Colin Best

Colin Best

Personal information
Full name	Colin Best
Nickname	Nev
Born	22 November 1978 (1978-11-22) (age 32) Sydney, Australia
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	99 kg (15 st 8 lb)
Playing information
Position	Wing, Centre
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1998–2002	Cronulla Sharks	81	43	0	0	172
2003–2004	Hull	57	35	0	0	140
2005–2006	St George Illawarra	45	26	0	0	104
2007–2008	Canberra Raiders	44	18	0	0	72
2009–2010	South Sydney	40	9	0	0	36
2011–	Cronulla Sharks	20	2	0	0	8
	Total	287	133	0	0	532
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2001	City Origin	1	0	0	0	0
Source: Rugby League Project

Colin Best (born 22 November 1978 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian rugby league player for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League competition.

Best in action for Canberra

Career

Before his rugby league career, Best had also represented Australia at a junior level in indoor soccer.

Best has played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (1998 - 2002), Hull in the English Super League (2003 - 2004), the St George-Illawarra Dragons (2005 - 2006) and the Canberra Raiders (2007 - 2008).

In 2008, whle playing for the Raiders he was awarded the Dally M Winger of the Year Award.

In 2008, Best signed a two-year contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs commencing in the 2009.^[1][2]

In 2009 Best was named in the 40 man New South Wales preliminary squad for State of Origin. He was not selected for any of the games.

He signed for the Cronulla Sharks for two seasons starting in 2011.

His position of choice is on the wing.

Career highlights

• Junior Club: Engadine Dragons
• First Grade Debut: Round 12, Cronulla v North Sydney, Toyota Park, May 30, 1998
• First Grade Record: 170 appearances scoring 87 tries

References

1. ^ Colin Best signs for the Rabbitohs
2. ^ "2009 NRL Player Movements". NRL Live. 2008-10-04. http://www.nrllive.com.au/2009-nrl-player-movements/. Retrieved 2008-10-04. 

External links

• Canberra Raiders profile
• Colin Best NRL.com

Persondata
Name	Best, Colin
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	22 November 1978
Place of birth	Sydney
Date of death
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