Amos Roberts
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Amos Roberts | |
| Date of birth | November 2, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 6 lbs) | |
| Nickname(s) | Famous Amos, Mossy, Sting | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Kempsey Dragons, Woodlawn College | ||
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 2000 - 2003 2004 2005 - |
St. George Illawarra Dragons Penrith Panthers Sydney Roosters Total |
65 (168) 23 (156) 80 (260) 168 (584) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 2004 - 2006 |
Country Origin Prime Minister's XIII |
5 (16) 1 (0) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Amos Roberts (born November 2, 1980) is an Australian Rugby League player. He plays for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League competition.
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[edit] Rugby league career
Amos Roberts debuted in 2000 with the St George Dragons scoring 22 points in that match. In 2004 he signed with the Penrith Panthers and scored 23 tries in 23 games that year to become the competition's top try scorer that year. He signed with the Sydney Roosters in 2005. He scored 17 tries in 2005 and 18 tries in 2006.
Roberts injured his knee at the start of the 2007 season and made his return in Round 3 against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. He scored his first try of 07 in Round 13 against the North Queensland Cowboys.
[edit] Career highlights & stats
Roberts scored 22 points on debut (1 try & 9 goals) with the Dragons on May 6th, 2006. This is the standing National Rugby League premiership record for points scored on a first grade debut. He was selected as Dally M "Winger of the Year" in 2004.
He has represented four times for Country vs City since 2004 and twice been selected to play in a Prime Minister's XIII (2005 and 2006).
[edit] Awards
In 2004, Roberts won the Deadly award for Outstanding Achievement in Rugby League. Roberts received the award for his "stellar start to the season, consistent all-round form and the fact he finished the season as the league’s leading try-scorer."[1]
[edit] Music
In 2007, Roberts, along with South Sydney's Nathan Merritt, appeared in the music video for Anthony Mundine's Platinum Ryder single.
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