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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

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

Early career

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

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

  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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