Cody Nelson (born 13 November 1988) is an Australian professional
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
footballer who plays for the
Mullumbimby Giants. He primarily plays at , but can also fill in at . He previously played for the
Gold Coast Titans and the
Parramatta Eels.
Background
Born in
Mullumbimby, New South Wales
Mullumbimby is an Australian town in the Byron Shire in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. It promotes itself as "The Biggest Little Town in Australia". The town lies at the foot of Mount Chincogan in the Brunswick Valley about 9 k ...
, Nelson played his junior football for the Mullumbimby Giants, before being signed by the
Gold Coast Titans.
Playing career
Early career
In 2008, Nelson played for the Gold Coast Titans'
NYC team, before moving on to the Titans'
Queensland Cup team,
Tweed Heads Seagulls in 2009.
2014
In Round 8 of the
2014 NRL season
The 2014 NRL season was the 107th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 17th season of the National Rugby League in Australia and New Zealand. The season started in New Zealand, for the Auckland Nines, replacing the Rugby Leagu ...
, Nelson made his
NRL
The National Rugby League (NRL) is an Australasian rugby league club competition which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. The NRL formed in 1998 as a joint partnership ...
debut for the Titans against the
Wests Tigers. On 4 September 2014, he signed a 2-year contract with the
Parramatta Eels starting in 2015.
2015
In Round 16 of the
2015 NRL season
The 2015 NRL season was the 108th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 18th season of the National Rugby League in Australia and New Zealand. The season started in New Zealand with the annual Auckland Nines, which was followed ...
, Nelson made his Eels debut against the
St. George Illawarra Dragons
The St. George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 after a joint-ve ...
.
2018
For the 2018 season, Nelson signed a contract to join
Intrust Super Premiership NSW side The
Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles.
2022
In 2022, it was revealed that Nelson was playing with his junior club the Mullumbimby Giants.
Suspension
In 2014, Nelson received a two-match suspension from the NRL after being found to have placed bets on NRL matches.
NRL to look at injury disclosure after gambling suspensions
theage.com.au, 10 July 2014
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nelson, Cody
1988 births
Living people
Australian rugby league players
Gold Coast Titans players
Parramatta Eels players
Rugby league hookers
Rugby league players from New South Wales
Rugby league second-rows
Tweed Heads Seagulls players
Wentworthville Magpies players