Matthew Dufty

Matthew Dufty
Dufty playing for the Illawarra Cutters in 2017.
Personal information
Born (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996
Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 80 kg (12 st 8 lb)
Playing information
Position Fullback

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– St. George Illawarra 32 15 0 0 60
As of 21 July 2018
Source: [1]

Matthew Dufty (born 10 January 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League.

Background

Dufty was born in Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia.

He played his junior rugby league for the Penshurst RSL RLFC, before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

Playing career

Early career

From 2014 to 2016, Dufty played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons' NYC team.[2] In July 2016, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team,[3] before re-signing with the Dragons on a 2-year contract until the end of 2018.[4] In September 2016, he was named on the interchange bench in the 2016 NYC Team of the Year.[5]

2017

In 2017, Dufty graduated to the Dragons' Intrust Super Premiership NSW team, Illawarra Cutters.[6] In round 20 of the 2017 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Dragons against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles,[7][8] scoring a try and providing two try assists.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Matthew Dufty - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
  2. ↑ "D". NYC Database. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
  3. ↑ "NSW Under-20s Team Announcement". NSWRL. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Dragons Re-Sign Dufty". St George Illawarra Dragons. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "2016 Holden Cup Team of the Year announced". NRL.com. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "NSWRL Intrust Super Premiership - 2017 Round 3". League Unlimited. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Updated team lists: Dragons v Sea Eagles". NRL.com. 2017-07-23. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
  8. ↑ "NRL Late Mail: Round 20 v Sea Eagles". St George Illawarra Dragons. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  9. ↑ Gabor, Martin (2017). "Points galore as Dragons thump Manly". NRL.com. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
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