Morgan Boyle

Morgan Boyle (born 17 July 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop and second-row forward for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the NRL.

Morgan Boyle
Personal information
Born (1996-07-17) 17 July 1996
Bega, New South Wales, Australia
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight111 kg (17 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017–18 Gold Coast Titans 22 1 0 0 4
2019– Manly Sea Eagles 23 0 0 0 0
Total 45 1 0 0 4
As of 17 August 2020
Source: [1]

He played for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League.

Background

Boyle was born in Bega, New South Wales, Australia. He is the son of former Canberra Raiders player David Boyle, brother of dual international Millie Boyle and nephew of Australian international Jason Croker.[2]

Boyle played his junior rugby league for Cobargo Eels, before being signed by the Canberra Raiders.

Playing career

Early career

In 2014 and 2015, Boyle played for the Canberra Raiders' NYC team.[3] In 2016, he joined the Gold Coast Titans and started playing for their NYC team.[4]

2017

In 2017, Boyle graduated to the Titans' Queensland Cup team, Tweed Heads Seagulls.[5] In round 6 of the 2017 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Titans against his former club the Raiders.[6][7]

2018

In round 5 of the 2018 NRL season, Boyle scored his first NRL try for the Gold Coast in the 32-20 win over the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at Marley Brown Oval.

2019

Boyle made his first appearance for Manly-Warringah after leaving the Gold Coast mid-season in round 6 of the 2019 NRL season against St George, coming off the bench in a 12-10 loss at WIN Stadium.[8][9]

2020

Boyle was limited to only seven matches for Manly-Warringah in the 2020 NRL season as the club missed out on the finals finishing 13th.[10]

Fantasy Statistics

During the 2019 season Boyle was averaging a sluggish 6.9 points per game. That was until 15 August, when Boyle ran rampage on the Tigers defence for 22 points. Fortunately for Weir Meng, who was in his Head2Head Semifinals, Boyle nearly quadrupled his season average to overcome the Underdog Eddo "The Munch" Yoon by 3 points. Boyle is now engraved in NRL Fantasy history as one of the most clutches players to ever live.

References
  1. "Morgan Boyle - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  2. 1 hr ago (29 November 2013). "Raiders juniors' Morgan Boyle to keep footy in the family". Canberratimes.com.au. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  3. "B". Nyc Database. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  4. "Titans make additions to second-tier squad". NRL.com. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  5. NRL Digital Media. "Intrust Super Cup Round 2 teams". QRL. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  6. "Updated team lists: Titans v Raiders". NRL.com. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  7. NRL Digital Media. "NRL LATE MAIL: Titans v Raiders". Titans. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  8. "Vaughan to play; Sipley to start". NRL.
  9. "Morgan Boyle signs with Manly until 2021". Bega District News.
  10. O'Loughlin, Liam (26 October 2020). "NRL 2020 Season Review: How will your side fare next year?". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020.
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