Zac Saddler (born 16 June 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Limoux Grizzlies in the Elite One Championship.

Zac Saddler
Personal information
Full nameZac Saddler
Born (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 (age 25)
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight101 kg (15 st 13 lb; 223 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021 Manly Sea Eagles 3 0 0 0 0
2023– Limoux Grizzlies 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020–21 Indigenous All Stars 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 12 December 2022

He played for the Indigenous All Stars at representative level in 2020 and 2021.

Playing career

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Saddler made his first grade debut in round 9 of the 2021 NRL season for Manly-Warringah against the New Zealand Warriors at Brookvale Oval.[2]

During Manly's round 12 loss against Newcastle, Saddler was rushed to hospital with a depressed skull fracture.[3]

On 6 October 2021, Saddler was released by the Manly club. In 2022, Saddler played for in the NSW Cup for Canberra.[4] In 2023, Saddler played for XIII Limouxin in the Elite One Championship.[5] In 2024, Saddler signed for the Mudgee Dragons.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ "Round 9 team lists". NRL.com. 4 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Manly rookie rushed to hospital with skull fracture: Casualty Ward". www.foxsports.com.au. 30 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Sea Eagles farewell departing players". www.seaeagles.com.au. 5 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Zac Saddler hopes to add French resistance to the Tuggeranong Bushrangers". www.canberratimes.com.au. 16 June 2023.
  6. ^ "His NRL career was cut short by a freak injury, now he's ready to rip into CYMS". www.centralwesterndaily.com.au. 26 April 2024.
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