Matthew Petersen played for the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL.
15 Facts About Matthew Petersen
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Matthew Petersen played his junior rugby league for Belmont Steelers in the Perth Rugby League.
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Matthew Petersen moved from North Queensland to the Parramatta Eels halfway through 2002 and played for the Eels with some success until 2006.
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Early in his career at the Eels, Matthew Petersen was at the centre of a spiteful match against the Brisbane Broncos at Parramatta Stadium after Allan Langer appeared to drop his knees into Matthew Petersen, some members of the crowd later throwing bottles at Broncos players.
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Matthew Petersen equalled the club try-scoring record for one match during the 2003 round 12 clash against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
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In 2005, Matthew Petersen made 13 appearances for Parramatta as the club won the Minor Premiership but he did not feature in any of the finals matches.
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Matthew Petersen performed well and was well known as "Sideshow Bob" due to his thick, curly hair.
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Matthew Petersen ended the season with the most tries scored, shared with Mat Rogers.
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Since 2017, Matthew Petersen has been a player and specialist backs coach for the Griffith Uni Colleges Knights Rugby Union Club.
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Matthew Petersen helped the Knights to their Second Gold Coast District Rugby Union Premiership in 2018 in his position of backs coach.
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In 2004, Matthew Petersen played a game for the United States against Australia in an exhibition match in Philadelphia, qualifying for the American side under the parent rule.
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In 2007, Matthew Petersen was named as captain of the USA team for their 2008 Rugby League World Cup qualifying match against Samoa.
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Matthew Petersen was awarded Man of the Match for the game, but could not stop the USA falling to defeat.
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Matthew Petersen made a comeback in 2013, being named as part of the USA squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.
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Matthew Petersen scored a try in their opening win over the Cook Islands.