Adam Reynolds (born 10 July 1990), is an Australian professional
rugby league
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footballer who captains and plays as a for the
Brisbane Broncos
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in the
NRL
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.
Reynolds played at representative level for the
NRL All Stars,
City New South Wales,
Prime Minister's XIII
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,
World All Stars
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and
New South Wales
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in the
2016 State of Origin series. Reynolds previously played for and captained the
South Sydney Rabbitohs
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in the
National Rugby League
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and was the halfback for
South Sydney's
2014 NRL Grand Final
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winning team.
Background
Reynolds was born in
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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, and attended
Matraville Sports High School.
Andrew Johns
Andrew Gary Johns (born 19 May 1974) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest players in rugby league history. Johns captained the Newcas ...
,
Matthew Johns
Matthew James Johns (born 27 July 1971) is an Australian rugby league media personality, commentator and former professional player. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative , Johns played his club footbal ...
and
Darren Lockyer
Darren James Lockyer (born 24 March 1977) is an Australian television commentator and former professional rugby league footballer. Lockyer was an Australian international and Queensland State representative captain, who played his entire profes ...
were his favourite players when he was a kid and
Nathan Merritt
Nathan Merritt (born 26 May 1983) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. A New South Wales State of Origin representative , he played in the National Rugby League for the South Sydney Rab ...
is his favourite South Sydney player of all time. He then added when asked "who is the most inspirational player or person on your career and how have they positively affected your football?", he responded "My brother – he's always on my back telling me to do extras and pushing me to be the best I can be". In 2007, Reynolds was part of the team from Matraville Sports High School that won the
NRL Schoolboy Cup 32–10 against
Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown
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History
The College was founded in 1952 by the Patrician Broth ...
. Reynolds received the
Peter Sterling Medal
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as the "most outstanding player in the competition" that year.
Playing career
Early years
Reynolds played his junior rugby league for St Peters JRLFC,
Alexandria Rovers
The Alexandria Rovers are an Australian rugby league football team based in Alexandria, New South Wales, a suburb of south-central Sydney. They play in the South Sydney District Junior Rugby Football League.
Notable Juniors
Notable First Grade P ...
,
La Perouse Panthers and Kensington United in the
South Sydney Juniors competition. He played for the New South Wales under-17s team in 2007. Reynolds graduated to the Rabbitohs' Under-20s team in 2009 and in the
2010 Toyota Cup season he was one of the leading lights in the South Sydney side that went to the Grand Final. Reynolds played 46 games, scored 21 tries and kicked 159 goals for 402 points in his U20s career.
![ADAM REYNOLDS 2011](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/ADAM_REYNOLDS_2011.jpg)
In the 2011 pre-season he suffered a season-ending
Anterior cruciate ligament
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Cruciate ligaments (also cruciform ligaments) are pairs of ligaments arranged like a letter X. They occur in several joints of the body, such as the knee joint and th ...
(ACL) injury to his left knee.
2012
After the highly publicised departure of
Chris Sandow
Chris Sandow (born 9 January 1989) is an Indigenous Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a goal-kicking or , he could also play as a .
Background
Sandow was born in Kingaroy, Queensland.
Sandow grew up in Quee ...
, Reynolds joined the South Sydney
NRL
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squad in 2012.
![ADAM REYNOLDS](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Adam_Reynolds.jpg)
In Round 1 of the
2012 NRL season
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, Reynolds made his
NRL
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debut for the
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are a professional Australian rugby league club based in Redfern, a suburb of inner-southern Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and are one of nine existing tea ...
against the
Sydney Roosters
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at halfback, kicking 4 goals in the Rabbitohs 24–20 last minute loss at
ANZ Stadium
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* ...
. In Round 11, against the
St George Illawarra Dragons
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, Reynolds scored his first NRL career try and also kicked a field goal to win the match for South Sydney 19–18 in golden-point extra time at
WIN Stadium
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. On 16 August 2012, Reynolds re-signed with South Sydney on a three-year contract to the end of the 2015 season.
![Adam Reynolds and Tallara Simon-Phillips 2012](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Adam_Reynolds_and_Tallara_Simon-Phillips_2012.jpg)
At the end of season
2012 Dally M Awards
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Dally M Medal
Dally M Awards
The Dally M Awards were, as usua ...
he was named the NRL's rookie of the year. Reynolds also finished the season as the NRL's highest goal scorer with 97. Reynolds was crowned the
John Sattler
John William Sattler (born 28 July 1942) is a former professional and national representative rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He was a rugged Prop forward who captained his club, South Sydney to four premiership vi ...
