Dale Copley

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Dale Copley
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Personal information
Nickname Copper, The Cop
Born (1991-07-29) 29 July 1991 (age 32)
Ingham, Queensland, Australia
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009– Brisbane Broncos 72 31 0 0 124
Source: [1]

Dale Copley (born 29 July 1991) is an Australian rugby league player who currently plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League. Copley primarily plays centre and wing.

Background

Born in Ingham, Queensland, Copley moved to Brisbane at a young age, Copley played his junior rugby league for the Aspley Devils and attended Wavell State High School before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos. Copley played in the Broncos NYC between 2009 and 2011.

Playing career

2009

In Round 15 of the 2009 NRL season, Copley made his NRL debut against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at fullback in the Broncos 46-12 loss at Remondis Stadium.[2] In Copley’s 3rd first grade match, in Round 20 against the Gold Coast Titans at Cbus Super Stadium, Copley scored his first NRL career try in the corner from a spectacular flick pass from Justin Hodges at dummy half in the Broncos 34-18 loss.[3] Copley finished his debut year in the NRL for the Brisbane Broncos in the 2009 NRL season with him playing in 4 matches and scoring 2 tries.

2010

Copley played in two matches and scored a try for the Broncos in the 2010 NRL season, spending most of the year in the Broncos NYC team.

2011

Copley finished the Brisbane Broncos 2011 NRL season with him playing in 17 matches and scoring 8 tries.

2012

After Broncos winger Jharal Yow Yeh suffered a career ending ankle injury in Round 4 against the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Perth Stadium in the Broncos 20-12 win.[4] Copley replaced Yow Yeh on the wing playing in 15 matches and scoring 4 tries for the Broncos in the 2012 NRL season.

2013

Copley’s 2013 NRL season was ruined by a season ending patella tendon injury in his right knee in the Broncos first trial match at the Gold Coast Titans at Dolphin Oval in Redcliffe.[5]

2014

On 14 February 2014, Copley was selected in the Brisbane Broncos inaugural 2014 NRL Auckland Nines squad, where they finished as runners-up.[6] Copley returned to the Broncos first grade team in Round 1 against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium, scoring a try in the Broncos 18-12 win.[7] Copley finished off the 2014 NRL season as the Broncos highest try-scorer with 16 tries and playing in all of the Broncos 25 matches. On 15 September 2014, Copley was selected for the Australia Kangaroos Four Nations train-on squad but didn't make the final squad.[8]

2015

Leading up to the Broncos Queensland derby 2015 NRL Grand Final match against the North Queensland Cowboys, Copley was named as 18th man as cover for the retiring Justin Hodges who waiting at the NRL judiciary for being placed on report for his lifting tackle on Aidan Guerra in the Broncos preliminary final match against the Sydney Roosters in the 31-12 win at Suncorp Stadium.[9] Hodges was later cleared and was allowed to finish his swan-song match in the Grand Final.[10] Copley finished his injury plagued 2015 NRL season with him playing 9 matches and scoring a try for the Broncos.

2016

On 12 January 2016, Copley was selected in the QAS Emerging Maroons squad.[11]

References

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  11. ↑ http://www.nrl.com/maroons-name-emerging-origin-squad/tabid/10874/newsid/91313/default.aspx

External links

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