Reed Mahoney
Reed Mahoney (born 22 April 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL.
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| Born | 22 April 1998 Nambour, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He has played for the Prime Minister's XIII.
Background
Mahoney was born in Nambour, Queensland, Australia.
Playing 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. After playing for Canterbury's Under 20's side, Mahoney was released by the club midway through the year after Canterbury declared he would never play first grade and rejected the offer of $1500 to keep him.
In 2017, he was signed by the Parramatta Eels until the end of 2018 on a $6000 contract. 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 20s player of the year.[3]
2018
In 2018, still eligible for under 20s, Mahoney shifted to Intrust Super Premiership team Wentworthville, playing 5 games. On 9 June 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. [4]
On 11 July 2018 Mahoney was named in Queensland's under 20s 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. On 26 February 2019, Mahoney re-signed with Parramatta until the end of the 2020 season.
2019
On 22 April 2019, Mahoney scored a try on his 21st birthday as Parramatta defeated Wests Tigers 51-6 in the opening NRL game at the new Western Sydney Stadium.[5]
Mahoney made 26 appearances for Parramatta in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 5th on the table and qualified for the finals. Mahoney played in both finals game for Parramatta in which they defeated Brisbane 58-0 in the elimination final at the Western Sydney Stadium. The following week, Parramatta were defeated by Melbourne 32-0 in the elimination semi final at AAMI Park. During the first half of the game, Mahoney was pinned to the ground by Melbourne player Cameron Smith and slapped twice across the face earning the Melbourne player a rare trip to the sin bin.[6][7]
On 30 September, Mahoney earned his first representative jersey as he was named on the bench for the Australia PM XIII side. On 7 October, Mahoney was named at hooker for the U23 Junior Australian side.
2020
Mahoney scored the first try of the 2020 NRL season as Parramatta defeated arch rivals Canterbury-Bankstown 8-2 at Western Sydney Stadium.[8]
References
- Rugby League Project
- "Canterbury could have kept star hooker for just 1500 instead they cut him loose". www.foxsports.com.au.
- https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-2018-lachlan-fitzgibbon-faces-twogame-ban-adam-blair-accepts-suspension/news-story/56d9c8030e082546f7921c2c7658babc
- "Parramatta Eels thrash Wests Tigers 51-6 to christen new Parramatta Stadium". www.abc.net.au.
- "Melbourne Storm crush Parramatta 32-0 in their semi-final to set up prelim against the Roosters". ABC.
- "Parramatta Eels eliminate Brisbane Broncos from the NRL Finals with a thumping 58-0 win". ABC.
- "Live NRL: After 65 minutes we FINALLY have a try — Eels rookie breaks deadlock". Fox Sports. 12 March 2020.