Matt Keating
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Keating | |||||
| Born | 6 September 1986 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||
| Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Hooker | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2008–2013 | Parramatta Eels | 130 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| As of 6 May 2013 | ||||||
| Source: RLP | ||||||
Matt Keating born 6 September 1986 in Sydney, Australia is a rugby league player for the Burleigh Bears in the Intrust Super Cup. He is the older brother Kris Keating who left Parramatta and joined the Canterbury Bulldogs in 2011. Matt Keating's position of choice is as a hooker.[1]
Rugby league career
2008-13: Career with Parramatta
Matthew Keating made his first grade debut for the Parramatta Eels on Round 1 of 2008 against the Canterbury Bulldogs. Keating took on the role of starting hooker as the replacement for Mark Riddell, who left the team to play in the Super League. He played in every game for the Eels since making his debut in Round 1 of 2008 to the 2009 NRL Grand Final (52 Consecutive first grade games).[2]
In June 2013, Keating was one of 12 Parramatta players that were told that their futures at the club were uncertain by coach, Ricky Stuart.
2014: Career with Burleigh Bears
In October 2013, Keating signed with the Burleigh Bears for the 2014 Intrust Super Cup season.