Jaelen Feeney

Jaelen Feeney (born 14 October 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth, halfback and fullback for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL.

Jaelen Feeney
Personal information
Born (1994-10-14) 14 October 1994
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth, Halfback, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–17 Newcastle Knights 26 1 0 0 4
As of 19 May 2019
Source: [1]

Background

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Feeney is of Indigenous Australian descent[2] and moved to Queensland at a young age. He played his junior rugby league for the Nerang Roosters, while attending Keebra Park State High School, before being signed by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

Playing career

Early career

In 2013, Feeney played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs' NYC team.[3] In 2014, he joined the Newcastle Knights and played for their NYC team.[3] On 3 May 2014, he played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team.[4] In 2015, he graduated to the Knights' New South Wales Cup team.[5] On 3 September 2015, he re-signed with the Knights on a two-year contract.[6] On 27 September, he played in the Knights' 2015 New South Wales Cup Grand Final win over the Wyong Roos.[7]

2016

In round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, Feeney made his NRL debut for Newcastle against the Gold Coast Titans. Feeney played a total of five appearances for Newcastle in the 2016 NRL season as the club finished last on the table.[8][9][10]

2017

After playing a further 8 NRL games for the Knights as they finished bottom of the table for a third straight season, Feeney left the club after not being offered a new contract beyond 2017.[11][12][13]

2018

Ahead of the 2018 season, Feeney joined the Townsville Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup.[14]

References
  1. "Jaelen Feeney - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 14 October 1994. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. NRL (9 August 2015). "Community unites for Indigenous Round - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  3. "F". Nyc Database. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  4. "Queensland name Under-20s Origin team". NRL.com. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  5. NRL (21 July 2015). "VB NSW Cup Teams Rd 20". NSWRL. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  6. NewcastleKnights.com.au (3 September 2015). "Knights re-sign Feeney". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  7. "VB NSW Cup Grand Final Team List". NSWRL. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  8. "The worst teams in NRL history". Sporting News.
  9. "Updated: Round 1 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  10. NRL. "Late Mail: Titans v Knights - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  11. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  12. Media, NRL Digital. "Mitch Barnett wins Danny Buderus Medal". Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  13. "Knights: 2017 by the numbers". NRL.
  14. "NRL 2017 contracts: Jaelen Feeney, Kelepi Tanginoa, Tyrone Phillips — Market Watch deals for 2018". 8 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
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