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| Full name | Ronald Volkman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 July 2002 Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth, Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ronald Volkman (born 4 July 2002) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Volkman was born in Sydney, Australia. He went to Waverley College. He is of Samoan and German descent. [2]
Volkman is a Cabramatta Rugby Leagues junior, and signed with the Sydney Roosters in 2021. Volkman also played in the NSW Cup for the North Sydney Bears. [3] In May 2022, he was released mid season by the Roosters and signed with the New Zealand Warriors on a three-year deal. [4] Volkman made his first grade debut in round 15 of the 2022 NRL season in his side's 40–6 loss to the Penrith Panthers at Dolphin Stadium. In December 2023, Volkman was granted a release from his contract with the Warriors. [5]
On 4 January 2024, Volkman signed a one-year deal to join St. George Illawarra, but failed a routine medical exam due to a shoulder injury that required surgery before the contract could be registered with the NRL. [6] [7] [8] It was later announced that the Warriors would pay for Volkman's surgery and rehab. [9] On 24 September 2024, it was announced that the Dragons had been issued a breach notice over the saga and were fined $40,000. [10] On 5 December, the Eels announced that Volkman had signed a deal to join the team after he had passed a medical on his shoulder. [11]
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