games he played in 2011.

In an early-season match in 2012, Groat was knocked unconscious by a shoulder charge from Brisbane Broncos forward Ben Te'o. [10] The incident was considered a "test case" on how the NRL Judiciary would treat players who made contact with the head when attempting a shoulder-charge. [11] Two weeks later Groat played for New South Wales in the inaugural under-20s State of Origin match, [12] but he failed to make a further first grade appearance for the season.

Groat was unable to play at the start of 2013 due to injury. Coach Mick Potter said, "Matt got his ankle, foot and toe caught in the ground and got some weight on the back of it. He had been working hard and his shape was looking better too." [13] He didn't play any first grade in 2013.

St. George Illawarra Dragons

In September 2013, it was announced that Groat had signed with the Dragons for at least one season. [14] He failed to make any first-grade appearances for the club, and a year later signed with Salford. [15]

Doncaster

On 16 April 2015, Groat signed for English side Doncaster. [16]

Dewsbury

On 29 January 2016, Groat was released by Doncaster and signed with Dewsbury. [17]

Central Queensland

In 2017, Groat returned to Australia and signed with Queensland Cup side the Central Queensland Capras. On 16 January 2018, Groat was released by Central Queensland and signed with the Easts Tigers. [18]

Easts Tigers

Groat made a total of 8 appearances for Easts in his first season at the club scoring no tries. [19]

Personal life

Groat has studied a Certificate 4 in Fitness. [20]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Rugby League Project
  2. ↑ League Central
  3. ↑ Love Rugby League
  4. ↑ Christian Nicolussi (15 September 2012). "Aaron Woods, Matt Groat out to make mark". Herald Sun. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ↑ Wayne Cousins. "MATT GROAT ENJOYS THE JOURNEY". weststigers.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "2010 18 Years Championships". SportingPulse. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "Australian Schoolboy's relishing English Challenge". www.therfl.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "11 NRL players feature in Junior Kangaroos". nrl.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  9. ↑ Wayne Cousins. "MATT GROAT ENJOYS THE JOURNEY". weststigers.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  10. ↑ Broncos to appeal Te'o ban|NRL, Rugby League, NRL Scores, NRL Ladder|Fox Sports
  11. ↑ Chris Barrett (10 April 2012). "Te'o shoulders responsibility of tackling judiciary hearing head on". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  12. ↑ "Tigers prop Groat back from injury". NRL News. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  13. ↑ Wayne Cousins (25 January 2013). "James Gavet and Matt Groat to miss start of season". weststigers.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  14. ↑ "Matthews Agrees To Terms". dragons.com.au/. 5 September 2013. Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  15. ↑ "Salford Red Devils: Matt Groat and Luke Menzies join for 2015". BBC. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  16. ↑ "The Dons sign Matt Groat". doncasterrugbyleague.co.uk.
  17. ↑ "Matt Groat excited over Rams future". thepressnews.co.uk.
  18. ↑ "CQ Capras gains and losses". qrl.com.au/.
  19. ↑ "Player profile". qrl.com.au/.
  20. ↑ "Toyota U/20's Origin squads named". NRL News. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

Related Research Articles

Liam Fulton Former Australian rugby league footballer

Liam Mark Fulton, also known by the nickname of "Bozo", is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. Fulton primarily played at lock. Considered to be a jokester, known for making prank phone calls, Fulton was also a noted clubman. Former team-mate Benji Marshall described him as, "not the biggest, he's not the strongest in the gym, he doesn't look athletic with his shirt off. He weighs only 96 kilograms. But he puts that body on the line every week, he makes his tackles and I have never played with a second-rower who runs a better line. He is so talented."

Ben Galea Australian rugby league footballer

Ben Galea is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. A City New South Wales representative forward, he previously played in Australasia's National Rugby League for the Balmain Tigers and the Wests Tigers and also for English club the Hull Kingston Rovers and Hull F.C. of Super League.

Dave Taylor (rugby league) Australian professional rugby league footballer

David Taylor, also nicknamed "Coal Train", is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a second-row and prop in the NRL and the Super League in the 2000s and 2010s.

Cheyse Blair Australian professional rugby league footballer

Cheyse Blair is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre or second-row forward for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.

Jacob Miller (rugby league) Australian professional rugby league footballer

Jacob Miller is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a stand-off or scrum-half for Wakefield Trinity in the Betfred Super League.

Curtis Sironen Australian rugby league footballer

Curtis Sironen is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward, five-eighth and halfback for St Helens in the Super League.

Pat Politoni Tonga international rugby league footballer

Patrick Politoni is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup. He previously played for the Wests Tigers, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL.

James Gavet Samoa international rugby league footballer

James Gavet is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League.

David Nofoaluma Samoa international rugby league footballer

David Nofoaluma is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays on the wing for the Wests Tigers in the NRL.

Joel Luani Tonga & US international rugby league footballer

Joel Luani is a professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the Intrust Super Premiership. He plays as a hooker and previously played for the Wests Tigers in the NRL.

Brenden Santi Italy international rugby league footballer

Brenden Santi is an Italy international rugby league footballer who plays as a loose forward for Keighley Cougars in League 1. He previously played for the Wests Tigers.

Kurtis Rowe New Zealand professional rugby player

Kurtis Rowe is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup. He plays as a fullback and wing and previously played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League.

Matthew Lodge Australian rugby league footballer

Matthew Lodge is a rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL.

Asipeli Fine Tonga international rugby league footballer

Asipeli Fine is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup. He plays as a centre, second-row and wing. He previously played for the Wests Tigers and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

Michael Chee-Kam Samoa international rugby league footballer

Michael Chee-Kam is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward or centre for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL.

Delouise Hoeter Tonga international rugby league footballer

Delouise Hoeter is a Tongan professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League competition. He plays at positions, wing and centre and previously played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League and Townsville Blackhawks, Norths Devils and Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the Queensland Cup.

Lamar Liolevave Fiji international rugby league footballer

Lamar Manuel-Liolevave is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League. He plays at second-row and previously played for the Wests Tigers.

JJ Collins Australian rugby league footballer

JJ Collins is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL.

Jacob Liddle Australian rugby league footballer

Jacob Liddle is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Wests Tigers in the NRL.

Matt Eisenhuth Australian rugby league footballer

Matt Eisenhuth is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a lock for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.