Matt Frawley (born 24 December 1994) is an Australian professional

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footballer who plays as a or for the Canberra Raiders in the

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. Frawley previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League and the Huddersfield Giants in the

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Background

Frawley was born in

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, ACT, Australia. Frawley is of Irish heritage. Frawley played his junior rugby league for the Belconnen United Sharks and

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, before being signed by the Canberra Raiders.

Playing career

Early career

In 2013 and 2014, Frawley played for the Canberra Raiders' NYC team, captaining the side in 2014. Frawley had doubts about ever making the

as Canberra signed

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. Frawley started selling retail clothes in Canberra before signing a 2-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs that began in 2015. Matt Frawley

2017

In round 5 of the

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, Frawley got the call up from coach Des Hasler and made his

debut for Canterbury against the Brisbane Broncos, due to incumbent half

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being suspended for one-match. Frawley was named in the number 6 jersey. In his second game in the

, he was originally named in the number 20 jersey, coach Des Hasler moved him onto the bench in place of

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. He came on late in the first half in place of injured

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, and in the first set of the second half scored a try, his first in the

. He also came up with a try assist, with a cut out pass to send Josh Morris over in the corner. In round 6 against Newcastle Knights, Frawley was named in the number 20 jersey, he was later named on the bench in place of Raymond Faitala-Mariner. Frawley didn't get on the field in the first half, though when Brad Abbey fell down with injury, Frawley came on to the field in the second half. He scored a try. He dummied multiple times and put the Bulldogs in the lead. The Bulldogs went on to win 22-12. In round 9, Frawley played his former side, Canberra with Canterbury winning the game 16-10. He had to take control as

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got injured, and was ruled out until round 14. Frawley scored his second career try in Round 11 against the Sydney Roosters, almost completing his team's comeback.

2018

Frawley started the 2018 season as Canterbury's first choice , but was demoted to reserve grade by coach Dean Pay after 2 games. After spending 7 weeks in reserve grade, Frawley was recalled to Canterbury's NRL side for their round 9 game against Brisbane. On 27 August, Frawley was one of the players announced to be departing the club at the end of the season after his contract was not renewed. It was announced on 28 October 2018 that Frawley had signed for

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in the

2019

On 10 December, it was announced that Frawley had signed a one-year development contract with

side

for the

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2020

In round 20 of the

, Frawley made and scored a try on his debut for the Canberra Raiders in the role of five-eighth, against Cronulla-Sutherland in their final game of the 2020 regular season.

2021

Frawley made only five appearances for Canberra in the

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which saw the club finish a disappointing 10th on the table.

2022

Frawley made eight appearances for Canberra in the

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as the club finished 8th on the table and qualified for the finals. Frawley did not play in either of Canberra's finals matches.

2023

Frawley kicked his first field goal from outside the 40 m.

Career statistics

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References

External links

Canberra Raiders profileHuddersfield Giants profileSL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Frawley, Matt 1994 births Living people Australian people of Irish descent Australian rugby league players Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Canberra Raiders players Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players Huddersfield Giants players Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league players from Canberra