Jonathan Wright (rugby league)

Jonathan Wright

Wright playing for the Wentworthville Magpies in 2010
Personal information
Born	(1987-03-08) 8 March 1987 (age 30) Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Playing information
Position	Centre, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2009–10 Parramatta Eels 12 3 0 0 12 2011–12 Canterbury Bulldogs 38 17 0 0 68 2013–14 Cronulla Sharks 41 8 0 0 32 2015–16 New Zealand Warriors 29 8 0 0 32 2017– Manly-Warringah 0 0 0 0 0 Total 120 36 0 0 144
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Jonathan Wright (born 8 March 1987) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Manly Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays centre and wing.

Born in Gilgandra, New South Wales, Wright played his junior football for the Northern Lake Warriors before being signed by the Newcastle Knights. He played for the Knights' Jersey Flegg team, playing in their 2006 Grand Final before being signed by the Parramatta Eels. He played for the Eels' NSW Cup reserve-grade team. In round 13 of the 2009 NRL season he made his NRL debut for the Eels against his former team, the Newcastle Knights. He played 4 more games in the Eels' run to the 2009 NRL Grand Final before signing a 2-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

In August 2012 Wright signed a 2-year contract with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks starting in 2013.

In December 2014 Wright signed a 1-year contract with the New Zealand Warriors starting in 2015, and in July 2015 his contract was extended by a year, until the end of 2016.

He was released by the Warriors at the end of the 2016 season. Wright signed with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles for the 2017 NRL season. In October 2016, Wright played for the Redfern All Blacks in the NSW Koori Knockout tournament.