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Full name | Nedzad Catic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 2 August 1978 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Prop, Second-row, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nedzad Catic (born 2 August 1978) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at club level for the Penrith Panthers (Heritage No. 385), the Sydney Roosters (Heritage No. 1025), the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (Heritage No. 1233), the Castleford Tigers (Heritage No.) and the Barrow Raiders. [2] [3]
Catic was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and he is of Bosnian descent.
He played his junior rugby league for the St Clair Comets, before being signed by the Penrith Panthers.
Catic played prop for the Sydney Roosters in the 2003 NRL grand final which was lost to the Penrith Panthers. Having won the 2002 NRL Premiership, the Roosters traveled to England to play the 2003 World Club Challenge against Super League champions, St Helens R.F.C. in which Catic played at from the interchange bench in Sydney's victory.
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