Adam Cuthbertson
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| Cuthbertson playing for the Sea Eagles in 2008 | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Nickname | Cuthbo[1] | |||||
| Born | 24 February 1985 Manly, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Second-row, Prop, Lock | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2006–2009 | Manly-Warringah | 53 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 2010 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | St. George Illawarra | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2012– | Newcastle Knights | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 119 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2011–2013 | City Origin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: RLP | ||||||
Adam Cuthbertson (born 24 February 1985) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Newcastle Knights of the National Rugby League. He previously played for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and St. George Illawarra Dragons. He primarily plays second-row, prop and lock.
Playing career
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Born in Manly, New South Wales, Cuthbertson played his junior football for the Avalon Bulldogs and the Newport Breakers Rugby Union team before being signed by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. He played for the Sea Eagles Premier League reserve-grade team in 2006.[2]
In Round 3 of the 2006 NRL season, Cuthbertson made his NRL debut for the Sea Eagles against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
In 2007, Cuthbertson was rewarded with a Man of the Match award for his performance against the Wests Tigers in Round 16.[3] Channel Nine commentator Phil Gould compared Cuthbertson's image to that of Manly legend Graham Eadie.
In 2007, Cuthbertson re-signed with the Sea Eagles on a 3-year contract.[4]
Cuthbertson played on the bench in the Sea Eagles' 2007 NRL Grand Final defeat to the Melbourne Storm.[5]
In Round 12 of the 2008 NRL season, Cuthbertson was sent off in a match against the Canberra Raiders for a high shot on Troy Thompson.[6][7]
Cuthbertson played on the bench in the Sea Eagles' 2009 World Club Challenge win over the Leeds Rhinos, with the Sea Eagles winning 28-20.
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
On 18 June 2009, Cuthbertson signed a 2-year contract with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks starting in 2010.
Cuthbertson only played 12 games for the Sharks before being released from his contract.
St. George Illawarra Dragons
At the end of 2010, Cuthbertson was named in the Penrith Panthers 2011 pre-season squad but had never signed a contract so signed a 1-year contract with the St. George Illawarra Dragons starting in 2011 to try and revive his career under supercoach Wayne Bennett.
Cuthbertson went on to play 19 games in 2011, scoring 2 tries for the Dragons. Hitting career best form, Cuthbertson decided to followed Bennett to the Newcastle Knights.
Newcastle Knights
On 26 October 2011, Cuthbertson signed a 3-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2012.[8]
Cuthbertson had a slow start to 2012 but finished the year having played 22 games in his first season for the Knights.
Representative career
In 2009, Cuthbertson was selected for the City Origin team to play Country Origin in the annual City vs Country Origin match.[9] However, he did not play in the match after withdrawing due to injury.[10]
In 2011, Cuthbertson was again selected for City Origin, this time playing.
Personal life
In 2007, Cuthbertson credited finding Christianity a year ago as the catalyst for his rise from obscurity.[11]
References
- ↑ http://www.sportal.com.au/league-news-display/cuthbo-turns-it-around-120924
- ↑ http://www.rleague.com//db/player/c/cuthbertson_adam/index.php
- ↑ "News". Manly. 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
- ↑ "Manly announce two new signings and four re-signings". RLeague.com. 2007-07-30. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
- ↑ "Factfile on 2007 grand final". The Daily Telegraph. 2008-09-29.
- ↑ "NRL Judiciary Charges". NRL.com.
- ↑ Hodges out of Origin series – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Abc.net.au (2008-06-03). Retrieved on 2011-05-03.
- ↑ http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-league/knights-sign-adam-cuthbertson/2337043.aspx
- ↑ Balym, Todd (2009-05-03). "Blues halfback duel in two as Mitchell Pearce misses selection". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ↑ "Mark O'Meley called in to replace Adam Cuthbertson in City Origin side". Fox Sports. 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ↑ "Cuthbertson's divine inspiration". LeagueHQ. 2007-07-22. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
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