Caleb Binge (born 29 October 1993) is an Australian professional

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footballer for the

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of the

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. He primarily plays .

Playing career

Born in

Lismore, New South Wales Lismore is a city in northeastern New South Wales, Australia and the main population centre in the City of Lismore Local government in Australia, local government area; it is also a regional centre in the Northern Rivers region of the State. It ...

, Binge played his junior football for the

Ballina Seagulls Ballina Seagulls Rugby League Football Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in Ballina, New South Wales formed in the late 1920s. The club has both junior and senior teams. Team of the century To coincide with the centenary o ...

before being signed by the

Brisbane Broncos The Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Football Club Ltd., commonly referred to as the Broncos, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in April 1987, the Broncos play in Australia's elite com ...

. Upon moving to Brisbane, Binge attended Wavell State High School. He represented Queensland Under 16's in 2009 and Queensland Under 18's in 2011. He played for the Broncos'

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team in 2011. In 2012, Binge joined the

and played for their

team through to 2013 before moving on to their

Queensland Cup The Queensland Cup, currently known as the Hostplus Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level regional rugby league football competition in Queensland, Australia. It is run by the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) and is contested by four ...

team,

Tweed Heads Seagulls The Tweed Heads Seagulls, often referred to simply as Tweed or Seagulls or Tweed Seagulls, is a rugby league club based in Tweed Heads, New South Wales. It is one of only two non-Queensland teams to play in the Queensland Cup, along with the ...

in 2014.

Gold Coast Titans

2014

In Round 14 of the

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, Binge made his

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debut for the Titans against the

Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm are a rugby league club based in Melbourne, Victoria in Australia that participates in the National Rugby League. The first fully professional rugby league team based in the state, the Storm entered the competition in 1998. ...

off the interchange bench in the 24–20 loss at

Cbus Super Stadium Robina Stadium, also known by its sponsored name Cbus Super Stadium, is a rectangular football stadium in the Gold Coast suburb of Robina, Queensland. The main usage is as the home ground to the National Rugby League's Gold Coast Titans; t ...

. Binge didn’t play in first grade again until the Titans last match of the 2014 season in Round 26 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 facilita ...

, where he was a late inclusion on the interchange bench after the retiring Titans foundation player Luke Bailey failed to recover from a neck injury before the Titans comeback 19–18 golden point extra time win. Binge finished off his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 2 matches for the Titans in the

Controversy

In October 2010, Binge's father, Chris, alleged that Binge was racially vilified by

player

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at an Aboriginal knock-out carnival.

References

External links

2014 Gold Coast Titans profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Binge, Caleb 1993 births Living people Australian people of Vanuatuan descent Australian rugby league players Gold Coast Titans players Indigenous Australian rugby league players Rugby league players from Lismore, New South Wales Rugby league props Tweed Heads Seagulls players