Adrian Davis (rugby league)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 19 January 1990 Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||
| Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | halfback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2015– | Penrith Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Adrian Davis (born 19 January 1990) is an Indigenous Australian rugby league player who currently plays for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League (NRL). He has previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the NSW Cup and the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Intrust Super Cup.
Background
Born in Kempsey, New South Wales Davis played his junior football with Kempsey Dragons. He attended Granville Boys High before being signed by Canterbury Bulldogs SG Ball & Bulldogs U20's 2009 squad. [1]
Career
Newcastle Knights 2010–2013
Davis played for Knights NYC team in 2010, then played for there NSW Cup side 2011–2013 and in the Newcastle RL Tooheys Cup First Grade for Central Newcastle.
Redcliffe Dolphins 2014
Davis played for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Intrust Super Cup in 2014 season. He also captained the First Nation Goanna's against his previous NSW Cup side for three seasons.[2]
Penrith Panthers 2015
2015 Davis signed a one-year second-tier deal with the Penrith Panthers.[3] He played in their 2015 Auckland Nines team.
Newcastle Yowies 2016 UK Tour
The Newcastle Yowies, an Indigenous invitational team from the Hunter, They battled bravely before fading late, going down 38-12 to the London Broncos & Wakefield Trinty Wildcats. Winning against Wakefield Trinty Wildcats 32-30.
Rep honours
- New South Wales Combined High Schools 2008
- NSW Cup Residence 2013
- First Nation Goannas 2014
Career stats
| Season | Matches | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Knights NYC 2010 | 18 | 7 | - | - | 28 |
| Newcastle Knights NSW Cup 2011 | 26 | 11 | - | - | 44 |
| Newcastle Knights NSW Cup 2012 | 26 | 9 | - | - | 36 |
| Newcastle Knights NSW Cup 2013 | 26 | 12 | - | - | 48 |
| Redcliffe Dolphins 2014 | 24 | - | - | - | 0 |
| Total | 96 | 39 | - | - | 128 |
Personal life
He also plays in the annual NSW Koori Knockout and has won 2 titles with the Newcastle Yowies, featuring NRL players Timana Tahu, Albert Kelly and Dane Gagai and Adrian is cousins with fellow Indigenous rugby league players Greg Inglis, Albert Kelly and Tyrone Roberts.
References
- ↑ "SCHOOLBOY DAVIS OFF TO DARWIN". ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ↑ "First Nations Goannas player Adrian Davis hopes to get a belated shot at an NRL career". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ↑ "Panthers offer Davis opportunity to shine". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 22 November 2015.