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Kai O'Donnell
Personal information
Born (1999-02-21) 21 February 1999 (age 25)
Proserpine, Queensland, Australia
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020– Canberra Raiders 3 0 0 0 0
As of 7 July 2020

Kai O'Donnell (born 21 February 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL.

Background

Born in Proserpine, Queensland and a Poserpine Brahmans junior, O'Donnell attended Proserpine State High School before being signed by the Gold Coast Titans.[1] While on the Gold Coast, he attended Palm Beach Currumbin State High School.[2]

Playing career

In 2015, O'Donnell played for the Mackay Cutters Cyril Connell Cup side.[3]. In 2017, he played for the Burleigh Bears Mal Meninga Cup side and moved up to their Hastings Deering Colts side in 2018.[4] Later in 2018, O'Donnell made his debut for the Bears' Queensland Cup side.[5]

In February 2019, O'Donnell came off the bench in the Gold Coast Titans pre-season trial loss to the North Queensland Cowboys.[6] In April 2019, he mad a mid-season move to the Canberra Raiders, joining their Jersey Flegg Cup side and starting at second-row in their Grand Final loss to the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[7]

2020

In February, O'Donnell was a member of the Raiders' NRL Nines squad.[8]

In Round 9 of the 2020 NRL season, O'Donnell made his NRL debut for the Raiders against the Melbourne Storm.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Talent in Cowboys academy". Queensland Times. 1 June 2016.
  2. ^ "2017 ASSRL 18 Years Championship guide". 18th Man. 7 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Five junior Brahmans picked in Cutters' squads". Whitsunday Times. 6 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Bears post opening MM Cup win". QRL. 29 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Super Cup debut for our Kai". Whitsunday Times. 28 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Watch trial live stream this Saturday". Gold Coast Titans. 21 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Canberra v South Sydney". 18th Man.
  8. ^ "Whitehead to captain Raiders at NRL Nines". Canberra Times. 11 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Raider 365 - Kai O'Donnell". Canberra Raiders. 7 July 2020.