Jayden Tanner
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| Born | 25 July 2000 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 9 February 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jayden Tanner (born 25 July 2000) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for Featherstone Rovers in the RFL Championship.
Background[edit]
Tanner was born in Sydney, New South Wales. While attending Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown, he was an Australian Schoolboys representative in 2018.[2][3] He played his junior rugby league for the Hills District Bulls. In 2019, the Penrith Panthers signed him to a development contract.[citation needed]
Playing career[edit]
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs[edit]
In 2022, Tanner joined the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. In round 1 of the 2023 NRL season, Tanner made his first grade debut in his side's 31–6 loss to the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at Brookvale Oval.[4][5][6] At the Bulldogs annual awards in September 2023, Tanner was the recipient of the Terry Lamb Medal for the NSW Cup Player of the Year.[7]
Featherstone Rovers[edit]
On 9 Feb 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Featherstone Rovers in the RFL Championship[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jayden Tanner - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ^ "2018 Australian Schoolboys team announced". bulldogs.com.au. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Ciraldo's reality check as glaring problem emerges; 'masterclass' puts rivals on notice: 3 Big Hits". www.foxsports.com.au. 4 March 2023.
- ^ Blyth, Jack (25 February 2023). "SIX young guns set for a Round 1 NRL debut". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ Chammas, Michael (3 February 2023). "Meet the cream of the NRL's 2023 crop before they become household names". smh.com.au. Nine Media. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Bulldogs Celebrate 2023 Dr George Peponis Medal". bulldogs.com.au. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Ben Olawumi (9 February 2024). "Featherstone Rovers swoop to sign award-winning NRL starlet forward: 'I'm relishing the challenge'". Love Rugby League.