Reed Mahoney
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22 April 1998 Nambour, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Reed Mahoney (born 22 April 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League.
Career
Mahoney started his football in Queensland, playing for the Kawana Dolphins and Beerwah Bulldogs as junior. Before being scouted by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs for their SG ball team. In 2017, he was signed by the Parramatta Eels until the end of 2018. He played in 28 games in 2017 NYC tournament, primarily playing off the bench as a second hooker before obtaining a starting role towards the end of the year. Mahoney led the NYC in tackles and helped Parramatta make the Grand Final. He was awarded the Steve Ella medal for Parramatta under 20's player of the year.
In 2018, still eligible for under 20's, Mahoney shifted to Intrust Super Premiership team Wentworthville, playing 5 games. On June 9 2018 rd 14, Mahoney made his NRL debut for Parramatta against the North Queensland Cowboys at TIO Stadium in Darwin. The following week, Mahoney was placed on report and suspended for one match after being cited for a dangerous tackle in Parramatta's 42-24 loss against Souths. [2]
On July 11, 2018 Mahoney was named in Queensland's under 20's team in their 30-6 win over New South Wales. Mahoney had 2 try assists in the game. Due to injury, Mahoney was made the starter at hooker for the remaining five games of the 2018 season, expressing his desire to re-sign with Parramatta.