1. Travis Waddell was born on 11 July 1989 and is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who most recently played for the Souths Logan Magpies in the Intrust Super Cup.
17 Facts About Travis Waddell
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Travis Waddell previously played for the Canberra Raiders, Newcastle Knights and most recently the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League.
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Travis Waddell played for Canberra's NYC team in 2008 and 2009, scoring 15 tries in 39 games.
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In Round 3 of the 2009 NRL season, Travis Waddell made his NRL debut for the Canberra side against Parramatta.
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In 2010, Travis Waddell was selected in the inaugural Indigenous All Stars team to play the NRL All Stars at Skilled Park on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
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Travis Waddell was again selected in 2011,2012 and 2013.
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Travis Waddell was a regular in the Canberra team in 2010, despite being off the field for ten weeks with a broken jaw.
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Travis Waddell started 2011 again as a regular, but was demoted from the first-grade team as the capital club struggled, and joined feeder club Souths Logan Magpies for the remainder of the year.
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Travis Waddell played 21 games for the Canberra outfit in 2012.
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In 2013, Travis Waddell returned to the Souths Logan Magpies in the Queensland Cup.
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On 4 March 2013, Travis Waddell signed a two-year contract with the Newcastle Knights, three days before the start of the 2013 NRL season.
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In September 2014, Newcastle Knights coach Wayne Bennett revealed that Travis Waddell would be following him to the Brisbane Broncos in 2015 on a two-year contract.
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In 2021, Travis Waddell signed with the Goondiwindi Boars as captain coach in the Toowoomba Rugby League competition.
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Travis Waddell led Goondiwindi to a Grand Final win that year.
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Travis Waddell was captain coach of Goondiwindi again in 2022.
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Travis Waddell's mother is from Badu Island in the Torres Strait, his father is, Aboriginal and from Darwin, Northern Territory.
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Travis Waddell is related to Newcastle Knights player Dane Gagai, Gold Coast Titans player Josh Hoffman and AFL players Daniel, Steven, Shannon and Marlon Motlop.