Thomas Dearden

Tom Dearden (born 13 March 2001) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL.

Tom Dearden
Personal information
Full nameThomas Dearden
Born (2001-03-13) 13 March 2001
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia[1]
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (12 st 8 lb)
Playing information
PositionHalfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– Brisbane Broncos 17 1 0 0 4
As of 17 August 2020
Source: [2]

Background

Dearden was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.

He played his junior rugby league for the Mackay Brothers before moving to the Gold Coast, where he played for the Currumbin Eagles and attended Palm Beach Currumbin State High School.

Career

Early career

In 2016, Dearden played for the Mackay Cutters Cyril Connell Cup side. In 2017, he moved to the Gold Coast and represented the Queensland under-16 side.[3]

In 2018, he played for the Tweed Heads Seagulls Mal Meninga Cup side, who made it to the semi-finals of the competition, and later represented the Queensland under-18 team.[4][5] Later that season, he was a member of Palm Beach Currumbin State High School's ARL Schoolboy Cup winning side, receiving the Peter Sterling Medal for player of the tournament.[6] In November and December 2018, he was a member of the Australian Schoolboys tour of England.[7]

2019

In Round 8 of the 2019 NRL season, Dearden made his NRL debut for the Brisbane Broncos against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[8]

2020

Dearden made 12 appearances for Brisbane in the 2020 NRL season as the club suffered their worst ever year both on and off the field culminating in the club's first Wooden Spoon.[9]

References
  1. "Couriermail.com.au - Subscribe to The Courier Mail for exclusive stories". www.couriermail.com.au.
  2. Rugby League Project
  3. "TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT - Queensland Under-16s". New South Wales Rugby League. 2 July 2017.
  4. "Broncos' teen sensation likened to JT". National Rugby League. 12 February 2019.
  5. "Queensland Under 18 team". Queensland Rugby League. 21 May 2018.
  6. "Schoolboy Cup provides perfect pathway to NRL". National Rugby League. 2 May 2019.
  7. Lutton, Phil (1 May 2019). "Schoolboy heroes a decade apart, Walker and Dearden meet on the big stage". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  8. "Round 8 NRL squad announcements". NRL.com. 1 May 2019.
  9. "Brisbane get wooden spoon as North Queensland finish on a high". www.nrl.com.
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