Matthew Lodge
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| Born | 31 May 1995 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Rugby League Project As of 28 June 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matthew Lodge (born 31 May 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Intrust Super Cup. He plays at prop and previously played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League.
Playing career
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Lodge played his junior football for St. Patricks Blacktown before being signed by the Penrith Panthers. He played for the Panthers' NYC team in 2012.[1]
In September 2012, Lodge signed a contract with the Melbourne Storm starting in 2013. He played for the Storm's NYC team in 2013 and 2014. He was named at prop in the 2013 NYC Team of the Year.
Lodge was representing the NSW under-20s side when he was given a 3-week suspension after he was televised with the word "cunt" clearly written on his wrist strapping.[2][3][4]
In June 2014, Lodge joined the Wests Tigers mid-season for the remainder of the season,[5] joining their NYC squad. In Round 17 of the 2014 NRL season, Lodge made his NRL debut for the Tigers against his former team, the Penrith Panthers.[6] He made four first grade appearances for the year. He was described as a "110kg battering ram," who was "certain to feature in the regular squad next season."[7] Later in the year, he was chosen to participate in the NSW under-20s pathway camp.[8]
On 19 October 2015, Lodge was sacked by the Tigers after being arrested in New York City.[9] He is due back in court for sentencing in December after entering a guilty plea.[10]
Representative career
Lodge has played for the Australian Schoolboys.
In 2011, Lodge played for both the New South Wales Under 16s and Under 18s teams.
In 2013 and 2014, Lodge played for the New South Wales Under 20s team.
On 2 May 2015, Lodge played for the Junior Kangaroos against Junior Kiwis.[11]
References
- ^ "Matt Lodge". Rleague.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Wests Tigers' Mitchell Moses banned for homophobic jibe". The Guardian. May 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Matt Lodge caught with c*** written on his taped wrist while representing NSW against QLD in U20s State of Origin match". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ Steve Orme. "Matt Lodge banned for offensive strapping". Sportal.com.au. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Wests Tigers sign Matthew Lodge". Weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Late Changes: NRL Round 17". Weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ David Hall & Nathan Ryan (7 November 2014). "NRL's future stars: 20 players from the U20s with the potential to make it big — Part 1". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ Proszenko, Adrian (29 November 2014). "State of Origin a family affair for NSW as Jackson Hastings and Liam Coleman get Blues camp call". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Tigers sack Lodge after US arrest | NRL". Zero Tackle. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ Posted: 8 July, 2016 by AAP. "Matt Lodge Victims Testify In New York Court | NRL". Triple M. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.