Matthew White (born 17 May 1984) is a former Australian

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footballer. He played as a and previously played for the

Newcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, th ...

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 ...

and the

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in the

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Background

Born in

Armidale, New South Wales Armidale is a city in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. Armidale had a population of 24,504 as of June 2018. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. It is the administrative centre for the Northern Tablelands region. It ...

, White played his junior rugby league for the Inverell Hawks, before being signed by the

Playing career

2005

In round 1 of the

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, White made his NRL debut for the

against the

2009

In 2009, after playing 28 games for the Knights, White joined the

on a one-year contract. He made his Gold Coast debut in round 1 against his former club Newcastle.

2011

White made 23 appearances for the Gold Coast in the

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as the club finished last on the table and claimed the wooden spoon.

2012

On 11 July, White re-signed with the Gold Coast on a three-year contract.

2013

In 2013, White suffered an

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injury which ruled him out for the entire

2013 NRL season The 2013 NRL season was the 106th season of professional rugby league club competition in Australia. The National Rugby League's main competition, named the 2013 Telstra Premiership after major sponsors Telstra Corporation, was contested by sixte ...

2014

On 4 June, White extended his contract with the Gold Coast from the end of 2015 to the end of 2016.

2015

On 25 August, White signed a one-year contract with the

starting in 2016, after being released from the final year of his Gold Coast contract.

2016

White managed to make only three appearances for Melbourne in the

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as the club won the Minor Premiership. White did not feature in the club's finals campaign or the

2016 NRL Grand Final The 2016 NRL Grand Final was a rugby league match between the Melbourne Storm and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks to determine the premiers of the National Rugby League for the 2016 season. The match was held at Sydney's ANZ Stadium on Sunday ...

Later career

White later played in England for

Barrow Raiders The Barrow Raiders are a semi-professional rugby league team in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The club was formed in 1875 as Barrow Football Club. For the 1995–96 Rugby Football League season, 1995–96 and 1996 RFL Division Two, 1996 ...

in 2017, retiring at the end of the

2018 Queensland Cup The 2018 Queensland Cup season was the 23rd season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition, known as the Intrust Super Cup due to sponsorship from Intrust Super, featured 1 ...

season after a final season with the

Burleigh Bears The Burleigh Bears are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Gold Coast, Australia. They compete in Queensland's top rugby league competition, the Queensland Cup. Since their admission to the competition in 1997, th ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:White, Matthew 1984 births Living people Australian rugby league players Burleigh Bears players Eastern Suburbs Tigers players Gold Coast Titans players Kurri Kurri Bulldogs players Melbourne Storm players Newcastle Knights players Rugby league players from Armidale, New South Wales Rugby league props