Matthew Petersen

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**Matt Petersen**
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Andrew Petersen
Date of birth	March 27, 1980
Place of birth	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Height	181 cm
Weight	95 kg
Nickname	Side Show Bob
Position	Wing
Club information
Current club	Gold Coast Titans
Youth clubs
	Belmont Steelers
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
2002 2002 - 2006 2007 - Present	North Queensland Cowboys Parramatta Eels Gold Coast Titans
Representative teams
2004	United States National Squad	1 (4)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only.

Matthew Andrew Petersen (born March 27, 1980 in Subiaco, Western Australia) is an Australian rugby league player for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League. After playing for the Belmont Steelers, a feeder club for the North Queensland Cowboys, Petersen was called up to the NRL in 2002. Petersen moved from the Cowboys to the Parramatta Eels midseason in 2002 and played for the Eels with some success until 2006. Midseason 2006, Eels coach Jason Taylor removed Petersen from the roster and moved him to the Premier League team, where he spent the rest of the season. He is signed with the Titans for the 2007 season, the team's first year in the league.

In 2004, Petersen played a game for the United States against Australia after qualifying for the American side under the parent rule.

[edit] Career highlights

Junior Club: Belmont (Western Australia)
First Grade Debut: Round 1, North Queensland v Brisbane at Dairy Farmers Stadium, March 16, 2002
International: 1 appearance scoring 1 try for the USA