Matthew Petersen
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Andrew Petersen | |
| Date of birth | 27 March 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Weight | 95 kg (15 st 0 lb, 210 lb) | |
| Nickname(s) | Sideshow Bob | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Wing | |
| Current club | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | |
| Number | 15 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Belmont Steelers (WA) | ||
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 2002 2002–2006 2007–2008 2008– |
 North Queensland Cowboys Parramatta Eels Gold Coast Titans Wakefield |
8 (8) 65 (152) 21 (56) 0 (0) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 2004, 2007 |  United States National Squad |
2 (4) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Matthew Andrew Petersen (born 27 March 1980 in Subiaco, Western Australia) is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League (Europe) competition. His position of choice is on the wing.
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[edit] Playing career
After playing for the Belmont Steelers, a Western Australian feeder club for the North Queensland Cowboys, Petersen was called up to the NRL in 2002. Petersen moved from the Cowboys to the Parramatta Eels half way through 2002 and played for the Eels with some success until 2006. Early in his career at the Eels, Petersen was at the centre of a spiteful match against the Brisbane Broncos at Parramatta Stadium after Allan Langer appeared to drop his knees into Petersen, some members of the crowd later throwing bottles at Broncos players.[1]
Petersen equalled the club try-scoring record for one match during the 2003 round 12 clash against the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Scoring four tries in the one game, he was the first Eel to have done so since 1988.[2]
Eels care-taker coach, Jason Taylor, dropped Petersen from the first-grade roster when he took over coaching duties in May, 2006, and demoted the under-performing winger to the Premier League, where he spent the rest of the season.[3]
"Side-Show Bob" joined the Titans in 2007 for their first year in the NRL. He performed well and was well known as "Sideshow Bob" due to his thick, curly hair. He ended the season with the most tries scored, shared with Mat Rogers. At the end of 2007 he played for America. In May, 2008, he was given an immediate release to join Super league side Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.[4][5][6][7]
[edit] Representative career
In 2004, Petersen played a game for the United States against Australia in an exhibition match in Philadelphia, qualifying for the American side under the parent rule.[8]
In 2007, Petersen again represented America as captain and playing in Full Back. He was awarded Man of the Match for the game.
[edit] Career highlights
- First Grade Debut: 2002 - Round 1, North Queensland v Brisbane at Dairy Farmers Stadium, 16 March
- International: 2004 - United States vs Australia, scoring one try
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "Match ends in drama as Broncos pelted with bottles", AAP Sports News (Australia), 2002-07-26. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
- ^ "Petersen equals club record with 4 tries", AAP Sports News (Australia), 2003-05-31. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
- ^ "Taylor drops "unruly" Eels duo and puts teammates on notice", AAP Sports News (Australia), 2006-05-16. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
- ^ "Titans release Petersen", Fox Sports News (Australia), 2008-05-04. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
- ^ Wildcats snap up Petersen. Sky Sports (2006-05-04). Retrieved on 2008-05-05.
- ^ Petersen joins Wakefield. Sportinglife (2006-05-23). Retrieved on 2008-05-23.
- ^ Wildcats Sign Gold Coast Winger. Wakefield Wildcats (2006-05-23). Retrieved on 2008-05-23.
- ^ "Kangaroos' exhibition match almost turns to disaster", AAP Sports News (Australia), 2004-12-01. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
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