Josh Drinkwater
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| Drinkwater playing for the Illawarra Cutters in 2013. | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Born | 15 June 1992 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||
| Weight | 82 kg (12 st 13 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Halfback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2013 | St. George Illawarra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | London Broncos | 25 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 136 |
| 2015– | Wests Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 29 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 137 | |
| As of 13 September 2014 | ||||||
| Source: RLP, London Official | ||||||
Josh Drinkwater (born 15 June 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Wests Tigers of the National Rugby League. He primarily plays halfback.
Playing career
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Drinkwater played his junior football for Terrigal Sharks before being signed by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. He played for the Sea Eagles' NYC team from 2010 to 2012.[1] He was the Manly Sea Eagles NYC top point scorer in 2012 with 137 points from 10 tries, 48 goals and 1 field goal.
On 4 September 2012, Drinkwater signed a 2-year contract from 2013 with the St. George Illawarra Dragons, where he was seen as a "possible saviour to a club reeling in the post-Wayne Bennett era."[2][3] He made his debut in round 5, but only played in four games for the season.
Drinkwater joined the London Broncos in 2014 in a straight swap for Michael Witt. He scored 136 points but the club managed just one victory for the season.[2]
On 5 November 2014, Drinkwater signed a 2 year deal with the Wests Tigers, starting from the 2015 season.[4] He was signed as a backup for halves Mitchell Moses and Luke Brooks. He said, "I know I'm behind those boys. JT told me straight away that Mitch and Brooksy were going to start the year in first grade. I just want to come here, play good footy, and if something happens and JT calls my name, I've got to take my opportunity."[2]
Representative career
Drinkwater has played for the New South Wales CHS team.
References
- ↑ "Josh Drinkwater player results, scores, news and statistics". Rleague.com. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Brady, Jack (12 February 2015). "Tigers halfback seeks NRL redemption". nrl.com. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ↑ "Dragons Sign Promising Talents". Dragons.com.au. 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
- ↑ http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/wests-tigers-sign-josh-drinkwater-15599/