Victor Radley

Victor Radley
Radley (with the ball) playing for the Roosters in 2017.
Personal information
Born (1998-03-14) 14 March 1998
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position Lock, Second-row

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– Sydney Roosters 28 2 0 0 8
As of 28 April 2018
Source: [1]

Victor Radley (born 14 March 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. He plays as a hooker, lock and second-row forward.Victor Radley won the 2018 NRL Premiership with the Roosters.

Background

Radley was born in Sydney, New South Wales and raised in Bronte. He is of English descent through his father Nigel.[2]

He played junior rugby union for the Clovelly Eagles and junior rugby league for the Clovelly Crocodiles, before being signed by the Sydney Roosters.

Playing career

Early career

In 2016 and 2017, Radley played for the Sydney Roosters' NYC team.[3][4] In October 2016, he played in the Roosters' NYC Grand Final win over the Penrith Panthers.[5]

2017

In May, Radley played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis,[6] before playing for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team later that month.[7] In round 20 of the 2017 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the Newcastle Knights.[8][9] In September, he was named on the interchange bench in the NYC Team of the Year.[10]

2018

In 2018, Radley made 25 appearances for Eastern Suburbs as the club won their 4th minor premiership in 6 seasons. On 30 September, Radley played in Easts 21-6 victory over Melbourne in the 2018 NRL grand final. In the post match interview, Radley was speaking with Andrew Johns who asked Radley what he had planned for the celebrations, Radley famously replied "Beers, beers and more beers, I cannot wait".[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ Rugby League Project
  2. ↑ "Victor Radley reveals he could choose England over New South Wales and Australia". Daily Telegraph. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "R". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  4. ↑ "Holden Cup U20's NYC - 2017 Round 5". League Unlimited. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  5. ↑ "2016 Holden Cup NYC Under 20's Teams". League Unlimited. 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  6. ↑ "Junior Kangaroos team named". NRL.com. 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  7. ↑ "New South Wales Under-20s side announced". Zero Tackle. 2017-05-23. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  8. ↑ "Updated team lists: Roosters v Knights". NRL.com. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  9. ↑ NRL Digital Media. "NRL Late Mail | Round 20". Roosters. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  10. ↑ "2017 NYC Team of the Year - Zero Tackle". 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  11. ↑ https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/live-nrl-grand-final-2018-storm-vs-roosters-from-anz-stadium/news-story/201676e5e809c4713bcd150d9d0687da
  12. ↑ https://au.sports.yahoo.com/fans-erupt-roosters-rookies-grand-final-interview-041730099.html?guccounter=1
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