1. Bryce Cartwright was born on 15 November 1994 and is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a second-rower for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL.
38 Facts About Bryce Cartwright
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Bryce Cartwright has played for New South Wales City and the World All Stars.
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Bryce Cartwright is well known for his outspoken stance as an opponent to vaccination and has been dubbed a 'poster boy' for the anti-vax movement.
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Bryce Cartwright played his junior football for St Mary's Saints before being signed by the Penrith Panthers.
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From 2012 to 2014, Bryce Cartwright played for the Penrith Panthers' NYC team.
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Bryce Cartwright finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 7 matches and scoring a try for the Panthers in the 2014 season.
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On 9 September 2014, Bryce Cartwright extended his contract with the Panthers from the end of 2015 to the end of 2018.
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Bryce Cartwright finished off the 2015 season having played in 22 matches and scoring 5 tries for the Panthers.
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In February 2016, Bryce Cartwright was named in the Panthers 2016 NRL Auckland Nines squad.
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In mid-way during the season, after the Panthers released seasoned five-eighth Jamie Soward to England and a long extended shoulder injury to rookie half Te Maire Martin, Bryce Cartwright stepped up from second-row to make the five-eighth position his own alongside boom rookie halfback Nathan Cleary, playing some exciting footy as a young halves combo to lead the Panthers into a late season finals charge.
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On 22 September 2016, Bryce Cartwright extended his contract with Panthers to the end of the 2021 season.
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Bryce Cartwright finished the 2016 NRL season with him playing in all of the Panthers 26 matches, scoring 8 tries.
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Bryce Cartwright finished his 2017 NRL season with 14 matches and 2 tries.
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Less than a day after being demoted, Bryce Cartwright broke his hand in a freak training accident and was ruled out for 3 weeks.
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In early 2019 Bryce Cartwright admitted not putting in enough hard work the previous year and hoped that in the 2019 season he could atone for a disappointing 2018.
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Bryce Cartwright made a total of 23 appearances and scored 3 tries for the Gold Coast in the 2019 NRL season as the club endured a horror year on and off the field.
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Bryce Cartwright initially refused the 2020 NRL season's mandatory flu vaccination on 'pro-choice' grounds creating a standoff with the NRL in Round 3.
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Shortly before being permanently stood down from the team, Bryce Cartwright obtained medical documentation seeking an exemption from immunisation and was finally cleared to play, but had missed a week of training disadvantaging him from the starting lineup.
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Bryce Cartwright signed a one-year deal with the Parramatta Eels for the 2021 season.
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On 13 February, Bryce Cartwright broke his jaw during a tackle at pre-season training and was ruled out for six weeks, meaning he would miss the start of the 2021 NRL season.
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In round 5 of the 2021 NRL season, Bryce Cartwright made his debut for Parramatta against St George at Bankwest Stadium.
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Bryce Cartwright played 19 games for Parramatta in the 2021 NRL season including the club's two finals matches.
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Bryce Cartwright played ten matches for Parramatta in the 2022 NRL season.
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Bryce Cartwright was left out of Parramatta's first two finals matches with Jakob Arthur replacing him on the interchange bench.
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Bryce Cartwright was then selected for Parramatta in their preliminary final victory over North Queensland.
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Bryce Cartwright played a total of 24 matches for Parramatta in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 10th on the table.
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On 25 September, Bryce Cartwright re-signed with Parramatta until the end of 2025.
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Bryce Cartwright played 20 games for Parramatta throughout the season as the club finished 15th on the table.
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Bryce Cartwright is the nephew of former Penrith Panthers and Salford player and former Gold Coast Titans coach, John Bryce Cartwright.
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Bryce Cartwright's ex-wife Shanelle Cartwright is a social media influencer.
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On 6 March 2017, it was reported that Bryce Cartwright's ex-girlfriend had become pregnant to him.
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Bryce Cartwright's ex-girlfriend had previously been charged with stalking him in December 2016 but the charges were subsequently dismissed.
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Bryce Cartwright allegedly sent explicit and threatening text messages to Cartwright.
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Bryce Cartwright has a substantial anti-vax following on social media and has been dubbed a "poster boy" for the anti-vax movement.
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Bryce Cartwright initially took some time to come around to his ex-wife's belief that vaccines are harmful, despite the overwhelming scientific evidence contradicting this, and has now become a prominent critic of vaccines.
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Bryce Cartwright's ex-wife has questioned the manliness of NRL players who have not supported his position on vaccines.
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Bryce Cartwright has said she will encourage her newborn go to the toilet in the garden rather than use nappies.
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Ten days later Bryce Cartwright provided medical documentation seeking an exemption and was given a last minute reprieve from suspension.