Reuben Cotter

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Reuben Cotter
Personal information
Born (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 22)
Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Playing information
PositionHooker, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– North Qld Cowboys 21 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021 Indigenous All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
As of 12 April 2021
Source: [1]

Reuben Cotter (born 28 December 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.

Background[]

Cotter was born in Mackay, Queensland, Australia, and is of Torres Strait Islander descent.

He played his junior rugby league for the Sarina Crocs and attended Sarina State High School.[2] In 2011, he captained the Central Queensland NRL bid under-13 side against Keebra Park State High School, and later joined the North Queensland Cowboys academy.[3]

Playing career[]

Early career[]

In 2013 and 2014, Cotter played for the Mackay Cutters' Cyril Connell Cup side. In February 2014, he represented the Queensland Murri under-16 side in their 18–14 win over New South Wales.[4] In May 2014, he captained the Queensland under-16 side in their 20–18 win over New South Wales.[5]

In 2015, Cotter moved up to the Cutters' Mal Meninga Cup side and later that year was selected at hooker in the Queensland under-18 side that defeated New South Wales 22–18.[6] In September 2015, Cotter was selected for the Australian Schoolboys side that played a touring New Zealand under-18 team.[7] He scored a try in the first Test, which Australia won 70–24.[8]

In 2016, Cotter joined the North Queensland Cowboys under-20 side, playing just two games before tearing his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), ruling him out for the season.[9] In January 2017, he returned from his injury and was named in the Queensland under-20 Emerging Origin squad.[10][11] He tore his ACL again in 2017, and subsequently missed the entire 2017 and 2018 seasons.[12]

2019[]

In 2019, Cotter joined the North Queensland Cowboys NRL squad as a development player.[13] On 23 February, he played his first game in almost two years in North Queensland's pre-season trial win over the Gold Coast Titans at Sunshine Coast Stadium.[14] Cotter started the 2019 season playing for the Cowboys' Queensland Cup affiliate, the Mackay Cutters, where he scored nine tries in 15 games.

In Round 13 of the 2019 NRL season, Cotter made his NRL debut in the North Queensland Cowboys 20–22 loss to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at 1300SMILES Stadium.[15] He finished his rookie season playing five games, all off the bench.

On 4 September, Cotter signed a one-year contract extension with the North Queensland Cowboys.[16]

2020[]

Cotter began the 2020 season playing for the Mackay Cutters, scoring two tries in a 22–23 loss to the Norths Devils.[17] After returning to the North Queensland side in Round 5, he played four games off the bench.[18] In Round 15, he started at hooker for the first time replacing the injured Reece Robson.[19] He finished the season as the club's starting hooker, playing six games in the position.

On 30 September, Cotter re-signed with the North Queensland side until the end of the 2022 season.[20]

Statistics[]

NRL[]

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season[21]
Season Team Matches T G GK % F/G Pts
2019 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland 5 0 0 — 0 0
2020 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland 10 0 0 — 0 0
Career totals 15 0 0 — 0 0

References[]

  1. ^ RLP
  2. ^ lnarvaez. "Sarina junior playing in Origin curtain-raiser". Daily Mercury.
  3. ^ Williams, By Guy (7 October 2011). "Youngsters help create history". The Courier Mail.
  4. ^ "Queensland Murri Under 16 team". Queensland Rugby League. 14 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Queensland U16s team". Queensland Rugby League. 8 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Queensland Under 18 team". Queensland Rugby League. 2 June 2015.
  7. ^ lnarvaez (21 July 2015). "Cotter picked for Australian Schoolboys league team". The Courier Mail.
  8. ^ "2015 - New Zealand - Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportsTG.
  9. ^ "Just the start of NRL career for Sarina product". Queensland Times.
  10. ^ "Queensland Under 20 Emerging squad". Queensland Rugby League. 18 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Welcome back, Cotter!". Queensland Rugby League. 22 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Subscribe to the Townsville Bulletin". www.townsvillebulletin.com.au.
  13. ^ "Queensland rookies into Cowboys top squad". Queensland Rugby League. 17 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Subscribe to the Townsville Bulletin". www.townsvillebulletin.com.au.
  15. ^ "NRL team list: Round 13 v Sea Eagles". North Queensland Cowboys. 4 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Subscribe to the Townsville Bulletin".
  17. ^ "Norths Devils pip Mackay Cutters in a thriller". QRL. 14 March 2020.
  18. ^ "Round 5 NRL squad announcements". NRL. 15 June 2020.
  19. ^ "Updated team list: Round 15 v Newcastle". NQ Cowboys. 22 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Cowboys re-sign Cotter". NQ Cowboys. 30 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Reuben Cotter - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.

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