Jarrad Hickey (born 7 May 1985) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.[2]

Jarrad Hickey
Personal information
Full nameJarrad Hickey
Born (1985-05-07) 7 May 1985 (age 39)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight120 kg (18 st 13 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006–10 Canterbury Bulldogs 72 8 0 0 32
2011 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 8 2 0 0 8
Total 80 10 0 0 40
Source: [1]
As of 17 January 2019

Background

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Hickey was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Career

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Hickey played rugby league for St. Christopher's at Panania in his junior years.

Hickey played with Canterbury-Bankstown from 2006 until 2011. He was eligible for Ireland.[3]

On 15 April 2011 Hickey was signed by Super League club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on a 2-year deal.

Midway through 2012 Hickey signed with NSW Cup team: Illawarra Cutters.

In 2014 Hickey played for Collegians RLFC in the Ilawarra Coal League

Controversy

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Hickey was involved in great controversy during the final round of the 2009 NRL season, in Hazem El Masri's farewell game against the New Zealand Warriors. Hickey broke through the Warriors defence with El Masri in support and ran almost fifty metres to score. He also ignored two opportunities to offload the ball, denying El Masri the chance to score a try in his final home game. Hickey later revealed that he was keen on avoiding the dreaded post-season nudie run for all those without a try for the year. He was also dubbed "largest player in league history" by Rugby League guru Phil "Gus" Gould.

References

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  1. ^ "Jarrad Hickey- Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
  2. ^ "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB – OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  3. ^ Collins, Ben: "Kelly eyes Cup sitr by Irish", pages 18-19. Rugby League World, April 2008
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