Andrew McCullough

Andrew McCullough (born 30 January 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays as a hooker for the Brisbane Broncos. He previously played for Newcastle Knights in the NRL.

Not to be confused with Andrew McCulloch (footballer).

Andrew McCullough
Personal information
Born (1990-01-30) 30 January 1990
Dalby, Queensland, Australia
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–2020 Brisbane Broncos 260 32 1 1 131
2020- 2020 Newcastle Knights 8 2 0 0 8
Total 268 34 1 1 139
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 Queensland 3 0 0 0 0
As of 18 November 2020
Source: [1][2]

He played for Queensland in the 2018 State of Origin series.

Background

McCullough was born in Dalby, Queensland, Australia to Wendy and Graham McCullough.

In 2018, McCullough married Carlie Harrison in a ceremony at Byron Bay.[3]

Biography

McCullough attended Dalby State School and subsequently Dalby State High School, before accepting a scholarship to Brisbane State High School for grade 12.[4] During his time in Dalby, he played for the Dalby Devils and on a number of school teams. He played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2007 while attending Brisbane State High School.[5] In 2003, while he was in grade 8, he had already signed with the Brisbane Broncos.[4] He made his debut in the Telstra Premiership against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks on 17 May 2008, becoming the first player born in the 1990s to make his debut in the NRL's top grade. In 2009, he was named the Broncos' "Rookie of the Year".

McCullough was named the 2012 Brisbane Broncos season's player of the year.[6] He played for the Broncos in their extra-time loss to the North Queensland Cowboys in the 2015 NRL Grand Final, and was selected to make his State of Origin debut for Queensland in 2018, starting all three games of that series at hooker following the retirement of former Queensland captain Cameron Smith.

After 260 games for the club, but by now being overlooked for a spot in the starting line-up ahead of the younger Jake Turpin, McCullough left the Broncos on 21 May 2020 to join the Newcastle Knights for the remainder of the 2020 season.[7] He played in 8 matches for the Knights and scored two tries before having his season ended by a hamstring injury.[8][9] He was then removed from the Knights' playing squad list to make way for the mid-season signing of Blake Green.[10]

The Knights chose not to renew McCullough's contract and he was able to return to the Broncos after taking up a player option in his contract for 2021.[11]

Statistics
SeasonTeamPldTGFGP
2008 Brisbane Broncos3---0
2009262--8
2010216--24
2011262--8
2012254--16
2013243--12
2014233-113
2015275--20
2016211--4
2017182--8
2018223--12
20192211-6
20203---0
Totals2603211131

References
  1. "Players". Love Rugby League.
  2. "Andrew McCullough - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  3. "GALLERY: Dalby's Andrew McCullough married at Byron Bay".
  4. "Andrew McCullough".
  5. "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  6. "Honour Board". broncos.com.au. Brisbane Broncos. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  7. "Andrew McCullough joins Knights for 2020 NRL season". Newcastle Knights. 21 May 2020.
  8. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  9. "The $600k problem the Broncos didn't expect". wwos.nine.com.au.
  10. "Blake Green joins Knights effective immediately". Newcastle Knights. 4 August 2020.
  11. "2021 Signings Tracker: Kelly, Hopoate, Flegler, Tedesco ink deals". National Rugby League. 9 December 2020.
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