Gary Warburton (born 15 November 1987) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League. Warburton primarily played in the second-row.
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| Full name | Gary Warburton | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 November 1987 Griffith, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 99 kg (15 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editWarburton was born in Griffith, New South Wales, Australia.
Playing career
editWarburton made his first grade debut for Canterbury in round 6 2008 against St George. Warburton made a total of nine appearances for Canterbury in his debut year as the club finished last on the table. The following year, Warburton played 25 games for the club as they finished 2nd on the table in the 2009 NRL season.[2]
Canterbury were one of the favorites to take out the premiership and reached the preliminary final that year against arch rivals Parramatta. Canterbury lost the match 22-12 in front of a non-grand final record crowd of 74,549 with Warburton playing in the match.[3]
In 2010, Canterbury failed to back up their performances from 2009 and finished 13th in 2010 with Warburton making 18 appearances. Warburton's final game for the club came in round 26 2011 against Canberra.
Warburton played for Wests Wollongong in the Illawarra Coal League for the next two seasons, winning the premiership in one of those.
In 2013, Warburton returned to his junior club Milton Ulladulla Bulldogs. He captained the side with his father Ross Warburton the Coach and brother Carl Warburton in the back row alongside him.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Gary Warburton – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
- ^ "Most boring team ever? 2008 wooden spoon Bulldogs would beat 2017 version by twenty points". The81stminute.
- ^ "Eels thunder into grand final". Australia: ABC News.
- ^ "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB – OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.