Rookie of the Year and Members Choice Player of the Year at the South Sydney Red and Green Ball in 2012, amongst other awards. Reynolds played in all of South Sydney's 27 matches, scored 3 tries, kicked over 97 goals and kicked 2 field goals in an impressive debut year in the National Rugby League in the 2012 season.
2013
On 13 February 2013, Reynolds was chosen to play for the
NRL All Stars team
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at halfback, kicking a goal in the 32–6 loss to the
Indigenous All Stars at
Suncorp Stadium
Lang Park, also known as Brisbane Football Stadium, by the sponsored name Suncorp Stadium, and nicknamed: 'The Cauldron', is a multi-purpose stadium in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Milton. The current facility co ...
.
On 21 April 2013, Reynolds debuted for
NSW City Origin
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, scoring a try and kicking 2 goals from 2 attempts in the 18–12 loss against
NSW Country Origin
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in
Coffs Harbour.
![Adam Reynolds Man Of Steel Premiere Sydney](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Adam_Reynolds_Man_Of_Steel_Premiere_Sydney.jpg)
Reynolds'
2013 NRL season
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was also another success both in goal kicking and overall playing as halfback. With the likes of team-mates
John Sutton,
Issac Luke
Issac Luke (born 29 May 1987) is a former New Zealand professional rugby league footballer
He previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, New Zealand Warriors, St. George Illawarra Dragons, and the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugb ...
,
Greg Inglis
Gregory Paul Inglis (born 15 January 1987), also known by the nickname of "G.I.", is a retired Australian professional rugby league footballer. His regular playing positions were Centre, Fullback, Five-eighth and Wing.
From 2011 to 2019 he pl ...
and
Nathan Merritt
Nathan Merritt (born 26 May 1983) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. A New South Wales State of Origin representative , he played in the National Rugby League for the South Sydney Rab ...
he was able to guide the Souths to a second place ladder finish at the end of the regular season. Their finals campaign started off well with South Sydney beating the
Melbourne Storm
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20–10 in the first week, but eventually being defeated in the preliminary finals 30–20 by
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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, making it the second year in a row for them to bow out one game before the Grand Final. Reynolds played in all the Rabbitohs 26 matches, scoring 4 tries, kicking 100 goals and kicking 2 field goals in the 2013 season.
2014
On 4 May 2014, Reynolds was selected to play for NSW City in the
City vs Country Origin
City vs Country Origin was an annual Australian rugby league football match that took place in New South Wales between City and Country representative sides. The City side represented the Sydney metropolitan area. While technically it was Sydney ...
match, Reynolds played at halfback and kicked 3 goals in the 26-all draw in
Dubbo, New South Wales
Dubbo () is a city in the Orana (New South Wales), Orana Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre in the Orana region, with a population of 43,516 at June 2021.
The city is located at the intersection of the Ne ...
. On 5 October 2014, in South Sydney's
2014 NRL Grand Final
The 2014 NRL Grand Final was the concluding and premiership-deciding match of the 2014 NRL season. Played on the evening of Sunday 5 October 2014 at ANZ Stadium, the match was contested by the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Canterbury-Bankstown B ...
against the
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the NRL Telstra Premiership, as well as competitions facilit ...
, Reynolds played at halfback, scored a try and kicked 5 from 7 goals in Souths 30–6 victory. Reynolds finished off his solid year with South Sydney in the
2014 NRL season
The 2014 NRL season was the 107th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 17th season of the National Rugby League in Australia and New Zealand. The season started in New Zealand, for the Auckland Nines, replacing the Rugby Lea ...
with him playing 26 matches, scoring 7 tries, kicking 95 goals and kicking 3 field goals.
2015
On 27 January 2015, Reynolds extended his contract on a two-year deal, estimated $500,000 per season. On 23 January 2015, Reynolds was named in the South Sydney Rabbitohs tournament-winning
2015 NRL Auckland Nines
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squad. Reynolds was named the Player of the Tournament. In Round 5, against the
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
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, Reynolds suffered a knee injury that could have seen him sidelined for up to 6–8 weeks after Bulldogs and captain
James Graham ran into him to charge down a field goal attempt in the dying minutes. The Rabbitohs were awarded a penalty and team-mate
Bryson Goodwin
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He previously played for the Canterbu ...
kicked the penalty goal to win the match for the Rabbitohs 18–17 at
ANZ Stadium
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* Anz (musician), a British DJ and electronic musician
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* ANZ (bank), Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, the fourth-largest bank in Australia
** ANZ Bank New Zealand, the largest bank in New Zealand
* ...
.
