Nick Emmett (born 12 May 1982 in Grafton, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played for the

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and the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the

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. He also played for the

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in the

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Career

Emmett made his NRL debut in Round 17 of the competition in 2006 after the NRL and QRL cleared him to play two days prior to kick-off following a suspension issue playing for feeder team Redcliffe. Emmett was rated as "up to NRL standard" by Wayne Bennett after holding his own in the baby

stunning win over

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. Emmett played for the Broncos again in 2007 during the Origin period and went on to play a handful of first grade games post origin after the Broncos were hit hard by injuries in the latter part of the season. He scored one try in a game against eventual Premiers Melbourne. One of his worst nightmares came when, in the final round of the 2007 season, he dropped the ball with the line wide open against the

Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta that competes in the National Rugby League. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and their ...

, which the Broncos lost by a then record margin, 68-22. In a pre-season trial in 2008, Emmett injured his ankle and was sidelined for the early part of the season. He returned to the Broncos team for the game against Cronulla in round 10. He again played through the Origin period. He was also selected on the bench in a couple of games as a utility player, before dislocating his ankle in an awkward tackle in the Broncos round 18 loss to Canterbury. At first it was feared his ankle was broken but X-Rays cleared him of a break. Even so, he was sidelined for the rest of the season. Emmett was previously signed by the

and played in the lower-grades for three years before being lured out of semi-retirement and returning to Queensland to play for Redcliffe. In the 2008 off season, Emmett joined ex-Broncos coach Wayne Bennett at the St. George Illawarra Dragons for the 2009 season and beyond. In round 12 of the 2009 NRL season Emmett scored his first try for the Dragons in their thrashing of the

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38-10. His try was scored the 79th minute. However, Nick spent much of 2009 playing for

St George Illawarra The St. George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George, Sydney, St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League since NR ...

's feeder club (the

Shellharbour Dragons The Shellharbour City Dragons are an Australian rugby league football club based in the Shellharbour, New South Wales. They currently are not competing in any competitions and formerly competed in the New South Wales Cup in 2009 and 2010 and ac ...

) as a . He was afforded the opportunity to play for

from time to time, mainly during the representative season. Emmett was contracted to the Dragons through the 2012 season. He was released at the end of the 2012 season.

References

External links

* (archived by web.archive.org
Nick Emmett
profile at St. George Illawarra Dragons website * (archived by web.archive.org
NRL profile
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