Cody Ramsey
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| Born | 15 February 2000 Molong, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (12 st 13 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 3 September 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Cody Ramsey (born 15 February 2000) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or fullback for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Career
[edit]Early life
[edit]Ramsey is of Macedonian and Indigenous descent.
Ramsey played his junior rugby league at Cabonne United.[3]
2020
[edit]Ramsey first appeared at the 2020 NRL Nines, where St. George Illawarra finished as runners-up. He finished the tournament as tied top try scorer with four tries as well as an appearance in the team of the tournament.[4]
Ramsey scored two first-half tries, one on his first touch, in his first grade debut in round 18 of the 2020 NRL season for St. George Illawarra as they lost 8–37 against Canberra.[5][6]
2021
[edit]In the opening minute of the Round 21 match for St. George Illawarra against the Canberra Raiders, Ramsey had his two front teeth snapped after a head clash with team mate Andrew McCullough, forcing him to leave the field. [7]
Ramsey played a total of 18 matches for St. George Illawarra in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished 11th on the table and missed out on the finals.[8]
2022
[edit]In round 24, Ramsey was sent to the sin bin during the clubs 24-22 victory over the Wests Tigers.[9] Ramsey played a total of 15 games for the club and scored six tries as they finished 10th on the table and missed the finals.[10]
2023
[edit]Ramsey was ruled out of the entire 2023 season due to his ulcerative colitis illness which see him out for at least 12 months.[11]
2024
[edit]Ramsey would not play in the 2024 season following his recovery from ulcerative colitis. In May 2024, Ramsey had returned to training.[12] The Dragons would be granted salary cap relief due to Ramsey falling out of the Top 30 squad.
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
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| 2020 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |
3 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| 2021 | 18 | 6 | - | - | 24 | |
| 2022 | 15 | 6 | - | - | 24 | |
| Totals | 36 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Cody Ramsey - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ Nicolussi, Christian (16 November 2021). "Featherweight fight: Will Sloan or Ramsey wear Dragons' No.1?". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ Stainkamph, Max (13 February 2020). "Cody Ramsey's Dragons debut might not be too far away". Central Western Daily. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Drinkwater, Studdon named players of Nines tournament". National Rugby League. 15 February 2020. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Round 18 NRL squad announcements". National Rugby League. 8 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ St John, Mark (12 September 2020). "Dragons young gun Cody Ramsey's dream debut as proud mum watches on". Fox Sports Australia. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020.
- ^ Pryde, Scott (9 August 2021). "Cody Ramsey reveals extent of gruesome injury". Zero Tackle. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Brunsdon, Simon (28 August 2021). "Luckless Cowboy ends 14-game losing streak; Dragons find their new No.6: 3 Big Hits". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "'Sums up their season': Dragons get out of jail as Tigers blow unlosable game with huge blunder". www.foxsports.com.au. 28 August 2022.
- ^ "NRL 2022: St George Illawarra Dragons season review". www.sportingnews.com. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Dragons star ruled out of 2023, career left in doubt as club reveals illness". www.foxsports.com.au. 25 January 2023.
- ^ Chammas, Michael (27 May 2024). "Doctors told him he'd never play NRL again. On Monday, Cody Ramsey was back on the training field". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 November 2024.