Chad Redman (born 17 December 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Cessnock Goannas in the Newcastle Rugby League. He plays at hooker and previously played for the Newcastle Knights and Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League.
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| Born | 17 December 1992 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editBorn in Newcastle, New South Wales, Redman played his junior rugby league for the Western Suburbs Rosellas in the Newcastle Rugby League, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.
Playing career
editEarly career
editIn 2010, Redman played for the Australian Schoolboys.[2] From 2010 to 2012, he played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team,[3][4][5] before moving on to the Knights' New South Wales Cup team in 2013.[6]
2015
editIn round 10 of the 2015 NRL season, Redman made his NRL debut for Newcastle against the Wests Tigers,[7][8] scoring a try on debut.[9] On 16 June, he joined the Gold Coast Titans mid-season for the rest of the year[10] to try and play regular first-grade, stating "Newcastle will always be home to me, but this was too big an opportunity to knock back. I'd be kicking myself if I did knock it back then didn't get another shot at Newcastle for the rest of the year with the line-up that they've got here and where I fit in that."[11] He made his Gold Coast debut in Round 15 against the New Zealand Warriors.[12] He went on to play in five games for the Gold Coast.[13] before being released at the end of the year and signing with the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup.[14]
2016
editIn 2016, Redman opted to instead return to his junior club Western Suburbs Rosellas in the Newcastle Rugby League rather than staying with the Burleigh Bears.[15][16]
References
edit- ^ "Chad Redman - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 17 December 1992. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "Wighton helps schoolboys' side to winning start | Central Western Daily". Centralwesterndaily.com.au. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "Toyota Cup Finals Draw, Results and 2011 - Toyota Cup Ladder". Ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "Toyota Cup Team Lists: Round Four". Nrl.com. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "Young Knights face charges after all-in brawl | Newcastle Herald". theherald.com.au. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "VB NSW CUP TEAM LISTS - ROUND SIXTEEN - NSWRL". Nswrl.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "NRL 2015 - Round 10". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "LATE MAIL: Knights v Tigers - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "Newcastle Knights rookie rake Chad Redman stars in upset win over Wests Tigers". Smh.com.au. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ "Two new Titans join ranks". Titans.com.au. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ Keeble, Brett (16 June 2015). "Gold Coast lure Chad Redman with NRL starting role | Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "Three late changes in NRL". Titans.com.au. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "Former Titans and Knights Hooker Chad Redman Goes from NRL Fringe Player to Plumbing Apprentice". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ Leeson, Josh. "Redman still eager to wear Knights colours | Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Barry Toohey on Twitter: "My Sunday Telegraph regional column is back"". Twitter. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
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