1. Carl Webb played for Queensland in the State of Origin series, Australia at international level and the Indigenous All Stars side.
21 Facts About Carl Webb
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Carl Webb was born in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia and was of Indigenous Australian and New Zealand descent.
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Carl Webb played for the Dalby Diehards in the Toowoomba Rugby League competition during the mid 1990's.
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Carl Webb played for the Toowoomba Clydesdales before joining the Brisbane Broncos.
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Carl Webb won the 2001 Brisbane Broncos season's Rookie of the Year award but a combination of inconsistent form and injuries saw him in and out of first grade; he eventually joined the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2005 season.
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Carl Webb had a strong start to the 2005 NRL season, earning a position in the Queensland Maroons.
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Carl Webb was selected at second-row forward for Game II of the 2006 State of Origin series, scoring a try.
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In 2007, Carl Webb again started the season strongly, but suffered a broken jaw early in the season.
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In May 2008 Carl Webb played in his debut test for the Australian national team against New Zealand.
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On 20 May 2008, Carl Webb re-signed with the Cowboys until the end of the 2010 season, a contract rumoured to be worth around A$300,000 a year.
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Carl Webb was named in the Australia training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, but was not selected to play.
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Carl Webb played for the Prime Minister's XIII against Papua New Guinea in the post season and appeared at the World Cup's opening night for the Indigenous Australian team in a match against the New Zealand Maori team.
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Carl Webb was selected to play at prop forward in the 2010 All Stars match for the Indigenous all Stars team.
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On 31 August 2010, Carl Webb signed with the Parramatta Eels to play there for the 2011 and 2012 seasons, along with fellow NRL veterans Chris Walker, Chris Hicks, Casey McGuire and Paul Whatuira.
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On 9 August 2011 Carl Webb announced his immediate retirement from the NRL, after playing only six games for the Eels.
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In 2015, Carl Webb was arrested and charged with three counts of attempting to enter a dwelling with intent at night, threatening violence and one count of wilful damage after a late-night street rampage in Trinity Park, a suburb of Cairns.
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On 14 September 2015, Carl Webb was sentenced to 18 months' probation, including an order for counselling.
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Carl Webb was ordered to pay a total of $2,417 for repair of damages to the homes and car.
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Carl Webb, who had been boxing for years, made his professional debut in January 2010 against heavyweight Scott Lewis on the Anthony Mundine versus Robert Medley undercard in Sydney.
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On 5 March 2020, it was revealed that Carl Webb had been diagnosed with early-onset motor neurone disease.
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Carl Webb died on 21 December 2023 after a four-year battle with motor neurone disease.