Wayde Egan Explained

Wayde Egan
Fullname:Wayde Egan
Birth Date:1997 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia
Height:185cm (73inches)
Weight:91kg (201lb)
Club1:Penrith Panthers
Year1start:2018
Year1end:19
Appearances1:29
Tries1:3
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:12
Year2start:2020
Year2end:present
Appearances2:98
Tries2:15
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:60
Source:[1]
Updated:11 August 2024

Wayde Egan (born 20 March 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Background

Egan was born in Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia, and was educated at Lithgow High School.

He played his junior rugby league for the Lithgow Storm, before being signed by the Penrith Panthers.

Playing career

Early career

From 2016 to 2017, Egan played for the Penrith Panthers' NYC team,[2] co-captaining the side in 2017.[3] In August 2017, he re-signed with the Panthers on a 2-year contract until the end of 2019.[3] In September 2017, he was named at hooker in the NYC Team of the Year.[4]

2018

In 2018, Egan graduated to the Panthers' Intrust Super Premiership NSW team.[5] In round 4 of the 2018 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Panthers against the North Queensland Cowboys.[6]

2019

Egan made a total of 18 appearances for Penrith in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 10th on the table and missed the finals for the first time since 2015. Following the conclusion of the season, Egan was told by Penrith that he was free to look elsewhere for the 2020 season as his contract would not be renewed.[7] [8] On 22 October, Egan signed a contract to join the New Zealand Warriors for the 2020 NRL season.[9]

2020

Egan made a total of 18 appearances for the New Zealand Warriors as the club missed out on the finals.[10]

2021

On 18 July, Egan was ruled out for the remainder of the 2021 NRL season after suffering a shoulder injury in the club's loss against Penrith although he did make an early comeback.[11]

2022

Egan made a total of 20 appearances for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2022 NRL season as they finished 15th on the table.[12]

2023

On 10 July, Egan re-signed with the club until the end of the 2025 NRL season.[13] Egan played 22 games for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals. Egan played in all three finals games as the club reached the preliminary final stage before being knocked out by Brisbane.[14]

Statistics

!Year!Club!Games!Tries!Pts
2018 Penrith Panthers1114
20191828
2020 New Zealand Warriors1828
202120312
202220416
202322624
202414
Totals1231872
*denotes season competing

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/wayde-egan/summary.html Rugby League Project
  2. Web site: E. 27 December 2012. 29 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Panthers re-sign Wayde Egan - Zero Tackle. 30 August 2017. 29 March 2018.
  4. Web site: 2017 NYC Team of the Year - Zero Tackle. 4 September 2017. 5 September 2017.
  5. Web site: TEAMS: NSWRL Intrust Super Premiership - 2018 Round 1 ยป League Unlimited. League Unlimited. 29 March 2018.
  6. Web site: NRL Late Mail: Round 4. 29 March 2018. 29 March 2018.
  7. Web site: Blame game will not solve Panthers' problems. Western Weekender.
  8. Web site: NRL keeping finals schedule options open but Storm set for Saturday. NRL.
  9. Web site: New Zealand Warriors sign Penrith Panthers hooker Wayde Egan. Sporting News.
  10. Web site: Warriors to make finals in 2021. www.nrl.com.
  11. Web site: Season-ending blows for Harris, Egan pour salt in Warriors wounds. www.nrl.com.
  12. Web site: Warriors farewell 15 players after return to New Zealand. www.foxsports.com.au.
  13. https://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2023/07/10/wayde-egan-ali-leiataua-re-signed-until-2025/
  14. Web site: NRL 2023: New Zealand Warriors season review. www.sportingnews.com.