Steve Southern

Steve Southern
Personal information

Southern while playing for the Central Coast Centurions in 2011.
Nickname	Bluey^[1]
Born	(1982-04-29) 29 April 1982 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Lock, Prop, Hooker
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2004–10	North Queensland	124	12	0	0	48
2011	Newcastle Knights	7	0	0	0	0
2012	Wakefield Trinity	15	3	0	0	12
	Total	146	15	0	0	60
As of 24 February 2014
Source: RLP

Steve Southern (born 29 April 1982) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys and Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League, and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (captain) (Heritage #1310) in the Super League. He primarily played second-row and lock, but could also fill in at prop and hooker.

Playing career

Born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Southern played his junior football for Dapto before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons.^[2]

In 2004, Southern signed with the North Queensland Cowboys.^[3]

In Round 14 of the 2004 NRL season, Southern made his NRL debut for the Cowboys against the Newcastle Knights.

In 2005, Southern played at second-row in the Cowboys' 2005 NRL Grand Final loss to the Wests Tigers.

In September 2010, after playing over 120 games for the Cowboys, Southern signed a 1-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2011.^[4]

In August 2011, Southern signed a 3-year contract with Super League team, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, in a deal that would see him captain the club.^[5]

In October 2012, Southern decided to cut his stint at Wakefield short, and return to Australia.^[6]