Ethan Strange (born 16 August 2004) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as five-eighth or centre for the Canberra Raiders in the Australian NRL.
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| Full name | Ethan Strange | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 August 2004 Gosford, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 20 April 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career edit
He originates from the Central Coast of NSW.
Junior Football edit
2010 to 2022 edit
Ethan Strange played junior rugby league for The Entrance Tigers finishing up with a stint in their Denton Cup team. Strange started his early football playing full-back but moved to five-eight for most of his junior football career. [1]
Representative Football edit
2020 - 2021 edit
Strange played for the Central Coast Roosters Harold Matthews team in 2020 (Under 16s) and 2021 (Under 17s). [2]
2022 edit
In 2022, Strange played for the Sydney Roosters in their SG Ball team. Following the conclusion of the SG Ball competition, he moved to Canberra to play from Round 19 in the Canberra Raiders Jersey Flegg team. Strange played the last 4 games of the season.[3]
2023 edit
Strange started 2023 in the Canberra Raiders Jersey Flegg Team. From Round 6, he moved to the Knock on Effect NSW Cup Team playing 16 games during the season.
In July 2023, Strange was selected to play Under 19s Men's State of Origin for NSWRL where he scored a hat-trick and was named Player of the Match. [4] Strange played as a centre, a position he had only played a couple of times in his football career.
Strange made his NRL debut as a centre in Round 24 against the Melbourne Storm in a 48–2 loss. [5]
2024 edit
After a long preseason battling for the five-eighth jersey, Strange was selected to play in the number six jersey for Canberra Raiders in their opening round of the 2024 season against the Newcastle Knights where the Raiders won 28-12. The following week in a match against the Wests Tigers, Strange scored his first career try. The Canberra Raiders would win 32-12.