Shane Shackleton
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| Full name | Shane Shackleton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 July 1982 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 6 September 2009 Source: Rugby League Project | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shane Shackleton is an Australian professional rugby league player in the New South Wales Cup who currently plays for the Mount Pritchard Mounties.[1] He last played in the NRL for the Penrith Panthers in 2012 and previously played for the Sydney Roosters from 2005–2009 and the Parramatta Eels from 2010-2012. His position of choice is at second row.
Shackleton signed for the Parramatta Eels for a reported 3-year deal starting from 2010.[2] He made his debut for the Parramatta Eels coming of the bench in Round 1 up against the Dragons, but only to suffer a horrific hamstring injury immediately ending his season.[3] Shane has been in stunning form this season for the Parramatta Eels. After suffering one of the worst hamstring injuries seen by doctors, he has worked hard and is a regular off the bench for Parramatta. In early 2011 when Parramatta played the Gold Coast he was there to pounce on a bomb and score the match winner for Parramatta.
He was selected for City in the City vs Country match on 8 May 2009.[4]
He is also eligible to play for Malta.[5]
In 2012, Shackleton was dropped to the Wentworthville, the Eels NRL feeder team. When asked on Facebook why he was not playing first grade, he replies, because, "Kearney's a fucker."[6] Soon after, Shackleton signed a two-year deal to link up with the Penrith Panthers prior to the 30 June trade deadline, resulting in an immediate switch to the new club.
Career highlights
First grade debut: Sydney Roosters v Brisbane, Suncorp Stadium, 26/08/05 (Rd 25)
Footnotes
- ↑ "Shane Shackleton trying his hand at boxing". Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ↑ "Eels sign Justin Poore and Shane Shackleton". The Daily Telegraph. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/shane-shackleton-shattered-as-season-ends/story-e6frexnr-1225840873143
- ↑ Balym, Todd (2009-05-03). "Blues halfback duel in two as Mitchell Pearce misses selection". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ↑ http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=22277
- ↑ James Phelps. "Shane Shackleton says his card was marked once Stephen Kearney took over at the Eels". Daily Telegraph.