Nick Meaney

Nick Meaney (born 10 September 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL.

Nick Meaney
Personal information
Full nameNicholas Meaney
Born (1997-09-10) 10 September 1997
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionFullback, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 Newcastle Knights 5 2 1 0 10
2019– Canterbury Bulldogs 37 9 48 0 132
Total 42 11 49 0 142
As of 2 September 2020
Source: [1]

He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.

Background

Meaney was born in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia. He is the grandson of former Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and Western Suburbs Magpies player Denis Meaney.[2]

He played his junior rugby league for the Ballina Seagulls, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.

Playing career

Early years

In 2016, Meaney played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team,[3] being named their NYC Player of the Year,[4] before graduating to their Intrust Super Premiership NSW team in 2017.[5] In May 2017, he was named 19th man for the New South Wales Residents in their clash against the Queensland Residents.[6] Later that same month, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team.[7] At the end of the 2017 season, he was awarded the Knights' ISP NSW Player of the Year.[4] In September 2017, he re-signed with the Knights on a 1-year contract until the end of 2018.[8]

2018

Meaney suffered an ankle injury in the first round of the Knights' Intrust Super Premiership NSW campaign,[9] facing a lengthy recovery period, before returning in round 12.[10] With new recruit Kalyn Ponga establishing himself as the Knights' first-choice fullback, Meaney signed a 3-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs starting in 2019, looking for a better opportunity to play first-grade.[11] In round 18 of the 2018 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels, after a hamstring injury to Ponga.[4][12] He went on to play 5 games in his debut year, scoring two tries and kicking one goal,[13] his final game for the Knights, playing at fullback in his side's 14-24 loss against the St. George Illawarra Dragons in round 25.[14]

2019

In round 25 of the 2019 NRL season, Meaney scored a hat-trick and kicked 5 goals as Canterbury defeated Brisbane 30-14 at ANZ Stadium in the last match of the season. Canterbury missed out on the finals finishing 12th on the table.[15]

2020

Meaney made 16 appearances for Canterbury in the 2020 NRL season. He finished as the sides top point scorer. The club finished in 15th place on the table, only avoiding the Wooden Spoon by for and against.[16]

References
  1. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Nicholas Meaney - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. "Meaney makes New South Wales team". Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. "M". 27 December 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  4. TOOHEY, BARRY (9 July 2018). "Nick Meaney gets the nod to make his Knights' debut against Parramatta". Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  5. "TEAMS - Intrust Super Premiership NSW Round 1". 28 February 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  6. "FINAL TEAM LISTS - ISP NSW Residents v Qld Residents". 7 May 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  7. "TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT - NSW Under-20". 23 May 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  8. "Luke Yates re-signs with Knights - Zero Tackle". 27 September 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  9. TOOHEY, BARRY (9 March 2018). "Meaney injured in Cup draw". Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  10. "Reserve Grade match preview: Round 12". 25 May 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  11. "Dogs sign Nick Meaney - Zero Tackle". 28 June 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  12. "Late Mail: Brown confirms final 17 to face Eels". 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  13. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  14. "Knights vs Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  15. "Hat-trick hero Nick Meaney leads Bulldogs to big win as Broncos fail to lock up finals berth". Fox Sports.
  16. "Dogs confirm EIGHT-man clean-out in first glimpse of Barrett era". www.foxsports.com.au.
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