Matt Moylan

Matt Moylan
Moylan playing for the Windsor Wolves in 2012.
Personal information
Born (1991-06-16) 16 June 1991
Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
Playing information
Position Fullback, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013– Penrith Panthers 55 15 29 5 123
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–15 NSW City 2 0 3 0 6
2014 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 2 0 4
2015 NRL All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
As of 26 December 2015
Source: [1]

Matt Moylan (born 16 June 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently captains the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. A New South Wales City, Prime Minister's XIII and NRL All Stars representative, he plays at fullback and five-eighth.

Background

Born in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Moylan played his junior football for the St Clair Comets and St. Patricks before being signed by the Penrith Panthers. Moylan played for the Panthers NYC team from 2009 to 2011.[2]

Playing career

2013

In Round 7 of the 2013 NRL season, Moylan made his NRL debut for the Penrith Panthers against the Parramatta Eels in a 44-12 victory at Penrith Stadium.[3] Moylan since become Penrith's first-choice fullback in 2013, playing consistently well as the Panthers number 1. Moylan scored his first NRL try in his next match in Round 8 match against the Sydney Roosters, losing 30-6 at SFS.[4] Moylan was ruled out of a match against the Wests Tigers in Round 13, due to second-tier salary cap issues.[5] Moylan was available for selection the next week due to the injury of fullback Wes Naiqama in the Panthers 24-12 loss to the Canberra Raiders at Canberra Stadium in Round 14.[6] Moylan finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 13 matches and scoring 3 tries and kicking 2 goals for the Panthers in the 2013 NRL season. Moylan was named the Panthers 2013 Rookie of the Year.

2014

In February 2014, Moylan was selected in the Panthers inaugural 2014 Auckland Nines squad.[7] In Round 3 against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Moylan kicked a sideline goal to win the game for the Panthers 18-16 at the death when winger Kevin Naiqama scored in the 79th minute to tie the match up at match at 16-16 all at Penrith Stadium.[8] Moylan was selected to play for the NSW City side in the City vs Country Origin match at Dubbo’s Apex Oval. Moylan played at fullback in the 26-all draw.[9] In Round 18 against the Brisbane Broncos at Penrith Stadium, he kicked a field goal in the last minute to win the match for the Panthers, 35-34.[10] In Round 23, he repeated the feat by kicking the winning field goal in the 79th minute at Penrith Stadium to beat the North Queensland Cowboys, 23-22.[11] On 9 September 2014, Moylan extended his contract with the Panthers from the end of 2015 to the end of 2017.[12] On 29 September 2014, Moylan was selected in the Australian train on squad. On the same day, he was named as fullback for the Prime Minister's XIII side taking on Papua New Guinea.[13] On 15 October, Moylan was called into the Kangaroo's 2014 Four Nations squad to replace Jarryd Hayne who had announced that he was leaving rugby league to chase his dream of playing American Football in the National Football League.[14] Moylan didn't play a match in the series.

2015

On 13 February, Moylan played at fullback for the NRL All Stars against the Indigenous All Stars in the 2015 All Stars match at Cbus Super Stadium, the NRL All Stars losing 20-6.[15] On 3 May, he played for New South Wales City against New South Wales Country, playing at fullback in the 2015 City vs Country Origin match and kicking 3 goals in City's 34-22 loss at Wagga Wagga.[16][17] In Round 12 against the Parramatta Eels, he suffered a season ending foot injury in the Panthers' 26-20 loss at Penrith Stadium.[18][19] He finished off his 2015 season early having played in 11 matches, scoring 2 tries, kicking 20 goals and kicking 2 field goals for the Panthers.[20]

2016

On 13 January, Moylan was named in the emerging New South Wales Blues squad.[21] On 27 January, he was named by incoming coach Anthony Griffin as the new captain of the Panthers for the 2016 season.[22][23][24] In Round 5 against the Parramatta Eels, he made his return from injury for the Panthers, making his debut as club captain in the Panthers' last minute 20-18 win at Parramatta Stadium.[25]

References

  1. ↑ "Matt Moylan - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Matthew Moylan player results, scores, news and statistics". Rleague.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  3. ↑ Jancetic, Steve (29 April 2013). "Panthers Cruise to 44-12 Victory Over Parramatta Eels". Fox Sports. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Roosters sink Penrith, two Jennings tries". Sports News Australia. 5 May 2013.
  5. ↑ Jackson, Dan (10 June 2013). "Moylan 'filthy' after salary limit leaves him unable to bite Tigers". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  6. ↑ Tuxworth, Jon (15 June 2013). "Raiders surge past Panthers". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  7. ↑ "Squads for Auckland Nines". Rugby League Week. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  8. ↑ Encarnacion, Matt (22 March 2014). "Panthers beat Bulldogs after the siren". NRL - The official site of the National Rugby League - NRL.com. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  9. ↑ Toohey, Barry (4 May 2014). "Hulking Centre Jamal Idris Stars in Thrilling City/Country Draw in Dubbo". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Moylan seals dramatic Panthers win". NRL - The official site of the National Rugby League - NRL.com. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Moylan field goal downs Cowboys". NRL.com. 2014-08-18. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  12. ↑ Talbert, Kristine (11 September 2014). "Moylan and Cartwright Re-Sign With the Panthers on the Eve of the NRL Finals". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  13. ↑ Ritchie, Dan (12 October 2014). "Moylan and Mansour Shine as Prime Minister's XIII Beats PONG 34-16". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "Moylan called into Kangaroos squad". NRL - The official site of the National Rugby League - NRL.com. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "Indigenous All Stars Have Beaten the NRL Stars 20-6". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  16. ↑ "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  17. ↑ Brady, Jack (3 May 2015). "Country overcome City in seesawing affair". NRL - The official site of the National Rugby League - NRL.com. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  18. ↑ "Brilliant Parramatta Halfback Chris Sandow Nails Wounded Panthers". Courier Mail. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  19. ↑ "Matt Moylan Won't Return from Foot Injury in 2015; Sets Sights on 2016 Return". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  20. ↑ Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson (21 October 2015). "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project.
  21. ↑ "Daley names 2016 Emerging Blues". NRL.com. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  22. ↑ "New Panthers captain revealed | NRL". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  23. ↑ "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  24. ↑ "Matt Moylan the new Panthers captain". NRL.com. 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  25. ↑ Michael Chammas. "NRL season 2016: Penrith Panthers score two late tries to snatch victory from Parramatta Eels". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2016-04-04.

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