Danny Galea

Danny Galea

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Galea
Nickname	DG
Born	20 September 1983 (1983-09-20) (age 28) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position	Centre, Lock
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2002–2006	Penrith Panthers	66	15	0	0	60
2007–2009	Wests Tigers	34	1	0	0	4
2010–2011	Canberra Raiders	19	0	0	0	0
2012–	Penrith Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	119	16	0	0	64
As of 2nd September 2011
Source: League Central, RLP

Danny Galea (born 20 September 1983 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition.

Biography

Galea attended Walters Road Public School and Evans High School, in Blacktown, Sydney, and played junior football with Blacktown City and Emu Plains JRLFC. He is of Maltese descent.^[1]

Galea played a handful of games for Penrith Panthers in 2002 & 2003, but from 2004 on was a regular in the starting side, playing in the centres . He joined the Wests Tigers from 2007, with coach Tim Sheens playing him in the back row, mostly from the bench.

Galea signed a 1 year deal with the Canberra Raiders on the 4th of November 2009,^[2] and at the end of the year agreed to remain at the club for another season.^[3]

Danny Galea signed a 2 year deal to return to the Penrith Panthers on the 2nd September 2011. ^[4]

Career highlights

• First Grade Debut: 2002 - Round 19, Panthers vs Newcastle Knights at EnergyAustralia Stadium, 21 July

External links

• Canberra Raiders profile
• Danny Galea at Wests Tigers
• Danny Galea at NRL.com

References

1. ^ http://www.malteserugbyleague.com/fans
2. ^ http://www.raiders.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=21113&raiders-sign-danny-galea
3. ^ "Galea stays with Raiders". Sydney Morning Herald. 7 September 2010. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/galea-stays-with-raiders-20100907-14z4m.html. Retrieved 22 October 2010. 
4. ^ http://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=42947&title=galea-to-return-home

Persondata
Name	Galea, Danny
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Date of birth	20 September 1983
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales
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