Cameron Munster

Cameron Munster
Munster in 2014.
Personal information
Born (1994-09-13) 13 September 1994
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Position Fullback, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014– Melbourne Storm 44 11 0 0 44
As of 24 May 2016
Source: [1]

Cameron Munster (born 13 September 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays at fullback, but can also play at centre.[2]

Background

Born in Rockhampton, Queensland, Munster played his junior rugby league for the North Knights at five-eighth,[3] before being signed by the Central Queensland Capras in the Queensland Cup. In June 2013, he signed a 2-year contract with the Melbourne Storm.[4] On 21 September 2013, he won the Queensland Cup Rookie of the Year award.[5]

Playing career

Munster playing for the Easts Tigers in 2015.

2014

Munster played for the Storm's NYC team in the earlier rounds of 2014[6] before moving on to the Storm's Queensland Cup team, Eastern Suburbs Tigers. On 18 March, he extended his contract with the Storm until the end of 2017.[7] On 3 May, he played for the Queensland Under-20s team against the New South Wales Under-20s team, playing off the interchange bench in the 30-8 loss at Penrith Stadium.[8][9] In Round 12 of the 2014 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Storm against the North Queensland Cowboys.[10]

2015

In Round 6 against the Canberra Raiders, Munster returned for the Storm, filling in for the injured Billy Slater at fullback and also scoring his first NRL career try in the 14-10 win at Canberra Stadium.[11] From Round 12 onwards after incumbent fullback Billy Slater was ruled out for the rest of the year due to a shoulder injury, Munster stepped up and filled in the vacant position at ease.[12][13][14] In Round 22 against the Gold Coast Titans, he scored a hatrick in the Storm’s 36-14 win at AAMI Park.[15] Munster finished his promising 2015 NRL season with him playing in 19 matches and scoring 7 tries for the Storm.[16]

2016

On 12 January, Munster was selected in the QAS Emerging Origin squad.[17] On 31 January, while in the Emerging Maroons camp, he broke curfew and the QRL announced he would be excluded from its representative programs for the next 12 months.[18] On 1 February, he was named in the Storm's 2016 Auckland Nines squad.[19] He started the 2016 season playing at centre in round 1 against the Dragons. Following Billy Slater's second shoulder surgery, Munster took over the fullback role. He played fullback in Grand Final loss to the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.

References

  1. ↑ "Cameron Munster - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
  2. ↑ Badel, Peter. "Cowboys, Eels and Titans chasing Storm's Cameron Munster". The Courier Mail. News Corporation. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Smart, Nick. "Cameron Munster happy to give fullback role to Billy Slater as he eyes grand final glory with Storm". Herald Sun. News Corporation. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "CQ's Munster to join NRL after signing Storm contract". Rockhampton Morning Bulletin. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Capras' Cameron Munster caps big year off at awards night". Rockhampton Morning Bulletin. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "LeagueUnlimited NYC Teams - 2014 Round 2 » League Unlimited". Leagueunlimited.com. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Melbourne Storm Re-Sign Jesse Bromwich Heading Off Interest from Several Other NRL Clubs". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  8. ↑ "Queensland name Under-20s Origin team". NRL.com. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  9. ↑ "Queensland Lock Luke Bateman Suffers Homophobic Slur in NSW's U20s State of Origin Victory". Couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  10. ↑ "Late Mail : Round 12". Melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Gritty Wet Weather Performance from Melbourne Storm Denies Brave Canberra". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  12. ↑ Roy Ward (2015-05-31). "Melbourne Storm bring in Cameron Munster with Billy Slater to miss Sydney Roosters clash". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
  13. ↑ "Melbourne Storm Superstar Billy Slater Gives Heir Apparent Cameron Munster Seal of Approval". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  14. ↑ "Cameron Munster Following in Billy Slater's Footsteps". Couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  15. ↑ "Munster Scores Hattrick in Melbourne Storm's 36-14 Win over Gold Coast Titans". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  16. ↑ "Cameron Munster still developing, says Billy Slater". Theage.com.au. 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
  17. ↑ "Maroons name Emerging Origin squad". NRL.com. 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
  18. ↑ Brad Walter. "Valentine Holmes and Cameron Munster banned from Queensland Maroons in 2016". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
  19. ↑ "Storm name youthful Nines squad". NRL.com. 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-03-20.

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