Carl Webb

Carl Webb

Webb while playing for the Cowboys in 2008.
Personal information
Full name	Carl Wilson Webb
Nickname	Charlie
Born	20 March 1981 (1981-03-20) Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row, Lock
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2000–04	Brisbane Broncos	66	21	0	2	92
2005–10	Nth. Qld. Cowboys	115	16	0	0	64
2011	Parramatta Eels	6	0	0	0	0
	Total	187	37	0	2	156
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2001–08	Queensland	15	2	0	0	8
2008	Australia	1	0	0	0	0
2010–11	Indigenous All Stars	2	0	0	0	0

Carl Webb (born 20 March 1981 in Mount Isa, Queensland), is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer for the Parramatta Eels of the National Rugby League. An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative forward, he previously played for the Brisbane Broncos and the North Queensland Cowboys. He is of Indigenous Australian and New Zealand descent.

Playing career

Brisbane

After playing for the Toowoomba Clydesdales, he made his NRL debut for the Brisbane Broncos in 2000 against the North Queensland Cowboys. The next year he made his debut in State of Origin, representing Queensland, scoring one try. He won the Broncos' Rookie of the Year award in 2000 but a combination of inconsistent form and injuries saw him in and out of first grade until he was contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2005 season.

North Queensland

In 2005, Webb had a strong start to the season, earning a position in the Queensland Maroons. Injury impeded his season and he was later suspended for punching, forcing him to finish his year on the sidelines.

In 2007, Webb again started the season strongly, but suffered a broken jaw early in the season. He returned to the field in round 8.

In May, 2008 Webb played in his debut test for the Australian national team against New Zealand.

On 20 May 2008 Webb re-signed with the Cowboys until the end of the 2010 season, a contract rumoured to be worth around A$300,000 a year. 1

He was named in the Australia training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, but was not selected to play.

Parramatta

On 31 August 2010 he signed with the Parramatta Eels to play there for the 2011 and 2012 seasons. On 9 August 2011 Webb announced his immediate retirement from the NRL.

Community work

Webb has been involved in the Northern Territory indigenous health program along with Obe Geia.

Boxing

Webb, who had been boxing for years, made his professional debut in January 2010 against heavyweight Scott Lewis on the Anthony Mundine versus Robert Medley undercard in Sydney. He lost the bout.

References

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/parramatta-eels-sign-north-queensland-cowboys-prop-carl-webb/story-e6frfgbo-1225912539943

External links

• Carl Webb at the State of Origin official website.
• North Queensland Cowboys profile
• Carl Webb at the Former Origin Greats website.