Matt Hilder

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Matt Hilder
Personal information
Full name Matt Hilder
Date of birth 30 April 1982 (1982-04-30) (age 26)
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 100 kg (15 st 10 lbs)
Nickname(s) Waltzing
Club information
Position(s) Five-eighth, Hooker, Halfback
Current club Newcastle Knights
Youth clubs
Years Club
Cronulla-Caringbah
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
2003–06
2007–
Cronulla Sharks
Gold Coast Titans
81 (136)
19 (4)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only and
correct as of 09:38, 13 November 2007 (UTC).
** Representative team caps and points correct
as of 4 September 2006.

Matt Hilder (born 30 April 1982 in Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia) is a professional rugby league player for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. He previously played for the Cronulla Sharks. His current position is at five-eighth but he has previously played at hooker.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early career

Hilder played junior football for Cronulla Caringbah.

[edit] 2003

Hilder made his First Grade Debut in Round 1, Cronulla v Melbourne at Toyota Park, March 16, 2003.

[edit] 2004-2006

Hilder played first grade for the Cronulla Sharks before signing with the Gold Coast Titans on a one year contract. In 2006, Matt Hilder threw a chair at a man during an argument on 10 September, causing head injuries. Hilder was fined $1,000.[1]

[edit] 2007

Hilder was signed by the Titans for their inaugural season.

His sister, Katie Hilder, plays for the NCAA Division 1 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights in the United States Of America. She also beats him in backyard soccer all the time!!

[edit] 2008

He will play for the Newcastle Knights in 2008

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