Drew Hutchison (rugby league)

Drew Hutchison (born 26 April 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth and halfback for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL.

For the baseball player, see Drew Hutchison.

Drew Hutchison
Personal information
Born (1995-04-26) 26 April 1995
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Playing information
PositionHalfback, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015–17 St. George Illawarra 4 1 0 0 4
2018 Leigh Centurions 35 13 0 0 52
2019– Sydney Roosters 4 1 1 0 6
Total 43 15 1 0 62
As of 9 September 2019
Source: [1][2]

He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League and the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Championship.

Background

Hutchison was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

He played his junior rugby league for the Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles, before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

Playing career

Early career

In 2013 and 2014, Hutchison played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons' NYC team.[3] On 3 May 2014, he was a late inclusion for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team,[4] after Luke Brooks was withdrawn.[5] On 2 September 2014, he was named at halfback in the 2014 NYC Team of the Year[6] and re-signed with the Dragons on a 3-year contract until the end of 2017.[7] On 18 October 2014, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis.[8]

2015

In 2015, Hutchison graduated to the Dragons' New South Wales Cup team, Illawarra Cutters.[9] On 2 May 2015, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against Junior Kiwis for the second year in a row.[10] On 8 July 2015, he captained the New South Wales under-20s team.[11][12] In Round 18 of the 2015 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Dragons against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[13]

2016

Hutchison kicked the winning field goal for the Illawarra Cutters in the 2016 Intrust Super Premiership NSW grand final win over the Mount Pritchard Mounties, winning 21-20.[14]

2017

Hutchison was ruled out of the entire 2017 season when he suffered a serious injury at training.[15] In October, he signed a 2-year contract with the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Championship, starting in 2018.[16]

2019

In 2019, Hutchison signed with the Sydney Roosters but spent the beginning of the season with the club's feeder side North Sydney. In Round 13, Hutchison was called into the side to replace Luke Keary who was out injured. Hutchison's first game with the club ended in a 19-10 loss against the Penrith Panthers. The following week, Hutchison kept his place in the team and scored his first try for the club as they defeated Canterbury-Bankstown 38-12 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[17][18]

Hutchison featured for North Sydney in the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW finals series against Newtown as Norths lost the match 30-28 at Leichhardt Oval. Hutchison had a horror game with goal kicking as he only managed two out of a possible six conversions including missing a conversion from right in front of the posts.[19]

References
  1. loverugbyleague
  2. "Drew Hutchison - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 26 April 1995. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  3. "H". Nyc Database. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  4. "NSW State of Origin Under-20s named". NRL.com. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  5. "NSW U20s ORIGIN SQUAD ANNOUNCED". Rugby League Week. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  6. Steven Russo (2 September 2014). "Holden Cup Team of the Year Announced". Rugbyleagueweek.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  7. "Re-Sign Hutchison". Dragons.com.au. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  8. "Junior Kangaroos side to face NZ". NRL.com. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  9. "VB NSW CUP TEAMS ROUND 1". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  10. "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  11. "PAY'S SAY: NSW Under-20s side". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  12. "Kelly scores four as Blues win 20s". NRL.com. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  13. "Late Mail: Round 18 v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks". Dragons.com.au. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  14. "Hutchison wins NSW Cup GF for Cutters". Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  15. "Dragons rule out NRL 'bad boys'". Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  16. "Centurions sign Drew Hutchison from Dragons - Zero Tackle". 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  17. "Hutchison's three years in wilderness to come to an end". NRL.com.
  18. "Mitchell double helps Roosters see off Bulldogs but fails to win him Origin spot". AOL.co.uk.
  19. "Canterbury Cup NSW Finals Week Two - reports, highlights, news". NSWRL.
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