Jaelen Feeney
Feeney playing for the Knights in 2015. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 14 October 1994|||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Five-eighth, Halfback, Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 6 March 2016 |
Jaelen Feeney (born 14 October 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup. He plays at five-eighth, halfback and fullback. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.
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]
2017
After playing a further 8 NRL games for the Knights, Feeney left the club after not being offered a new contract beyond 2017.[10][11]
2018
Ahead of the 2018 season, Feeney joined the Townsville Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup.[12]
References
- ^ "Jaelen Feeney - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 14 October 1994. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ NRL. "Community unites for Indigenous Round - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ a b "F". Nyc Database. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Queensland name Under-20s Origin team". NRL.com. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ NRL. "VB NSW Cup Teams Rd 20". NSWRL. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ NewcastleKnights.com.au (3 September 2015). "Knights re-sign Feeney". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "VB NSW Cup Grand Final Team List". NSWRL. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Updated: Round 1 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ NRL. "Late Mail: Titans v Knights - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 6 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ Media, NRL Digital. "Mitch Barnett wins Danny Buderus Medal". Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "NRL 2017 contracts: Jaelen Feeney, Kelepi Tanginoa, Tyrone Phillips — Market Watch deals for 2018". 8 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.