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Jaxon Purdue

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Jaxon Purdue
Personal information
Born (2005-07-26) 26 July 2005 (age 19)
Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight83 kg (13 st 1 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2024– North Qld Cowboys 8 2 0 0 8
Source: [1]
As of 30 August 2024

Jaxon Purdue (born 26 July 2005) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Background

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Purdue played his junior rugby league for Norths Devils Mackay and attended St Patrick's College, Mackay before being signed by the North Queensland Cowboys.[2][3]

Playing career

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Early career

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In 2021, Purdue played for the Mackay Cutters in the under-16 Cyril Connell Challenge.[4]

In 2022, Purdue moved up to the club's Mal Meninga Cup side and represented Queensland Country under-17 against Queensland City.[5][6] In 2023, he again played Mal Meninga Cup and led St Patrick's College to the Queensland state schoolboys final, which they lost to Palm Beach Currumbin State High School.[7]

2024

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In January, Purdue was named in Queensland's under-19 Emerging Origin squad.[8] In February, he played in the Cowboys' NRL trial against the Brisbane Broncos. He came off the bench to play fullback and scored a 90-metre try in the final seconds.[9][10]

Purdue began the season playing in the Mal Meninga Cup before moving up to the Queensland Cup for the Cutters in April, scoring five tries in his first six matches.[11]

In Round 13 of the 2024 NRL season, he made his NRL debut, starting at centre against the Sydney Roosters.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ "Rookie Purdue Dazzles With Debut Try". Mackay and Whitsunday Life. 22 February 2024.
  3. ^ "St Patrick's College v Ignatius Park College, Aaron Payne Cup, Round 1". Townsville Bulletin. 1 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Round 1 Cyril Connell Challenge team lists". QRL. 2 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Boys teams named for Queensland Under 17 City versus Country clash". QRL. 6 September 2022.
  6. ^ "QRL U18 Mal Meninga Cup - 2022 Round 3". LeagueUnlimited. 8 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Emmaus College take on St Patrick's Mackay". Couriel Mail. 23 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Queensland Under 19 Emerging Origin squad named". QRL. 31 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Live updates: Cowboys v Broncos". NQ Cowboys. 18 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Cutters products Jaxon Purdue, Sean Mullany made impressive NRL cases in Cowboys trial". Courier Mail. 19 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Jaxon Purdue to make Cutters Hostplus Cup debut, while Libby Surha returns to BMD side after injury absence". Courier Mail. 10 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Purdue to make NRL debut v Roosters". NQ Cowboys. 2 June 2024.
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