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| Full name | Rodney Whitaker | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 June 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 5 February 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Whitaker played in the local leagues with Cessnock before signing with Newcastle in 1988.
Whitaker made his first grade debut for Newcastle in Round 1 1988 against the Parramatta Eels in the club's inaugural match. Whitaker played four more games for Newcastle. His last match in first grade was a 14–8 loss against the Penrith Panthers. [2]
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