Corey Waddell

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Corey Waddell
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Personal information
Full nameCorey Waddell
Born (1996-10-02) 2 October 1996 (age 25)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019–20 Manly Sea Eagles 36 2 0 0 8
2021– Canterbury Bulldogs 20 1 0 0 4
Total 56 3 0 0 12
As of 27 May 2021
Source: [1]

Corey Waddell (born 2 October 1996) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL.

He previously played for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League.

Background[]

Waddell was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is the son of former Penrith Panthers and Illawarra Steelers player .[2]

Waddell played his junior rugby league for Emu Plains JRLFC, before signing with Penrith Panthers.

Playing career[]

In round 2 of the 2019 NRL season, Waddell made his NRL debut for Manly-Warringah against the Sydney Roosters.[3][4] In the 2019 Semi-Final against South Sydney, Waddell scored his first NRL try in a 34–26 loss at ANZ Stadium.[5][6]

Waddell played 13 games for Manly in the 2020 NRL season as the club missed the finals. He then signed a deal to join Canterbury-Bankstown for the 2021 season.[7] Waddell made a total of 20 appearances for Canterbury in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished last and claimed the Wooden Spoon.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ "Manly rookie Waddell's dad Steve always in his thoughts". 22 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Dailytelegraph.com.au | Subscribe to The Daily Telegraph for exclusive stories". myaccount.news.com.au. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Corey Waddell's dad Steve always in his thoughts as NRL debut arrives". National Rugby League. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  5. ^ "South Sydney Rabbitohs beat Manly Sea Eagles 34-26 in NRL semi-final". ABC. 20 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Rabbitohs dig deep to eliminate Sea Eagles in finals thriller". NRL. 20 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Penrith confirm departure of six players". www.foxsports.com.au. 30 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Canterbury Bulldogs set to sign Rabbitohs star Braidon Burns, Storm prop Max King for 2022 NRL season". wwos.nine.com.au.

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