Josh Chudleigh
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 8 April 1994 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Hooker | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2016– | North Queensland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| As of 27 September 2016 | ||||||
| Source: [1] | ||||||
Josh Chudleigh (born 8 April 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. He plays at hooker.
Background
Born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Chudleigh played his junior rugby league for the Bungendore Tigers before being signed by the Canberra Raiders.
Playing career
Early career
In 2010, Chudleigh played for the Raiders' Harold Matthews Cup side.[2] In 2012, he played for their SG Ball Cup side, scoring a try in that season's Grand Final, which they lost to the Balmain Tigers.[3][4] In 2013, after taking an extended break from rugby league, Chudleigh joined the Queanbeyan Blues in the Canberra Rugby League competition after being coaxed back to the sport by former Raiders' captain and then-Queanbeyan coach Simon Woolford.[5] In October 2013, he signed a one-year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys, joining their NYC side.[6] He played 22 games for them in 2014, winning the club's NYC Player of the Year award, being named in the Junior Kangaroos train-on squad and earning an NRL contract.[7][8][9]
In 2015, Chudleigh spent the year in the Queensland Cup with the Cowboys' feeder side, the Mackay Cutters. He was named at hooker in the Queensland Cup Team of the Year.[10] In September 2015, he re-signed with the Cowboys for a further year.[11]
2016
In Round 18 of the 2016 NRL season, Chudleigh made his NRL debut for the Cowboys against his former club, the Canberra Raiders, scoring a try.[12]
On 22 August, Chudleigh re-signed with the Cowboys for a further 2 seasons, until the end of 2018.
On 31 August, Chudleigh won The Courier Mail Medal for Queensland Cup Player of the Year and was named at hooker in the Team of the Year.[13]
Achievements and accolades
Individual
Courier Mail Medal: 2016
Queensland Cup Team of the Year: 2015, 2016
North Queensland Cowboys NYC Player of the Year: 2014
Statistics
NRL
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2016 season
| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | North Queensland | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| Career totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 | |
References
- ↑ "Josh Chudleigh - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- ↑ "nswrl junior rep 2010 team lists, harold matthew's cup team lists, sg ball team lists".
- ↑ "NSWRL Academy Match Centre - FOX SPORTS PULSE".
- ↑ "Joshua Chudleigh - Player Statistics".
- ↑ "Joshua Chudleigh - Player Statistics".
- ↑ Johnston, Andrew (12 October 2013). "Chudleigh joins Cowboys".
- ↑ NRL. "Our Cowboy of the Year!".
- ↑ "JUNIOR KANGAROOS TRAIN-ON SQUAD ANNOUNCED - Rugby League Week". 8 September 2014.
- ↑ "Chudleigh signs first NRL contract". 17 July 2014.
- ↑ NRL. "Gala Dinner award winners".
- ↑ NRL. "Mix of experience and youth".
- ↑ NRL. "Chudleigh set for NRL debut".
- ↑ NRL Digital Media. "Chudleigh wins Courier-Mail Medal". QRL. Retrieved 2016-09-01.