Colin Best

Colin Best

Best playing for Canberra in 2008
Personal information
Born	(1978-11-22) 22 November 1978 (age 38) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	99 kg (15 st 8 lb; 218 lb)
Position	Wing, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1998–02 Cronulla-Sutherland 81 43 0 0 172 2003–04 Hull F.C. 63 41 0 0 164 2005–06 St. George Illawarra 45 26 0 0 104 2007–08 Canberra Raiders 44 18 0 0 72 2009–10 South Sydney 40 9 0 0 36 2011–12 Cronulla-Sutherland 45 13 0 0 52 Total 318 150 0 0 600 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2001 City Origin 1 0 0 0 0
Source: Rugby League Project

Colin Best (born 22 November 1978) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. He played primarily in the National Rugby League as a wing or centre three quarter back for Australian clubs, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, St. George Illawarra Dragons, Canberra Raiders and South Sydney Rabbitohs. Best also played in Super League for English club, Hull F.C..

Before his rugby league career, Best had also represented Australia at a junior level in indoor soccer.

Best has played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (1998–2002), Hull F.C. in the English Super League (2003–2004), the St George-Illawarra Dragons (2005–2006) and the Canberra Raiders (2007–2008), South Sydney Rabbitohs, (2009-2010), Cronulla Sharks, (2011-2012).

In 2008, while playing for the Raiders he was awarded the Dally M Winger of the Year Award.

In 2008, Best signed a two-year contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs commencing in the 2009.

In the 2009 State of Origin series Best was named in the 40 man New South Wales preliminary squad but ultimately was not selected for any of the games.

He signed for the Cronulla Sharks for two seasons starting in 2011. At the end of the two seasons, Best announced his retirement, after a 15-year career, playing his final game in a finals lost against former club Canberra. Following his retirement, he was one of seventeen Sharks players found guilty of using illegal substances under the club's 2011 supplements program, having a twelve-month suspension (which had already expired due to backdating) recorded against his name.