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| Full name | Ethan Strange | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 August 2004 Gosford, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Ethan Strange (born 16 August 2004) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as five-eighth or centre for the Canberra Raiders in the Australian NRL.
Strange was born in Gosford from the Central Coast, New South Wales.
Ethan Strange played junior rugby league for The Entrance Tigers finishing up with a stint in their Denton Cup team. Strange started his early football playing full-back but moved to five-eight for most of his junior football career.
Strange played for the Central Coast Roosters Harold Matthews team in 2020 (Under 16s) and 2021 (Under 17s).
In 2022, Strange played for the Sydney Roosters in their SG Ball team. Following the conclusion of the SG Ball competition, he moved to Canberra to play from Round 19 in the Canberra Raiders Jersey Flegg team. Strange played the last 4 games of the season.
Strange started 2023 in the Canberra Raiders Jersey Flegg Team. From Round 6, he moved to the Knock on Effect NSW Cup Team playing 16 games during the season.
In July 2023, Strange was selected to play Under 19s Men's State of Origin for NSWRL where he scored a hat-trick and was named Player of the Match. Strange played as a centre, a position he had only played a couple of times in his football career.
Strange made his NRL debut as a centre in Round 24 against the Melbourne Storm in a 48–2 loss.
After a long preseason battling for the five-eighth jersey, Strange was selected to play in the number six jersey for Canberra Raiders in their opening round of the 2024 season against the Newcastle Knights where the Raiders won 28-12. The following week in a match against the Wests Tigers, Strange scored his first career try. The Canberra Raiders would win 32-12.
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