Jaelen Feeney Explained

Jaelen Feeney
Birth Date:1994 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height:190cm (80inches)
Weight:94kg (207lb)
Club1:Newcastle Knights
Year1start:2016
Year1end:17
Appearances1:26
Tries1:1
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:4
Source:[1]
Updated:19 May 2019

Jaelen Feeney (born 14 October 1994) is an Indigenous Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL.

Background

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Feeney is of Indigenous Australian descent[2] and moved to Queensland at a young age. He played his junior rugby league for the Nerang Roosters, while attending Keebra Park State High School and Palm Beach Currumbin, before being signed by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

Playing career

Early career

In 2013, Feeney played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs' NYC team.[3] In 2014, he joined the Newcastle Knights and played for their NYC team.[3] On 3 May 2014, he played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team.[4] In 2015, he graduated to the Knights' New South Wales Cup team.[5] On 3 September 2015, he re-signed with the Knights on a two-year contract.[6] On 27 September, he played in the Knights' 2015 New South Wales Cup Grand Final win over the Wyong Roos.[7]

2016

In round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, Feeney made his NRL debut for Newcastle against the Gold Coast Titans. Feeney played a total of six appearances for Newcastle in the 2016 NRL season .[8] [9] [10]

2017

After playing a further 20 NRL games for Newcastle as they finished with the Wooden Spoon, Feeney left the club at the end of the 2017 NRL season.[11] [12] [13]

2018

Ahead of the 2018 season, Feeney joined the Townsville Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup.[14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jaelen Feeney - Career Stats & Summary. Rugby League Project. 1994-10-14. 2016-04-10.
  2. Web site: NRL. Community unites for Indigenous Round - Knights. Newcastleknights.com.au. 9 August 2015. 2016-03-06.
  3. Web site: F. Nyc Database. 27 December 2012. 2016-03-06.
  4. Web site: Queensland name Under-20s Origin team. NRL.com. 2014-04-28. 2015-03-08.
  5. Web site: NRL. VB NSW Cup Teams Rd 20. NSWRL. 21 July 2015. 2016-03-06.
  6. Web site: NewcastleKnights.com.au. Knights re-sign Feeney. Zero Tackle. 2015-09-03. 2016-03-06.
  7. Web site: VB NSW Cup Grand Final Team List. NSWRL. 22 September 2015. 2015-10-15.
  8. Web site: The worst teams in NRL history. Sporting News.
  9. Web site: Updated: Round 1 NRL team lists. NRL.com. 2016-03-06.
  10. Web site: NRL. Late Mail: Titans v Knights - Knights. Newcastleknights.com.au. 2016-03-06.
  11. Web site: Custom Match List - Rugby League Project. Shawn Dollin and Andrew. Ferguson. www.rugbyleagueproject.org. 11 September 2017.
  12. Web site: Mitch Barnett wins Danny Buderus Medal. NRL Digital. Media. 11 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170911121512/http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2017/09/07/mitch_barnett_wins_d_915742400.af_news.html#. 11 September 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  13. Web site: Knights: 2017 by the numbers. NRL.
  14. Web site: NRL 2017 contracts: Jaelen Feeney, Kelepi Tanginoa, Tyrone Phillips — Market Watch deals for 2018. 8 November 2017. 9 November 2017.