Dale Finucane
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 7 September 1991 Bega, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Lock, Prop | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2012–14 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2015– | Melbourne Storm | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 116 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2014–16 | NSW Country | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As of 17 July 2016 | ||||||
| Source: [1] | ||||||
Dale Finucane (born 7 September 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Melbourne Storm of the National Rugby League. He plays at lock and prop.
Background
Born in Bega, New South Wales, Finucane played his junior football for the Bega Roosters before being signed by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
Playing career
Canterbury Bulldogs
In 2009, Finucane played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs' S. G. Ball Cup team, winning the S. G. Ball Cup Player of the Year award[2] and playing for the New South Wales Under 18s team.[3] Later that same year, he moved straight into the Bulldogs' NYC team. He played in the NYC for the Bulldogs from 2009 to 2011, playing over 60 games.[4]
On 31 August 2010, Finucane was named on the interchange bench in the 2010 NYC Team of the Year.[5]
On 30 August 2011, Finucane was named at prop in the 2011 NYC Team of the Year.[6]
In 2012, Finucane moved on to the Bulldogs' New South Wales Cup team.
In Round 13 of the 2012 NRL season, Finucane made his NRL debut for the Bulldogs against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[7][8]
On 11 August 2013, Finucane extended his contract with the Bulldogs from the end of 2014 to the end of 2016.[9]
Melbourne Storm
On 18 December 2014, after gaining a release from his Bulldogs contract, Finucane signed a 3-year contract with the Melbourne Storm starting in 2015.[10][11]
Representative career
In October 2011, Finucane played for the Junior Kangaroos.[12]
In May 2014, Finucane played for the New South Wales Country Origin team.[13]
References
- ↑ Dale Finucane rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ "THE GRAND FINAL TEAMS". Ourfootyteamcom. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs profile". Bulldogs.com.au. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120617180846/http://www.rleague.com//db/player/f/finucane_dale/index.php. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/holden-cup/nrl-recognise-toyota-cup-team-of-the-year-as-coaches-praise-competition/story-e6frf3qu-1225924308941
- ↑ "Toyota Cup Team of the Year". Nrl.com. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson (16 October 2014). "NRL 2012". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ Fairfax Regional Media (4 June 2012). "Dale breaks through for Dogs debut". Bega District News. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "Finucane & Jackson extend with the Bulldogs". NRL - Zero Tackle. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "Finucane bolsters Storm pack". Melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/melbourne-storm-sign-rising-canterbury-bulldogs-star-dale-finucane-for-2015/story-e6frf3sc-1227160442908
- ↑ "ARL Junior Kangaroos squad is named". Ozzienews.com. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "Country Origin team named". Nrl.com. Retrieved 18 December 2014.