Josh Drinkwater

Josh Drinkwater
Drinkwater playing for the Illawarra Cutters in 2013.
Personal information
Born (1992-06-15) 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
Total 31 5 58 1 137
As of 6 July 2015
Source: Rugby League Project, London Official

Josh Drinkwater (born 15 June 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League. He plays as a halfback and previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League, and the London Broncos in the Super League.

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

Drinkwater playing for the Sea Eagles in 2011.

From 2010 to 2012, Drinkwater played for the Sea Eagles' NYC team.[1][2] 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."[3][4]

2013

In Round 5 of the 2013 NRL season, Drinkwater made his NRL debut for the Dragons against the Newcastle Knights.[5] He finished his debut year in the NRL having played in four games.[6]

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.[7] He scored 136 points but the club managed just one victory for the season.[3] On 5 November 2014, he signed a 2-year contract with the Wests Tigers, starting in 2015,[8] 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."[3]

2015

In Round 17 of the 2015 NRL season, Drinkwater made his Tigers debut against the Parramatta Eels.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "D". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Josh Drinkwater player results, scores, news and statistics". Rleague.com. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
  3. 1 2 3 Brady, Jack (12 February 2015). "Tigers halfback seeks NRL redemption". nrl.com. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Dragons Sign Promising Talents". Dragons.com.au. 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
  5. ↑ "NRL 2013 - Round 5". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  6. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  7. ↑ Michael Carayannis (2014-02-22). "St George Illawarra Dragons pair snapped up by London Broncos". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  8. ↑ "Wests Tigers sign Josh Drinkwater | NRL". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  9. ↑ "Late Changes: NRL Round 17 vs. Eels - Tigers". Weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 2015-07-09.

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