Isaah Yeo

Isaah Yeo
Personal information
Full name Isaah Ferguson-Yeo[1]
Born (1994-11-06) 6 November 1994
Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Centre

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014– Penrith Panthers 102 14 0 0 56
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016 NSW Country 1 0 0 0 0
As of 4 March 2018
Source: [2]

Isaah Ferguson-Yeo (born 6 November 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. A New South Wales Country representative, he plays as a second-row forward and centre.

Early years

Born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Yeo played his junior football for the St Johns JRL Dubbo and Dubbo CYMS, before being signed by the Penrith Panthers.

Yeo is the son of former North Sydney Bears and Balmain Tigers player Justin Yeo.[3]

Playing career

Yeo playing for the Windsor Wolves in 2013

Yeo played for the Panthers' NYC team in 2013.[4] Yeo played in the Panthers' 2013 NYC Grand Final 42-30 win over the New Zealand Warriors.[5]

2014

In round 1 of the 2014 NRL season, Yeo made his NRL debut for the Panthers against the Newcastle Knights.[6] Yeo scored his first career try in the Panthers' 38-12 win over the Parramatta Eels in round 12.[7] On 9 July 2014, Yeo was selected for the NSW residents team to play against the Queensland residents team at Suncorp Stadium. He played right-centre, i.e. number 3, and scored a try in the NSW 16-24 loss.[8] Yeo finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 10 matches and scoring 2 tries.

2015

On 31 January and 1 February, Yeo played for the Panthers in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines.[9] He finished off the 2015 season having played in 21 matches and scoring 2 tries for the Panthers.[10]

2016

In February 2016, Yeo was named in the Panthers' 2016 NRL Auckland Nines squad.[11] On 11 February 2016, Yeo extended his contract with the Panthers from the end of 2016 to the end of 2019.[12] On 8 May 2016, Yeo played for New South Wales Country against New South Wales City, playing on the wing in the 30-44 loss in Tamworth.[13] Yeo finished the 2016 NRL season with him playing in 26 matches and 5 tries for the Panthers.

2017

In February 2017, Yeo was named as the captain of Panthers 2017 NRL Auckland Nines squad, The Panthers were the runner-ups of the tournament, losing to the Roosters 10-8 in the final.[14][15]

References

  1. ↑ "Auckland could one day warrant NRL round of its own, promoters say". brisbanetimes.com.au. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Isaah Yeo - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  3. ↑ Guthrie, Nick (2014-02-13). "Yeo named in Penrith squad for NRL Nines". Daily Liberal. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  4. ↑ "Isaah Yeo". Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  5. ↑ Guthrie, Nick (2013-10-07). "Fairytale finish to Yeo's first season". Daily Liberal. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  6. ↑ "NRL TEAM CHANGES - Panthers". Penrithpanthers.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  7. ↑ "Penrith Panthers destroy Parramatta Eels 38-12, go level on points with Manly, Canterbury atop ladder - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 2014-05-30. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  8. ↑ "VB NSW Cup Rep Team go down to QLD Residents". Nswrl.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  9. ↑ "PANTHERS UNVEIL 2015 NINES SQUAD". Rugby League Week. 24 January 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  11. ↑ "Panthers name Auckland Nines squad". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  12. ↑ "Yeo signs new deal with Panthers". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  13. ↑ "Young City side stun Country". NRL.com. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  14. ↑ "Could the Penrith Panthers be Unwilling Champions of the Auckland Nines". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  15. ↑ "Auckland Nines 2017: Sydney Roosters stun Penrith Panthers". News.com.au. 2017-02-05. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
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