Dane Nielsen

Dane Nielsen
Nielsen while playing for the Warriors in 2013.
Personal information
Nickname Danger[1]
Born (1985-06-10) 10 June 1985
Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position centre, wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2007 Cronulla Sharks 1 0 0 0 0
2008–12 Melbourne Storm 78 24 0 0 96
2013–14 NZ Warriors 30 2 0 0 8
2015 St. George Illawarra 2 1 0 0 4
2015 Bradford Bulls 5 0 0 0 0
2016– South Sydney 0 0 0 0 0
Total 116 27 0 0 108
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–12 Queensland 3 0 0 0 0
2013 Indigenous All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
As of 25 January 2016
Source: [2][3]

Dane Nielsen (born 10 June 1985) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League. A Queensland State of Origin representative, he plays at centre and wing. He previously played for NRL clubs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Melbourne Storm, with whom he won the 2009 and 2012 NRL Premierships, the New Zealand Warriors, St. George Illawarra Dragons, and the Bradford Bulls in the Kingstone Press Championship.

Early years

Hailing from the North Queensland town of Mackay, Nielsen is of Indigenous Australian[4] and Solomon Island[5] descent and was a Norths Devils junior.[6]

Professional playing career

Nielsen started his NRL career with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, making his début on 20 July 2007 against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.[7]

Melbourne Storm

In 2008 Nielsen joined the Melbourne Storm, becoming a regular at centre. In 2009 Nielsen was sent-off for a high tackle in the Storm's Round 15 clash with the Wests Tigers. He played for Melbourne on the wing in their 2009 NRL Grand Final win against the Parramatta Eels. Nielsen then went on to play in Melbourne's 2010 World Club Challenge victory against English champions, the Leeds Rhinos.

Nielsen was named as injured Greg Inglis' replacement at centre in the Queensland side for Game I and II of the 2011 State of Origin series.

In May 2012, he signed a 3-year deal with the New Zealand Warriors starting in 2013.[8][9] Later that year he played in the third and deciding game of the 2012 State of Origin series which Queensland won. At the end of the season Nielsen played for the Melbourne Storm in their 2012 NRL Grand final victory over the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

New Zealand Warriors

Nielsen moved to Auckland for the 2013 New Zealand Warriors season, also the first for the club's new Australian coach Matthew Elliott.

St George Illawarra Dragons

On 19 November 2014, Nielsen signed a two-year deal with the St George Illawarra Dragons, starting from the 2015 season.[10][11]

On 5 May 2015, Nielsen had his contract with the Dragons terminated due to disciplinary reasons.[12]

Bradford Bulls

After several games in the Mackay & District Rugby League, Nielsen signed a year and a half contract with the Bradford Bulls on 28 July 2015.[13][14]

South Sydney Rabbitohs

On 25 January 2016, Nielsen returned to Australia, signing a 2-year contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs starting effective immediately.[15]

Statistics

2015 - 2015

Nielsen featured in Qualifier 3 (Salford Red Devils) to Qualifier 6 (Leigh Centurions). Dane played in the £1 Million Game (Wakefield Wildcats).

Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.

Season Appearance Tries Goals F/G Points
2015 Bradford Bulls 5 0 0 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ↑ Craddock, Robert (20 May 2011). "Danes long road to the top". Courier Mail. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Shawn Dollin; Andrew Ferguson (18 October 2015). "Dane Nielsen". Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "Movie teaches Melbourne Storm star Dane Nielsen how to help indigenous youth". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  5. ↑ "Dane Nielsen joined his Solomon Island team | Mackay Daily Mercury". Dailymercury.com.au. 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  6. ↑ "Dane Nielsen". Rabbitohs. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  7. ↑ "NRL: Warriors sign Storm centre - Sport - NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ "Coup for Warriors as they sign Dane Nielsen". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  10. ↑ Adrian Proszenko (2015-10-30). "St George Illawarra sign former Maroons centre Dane Nielsen, while Adam Blair heads to Brisbane". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  11. ↑ "Warriors centre Nielsen signs with Dragons". Stuff.co.nz. 2014-11-19. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  12. ↑ "Terminate Nielsen Contract". Dragons. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  13. ↑ "Former NRL player Dane Nielsen returns to league | Mackay Daily Mercury". Dailymercury.com.au. 2015-07-20. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  14. ↑ "Bradford Bulls sign Dane Nielsen". Sky Sports. 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  15. ↑ "Rabbitohs sign Dane Nielsen | NRL". Zero Tackle. 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2016-01-25.

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