Adam Woolnough
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Woolnough | |||||
| Nickname | Wooly | |||||
| Born | 24 May 1981 Taree, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2002–2007 | Newcastle Knights | 117 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 2008–2009 | Penrith Panthers | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | Melbourne Storm | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 155 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
| As of 2 August 2011 | ||||||
| Source: League Central, | ||||||
Adam Woolnough (born 24 May 1981, in Taree, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league player who currently plays for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL. His position is prop. He has previously played for the Penrith Panthers and the Newcastle Knights. The 2009 NRL season was his supposed to be his last, as he announced his retirement on 19 August 2009, effective of his final 2009 NRL game against his old club, the Newcastle Knights on Round 26, 2009. Woolnough's reason for retirement was that he was not getting enough first grade game time, and was playing the majority of his games for the Penrith Panthers feeder side, the Windsor Wolves. Woolnough also wished to spend more time with his family and pursue other things in life.[1] However, after a year out, Woolnough returned to the NRL in 2011.
Playing career
While attending Taree High School, Woolnough was selected to represent the Australian Schoolboys team in 1999.[2] He played for the Newcastle Knights from 2002 until 2007 when he signed a 3-year contract with the Penrith Panthers starting from the 2008 season. Woolnough retired at the end of the 2009 season despite having one year left to go on his contract.
Melbourne Storm
After recently travelling to South Africa, South America and the UK he bumped into ex NRL player Clint Newton who he spoke to and was encouraged by him to join the Melbourne Storm.[3]
On 21 January 2011, it was reported that Adam had exchanged punches at training, during the Melbourne Storm pre season with team mate Mitchell Johnson.[4]
Newcastle Rugby League
In 2012 he played for Lakes United Newcastle Rugby League Team
Career highlights
- First Grade Debut: 2002 - Round 10, Newcastle vs New Zealand Warriors at EnergyAustralia Stadium, 17 May[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Penrith Panthers prop to retire". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
- ↑ "Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ↑ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/adam-woolnough-signs-with-melbourne-storm/story-e6frf9if-1225908656517
- ↑ Paxinos, Stathi (21 January 2011). "Storm props trade blows as battle for spots heats up". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ↑ "Adam Woolnough". NRL Stats. Retrieved 2008-01-01.