Tyrone Amey
Tyrone Amey (born 20 January 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer. He plays at prop and lock. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.
Amey playing for the Knights' ISP team in 2017. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Gosford, New South Wales, Australia | 20 January 1996|||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 3 September 2017 Source: [1] |
Background
Born in Gosford, New South Wales, Amey played his junior rugby league for the South Lakes Roosters, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.
Playing career
Early career
In 2015 and 2016, Amey played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team.[2]
2017
In 2017, Amey graduated to the Knights' Intrust Super Premiership NSW team.[3] In round 26 of the 2017 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[4][5] After the season ended, he re-signed with the Knights on a 1-year contract until the end of 2018.[6]
2019
Ahead of the 2019 season, Amey joined the Maitland Pickers in the Newcastle Rugby League, after not being offered a new deal with the Knights.[7]
References
- Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Tyrone Amey - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- "A". 27 December 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- "NSWRL Intrust Super Premiership - 2017 Round 6 » League Unlimited". League Unlimited. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- "Updated team lists: Knights v Sharks". Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- Media, NRL Digital. "Late mail: Knights v Sharks". Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- DILLON, ROBERT (30 October 2017). "Rookie Tyrone back on deck with Knights". Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- Hartshorn, Michael (24 November 2018). "Pickers sign former NRL centre Matt Allwood for 2019".