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Full name | Matthew Moylan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia |
16 June 1991 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Fullback, Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew "Matt" Moylan (born 16 June 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently captains the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. An Australian and New South Wales State of Origin representative, he plays at fullback and five-eighth.
Born in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Moylan played his junior football for the St Clair Comets and St. Patricks before being signed by the Penrith Panthers.
Moylan played for the Panthers NYC team from 2009 to 2011.
Moylan played for the Windsor Wolves, the NSW Cup feeder team to the Panthers.
In round 7 of the 2013 NRL season, Moylan made his NRL debut for the Penrith Panthers against the Parramatta Eels in a 44-12 victory at Penrith Stadium. Moylan became Penrith's first-choice fullback in 2013, playing consistently well as the Panthers number 1. Moylan scored his first NRL try in round 8 match against the Sydney Roosters, losing 30-6 at theSFS. Moylan was ruled out of a match against the Wests Tigers in round 13, due to second-tier salary cap issues. Moylan was available for selection the next week due to the injury of fullback Wes Naiqama in the Panthers 24-12 loss to the Canberra Raiders at Canberra Stadium in round 14. Moylan finished his debut year in the NRL, with him playing in 13 matches and scoring 3 tries and kicking 2 goals for the Panthers in the 2013 NRL season. Moylan was named the Panthers 2013 Rookie of the Year.