Colin Wilkie (born 13 September 1986) is former

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international

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footballer who played as a

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for the Northern Pride in the

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Background

Wilkie was born in Innisfail, Queensland, Australia and is of

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descent. He played his junior rugby league for the

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. He attended

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and

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before being signed by the

Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm is a rugby league football club based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia that participates in the National Rugby League (NRL). The club plays its home games at AAMI Park, and wears a purple and navy blu ...

. Wilkie has transitioned from player to coach and is currently an assistant coach at

Wynnum Manly Seagulls The Wynnum Manly Seagulls are an Australian rugby league football club based at Kougari Oval, in Brisbane's bayside suburb of Manly West, Queensland, Manly West, which neighbours the suburb of Wynnum, Queensland, Wynnum. They competed in the Bri ...

in the

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(BRL) under the

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(QRL).

Playing career

Wilkie was contracted to the Storm from 2002 to 2006, primarily playing for their

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feeder club, the

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. In 2002 and 2003, he represented the Queensland under-17 side. In 2005, he was selected to play for the Queensland under-19 and

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sides. In 2007, he joined the

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, spending the season playing for their

feeder club, the

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. In 2015, after stints in the local Townsville and Newcastle competitions, Wilkie signed with the newly formed Queensland Cup side, the

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. He left without playing a game for the club, moving to the Northern Pride in 2016, where he played his first Queensland Cup game since 2007. In 2016, he represented

in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifiers, playing three games and scoring three tries. In 2017, he was named in Italy's

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squad.

References

External links

2017 RLWC profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilkie, Colin 1986 births Living people Australian rugby league players Australian people of Italian descent Sportspeople of Italian descent Italy national rugby league team players Norths Devils players Northern Pride RLFC players Rugby league centres Rugby league locks Junior Kangaroos players Rugby league players from Innisfail, Queensland 21st-century Australian sportsmen