Nick Paterson (born 24 September 1979) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played for North Queensland,

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and Manly-Warringah in the NRL.

Playing career

A prop from

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, Paterson started his NRL career at North Queensland, where he played a total of 15 first-grade games in three seasons. Most of his appearances came in the

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, featuring in 12 rounds. From 2002 to 2003, Paterson played under Chris Anderson at Cronulla, then switched to Manly-Warringah in 2004, but was unable to get regular games at either club. Since leaving the NRL, Paterson played locally in Queensland before retiring in 2008 to pursue a coaching career. Paterson, a

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officer outside of football, coached the Caloundra Sharks to an A-Grade premiership in 2009 and has been as assistant coach with Sunshine Coast.

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Nick Paterson
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