Reynolds returned early, in Round 9 against the
St. George Illawarra Dragons
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, and helped South Sydney to a 16–10 win at ANZ Stadium, snapping his team's three match losing streak, However he suffered a thumb injury that could have see him out for up to 8 weeks. Reynolds again made an early comeback from injury in Round 14 against the
Wests Tigers
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in South Sydney's 34–6 loss at ANZ Stadium.
Reynolds finished the
2015 NRL season
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as South Sydney's highest point scorer with him scoring a try, kicking 53 goals and kicking a field goal in 18 matches. On 26 September 2015, Reynolds played for the
Prime Minister's XIII
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against
Papua New Guinea
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at halfback and kicked 2 goals in the 40–12 win at
Port Moresby
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. On 11 December 2015, Reynolds and Souths officials dismissed rumours that he wanted a release from the club to join the
Gold Coast Titans
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with departed 2014 premiership winning team-mate
Chris McQueen.
2016
On 13 January 2016, Reynolds was named in the emerging
New South Wales Blues squad. On 2 February 2016, Reynolds was selected to replace
Trent Hodkinson
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He played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in two separate spells, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Newcastle ...
for the
World All Stars
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in the
2016 All Stars match. In the match on 13 February 2016, Reynolds kicked 2 goals with the World All Stars defeating the Indigenous All Stars 12–8 at Suncorp Stadium. Reynolds made his State of Origin debut for New South Wales in Game I of the 2016 series.
Reynolds played in the second game of the
2016 State of Origin series as Queensland defeated New South Wales 26–16 at
Suncorp Stadium
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. Reynolds was ruled out of the final game in the series due to injury and was replaced by
Matt Moylan
Matthew Moylan (born 16 June 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL and Australia at international level.
He previously played for the Penrith Panthers in ...
. At club level, Reynolds made 16 appearances for Souths in the
2016 NRL season
The 2016 NRL season was the 109th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 19th season run by the National Rugby League. The season started in New Zealand with the annual Auckland Nines, and was followed by the All Stars Match, w ...
as they missed out on the finals for the first time since 2012.
2017
Despite Souths missing the finals for a second straight season, Reynolds had a relatively good year and made 21 appearances for the club. Reynolds missed out on origin selection for New South Wales being beaten to the number 7 jersey by
Mitchell Pearce
Mitchell Pearce (born 7 April 1989) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League.
He previously played for Sydney Roosters, with whom he won the 2013 NRL Grand Final and Ne ...
. One of the highlights in the season for Reynolds was his goal kicking. Reynolds finished the season with a goal kicking percentage of 88.16%.
2018
In 2018, Reynolds was part of the South Sydney side which finished third on the table at the end of the regular season. In week two of the finals, Reynolds kicked 3 field goals including one in the final minute of the match as Souths defeated St George 13–12. It was the first time a player had kicked 3 field goals in a match since Jason Taylor in the 1997 season. In the preliminary final against the
Sydney Roosters
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, Reynolds kicked two penalty goals but Souths finished short of a grand final appearance losing 12–4.
2019
Reynolds began the
2019 NRL season
The 2019 NRL season was the 112th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 22nd season run by the National Rugby League. The Sydney Roosters became the first team to win back-to-back Premierships since the Brisbane Broncos in 1992 ...
in good form as Souths began the year winning 10 of their first 11 games. Reynolds form meant that he was in contention for selection in the New South Wales origin team. In round 11 against
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football team, based in the Inner West and South West Sydney. They have competed in the National Rugby League since being formed at the end of the 1999 NRL season as a joint-venture ...
, Reynolds scored a try and kicked 3 goals but was taken from the field with what was suspected to be severe leg injury. Reynolds was later cleared of any damage but was overlooked for origin selection with NSW coach
Brad Fittler
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opting to pick
Nathan Cleary
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at halfback.
In round 17 against Manly-Warringah, Reynolds kicked a field goal in the dying minutes as South Sydney won 21–20 at
ANZ Stadium
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Banks
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** ANZ Bank New Zealand, the largest bank in New Zealand
* ...
breaking a four-game losing streak.
South Sydney would finished the 2019 regular season in third spot on the table and qualified for the finals. Reynolds played in all three of South Sydney's finals matches as the club reached the preliminary final for a second straight year but were defeated by Canberra 16–10 at
Canberra Stadium
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.
2020
On 25 February, Reynolds was announced as the new captain of South Sydney. Reynolds spoke to the media saying "I grew up across the road from
Redfern Oval
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in apartments on Elizabeth Street and always wanted to play for Souths, so to have the chance to captain the team is amazing".
In round 14, Reynolds scored a try, kicked five goals and a last-gasp field goal as South Sydney defeated North Queensland 31–30 at the
Queensland Country Bank Stadium
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History
As part of Australia's 2022 FIFA World Cup bid in ...
