Brayden Musgrove (born 6 March 1998) is an Australian professional

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footballer. His positions are and . He previously played for the

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in the

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Background

Musgrove was born in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. He played his junior rugby league for the

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in the

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, before being signed by the

Playing career

Early years

Musgrove rose through the ranks for the Newcastle Knights, playing with their

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team in 2014, the S. G. Ball Cup side in 2016 and finally the under-20s side from 2016 to 2018. In November 2017, he re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract until the end of 2019, allowing him to train with the

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side in 2018. He spent most of the 2018 season on the sidelines after tearing his

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. In 2019, he was named one of the Knights development players as part of the NRL squad, while playing for their Canterbury Cup NSW side. Late in 2019, he signed a 2-year contract with the

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starting in 2020, however later backed out of the contract due to homesickness, returning to Newcastle to play with the

in the local league.

2021

In 2021, Musgrove returned to Newcastle on a train and trial contract for the 2021 pre-season. In February, he signed a two-year NRL contract with the club until the end of 2022. In round 6 of the

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, he made his NRL debut for Newcastle against the

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2022

Musgrove failed to play an NRL match for the Knights in 2022, before parting ways at the end of the season.

References

External links

Newcastle Knights profile
1998 births Living people Australian rugby league players Cessnock Goannas players Newcastle Knights players Rugby league wingers Rugby league centres Rugby league players from Maitland, New South Wales {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-stub