Jayden Tanner (born 25 July 2000) is an Australian professional

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footballer who last played as a for

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in the

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Background

Tanner was born in

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. While attending

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, he was an

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representative in 2018. He played his junior rugby league for the

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. In 2019, the

Penrith Panthers The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Greater Western Sydney suburb of Penrith, New South Wales, Penrith that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL). The team is based west of the cen ...

signed him to a development contract.

Playing career

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

In 2022, Tanner joined the

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. In round 1 of the

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, Tanner made his first grade debut in his side's 31–6 loss to the

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. They compete in the National Rugby League (NRL). The Manly club debuted in the 1947 New South Wales Rugby Football League seaso ...

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. At the Bulldogs annual awards in September 2023, Tanner was the recipient of the Terry Lamb Medal for the NSW Cup Player of the Year.

Featherstone Rovers

On 9 Feb 2024 it was reported that he had signed for

in the

On 4 Jun 2024 it was reported that he had parted with

and returned to Australia

References

External links

Canterbury Bulldogs NRL profileCanterbury Bulldogs NSW Cup profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tanner, Jayden 2000 births Living people 21st-century Australian sportsmen Australian rugby league players Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players Featherstone Rovers players People educated at Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown Rugby league players from Sydney Rugby league props