Adam Woolnough
Encyclopedia
Adam Woolnough is an Australia
n professional rugby league
player who currently plays for the Melbourne Storm
in the NRL. His position is prop. He has previously played for the Penrith Panthers
and the Newcastle Knights
. The 2009 NRL season was his supposed to be his last, as he announced his retirement on 19 August 2009, effective of his final 2009 NRL game aginast his old club, the Newcastle Knights
on Round 26, 2009. Woolnough's reason for retirement was that he was not getting enough first grade game time, and was playing the majority of his games for the Penrith Panthers
feeder side, the Windsor Wolves
. Woolnough also wished to spend more time with his family and pursue other things in life. However, after a year out, Woolnough returned to the NRL in 2011.
in 1999. He played for the Newcastle Knights
from 2002 until 2007 when he signed a 3-year contract with the Penrith Panthers starting from the 2008 season. Woolnough retired at the end of the 2009 season despite having one year left to go on his contract.
, South America
and the UK he bumped into ex NRL player Clint Newton
who he spoke to and was encouraged by him to join the Melbourne Storm
.
On 21 January 2011, it was reported that Adam had exchanged punches at training, during the Melbourne Storm pre season with fellow team mate Mitchell Johnson.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n professional rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player who currently plays for the Melbourne Storm
Melbourne Storm
The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria....
in the NRL. His position is prop. He has previously played for the Penrith Panthers
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan...
and the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
. The 2009 NRL season was his supposed to be his last, as he announced his retirement on 19 August 2009, effective of his final 2009 NRL game aginast his old club, the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
on Round 26, 2009. Woolnough's reason for retirement was that he was not getting enough first grade game time, and was playing the majority of his games for the Penrith Panthers
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan...
feeder side, the Windsor Wolves
Windsor Wolves
The Windsor Wolves are a Rugby league team based in the town of Windsor, NSW. The club fields both junior and senior teams in the Penrith district competitions and, since 2003, the semi-professional NSWRL Jim Beam Cup competition in NSW, Australia...
. Woolnough also wished to spend more time with his family and pursue other things in life. However, after a year out, Woolnough returned to the NRL in 2011.
Playing career
While attending Taree High School, Woolnough was selected to represent the Australian Schoolboys teamAustralia national schoolboy rugby league team
The Australian Schoolboys rugby league team is the national rugby league football team for secondary school students in Australia.The Australian Schoolboys or Australia Schoolboys represent Australia on a national level at rugby league at youth level...
in 1999. He played for the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
from 2002 until 2007 when he signed a 3-year contract with the Penrith Panthers starting from the 2008 season. Woolnough retired at the end of the 2009 season despite having one year left to go on his contract.
Melbourne Storm
After recently travelling to South AfricaSouth Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
and the UK he bumped into ex NRL player Clint Newton
Clint Newton
Clint Newton is an American born professional rugby league footballer who plays for Hull Kingston Rovers in Super League. He previously played for Newcastle Knights and Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League competition...
who he spoke to and was encouraged by him to join the Melbourne Storm
Melbourne Storm
The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria....
.
On 21 January 2011, it was reported that Adam had exchanged punches at training, during the Melbourne Storm pre season with fellow team mate Mitchell Johnson.
Career highlights
- First Grade Debut: 2002 - Round 10, Newcastle vs New Zealand WarriorsNew Zealand WarriorsThe New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...
at EnergyAustralia StadiumEnergyAustralia StadiumNewcastle International Sports Centre is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home ground of the Newcastle Knights and the Newcastle United Jets teams. It is owned by the New South Wales government and administered by the Hunter Region...
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