Nathan Brown (rugby league, born 1993)

Nathan Brown
Brown playing for the Tigers in 2014.
Personal information
Born (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993
Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
Playing information
Position Lock, Second-row, Prop

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013 Wests Tigers 1 0 0 0 0
2015–16 South Sydney 28 1 0 0 4
2017– Parramatta Eels 40 2 0 0 8
Total 69 3 0 0 12
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016 NSW City 1 0 0 0 0
2017 Italy 3 0 0 0 0
As of 17 February 2018
Source: [1]

Nathan Brown (born 1 March 1993) is an Italian international rugby league footballer who plays for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. He plays as a prop. He previously played for the Wests Tigers and South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Background

Brown was born in Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Italian ancestry on his mothers side.

He was a representative junior cricketer. He played his junior football for Five Dock RSL and Dundas Shamrocks Junior Rugby League Football Club, before being signed by the Wests Tigers.

Playing career

Early career

In 2012 and 2013, Brown played for the Wests Tigers' NYC team.[2][3] On 30 September 2012, he played in the Tigers' 2012 NYC Grand Final win over the Canberra Raiders.[4] On 18 July 2013, he re-signed with the Tigers on a 3-year contract.[5]

2013

In Round 24 of the 2013 NRL season, Brown made his NRL debut for the Tigers against the St. George Illawarra Dragons.[6] As the Tigers had exceeded their second-tier salary cap, the NRL had to grant a special dispensation for Brown to play as neither team could reach the semi-finals. However, Brown was precluded from playing in any further games for the season.[7]

2015

On 2 March, Brown signed a 2-year contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs effective immediately, after being released from his Tigers contract.[8] He made his Rabbitohs debut in Round 6 of the 2015 NRL season against the North Queensland Cowboys.[9] He finished off the year with seven games for the Rabbitohs, starting in the second-row on two occasions.[10]

2016

Brown was a regular in first grade in 2016, playing prop or lock. In round 13 he avoided suspension after attempting to kick a player in the groin. The next week, he was described as, "one of rugby league’s dirtiest players, biggest thug and throwback to the old days," after a late shot on Mitchell Moses. Coach Michael Maguire said, "Seriously I think he’s a good kid but he’s playing on the edge when fatigue sets in. He’s got to be more aware of those moments in the game."[11] In September, Brown signed a 2-year contract with the Parramatta Eels starting in 2017.[12]

2017

After a stellar first season with Parramatta, Brown was awarded The Ken Thornett Medal for being Parramatta's best player in 2017. Brown was named in the Italy training squad for the 2017 world cup. [13]. Brown played in all three of Italy's pool matches at the world cup including the 46-0 demolition of The United States. [14][15]

2018

On 6 March 2018, Brown signed a new contract to stay at Parramatta until the end of the 2020 NRL Season.[16]. In Round 5 against Penrith, Brown suffered an ankle injury in the 12-6 loss and was ruled out indefinitely[17][18]. On 2 June 2018, Brown made his long awaited return from injury in Parramatta's 30-4 defeat to Newcastle[19].

References

  1. ↑ "Nathan Brown (WT) - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  2. ↑ "Nathan Brown". Nycdatabase.org. 3 January 1993. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Nathan Brown player results, scores, news and statistics". Rleague.com. 24 August 2013. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Toyota Cup Grand Final Team Lists". NRL.com. 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  5. ↑ "Wests Tigers secure top young talent". Weststigers.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "NRL Late Changes v Dragons". Weststigers.com.au. 24 August 2013. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  7. ↑ Ian McCullough (27 August 2013). "Transfer window on the NRL agenda". nrl.com. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "Add Nathan Brown to Squad for 2015 & 2016". Rabbitohs.com.au. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  9. ↑ "Late Mail: Rd 6, 2015". Rabbitohs.com.au. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  10. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2015-11-14.
  11. ↑ Phil Rothfield. "South Sydney's Nathan Brown rugby league's dirtiest player, biggest thug and throwback to the old days". Daily Telegraph.
  12. ↑ ParraEels.com.au (2016-06-17). "Eels sign Nathan Brown". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  13. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/parramatta-eels-buy-of-the-year-nathan-brown-crowned-ken-thornett-medal-winner-20170828-gy5ru8.html
  14. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/rugby-league-world-cup/italy-up-off-the-world-cup-canvas-to-thrash-us-20171105-gzfb6c.html
  15. ↑ https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/ireland-defeat-italy-3612-in-rugby-league-world-cup-boilover/news-story/2ed50f551136b2765271c46236d023e6
  16. ↑ http://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nathan-brown-contract-extension-parramatta-eels-nrl/u3jeb70j77r31hpy98iuu8wwi
  17. ↑ http://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-injury-list-the-injuries-ahead-of-round-ten/ui0t7hnavib815y45hfz117w9
  18. ↑ https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/04/08/late-mail-sunday-titans-sea-eagles-teams-trimmed/
  19. ↑ https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/eels-v-knights-team-lists-for-round-13-clash/news-story/f692997787929325493016ab78f128eb
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