Matt Moylan

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Matt Moylan
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Moylan playing for the Windsor Wolves in 2012.
Personal information
Born (1991-06-16) 16 June 1991 (age 33)
Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
Playing information
Position Fullback, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013– Penrith Panthers 57 15 29 5 123
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–15 NSW City 2 0 3 0 6
2014 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 2 0 4
2015 NRL All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
As of 26 December 2015
Source: [1]

Matt Moylan (born 16 June 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently captains the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. A New South Wales City, Prime Minister's XIII and NRL All Stars representative, he plays at fullback and five-eighth.

Background

Born in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Moylan played his junior football for the St Clair Comets and St. Patricks before being signed by the Penrith Panthers. Moylan played for the Panthers NYC team from 2009 to 2011.[2]

Playing career

2013

In Round 7 of the 2013 NRL season, Moylan made his NRL debut for the Penrith Panthers against the Parramatta Eels in a 44-12 victory at Penrith Stadium.[3] Moylan since become Penrith's first-choice fullback in 2013, playing consistently well as the Panthers number 1. Moylan scored his first NRL try in his next match in Round 8 match against the Sydney Roosters, losing 30-6 at SFS.[4] Moylan was ruled out of a match against the Wests Tigers in Round 13, due to second-tier salary cap issues.[5] Moylan was available for selection the next week due to the injury of fullback Wes Naiqama in the Panthers 24-12 loss to the Canberra Raiders at Canberra Stadium in Round 14.[6] Moylan finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 13 matches and scoring 3 tries and kicking 2 goals for the Panthers in the 2013 NRL season. Moylan was named the Panthers 2013 Rookie of the Year.

2014

In February 2014, Moylan was selected in the Panthers inaugural 2014 Auckland Nines squad.[7] In Round 3 against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Moylan kicked a sideline goal to win the game for the Panthers 18-16 at the death when winger Kevin Naiqama scored in the 79th minute to tie the match up at match at 16-16 all at Penrith Stadium.[8] Moylan was selected to play for the NSW City side in the City vs Country Origin match at Dubbo’s Apex Oval. Moylan played at fullback in the 26-all draw.[9] In Round 18 against the Brisbane Broncos at Penrith Stadium, he kicked a field goal in the last minute to win the match for the Panthers, 35-34.[10] In Round 23, he repeated the feat by kicking the winning field goal in the 79th minute at Penrith Stadium to beat the North Queensland Cowboys, 23-22.[11] On 9 September 2014, Moylan extended his contract with the Panthers from the end of 2015 to the end of 2017.[12] On 29 September 2014, Moylan was selected in the Australian train on squad. On the same day, he was named as fullback for the Prime Minister's XIII side taking on Papua New Guinea.[13] On 15 October, Moylan was called into the Kangaroo's 2014 Four Nations squad to replace Jarryd Hayne who had announced that he was leaving rugby league to chase his dream of playing American Football in the National Football League.[14] Moylan didn't play a match in the series.

2015

On 13 February, Moylan played at fullback for the NRL All Stars against the Indigenous All Stars in the 2015 All Stars match at Cbus Super Stadium, the NRL All Stars losing 20-6.[15] On 3 May, he played for New South Wales City against New South Wales Country, playing at fullback in the 2015 City vs Country Origin match and kicking 3 goals in City's 34-22 loss at Wagga Wagga.[16][17] In Round 12 against the Parramatta Eels, he suffered a season ending foot injury in the Panthers' 26-20 loss at Penrith Stadium.[18][19] He finished off his 2015 season early having played in 11 matches, scoring 2 tries, kicking 20 goals and kicking 2 field goals for the Panthers.[20]

2016

On 13 January, Moylan was named in the emerging New South Wales Blues squad.[21] On 27 January, he was named by incoming coach Anthony Griffin as the new captain of the Panthers for the 2016 season.[22][23][24] In Round 5 against the Parramatta Eels, he made his return from injury for the Panthers, making his debut as club captain in the Panthers' last minute 20-18 win at Parramatta Stadium.[25]

References

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