Adam Cuthbertson (born 24 February 1985) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who last played as a and forward for the

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in the Betfred Championship. He has previously played for the

York City Knights The York Knights are the men's professional rugby league team of York RLFC (known as the York City Knights from 2002 to 2022) based in York, England. The Knights played their home games at Huntington Stadium before moving to Bootham Crescent. ...

. Cuthbertson played for the

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. The team colours are maroon and white, while their namesake and logo is the sea eagle. They compete in Australia's premier rug ...

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. They compete in the National Rugby League ( NRL), Australasia's premier rugby leagu ...

St. George Illawarra Dragons The St. George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George, Sydney, St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League since NR ...

and the

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in the NRL, and the

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in the

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Background

Cuthbertson was born in

Manly, New South Wales, Australia Manly is a beach-side suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is north-east of the Sydney central business district and is currently one of the three administrative centres of the local government area of No ...

Playing career

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

Born in

Manly, New South Wales Manly is a beach-side suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is north-east of the Sydney central business district and is currently one of the three administrative centres of the local government area of ...

, Cuthbertson played his junior football for the Avalon Bulldogs and the Newport Breakers Rugby Union team before being signed by the

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. The team colours are maroon and white, while their namesake and logo is the sea eagle. They compete in Australia's premier rug ...

. He played for the Sea Eagles

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reserve-grade team in 2006. In round 3 of the

2006 NRL season The 2006 NRL season was the 99th season of professional rugby league football in Australia and the ninth run by the National Rugby League. The lineup of teams remained unchanged from the previous year, with fifteen clubs competing for the 2006 Te ...

, Cuthbertson made his NRL debut for the Sea Eagles against the

. In 2007, Cuthbertson was rewarded with a Man of the Match award for his performance against the

Wests Tigers The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football team, based in the Inner West and South West Sydney. They have competed in the National Rugby League since being formed at the end of the 1999 NRL season as a joint-venture ...

in round 16. Channel Nine commentator Phil Gould compared Cuthbertson's image to that of Manly legend

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. In 2007, Cuthbertson re-signed with the Sea Eagles on a 3-year contract. In 2007, Cuthbertson credited finding

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a year earlier as the catalyst for his rise from obscurity. Cuthbertson played on the bench in the Sea Eagles'

2007 NRL Grand Final The 2007 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive, premiership-deciding match of the 2007 NRL season. It was played between the first-placed Melbourne Storm and second-placed Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at Telstra Stadium on 30 September, in front of 8 ...

defeat by the

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. In round 12 of the

2008 NRL season The 2008 NRL season was the 101st season of professional rugby league club competition in Australia, and the eleventh run by the National Rugby League. For the second year, sixteen teams competed for the 2008 Telstra Premiership title. The sea ...

, Cuthbertson was sent off in a match against the

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for a high shot on Troy Thompson. Cuthbertson made 21 appearances for Manly in 2008 but did not feature in the finals series or Manly's 40-0 grand final victory over Melbourne. Cuthbertson played on the bench in the Sea Eagles'

2009 World Club Challenge The 2009 World Club Challenge was contested by Super League XIII champions, Leeds Rhinos, competing in their second consecutive World Club Challenge, and 2008 NRL Premiers, the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. For the first time since 2003, the Austra ...

win over the

, with the Sea Eagles winning 28-20. In 2009, Cuthbertson was selected for the NSW City Origin team to play the NSW Country Origin side in the annual

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match. However, he did not play in the match after withdrawing due to injury.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

On 18 June 2009, Cuthbertson signed a 2-year contract with the

starting in 2010. Cuthbertson only played 12 games for the Sharks before being released from his contract.

St. George Illawarra Dragons

At the end of 2010, Cuthbertson was named in the

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2011 pre-season squad but ended up signing a one-year contract with the

starting in 2011 to try and revive his career under supercoach Wayne Bennett. In 2011, Cuthbertson was again selected for City Origin, this time playing. Cuthbertson went on to play 19 games in 2011, scoring 2 tries for the Dragons.

Newcastle Knights

On 26 October 2011, Cuthbertson signed a 3-year contract with the

starting in 2012. Cuthbertson had a slow start to 2012 but finished the year having played 22 games in his first season for the Knights.

Leeds Rhinos

On 26 May 2014, Cuthbertson signed a four-year contract with the

starting in 2015. He made an impact in his first season at the Rhinos, helping the team to win the Challenge Cup in a 50-0 victory over

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. Cuthbertson won the League Leaders' Shield after a last second victory over Huddersfield Giants. He set a new Super League record for offloads with 125. Cuthbertson played in the

2015 Super League Grand Final The 2015 Super League Grand Final was the 18th official Grand Final and conclusive and championship-deciding match of the Super League XX season. It was held on Saturday 10 October 2015, at Old Trafford, Manchester, with a 6pm kick-off time. Th ...

victory over the

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. Cuthbertson played in the 2017 Super League Grand Final victory over the

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. On 17 October 2020, Cuthbertson played in the 2020 Challenge Cup Final victory for Leeds over Salford at

York City Knights

On 27 September 2020 it was announced that Cuthbertson would join the

for the 2021 season.

Honours

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles *

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(1):

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

Leeds Rhinos *

(2):

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the April ...

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

* League Leaders' Shield (1):

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(2):

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in ...

References

External links

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