Josh Drinkwater
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 15 June 1992 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Halfback, Five-eighth | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2013 | St George Illawarra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | London Broncos | 26 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 136 |
| 2015 | Wests Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016– | Leigh Centurions | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| Total | 46 | 13 | 59 | 1 | 171 | |
| As of 21 August 2016 | ||||||
| Source: [1][2] | ||||||
Josh Drinkwater (born 15 June 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for English club Leigh Centurions in the Kingstone Press Championship. He plays at halfback. Drinkwater previously played in the National Rugby League for Australian clubs the St. George Illawarra Dragons and Wests Tigers. He also played in Super League for the London Broncos.
Background
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Drinkwater played his junior football for the Terrigal Sharks, before being signed by the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.
Playing career
Early career
From 2010 to 2012, Drinkwater played for the Sea Eagles' NYC team.[3][4] He was the NYC Sea Eagles' top point-scorer in 2012, with 137 points from 10 tries, 48 goals and 1 field goal. On 4 September 2012, he signed a 2-year contract with the St. George Illawarra Dragons starting in 2013, where he was seen as a "possible saviour to a club reeling in the post-Wayne Bennett era."[5][6]
2013
In Round 5 of the 2013 NRL season, Drinkwater made his NRL debut for the Dragons against the Newcastle Knights.[7] He finished his debut year in the NRL having played in four games.[8]
2014
In February 2014, Drinkwater joined the London Broncos effective immediately for the rest of the season in a straight swap for Michael Witt, after being released from the final year of his Dragons contract.[9] He scored 136 points but the club managed just one victory for the season.[5] On 5 November 2014, he signed a 2-year contract with the Wests Tigers, starting in 2015,[10] as a backup for halves Mitchell Moses and Luke Brooks. He said, "I know I'm behind those boys. JT told me straight away that Mitch and Brooksy were going to start the year in first grade. I just want to come here, play good footy, and if something happens and JT calls my name, I've got to take my opportunity."[5]
2015
In Round 17 of the 2015 NRL season, Drinkwater made his Tigers debut against the Parramatta Eels.[11]
2016
On 17 May, he was released from his Tigers contract to take up an opportunity with the Leigh Centurions in the Kingstone Press Championship.[12]
References
- ↑ "Josh Drinkwater - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
- ↑ "London Broncos Rugby League | #ProudToBeBroncos | » News". Londonbroncosrl.com. 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
- ↑ "D". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
- ↑ "Josh Drinkwater player results, scores, news and statistics". Rleague.com. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
- 1 2 3 Brady, Jack (12 February 2015). "Tigers halfback seeks NRL redemption". nrl.com. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ↑ "Dragons Sign Promising Talents". Dragons.com.au. 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
- ↑ "NRL 2013 - Round 5". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
- ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
- ↑ Michael Carayannis (2014-02-22). "St George Illawarra Dragons pair snapped up by London Broncos". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
- ↑ "Wests Tigers sign Josh Drinkwater | NRL". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
- ↑ "Late Changes: NRL Round 17 vs. Eels - Tigers". Weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
- ↑ "Wests Tigers release Josh Drinkwater". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-05-17.