.
In round 15, Reynolds kicked nine goals from nine attempts as South Sydney defeated Manly-Warringah 56–16 at
ANZ Stadium
ANZ may refer to:
People
* Anz (musician), a British DJ and electronic musician
Banks
* ANZ (bank), Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, the fourth-largest bank in Australia
** ANZ Bank New Zealand, the largest bank in New Zealand
* ...
.
In round 20, he kicked ten goals in South Sydney's 60–8 victory over bitter rivals the
Sydney Roosters
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at
ANZ Stadium
ANZ may refer to:
People
* Anz (musician), a British DJ and electronic musician
Banks
* ANZ (bank), Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, the fourth-largest bank in Australia
** ANZ Bank New Zealand, the largest bank in New Zealand
* ...
.
Reynolds played 23 games throughout the year as the club reached their third preliminary final in a row but fell once again of a grand final appearance losing to Penrith 20–16. He also finished as the competition's top point scorer with 221 points
2021
In round 4 of the
2021 NRL season
The 2021 NRL season was the 114th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 24th season run by the National Rugby League.
Teams
The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 15th consecutive year.
Regular season
Ladd ...
, he scored a try and kicked seven goals in South Sydney's 38–0 victory over
Canterbury-Bankstown
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.
In round 5 against
Brisbane
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, he kicked the first two point field goal since 1970. The scoring option was reintroduced by the
NRL
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at the start of the season.
In round 8 against
Canberra
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, he kicked seven goals from seven attempts as South Sydney won the match 34–20.
On 2 May, it was revealed that Reynolds suffered a thumb injury in the victory over Canberra and was ruled out for a match. The following week, without Reynolds and a host of other starters, South Sydney went down 50–0 to the
Melbourne Storm
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.
On May 12, after weeks of speculation about his future, it was announced that Reynolds had turned his back on a one-year Souths contract extension to sign a three-year deal with
Brisbane
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starting in 2022, for reportedly $200,000 less than he would've earned if he had signed with
Cronulla-Sutherland.
In round 16, Reynolds broke
Eric Simms record at South Sydney for most goals kicked in the club's 38–22 victory over
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football team, based in the Inner West and South West Sydney. They have competed in the National Rugby League since being formed at the end of the 1999 NRL season as a joint-venture ...
.
In round 20, Reynolds scored a try, provided two try assists and kicked seven goals as South Sydney defeated
St. George Illawarra 50–14.
The following week, Reynolds became South Sydney's all-time record points scorer overtaking Eric Simms as Souths defeated Parramatta 40-12.
Reynolds played a total of 25 games for South Sydney in the
2021 NRL season
The 2021 NRL season was the 114th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 24th season run by the National Rugby League.
Teams
The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 15th consecutive year.
Regular season
Ladd ...
. He captained Souths in their 14-12
2021 NRL Grand Final
The 2021 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2021 National Rugby League season in Australia. It was contested between the Penrith Panthers and the South Sydney Rabbitohs on Sunday 3 October at Suncorp Stadiu ...
loss against
Penrith. With only five minutes remaining, Reynolds had a conversion attempt from the sideline which would have levelled the scores at 14-14. Reynolds narrowly missed the conversion with the ball going to the right of the posts. Reynolds then attempted a two-point field goal with one minute remaining but the ball fell short of the crossbar and Penrith held on to claim their third premiership.
2022
On 31 January, Reynolds was announced as the captain of his new team the
Brisbane Broncos
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, becoming the 12th full-time Broncos men's captain of all time.
In Round 2 of the
2022 NRL season
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Teams
The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 16th consecutive year. This became the second longest s ...
, Reynolds made his club debut for Brisbane in a 16-10 victory over Canterbury at
Stadium Australia
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.
In Round 9 of the
2022 NRL season
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Teams
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, Reynolds played against his former club for the first time and led Brisbane to a 32-12 victory over South Sydney at
Stadium Australia
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. Reynolds scored a try and kicked six goals during the match.
Reynolds played a total of 20 games for Brisbane throughout the year as the club finished 9th on the table. Reynolds finished as Brisbane's top point scorer for the season with 146 points.
References
External links
*https://www.broncos.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/brisbane-broncos/adam-reynolds/ Brisbane Broncos profile]
Rabbitohs profileNRL profile
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1990 births
Living people
Australian rugby league players
New South Wales City Origin rugby league team players
New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players
NRL All Stars players
People educated at Matraville Sports High School
Prime Minister's XIII players
Rugby league halfbacks
Rugby league players from Sydney
South Sydney Rabbitohs captains
South Sydney Rabbitohs players
Brisbane Broncos players
Sportsmen from New South Wales