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Danny Nutley Personal information Full name Daniel Nutley Nickname Nuts Born 4 February 1974
Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaPlaying information Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) Weight 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) Position Prop Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1997 South Queensland 10 0 0 0 0 1998–2001 Warrington Wolves 95 3 0 0 12 2002–2005 Cronulla Sharks 97 9 0 0 36 2006 Castleford Tigers 28 3 0 0 12 2007 Sydney Roosters 24 0 0 0 0 2008 Cronulla Sharks 19 1 0 0 4 Total 273 16 0 0 64 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2005 Queensland 1 0 0 0 0 Danny Nutley (born 4 February 1974 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A Queensland State of Origin representative prop forward, he played his club football with the South Queensland Crushers, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and Sydney Roosters in Australia, and with the Warrington Wolves and Castleford Tigers in England.
Nutley was named the Redcliffe Dolphins player of the year in 1996 before joining the South Queensland Crushers in 1997. He later played for the Warrington Wolves in the English Super League competition and the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Nutley made his debut in 2005, playing for Queensland in the State of Origin. His position of choice is at Prop forward.
In 2006 Danny Nutley was voted into the Super League Dream Team.
"It's a good achievement and fantastic to be in a team with this calibre of player," said the then Castleford captain Nutley, who finished the year as the competition's top tackler as well as the leading metre-maker.
He played again in Sydney, having returned to the NRL in 2007 following a successful stint in the Super League competition with the Castleford Tigers. In 2008 he left the Sydney Roosters to rejoin former club Cronulla.[1]
He retired following the conclusion of the Sharks 2008 season.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Nutley answers Sharks SOS call". Fox Sports. 2008-04-16. http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23550821-23214,00.html. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ "Push is on by younger guns as retirement and transfers bite". The Leader. 2008-10-01. http://stgeorge.yourguide.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-league/push-is-on-by-younger-guns-as-retirement-and-transfers-bite/1321606.aspx. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
- ^ "2009 NRL Player Movements". NRL Live. 2008-10-04. http://www.nrllive.com.au/2009-nrl-player-movements/. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
External links
- State of Origin Official website Rugby League Player Stats
- Castleford Tigers profile
- Saints top Dream Team nominations
Super League Dream Team – 2006 1 Paul Wellens • 2 Justin Murphy • 3 Jamie Lyon • 4 Kirk Yeaman • 5 David Hodgson • 6 Danny McGuire • 7 Sean Long• 8 Stuart Fielden • 9 Keiron Cunningham • 10 Danny Nutley • 11 Gareth Ellis • 12 Jon Wilkin • 13 Kevin SinfieldCategories:- 1974 births
- Australian rugby league players
- Redcliffe Dolphins players
- Sydney Roosters players
- South Queensland Crushers players
- Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players
- Queensland Rugby League State of Origin players
- Warrington Wolves players
- Castleford Tigers players
- Living people
- Australian rugby league biography, 1970s birth stubs
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