1. Matthew Moylan was born on 16 June 1991 and is a retired Australian professional rugby league footballer.
24 Facts About Matt Moylan
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Matt Moylan previously played for and captained the Penrith Panthers in the NRL, and has played at representative level for the Prime Minister's XIII, NSW City, NRL All Stars and New South Wales in the State of Origin series and Australia at international level, playing as a fullback.
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Matt Moylan played his junior football for the St Clair Comets and St Patricks before being signed by the Penrith Panthers.
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Matt Moylan played for Penrith's NYC team from 2009 to 2011.
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Matt Moylan played for the Windsor Wolves, the NSW Cup feeder team to the Panthers.
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Matt Moylan was ruled out of a match in round 13, due to second-tier salary cap issues, but was available for selection the next week due to the injury of fullback Wes Naiqama.
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Matt Moylan finished his debut year in the NRL with 13 matches, 3 tries and 2 goals.
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In February 2014, Matt Moylan was selected in Penrith's inaugural 2014 Auckland Nines squad.
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Matt Moylan was selected to play for the NSW City side in the City vs Country Origin match at Dubbo's Apex Oval.
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On 9 September 2014, Matt Moylan extended his contract with the Penrith outfit from the end of 2015 until the end of 2017.
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On 29 September 2014, Matt Moylan was selected in the Australian train on squad.
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On 15 October, Matt Moylan was called into the Kangaroos' 2014 Four Nations squad to replace Jarryd Hayne, who had announced that he was leaving rugby league to play American football in the National Football League.
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Matt Moylan finished the 2015 season having played in 11 matches, scoring 2 tries, kicking 20 goals and kicking 2 field goals for the Penrith side.
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However, halfback Adam Reynolds was ruled out due to a shoulder injury, so Matt Moylan, who performed solidly in the first two matches, was called back into the squad where he started game 3 at five-eighth even though he hadn't played a NRL match in the position.
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On 22 September 2016, Matt Moylan extended his contract with the Penrith side until the end of the 2021 season.
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Matt Moylan finished off the 2016 NRL season with him playing in 21 matches and scoring 4 tries for Penrith.
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Matt Moylan played the first half the season playing at fullback before switching to five-eighth where he had success in the position.
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Matt Moylan finished the 2017 NRL season with him playing in 18 matches and scoring 8 tries for the Penrith club.
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On 9 November 2017, it was confirmed that Matt Moylan was released from his contract with Penrith to join the Cronulla Sharks in a swap-deal with James Maloney, being signed on for four years.
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Matt Moylan played 15 games for Cronulla in the 2021 NRL season which saw the club narrowly miss the finals by finishing 9th on the table.
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Matt Moylan played 24 games in the 2022 NRL season and scored five tries as Cronulla finished second on the table.
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Matt Moylan played in both finals matches as Cronulla were eliminated in straight sets.
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Matt Moylan played a total of 20 matches for Cronulla in the 2023 NRL season as Cronulla finished sixth on the table.
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Matt Moylan played 24 games for Leigh in the 2024 Super League season which saw the club finish fifth on the table.