Jaelen Feeney

Jaelen Feeney
Feeney playing for the Knights in 2015.
Personal information
Born (1994-10-14) 14 October 1994
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 91 kg (14 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position Halfback, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– Newcastle Knights 3 0 0 0 0
As of 6 March 2016
Source: [1]

Jaelen Feeney (born 14 October 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. He plays at halfback and fullback.

Background

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Feeney is of Indigenous Australian descent[2] and moved to Queensland at a young age. He played his junior rugby league for the Nerang Roosters, while attending Keebra Park State High School, before being signed by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

Playing career

Early career

In 2013, Feeney played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs' NYC team.[3] In 2014, he joined the Newcastle Knights and played for their NYC team.[3] On 3 May 2014, he played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team.[4] In 2015, he graduated to the Knights' New South Wales Cup team.[5] On 3 September 2015, he re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract.[6] On 27 September, he played in the Knights' 2015 New South Wales Cup Grand Final win over the Wyong Roos.[7]

2016

In Round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, Feeney made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Gold Coast Titans.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Jaelen Feeney - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 1994-10-14. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  2. ↑ NRL. "Community unites for Indigenous Round - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  3. 1 2 "F". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  4. ↑ "Queensland name Under-20s Origin team". NRL.com. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  5. ↑ NRL. "VB NSW Cup Teams Rd 20". NSWRL. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  6. ↑ NewcastleKnights.com.au (2015-09-03). "Knights re-sign Feeney". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  7. ↑ "VB NSW Cup Grand Final Team List". NSWRL. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  8. ↑ "Updated: Round 1 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  9. ↑ NRL. "Late Mail: Titans v Knights - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-06.

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