Ned Catic (born 2 August 1978) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at club level for the

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and the

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Background

Catic was born in Sydney,

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, Australia, and he is of Bosnian descent. He played his junior rugby league for the

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, before being signed by the

Playing career

Catic played for the

in the

2003 NRL grand final The 2003 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding match of the 2003 NRL season. In what was a contest of Sydney's east versus west, defending premiers the Sydney Roosters played against minor premiers the Penrith Panthers. Th ...

which was lost to the

. Having won the

2002 NRL Premiership The 2002 NRL season was the 95th season of professional rugby league football in Australia and the fifth to be run by the National Rugby League. The season was affected by the competition-leading Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs' salary cap breac ...

, the Roosters traveled to England to play the

2003 World Club Challenge The 2003 World Club Challenge match was contested on Sunday, 16 February by National Rugby League season 2002 premiers, the Sydney Roosters and Super League VII premiers, St. Helens. 19,807 spectators turned out at Bolton's Reebok Stadium for ...

against

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champions,

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in which Catic played at from the interchange bench in Sydney's victory. Catic played for the Roosters from the interchange bench in their

2004 NRL grand final The 2004 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2004 NRL season. It was contested by the Sydney Roosters, who had finished the regular season in 1st place, and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, who had finishe ...

loss to cross-Sydney rivals, the

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Honours

;Sydney Roosters *2003 World Club Challenge *

2003 NRL Grand Final The 2003 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding match of the 2003 NRL season. In what was a contest of Sydney's east versus west, defending premiers the Sydney Roosters played against minor premiers the Penrith Panthers. Th ...

Runner-Up *

2004 NRL Grand Final The 2004 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2004 NRL season. It was contested by the Sydney Roosters, who had finished the regular season in 1st place, and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, who had finishe ...

Runner-Up

References

External links

Barrow Raiders profileWildcats snap up Roosters forwardSuspensions add to Wildcats' woesStatistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk
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