Josh Chudleigh

Josh Chudleigh
Personal information
Born (1994-04-08) 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

External links

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