Kane Cleal

Kane Cleal (born 5 April 1984) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who formerly played in the NRL. He played for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Kane Cleal
Personal information
Full nameKane Cleal
Born (1984-04-05) 5 April 1984
Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight103 kg (16 st 3 lb)
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004–05 Manly Sea Eagles 14 1 0 0 4
2006 South Sydney 9 0 0 0 0
2007–08 Canterbury Bulldogs 19 2 0 0 8
Total 42 3 0 0 12
Source: [1]

Background

He is the son of the great Noel Cleal. Cleal completed his schooling at Gilroy College, Castle Hill. He played his junior rugby league for the Warialda Wombats.

Playing career

Cleal made his first grade debut for Manly-Warringah in round 3 of the 2004 NRL season against Cronulla-Sutherland at Shark Park. Cleal made nine appearances in his debut season.

In the 2006 NRL season, Cleal joined South Sydney. He played nine games for Souths as the club finished last on the table. Cleal was subsequently released by Souths and he joined Canterbury-Bankstown for the 2007 NRL season.[2]

Cleal scored his first try for the Canterbury-Bankstown in round 4 2007 against his former club South Sydney in a 10–34 victory.[3][4]

Cleal suffered a severe Broken Jaw on 8 July 2007 in a tackle with Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Prop Ben Ross which ended his 2007 season. In the 2008 NRL season, Cleal only played four games for Canterbury as the club finished last on the table and claimed the wooden spoon.[5]

He was to play with South Sydney for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.[6][7]

As of 2013, Cleal signed on to play for the Coolah Kangaroos in the Castlereagh Cup.[8]

References
  1. "Kane Cleal - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "The worst teams in NRL history". Sporting News.
  3. "Rleague.com - Cleal, Kane". Archived from the original on 27 March 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2007.
  4. "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report - Kane Cleal". www.ssralmanac.com.
  5. "Most boring team ever? 2008 wooden spoon Bulldogs would beat 2017 version by twenty points". The81stminute.
  6. "Rabbitohs Sign Kane Cleal for 2009 and 2010". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 2 October 2008. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
  7. "2009 NRL Player Movements". NRL Live. 4 October 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  8. http://www.mudgeeguardian.com.au/story/1443749/cleal-signs-with-coolah-kangaroos/
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