Josh Starling
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| Born | 18 May 1990 Woonona, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Josh Starling (born 18 May 1990) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League and his position was prop.[2]
Background
[edit]Born in Woonona, New South Wales, Starling played his junior rugby league for the Helensburgh Tigers, before being signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs. In 2009 and 2010, Starling played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs' NYC team,[3] before heading up north in 2011 to play for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the Queensland Cup.[4] During the 2011 season, he signed a contract with the Brisbane Broncos starting in 2012,[4] but later chose to return to the Rabbitohs instead.[5]
Playing career
[edit]2012
[edit]In round 8 of the 2012 NRL season, Starling made his NRL debut for South Sydney against the North Queensland Cowboys.[6]
2013
[edit]On 7 July, Starling signed a three-year contract with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles starting in 2014.[7] Later on that month, Starling, whilst playing for the North Sydney Bears in the second-tier New South Wales Cup competition, was selected in the annual New South Wales Residents clash against the Queensland Residents, playing in the curtain-raiser to the State of Origin decider.[8] In September, he was named at prop in the 2013 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.[9] Finishing up with South Sydney at the end of 2013, he made a total of 40 appearances and scored 3 tries for their New South Wales Cup side North Sydney.[10]
2014
[edit]Starling made his Manly-Warringah debut in round 1 of the 2014 season.[11]
2015
[edit]Starling played for the Manly club in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines.[12]
2016
[edit]In November, after failing to gain a new contract from Manly-Warringah, Starling signed a one-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2017.[13]
2017
[edit]Starling played 13 matches for the Knights in 2017, before a back injury ended his season.[14][15] He left the club at the end of the season after not being offered a new contract beyond 2017,[16][17] before announcing his retirement from the professional level of the game.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "Josh Starling – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ Profile at South Sydney Archived 27 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "S". Nyc Database. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Rising prop has got a hair start". Couriermail.com.au. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "St George Illawarra Dragons". Jubilee Avenue. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "NRL 2012 – Round 8". Rugby League Project. 28 April 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ Zero Tackle (7 July 2013). "Manly sign Josh Starling on three-year deal". Zero Tackle. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "NSW Cup Representatives edge Queensland Residents in curtain raiser". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "2013 NSWRL.com.au VB NSW Cup Team of the Year – Announcement". Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "South Sydney Rabbitohs North Sydney Bears Affiliated Players". ssralmanac.com. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "NRL 2014 – Round 1". Rugby League Project. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "2015 Auckland Nines squad lists". National Rugby League. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ NewcastleKnights.com.au (31 July 2016). "Josh Starling signs with Knights". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Casualty ward: Nine rep regulars grounded". Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ Media, NRL Digital. "Mitch Barnett wins Danny Buderus Medal". Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Newcastle's Josh Starling retires from NRL – Nine Wide World of Sports". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
External links
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- Newcastle Knights profile Archived 7 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- NRL profile Archived 3 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine