Bryson Goodwin (born 30 December 1985) is a former
New Zealand
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international
rugby league
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footballer who last played as a
goal
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-kicking or er for the
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
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in the
National Rugby League
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.
He previously played for 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 facilita ...
and the
South Sydney Rabbitohs
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Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen pla ...
in the
NRL
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, and the
Warrington Wolves
The Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England, that competes in the Super League. They play rugby at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2004.
Founded as Warrington Z ...
in the
Super League
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. He was a part of the South Sydney Rabbitohs squad that won the
2014 NRL Premiership, being named on an extended bench for the final, however, he did not play.
Background
Goodwin was born in
Parkes, New South Wales
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, Australia. Goodwin is the son of former Australia representative,
Ted Goodwin who is of New Zealander descent. Bryson's New Zealander paternal grandparents, Lester Jarvis Goodwin, was a
Pākehā
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(European New Zealander) and Rosina Marie (née Tewera), was a
Māori
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. Bryson's mother is Australian. He is the younger brother of former players
Bronx
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and
Luke Goodwin. Goodwin's sister Rearne is married to former Rabbitohs teammate
Joel Reddy
Joel Reddy (born 8 October 1985) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who most recently played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs. He was a part of the Rabbitohs squad that won the 2014 NRL Premiership.
Background
Reddy wa ...
, making him his brother-in-law.
As a youth, Goodwin and his family moved to
Perth
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while his brother Luke was playing for the Perth-based
Western Reds
The Western Reds were a rugby league football club based in Perth, Western Australia. Founded in 1992 as the Western Reds, they entered into the Australian Rugby League competition in 1995 before defecting to the rival Super League competition i ...
, while Bryson was also the
ball boy
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.
He played his junior football for the Canning Bulldogs and the
South Perth Lions
South Perth Lions Rugby League Club are an Australian rugby league football club based in South Perth, Western Australia formed in 1948. They conduct teams for both Juniors & Seniors. The club also participates in the WARL (Western Australian Rug ...
in
Western Australian Rugby League
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before moving back to Sydney and playing for the
Gymea Gorillas. Goodwin attended Endeavour Sports High, playing in an Arrive Alive Cup final alongside former Rabbitohs teammate
Beau Champion
Beau Champion (born 23 December 1986) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Melbourne Storm, Gold Coast Titans and Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. He is the second c ...
. He was also a member of the successful 2003 Endeavour Sports High debating team.
Playing career
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (2007-2008)
Goodwin was a Cronulla junior, playing for the
Gymea Gorillas in the local
Cronulla-Sutherland District competition. He progressed through the
Sharks
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lower grade teams, the under-20s and reserve grade, before making his first grade debut for the Sharks in round 24 of the
2007 season, miraculously just eight weeks after breaking his leg in reserve grade.
![BRYSON GOODWIN (2856707523)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/BRYSON_GOODWIN_%282856707523%29.jpg)
He played nine games for Cronulla-Sutherland from 2007 to 2008, scoring two tries. In one of those tries, against the
St. George Illawarra Dragons
The St. George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 after a joint-ve ...
, he chased a
Greg Bird grubber kick and kept the ball within millimetres of the dead ball line in the field of play and grounded it for a try which leveled the score and sent the game into
golden point
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Rugby league Australia
The golden point is used to determine a winner (where applicable, see ...
.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (2009-2012)
![BRYSON GOODWIN](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/BRYSON_GOODWIN.jpg)
Unwanted by Cronulla, Goodwin struggled to find a club before signing with
Canterbury-Bankstown
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prior to the
2009 season. Goodwin made his debut for the Canterbury club in the first round of the
2009 season, scoring two tries in Canterbury's 34–12 win against
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. The team colours are maroon and white, while their namesake and logo is the sea eagle. They compete in Australia's premier rugb ...
at
ANZ Stadium
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...
. Goodwin scored his next try in the club's 20–12 loss to the
Gold Coast Titans
The Gold Coast Titans are a professional rugby league football club, based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australia and New Zealand's national rugby league club competition. The ...
at
Skilled Park
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. A week later, Goodwin again scored in the club's 24–12 victory against his former team
Cronulla
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. Goodwin's try-scoring form continued when he scored right on full-time as the Canterbury club demolished
Parramatta
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48–18. The next round, Goodwin scored a try in his side's 30–20 victory over the
Canberra Raiders
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in the
nation's capital. He scored again the following round in Canterbury's 22-20 tight win over the
Wests Tigers
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.
Goodwin scored his next try against the
Melbourne Storm
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in the club's 26–10 win at
Bluetongue Stadium
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. In round 14 against the
Brisbane Broncos
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at
Suncorp Stadium
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, Goodwin scored a brace of tries in the club's impressive 44–22 victory. Goodwin scored the following week in Canterbury's 19–12 win over the
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith that competes in the NRL. The team is based west of the centre of Sydney, at the foot of the Blue Mountains. Penrith ...
. The next week, he scored another two tries in Canterbury's 30–18 win over the
Cowboys
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.
The following match, Goodwin was placed on report for a spear tackle, as Canterbury went down to
Manly at
Brookvale Oval
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, and was subsequently suspended for the next two matches.
In round 20, Goodwin returned and scored a try in Canterbury's 27–8 loss to
Parramatta
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. He scored again the next week in the club's 26–18 victory over the
South Sydney Rabbitohs
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Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen pla ...
. In Canterbury's round 22 match against
Canberra
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, Goodwin scored his fourth double of the year, bringing his try-scoring tally to 18. In round 23, he scored in Canterbury's 22–12 victory over the
Cowboys
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* ''Cowboy'' (1966 film), ...
in
Townsville
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.
Goodwin scored his final try of the season off a
Hazem El Masri
Hazem El Masri ( ar, حازم المصري; born 1 April 1976) is a Lebanese Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a er in the 1990s and 2000s. An international representative for Australia and Lebanon, and a New ...
grubber kick in the
Preliminary Final 22–12 loss to the
Parramatta Eels
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The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and their ...
in front of a record 74,549 crowd at ANZ Stadium. At the end of the 2009 season, Goodwin had scored a career best total of 20 tries, the fourth most in the competition, as the Canterbury club finished Preliminary Finalists. After an impressive season, Goodwin was selected in the
New Zealand
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squad for the
2009 Four Nations
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.
After returning from England and France with the New Zealand test side, during the 2010 pre-season and following the retirement of Canterbury great
Hazem El Masri
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, Goodwin was chosen to be Canterbury's new goal-kicker. Goodwin did not play in the Bulldogs first game of the 2010 season due to injury.
In Goodwin's first appearance for Canterbury in the new decade, he kicked his first goal for the club against the
St. George Illawarra Dragons
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in round 2 at WIN Stadium in Wollongong. The next week, he scored six goals in Canterbury's 60–14 victory over the Sydney Roosters at ANZ Stadium. He scored his first try of the 2010 season and scored two goals in round 4 in Canterbury's 38–16 loss to the South Sydney Rabbitohs at ANZ Stadium. In round 7, Goodwin scored two tries and kicked six goals in Canterbury's 36–18 victory at ANZ Stadium against the Brisbane Broncos. Goodwin scored a try and booted six goals in Canterbury's 32–12 victory over the
South Sydney Rabbitohs
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Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen pla ...
at ANZ Stadium.
In the 2010 season he ended up with a total of 6 tries and kicked 73 goals for 170 points and Canterbury finished in thirteenth place. In the opening game of the 2011 season, Goodwin scored four goals in Canterbury's 24–14 win over the Wests Tigers at ANZ Stadium. The next week against the South Sydney Rabbitohs at ANZ Stadium, Goodwin scored a try off a kick and scored four goals in the Bulldogs 28–19 victory. In Canterbury's 36–24 win over the
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are a professional Australian rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen pla ...
in round 7 at ANZ Stadium, Goodwin got injured and was ruled out for several weeks. Goodwin returned in round 11 in Canterbury's 20–12 loss to the Canberra Raiders at Canberra Stadium.
In round 16 Goodwin was dropped for the first time since he joined the club. The last time Goodwin played in Reserve Grade was in 2008 while he was at the
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. They compete in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australasia's premier rugby league ...
.
Goodwin made his first ever appearance in Reserve Grade for Canterbury in round 16 in their 32–15 win against the
North Sydney Bears
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at
North Sydney Oval
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. In that game Goodwin scored his first ever Reserve Grade try for the club and kicked 4 goals. Goodwin played the rest of the 2011 season in Reserve Grade which included playing for Canterbury in their 30-28 NSW Cup Grand Final win over the
Auckland Vulcans
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, where he kicked 3 goals which helped the Canterbury Reserve Grade side win their 3rd successive Reserve Grade premiership in a row. His 2011 first grade season total ended up scoring 1 try and kicked 24 goals for 52 points and Canterbury finished in ninth place, missing out on the finals on points differential.
Goodwin began the 2012 season in first grade under new Canterbury coach
Des Hasler
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He initially played for the Penrith Panthers, and then spent most of his playi ...
and scored his first try in the opening game in Canterbury's 22–14 victory over the Penrith Panthers at Penrith. His next try came the next week in Canterbury's 30–4 win over the St. George Illawarra Dragons at ANZ Stadium. His third try came in Canterbury's 46–12 win over rivals the Parramatta Eels at ANZ Stadium. His next and last first grade try for the club came in Canterbury's 12–10 loss to the 11Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at ANZ Stadium. In round 11 in Canterbury's easy 26–6 victory over the
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
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, Goodwin injured his spleen in a collision with Sharks fullback Matthew Wright. The injury was career threatening. That match proved to be Goodwin's last first grade game for the club. Goodwin was out of action for a number of months and finally returned, to play the rest of the 2012 season in Reserve Grade. Goodwin's last game for the club was in the
NSW Cup
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Preliminary Final in Canterbury's 34–6 loss to the Newtown Jets at Leichhardt Oval, where he kicked his last goal for the club. His 1st grade 2012 season total ended up with him scoring 4 tries and kicked 14 goals for 44 points.
![BRYSON GOODWIN (8838394339)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/BRYSON_GOODWIN_%288838394339%29.jpg)
South Sydney Rabbitohs (2013-2017)
After a four years with Canterbury-Bankstown, Goodwin signed a one-year deal with the
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are a professional Australian rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen pla ...
. Goodwin mentioned on his signing to the Rabbitohs; "It is good to have it finally all sorted. It took a while, but I am excited to be going to such a good club". Souths coach
Michael Maguire said of Goodwin; "Goodwin is a quality player with both first grade and international experience which will be invaluable for our backline. Unfortunately for him he had a season of injury in 2012 but he'll be joining our squad for pre-season preparations, giving him the best chance to make first grade. He's very professional in everything he does and we're looking forward to him bolstering our options in the backs."
Goodwin made his debut for South Sydney in round 2 in their 14–12 victory over the
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. They compete in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australasia's premier rugby league ...
at ANZ Stadium. The next week, Goodwin scored his first ever try for the club in South Sydney's 44–32 victory over the
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith that competes in the NRL. The team is based west of the centre of Sydney, at the foot of the Blue Mountains. Penrith ...
at Centrebet Stadium. The next week in round 4, Goodwin scored a try against his former club the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in South Sydney's 17–12 victory at ANZ Stadium. The next week, Goodwin scored his third try in 3 successive matches for Souths by scoring their third try in South Sydney's close 24–22 victory over the New Zealand Warriors at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand which gave Souths four wins in their opening four matches. After a four match try drought, eventually in round 9, Goodwin scored a try in South Sydney's comfortable 28–10 victory over the North Queensland Cowboys at ANZ Stadium.
On 16 May 2013, Goodwin signed a two-year contract extension with Souths for a price tag believed to be worth around $60,000 a year which will keep him at the club till the summer of 2015. On 27 May, he scored his fifth try of the season in South Sydney's tight 14–12 loss to former club
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
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at
Shark Park
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.
Goodwin appeared in all 25 South's matches in season 2015, amassing a total of 2554 metres with the ball in hand on his way to scoring six tries. The Kiwi representative also made 308 tackles, seven line-breaks and 11 offloads.
On 6 October 2015, it was announced that Goodwin had re-signed with the club for a further two years.
On 9 October 2015, Goodwin was awarded the Roy Asotasi Members' Choice Award. Members regarded Goodwin as having been South Sydney's best throughout the 2015 season in an online poll that ran until late September.
![Warrington v Catalans](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Warrington_v_Catalans.jpg)
Warrington Wolves (2018-2019)
Goodwin signed a deal to play for
Leigh Centurions
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The club was founded in 1878, and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern R ...
for the upcoming 2018 Super League season. However, on 2 October 2017, following Leigh's relegation to the Championship after losing the
Million Pound Game
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, Leigh owner Derek Beaumont confirmed that
Warrington Wolves
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Founded as Warrington Z ...
had made an offer and that Leigh had accepted. He then joined Warrington for the 2018 Super League season.
He played in the
2018 Challenge Cup Final
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defeat by the
Catalans Dragons
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at
Wembley Stadium
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.
Goodwin played for Warrington in the club's
2018 Super League Grand Final
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defeat by the
Wigan Warriors
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Formed in 1872 as Wigan Football Club, Wigan was a founding member of the Rugby Football League, Northern Rugby ...
at
Old Trafford
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.
Warrington were looking to win their first premiership since 1955 but fell short for the second time in three years.
On 4 July 2019, Goodwin signed a contract to return to his former club
South Sydney for the 2020 NRL season after spending only two years in England with Warrington.
He played in the
2019 Challenge Cup Final
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victory over
St Helens at
Wembley Stadium
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.
South Sydney
On 15 June 2020, Goodwin signed a contract to join Cronulla without having played a game for South Sydney.
![Bryson Goodwin](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/BRYSON_GOODWIN.jpg)
Cronulla-Sutherland (2020)
In round 6 of the
2020 NRL season
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Teams
The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 14th consecutive year.
; Notes
:
:
:
Pre-season
...
, Goodwin made his first start for Cronulla and scored the winning try as the club defeated Canterbury 20–18 at
Bankwest Stadium
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.
Representative career
New Zealand
Bryson being of half-New Zealander and half-Australian heritage, was eligible to represent both nations. At the end of his outstanding 2009 season with the Bulldogs, Goodwin pledged his allegiance to the
New Zealand Kiwis national side through his New Zealander
Māori
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descent on his father's side. He was picked to tour and play with the New Zealand side at the 2009 Four Nations tournament in England and France. Ten days before the New Zealanders headed over to Europe, Goodwin scored his first international cap when he made his Test debut for New Zealand and also scored his first two tries for
New Zealand
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in the Kiwis 40–24 victory over Tonga in a Test Match at the
Rotorua International Stadium
Rotorua International Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located on Devon Street West in the Westbrook suburb of Rotorua, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for rugby union and rugby league matches, being one of three home stadiums for the ...
. In New Zealand's opening round match at the Four Nations, Goodwin kicked his first two goals for New Zealand in their dramatic 20–20 draw with Australia at the Twickenham Stoop in London, England. In the next round, Goodwin scored his first try of the tournament and kicked nine goals in the Kiwis 62–12 victory over France at the
Stade Ernest-Wallon
The Stade Ernest-Wallon (; oc, Estadi Ernest-Wallon, italic=no; ) is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Sept Deniers district of Toulouse, in southwestern France. Described as a "temple to the oval ball", it is the home ground for the rugb ...
in
Toulouse, France
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. In the Kiwi's win over the French, Goodwin scored 22 points. In the third round, Goodwin scored a try and kicked two goals in New Zealand's 20–12 loss to co-hosts England at the
Galpharm Stadium
Kirklees Stadium (currently known due to naming rights, sponsorship as the John Smith's Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. Since 1994, it has been the home ground of Association football, football club ...
in
Huddersfield, England. After this defeat New Zealand finished in 3rd place on the tournament ladder and were therefore knocked out of the tournament. At the end of the tournament, Goodwin's tournament tally was scoring 2 tries and kicking 13 goals for 32 points.
In 2013, he was recalled to the Kiwis squad for the
2013 Rugby League World Cup
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It was the main event of the year's 2013 Festival of World ...
. He played in every game of the tournament, including New Zealand's 34–2 loss to Australia in the final.
Māori
Goodwin played in the
2020 All Stars match between the
Indigenous All Stars and the
Māori All Stars.
References
External links
Warrington Wolves profileSL profile
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1985 births
Living people
Australian rugby league players
Australian people of Māori descent
New Zealand national rugby league team players
New Zealand Māori rugby league players
South Sydney Rabbitohs players
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players
Rugby league wingers
Rugby league centres
Rugby league players from New South Wales
People educated at Endeavour Sports High School