Nathan Green (rugby league)

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Nathan Green
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Personal information
Born (1992-01-04) 4 January 1992 (age 32)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre, Second-row, Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2012–15 St. George Illawarra 2240016
2016 Manly Sea Eagles 61004
Total2850020
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2015 NSW Residents 10000
Source: [1]
As of 9 January 2024

Nathan Green (born 4 January 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays as a centre and second-row, but can also fill in on the wing and previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

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Background

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Green played his junior football for Renown United, before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

Playing career

Early career

From 2010 to 2012, Green played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons' NYC team. [2]

2012

In round 2 of the 2012 NRL season, Green made his NRL debut for St. George Illawarra against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. [3] [4] In March, he re-signed with the St. George on a two-year contract. [5] On 21 August, he was named at centre in the 2012 NYC Team of the Year. [6] On 23 September, he was listed as one of the top ten upcoming youngsters in the NRL in Lifestyle Uncut Magazine. [7]

2014

On 27 October, Green re-signed with St. George on a one-year contract. [8]

Green playing for the Illawarra Cutters in 2015 Nathangreen.jpg
Green playing for the Illawarra Cutters in 2015

2015

On 3 May, Green played for the New South Wales Residents against the Queensland Residents. [9] On 18 August, he signed a one-year contract with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles starting in 2016. [10]

2016

At Manly, Green played the first two games of the 2016 NRL season. He would spend the next three months in the reserves before some good performances in the second row saw him earn a recall for Manly's round 16 match against the reigning premiers North Queensland. Green played well in a hard fought 30–26 loss in Townsville and retained his spot in the Manly back row for their round 17 match against St. George Illawarra at Brookvale Oval. Green scored his first try for Manly (and the opening try of the game) as the Sea Eagles snapped a 7 game losing streak with a comprehensive 36–6 win. [11]

Green was released by Manly at the conclusion of the 2016 NRL season. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Nathan Green – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "G". Nyc Database. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "NRL 2012 – Round 2". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Carayannis, Michael (13 March 2012). "Green's impressive first grade debut | St George & Sutherland Shire Leader". Theleader.com.au. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Nathan Green Signs New Deal with Dragons". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Toyota Cup Team of the Year". NRL.com. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "The Top 10 Youngsters From The NRL You'd Like To See in Super League by Chris Taylor of Lifestyle Uncut". Lifestyleuncut.com. 23 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Dragons sign Eto Nabuli | NRL". Zero Tackle. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Manly make Wright move with Tom | NRL". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  11. ↑ Manly belt hapless Dragons
  12. ↑ "Sea Eagles cut ties with 17 players". News.com.au. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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