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Matthew Moylan (born 16 June 1991) is an Australian professional
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footballer who plays as a and for the
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in the
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and
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at international level. He previously played for the
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in the
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, and has played at representative level for the
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, NSW City, NRL All Stars and
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in the
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.


Background

Moylan was born in
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, Australia. He played his junior football for the St Clair Comets and St. Patricks before being signed by the
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.


Playing career


Early career

Moylan played for Penrith's
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team from 2009 to 2011.


2012

Moylan played for the
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, the
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feeder team to the
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.


2013

In round 7, Moylan made his NRL debut for the Penrith club against the
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in a 44–12 victory at
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. He became Penrith's first-choice fullback. Moylan scored his first try in round 8 against the
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, losing 30–6 at the SFS. He was ruled out of a match in round 13, due to second-tier salary cap issues, but was available for selection the next week due to the injury of fullback
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. Moylan finished his debut year in the NRL with 13 matches, 3 tries and 2 goals. He was named Penrith's Rookie of the Year.


2014

In February 2014, Moylan was selected in Penrith's inaugural
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squad. In round 3, against the
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, Moylan kicked a sideline goal to win the game for Penrith 18–16 at the death when winger
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scored in the 79th minute to tie the match up at match at 16-all at
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. Moylan was selected to play for the NSW City side in the
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match at
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’s Apex Oval. Moylan played at fullback in the 26-all draw. In round 18, against the
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at Penrith Stadium, he kicked a field goal in the last minute to win the match for the Penrith side, 35–34. In round 23, he repeated the feat by kicking the winning field goal in the 79th minute at Penrith Stadium to beat the
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, 23–22. On 9 September 2014, Moylan extended his contract with the Penrith outfit from the end of 2015 until the end of 2017. On 29 September 2014, Moylan was selected in the
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train on squad. On the same day, he was named as fullback for the
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side to play against
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. On 15 October, Moylan was called into the Kangaroo's 2014 Four Nations squad to replace
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, who had announced that he was leaving rugby league to play
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in the
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. Moylan didn't play a match in the series.


2015

On 13 February, Moylan played at fullback for the NRL All Stars against the Indigenous All Stars in the
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at
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, the NRL All Stars losing 6-20. On 3 May, he played for New South Wales City against New South Wales Country, playing at fullback in the 2015 City vs Country Origin match and kicking 3 goals in City's 22–34 loss at
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. In round 12, against the Parramatta Eels, he suffered a season ending foot injury in Penrith's 20–26 loss at
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. He finished the 2015 season having played in 11 matches, scoring 2 tries, kicking 20 goals and kicking 2 field goals for the Penrith side.


2016

On 13 January, Moylan was named in the emerging New South Wales Blues squad. On 27 January, he was named by incoming coach Anthony Griffin as the new captain of the Penrith club for the
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. In round 5, against the Parramatta Eels, he made his return from injury for the Panthers, making his debut as club captain in the Panthers' last minute 20–18 win at
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. After showing good form in the early rounds, Moylan was leading the race for the fullback spot for
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facing competition from
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superstar
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and
Lachlan Coote Lachlan Coote (born 6 April 1990) is a Scotland and Great Britain international rugby league footballer who plays as a for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. He played for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL, and was a member of the Nort ...
from the
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but eventually beating them to the starting number 1 jersey. On 1 June 2016, Moylan made his debut for New South Wales against
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, playing at fullback in the 4–6 loss at
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. After regaining the fullback spot for game 2, where the Blues lost 16-26 including the
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at
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, Moylan was dropped from the team for
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. However, halfback
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was ruled out due to a shoulder injury, so Moylan, who performed solidly in the first two matches, was called back into the squad where he started game 3 at five-eighth even though he hadn't played a NRL match in the position. Moylan featured in all 3 matches for Blues in their 2–1 series loss. On 22 September 2016, Moylan extended his contract with the Penrith side until the end of the 2021 season. Moylan finished off the
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with him playing in 21 matches and scoring 4 tries for Penrith. At the end of the year, Moylan was named in the
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2016 Four Nations 24-man squad. Moylan played in one match in the tournament, in the first round against
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where he played at fullback in the 54–12 win at
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.


2017

After Penrith's Round 5 clash against the
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, where they lost 28–6 at
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, Moylan alongside Waqa Blake and
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were dropped to the Panthers
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team for 1 match after they breached the booze curfew by being out in the
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nightlife into the early hours of the next morning. Moylan played the first half the season playing at fullback before switching to five-eighth where he had success in the position. After being one of the main influences for Penrith to guide themselves into the top 8 after a 7-game winning streak, Moylan was a shock absentee for Penrith's finals campaign after ruling himself to due to personal issues. Moylan finished the 2017 NRL season with him playing in 18 matches and scoring 8 tries for the Penrith club. On 9 November 2017, it was confirmed that Moylan was released from his contract with Penrith to join the
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in a swap-deal with James Maloney, being signed on for four years. It was rumoured before the swap that Moylan was “disinterested and restless” and was having a feud with coach Anthony Griffin. There is also claims that he didn't turn up to his rehabilitation sessions for his
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injury and that he didn't want to captain the team anymore.


2018

In round 1 of the
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, Moylan made his club debut for the
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against the
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, starting at five-eighth in the 20–14 loss at
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. Moylan made a total of 24 appearances for Cronulla in his first season with his new side as the club reached the preliminary final before losing to Melbourne 22–6.


2019

In round 3, Moylan suffered a hamstring injury in Cronulla's 42–16 win over North Queensland ruling him out for six weeks. Moylan returned to the Cronulla side in round 11 for their match against rivals St George which Cronulla won 22–9 at
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.


2020

On 1 March, Moylan was ruled out of the first 4–6 weeks of the
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after suffering a calf injury in pre-season training.


2021

Moylan played 15 games for Cronulla in the
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which saw the club narrowly miss the finals by finishing 9th on the table.


2022

Moylan played 24 games in the
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and scored five tries as Cronulla finished second on the table. Moylan played in both finals matches as Cronulla were eliminated in straight sets.


Statistics


NRL

: ''Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2022 season''


All Star


City vs Country


State of Origin


International


References


External links


Cronula-Sutherland Sharks profile
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