Cody Nelson

Cody Nelson (born 13 November 1988) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW. He primarily plays at second-row, but can also fill in at hooker. He previously played for the Gold Coast Titans.

Cody Nelson
Nelson playing for the Wentworthville Magpies in 2015.
Personal information
Born (1988-11-13) 13 November 1988
Mullumbimby, New South Wales, Australia
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight99 kg (15 st 8 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014 Gold Coast Titans 8 0 0 0 0
2015–17 Parramatta Eels 3 0 0 0 0
Total 11 0 0 0 0
As of 24 July 2015
Source: [1]

Background

Born in Mullumbimby, New South Wales, 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,[2][3] before moving on to the Titans' Queensland Cup team, Tweed Heads Seagulls in 2009.[4]

2014

In Round 8 of the 2014 NRL season, Nelson made his NRL debut for the Titans against the Wests Tigers.[5] On 4 September 2014, he signed a 2-year contract with the Parramatta Eels starting in 2015.[6]

2015

In Round 16 of the 2015 NRL season, Nelson made his Eels debut against the St. George Illawarra Dragons.[7]

2018

For the 2018 season, Nelson signed a contract to join Intrust Super Premiership NSW side The Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles.[8]

Suspension

In 2014, Nelson received a two-match suspension from the NRL after being found to have placed bets on NRL matches.[9]

References
  1. "Cody Nelson - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 13 November 1988. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  2. "N". Nycdatabase.org. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20140427145648/http://rleague.com/players/Cody-Nelson_2077/Stats/. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Seagulls' coach quits". Tweeddailynews.com.au. 19 May 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  5. "Blair to miss Leichhardt clash". Titans.com.au. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  6. "Eels Sign Nelson and McPherson - Eels". Parraeels.com.au. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  7. "LATE MAIL | Eels NRL v Dragons - Eels". Parraeels.com.au. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. NRL to look at injury disclosure after gambling suspensions theage.com.au, 10 July 2014
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