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| Full name | Tyson Smoothy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 July 1999 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tyson Smoothy (born 7 July 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL). He has previously played for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL.
Smoothy was born in Toowoomba, Queensland and raised on the Sunshine Coast. He was educated at Mountain Creek State High School and briefly Kawana Waters State College and played his junior rugby league for the Kawana Dolphins before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos. [2] [3]
In 2015, Smoothy represented Queensland under-16 in their win over New South Wales. [4] In 2017, Smoothy played for the Brisbane Broncos under-20s side and captained Queensland under-18. [5]
In 2018, Smoothy joined the Sunshine Coast Falcons in the Queensland Cup, playing for their under-20 side. In 2019, he was named Man of the Match in their under-20 Grand Final win over the Wynnum Manly Seagulls. [6] [7] In 2020, Smoothy joined the Penrith Panthers, playing for them in the NRL Nines and the New South Wales Cup. [8]
In 2021, Smoothy joined the Melbourne Storm on a train-and-trial deal. [9]
In Round 1 of the 2021 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Melbourne club in their 26–18 win against South Sydney. [10] On 6 October, Smoothy was released by the Melbourne club having played only four games in the 2021 NRL season. [11]
Smoothy rejoined Sunshine Coast Falcons on full-time basis before being temporarily recalled by Melbourne Storm in Round 3 of the 2022 NRL season when their four first choice hookers were unavailable. [12] Smoothy was named as a reserve, but was not required. [13]
At the end of the 2022 Queensland Cup season, Smoothy was named as hooker in the competition's team of the season. [14] [15]
Smoothy made his club debut for the Brisbane Broncos in his side's 24−20 victory over the Newcastle Knights in round 15 of the 2023 NRL season. Smoothy played a total of 13 games for Brisbane in the 2023 NRL season. Smoothy played in Brisbane's 26-24 loss against Penrith in the 2023 NRL Grand Final. [16]
Smoothy scored his first NRL try in the Brisbane Broncos in his side's 38-12 victory over the North Queensland Cowboys in Round 4 of the 2024 NRL season.
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