David Seage Explained

David Seage
Birth Date:29 November 1979
Birth Place:Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Club1:Newcastle Knights
Year1start:2004
Year1end:06
Appearances1:16
Tries1:5
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:20
Updated:8 February 2019
Source:[1]

David Seage (born 29 November 1979) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the Queensland Cup. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League[2] but was sidelined for most of his time there due to a horrific injury toll.[3] [4]

Background

He is related to a large range of Seage's located around Australia, mostly in Queensland and NSW. Some Seage relatives are located in Redcliffe, and Bundaberg, in Queensland, and in NSW, suburbs on the North Shore of Sydney including, Killara, St Ives, Wahroonga, and Manly.

Playing career

Seage made his first grade debut for Newcastle in round 1 of the 2004 NRL season against Penrith at Penrith Park.

In the 2005 NRL season, Seage was limited to only five games for Newcastle as the club finished last.[5]

In the 2006 NRL season, he played 8 games for the club including their qualifying final victory over Manly-Warringah in the 2006 finals series.

Seage is the Wynnum Manly Seagulls leading try scorer of all time. He scored a total of 78 tries in 138 games for the club in the Queensland Cup.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David Seage – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project. Rugby League Project.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-02-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080905163131/http://stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/players/David_Seage.html . 5 September 2008 .
  3. Web site: Injury-plagued Seage is sidelined again. The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 September 2006 .
  4. Web site: OFFICIAL DEBUT NUMBERS. Newcastle Knights. 8 February 2019. 3 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403110740/https://www.newcastleknights.com.au/about/club-history/official-debut-numbers/. dead.
  5. Web site: The worst teams in NRL history. Sporting News.
  6. Web site: Wynnum Manly Seagulls. QRL. 2010. 2010-03-15. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110218232417/http://www.qrl.com.au/default.aspx?s=qldcup-clubs-wynnum. 18 February 2011 .