Steve Carter (rugby league)
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Steve Carter | |
| Date of birth | 22 July 1970 | |
| Height | 182 cm | |
| Weight | 88 kg | |
| School(s) | Toowoomba High School | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Five eighth | |
| Current club | Retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Wyong | ||
| Youth representative teams | ||
| 1981 - 82 | Australian Schoolboys | |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1988–2001 2002 |
Penrith Panthers Widnes Vikings |
242 (268) 21 (16) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 1992 1992 |
Country Origin New South Wales |
1 (0) 1 (0) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Steve Carter (born 22 July 1970) is an Australian former professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the Australian National Rugby League (NRL) competition.
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[edit] Club career
A Wyong junior, Carter was graded by the Panthers in 1988. He primarily played in the five-eighth position. Carter was on the interchange bench for the Panthers first and unsuccessful Grand Final attempt in season 1990. He was the regular five-eighth in the 1991 Panthers outfit that clinched the club's first premiership.
After the turmoil at the club which upset the 1992 season and saw a number of senior players leave, Carter took over as captain, a role he maintained throughout the 1990s. In spite of career threatening injuries and poor form he played out the 2001 series in a successful attempt to beat Royce Simmons' record of club appearances for the Panthers. Carter holds the standing club record of 242 first grade appearances.
After fourteen seasons with the Panthers, Carter spent one season (2002) in the UK Super League with Widnes Vikings.
[edit] Representative career
Carter enjoyed one year of representative football - in 1992 he was selected for Country Origin and made one appearance off the interchange bench. New South Wales in game II of the 1992 State of Origin series.[1]
[edit] Career highlights
- First Grade Debut: 1988 - Round 13 Penrith vs Illawarra Steelers at Penrith Stadium, 13 June
- State of Origin: 1992 - Game 2, New South Wales vs Queensland at Lang Park, 20 May
- Premierships: 1991 - Member of the Penrith Panthers Grand Final winning team
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ State Of Origin - Game 2, 1992. Rugby League Tables. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
[edit] References
- Whiticker, Alan and Hudson, Glen (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Gary Allen Pty Ltd. ISBN 9781877082931.
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