Shannon McDonnell
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shannon Jay McDonnell | |||||
| Nickname | Macca, Mac Diddy,[1] Junior Burger | |||||
| Born | 5 August 1987 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Fullback, Wing, Centre | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2005–2009 | Wests Tigers | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 2009–2011 | Newcastle Knights | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2012 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2013– | Hull FC | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 105 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2012 | Exiles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As of 26 June 2012 | ||||||
| Source: RLP & League Central | ||||||
Shannon McDonnell (born 5 August 1987 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Hull FC of the European Super League. He previously played for the Wests Tigers and more recently the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League competition. McDonnell primarily plays at fullback.
Career
A student of Mount Carmel High School, McDonnell was a NSW under-19s representative[2] and in 2006, was selected as an Australian Junior Kangaroo.
Having played one game for Wests Tigers in 2005, McDonnell was named as the probable replacement for winger Pat Richards, if he was unable to overcome an ankle injury to take his place in the 2005 grand final team.[2] As NRL Premiers Wests faced Super League champions Bradford Bulls in the 2006 World Club Challenge. McDonnell played on the wing in the Tigers' 30-10 loss. McDonnell was eligible for Ireland's 2008 Rugby League World Cup campaign.[3][4] Although named in the Ireland training squad for the World Cup,[5] he was forced to withdraw through injury.[6]
In May 2009, the Wests Tigers released McDonnell from the remainder of his contract so he could take up a position with the Newcastle Knights for the rest of the 2009 season.[7]
After the conclusion of the 2011 season, McDonnell was released by the Knights.[8]
He then signed with Hull KR in the Super League, following former Knights assistant coach, Craig Sandercock.
In 2013 he moved across Hull to Hull F.C.. In his first year, he helped the team to the Challenge Cup final against Wigan Warriors where they were defeated 16-0.
Career highlights
- First Grade Debut: 2005 - Round 26, Wests Tigers v Penrith Panthers, Telstra Stadium, 4 September
References
- ↑ http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/default.aspx?s=player-profile-display&id=1956&player=shannon%20-mcdonnell&team=Knights
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brad Walter and Greg Prichard (30 September 2005). "Teenager waits in the wins for Richards". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ↑ Collins, Ben: "Kelly eyes Cup sitr by Irish", pages 18-19. Rugby League World, April 2008
- ↑ "White Eyes a Green Jersey". RLWC08.com. 2008-07-21. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ↑ "Ireland Name World Cup 40 Man Training Squad". Rugby League Ireland. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
- ↑ "Ireland suffer White injury blow". BBC. 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ↑ "Shannon McDonnell quits Wests Tigers for Newcastle". BBC. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
- ↑ Keeble, Brett (2011-09-06). "Knights in no hurry to go separate ways - Local News - Sport - Rugby League - Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
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