Josh Drinkwater

Josh Drinkwater
Personal information
Born (1992-06-15) 15 June 1992
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 86 kg (13 st 8 lb)
Playing information
Position Halfback, Five-eighth

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013 St George Illawarra 4 0 0 1 1
2014 London Broncos 26 5 58 0 136
2015 Wests Tigers 1 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Leigh Centurions 43 12 29 2 108
2018 Catalans Dragons 21 9 75 0 186
Total 95 26 162 3 431
As of 14 October 2018
Source: [1][2][3]

Josh Drinkwater (born 15 June 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League, also playing for the London Broncos and Leigh Centurions in the Super League.

Background

Drinkwater playing for the Illawarra Cutters in 2013

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Drinkwater played his junior football for the Terrigal Sharks, before being signed by the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.

Playing career

Early career

From 2010 to 2012, Drinkwater played for the Sea Eagles' NYC team.[4][5] He was the NYC Sea Eagles' top point-scorer in 2012, with 137 points from 10 tries, 48 goals and 1 field goal. On 4 September 2012, he signed a 2-year contract with the St. George Illawarra Dragons starting in 2013, where he was seen as a "possible saviour to a club reeling in the post-Wayne Bennett era."[6][7]

2013

In Round 5 of the 2013 NRL season, Drinkwater made his NRL début for the Dragons against the Newcastle Knights.[8] He finished his début year in the NRL having played in four games.[9]

2014

In February 2014, Drinkwater joined the London Broncos effective immediately for the rest of the season in a straight swap for Michael Witt, after being released from the final year of his Dragons contract.[10] He scored 136 points but the club managed just one victory for the season.[6] On 5 November 2014, he signed a 2-year contract with the Wests Tigers, starting in 2015,[11] as a backup for halves Mitchell Moses and Luke Brooks. He said, "I know I'm behind those boys. JT told me straight away that Mitch and Brooksy were going to start the year in first grade. I just want to come here, play good footy, and if something happens and JT calls my name, I've got to take my opportunity."[6]

2015

In Round 17 of the 2015 NRL season, Drinkwater made his Tigers début against the Parramatta Eels.[12]

2016

On 17 May, he was released from his Tigers contract to take up an opportunity with the Leigh Centurions in the Kingstone Press Championship.[13]

2018

Drinkwater joined Intrust Super Premiership NSW side The Western Suburbs Magpies for The 2018 season.[14][15]. On 24 April 2018, Drinkwater signed a one year deal to join The Catalans Dragons[16].

References

  1. ↑ loverugbyleague
  2. ↑ "Josh Drinkwater - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  3. ↑ "London Broncos Rugby League | #ProudToBeBroncos | » News". Londonbroncosrl.com. 5 May 2016. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "D". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  5. ↑ "Josh Drinkwater player results, scores, news and statistics". Rleague.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 Brady, Jack (12 February 2015). "Tigers halfback seeks NRL redemption". nrl.com. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Dragons Sign Promising Talents". Dragons.com.au. 4 September 2012. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "NRL 2013 - Round 5". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  9. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  10. ↑ Michael Carayannis (2014-02-22). "St George Illawarra Dragons pair snapped up by London Broncos". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  11. ↑ "Wests Tigers sign Josh Drinkwater | NRL". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  12. ↑ "Late Changes: NRL Round 17 vs. Eels - Tigers". Weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  13. ↑ "Wests Tigers release Josh Drinkwater". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  14. ↑ https://www.weststigers.com.au/teams/intrust-super-premiership-nsw/western-suburbs-magpies/josh-drinkwater/
  15. ↑ https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/josh-drinkwater-set-join-wests-magpies/
  16. ↑ http://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12216/11345250/catalans-dragons-sign-josh-drinkwater-after-luke-walshs-retirement
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