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Nene Macdonald

Nene Macdonald (born 11 May 1994) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League and Papua New Guinea at international level.

Nene Macdonald
Personal information
Full nameBosam Nene Macdonald[1]
Born (1994-05-11) 11 May 1994 (age 29)
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–15 Sydney Roosters 11 3 0 0 12
2015–16 Gold Coast Titans 34 14 0 0 56
2017–18 St. George Illawarra 46 16 0 0 64
2019 North Qld Cowboys 5 1 0 0 4
2020 Cronulla Sharks 2 1 0 0 4
2022 Leigh Centurions 27 27 0 0 108
2023 Leeds Rhinos 20 2 0 0 8
2024– Salford Red Devils 9 4 0 0 0
Total 154 68 0 0 256
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–23 PNG Prime Minister's XIII 3 0 0 0 0
2013– Papua New Guinea 16 10 0 0 20
2016–17 World All Stars 2 1 0 0 4
Source: [2]
As of 10 November 2023

He previously played for the Sydney Roosters, Gold Coast Titans, St George Illawarra Dragons, North Queensland Cowboys and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League, the Northern Pride RLFC and the Norths Devils in the Intrust Super Cup, the Wyong Roos and the Newtown Jets in the NSW Cup and the World All Stars at representative level.

Background edit

Born in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Macdonald moved to Queensland, Australia at a young age and played his junior football for the Cairns Brothers, before being signed by the Gold Coast Titans.

In October 2005, Macdonald played for the Australian Schoolboys.[3][4]

Playing career edit

2012 edit

In 2012, he joined the Sydney Roosters. He played for the Roosters' NYC team in 2012 and 2013.[5] In 2013 and 2014, he played for the Queensland Under-20s team.[6][7] In 2013, he played for Papua New Guinea against the Prime Minister's XIII team, scoring a try.[8]

2013 edit

 
Macdonald playing for the Queensland under 20s side in 2013

In 2013, Macdonald was selected in the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2013 World Cup.[9] He played in 3 matches and scored three tries and a field goal in Papua New Guinea's 9-8 defeat by France.[10]

2014 edit

On 11 February 2014, Macdonald was selected in the Roosters' inaugural 2014 NRL Auckland Nines squad.[11] In Round 11 of the 2014 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs on the wing and scored a try in the Roosters' 32-12 win at ANZ Stadium.[12][13] He finished his debut year in the NRL having played 7 games and scoring 3 tries for the Roosters. On 2 September 2014, he was named on the wing in the 2014 NYC Team of the Year.[14]

2015 edit

On 31 January and 1 February, Macdonald again played for the Roosters' in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines.[15] On 2 May, he played for Papua New Guinea against Fiji in the 2015 Melanesian Cup, playing on the wing in the Papua New Guinea's 22-10 loss at Cbus Super Stadium.[16][17]

 
Macdonald playing for the Wyong Roos in 2015

On 16 June, he signed a 1+12-year contract with the Gold Coast Titans mid-season effective immediately.[18][19] He made his club debut for the Titans in Round 15 against the New Zealand Warriors, playing at centre in the Titans' 36-14 loss at Cbus Super Stadium.[20][21] In his next match in Round 16 against his former club the Sydney Roosters, he scored his first try for the Titans in their 20-10 loss at Central Coast Stadium.[22] He finished off the 2015 season having played in 4 matches for the Roosters and 11 matches for the Titans, scoring 4 tries.[23] On 15 December, he was named on interchange bench for the World All Stars to play against the Indigenous All Stars on 16 February 2016.[24]

2016 edit

On 12 January, Macdonald was selected in the QAS Emerging Maroons squad.[25] In February, he played for the Titans in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines.[26] On 13 February, he played for the World All Stars against the Indigenous All Stars in the 2016 All Stars match, playing on the wing in his team's 12-8 win at Suncorp Stadium.[27][28] On 7 May, he played for Papua New Guinea against Fiji in the 2016 Melanesian Cup, playing at centre and scoring a try in Papua New Guinea's 24-22 win at Parramatta Stadium.[29] In August, he signed a 3-year contract with the St George Illawarra Dragons starting in 2017.[30][31] He finished the 2016 season having played in 23 matches and scoring 10 tries in his last year with the Titans.[32]

2017 edit

In February 2017, Macdonald was named in the Dragons 2017 NRL Auckland Nines squad.[33] On 10 February 2017, Macdonald played for the World All Stars against the Indigenous All Stars in the 2017 All Stars match, playing on the wing and scoring a try in the 34-8 loss at Hunter Stadium.[34] In Round 1 of the 2017 NRL season, Macdonald made his club debut for the St George Illawarra Dragons against the Penrith Panthers, playing on the wing in the 42-10 win at Jubilee Oval.[35]

Macdonald played for Papua New Guinea in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.

2018 edit

On 9 October, Macdonald signed a three-year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys starting in 2019.[36]

2019 edit

In March, Macdonald was dropped from a pre-season trial game against the Melbourne Storm for being late to training.[37]

In round 1 of the 2019 NRL season, Macdonald made his debut for North Queensland, scoring a try in their 24–12 victory over his former club, the St George Illawarra Dragons.[38] In round 5, he suffered a fracture and dislocation of his ankle in the club's 12–18 defeat by the Melbourne Storm.[39]

On 20 June, he was involved in a traffic incident, in which a hired car leased in his name was found damaged and abandoned on Magnetic Island.[40][41] On 5 July, he was released by North Queensland.[42]

2020 edit

On 11 June, Macdonald signed a contract to join Cronulla-Sutherland after twelve months out of the game.[43]

Macdonald made his debut for Cronulla-Sutherland in round 9 against Penrith and scored a try as Cronulla were beaten 56-24 at Kogarah Oval.[44]

2021 edit

Macdonald joined the Norths Devils and played four games for the Queensland Cup club, including their 16-10 grand final win over the Wynnum Manly Seagulls.[45]

On 5 November, he signed a train and trial deal with Brisbane worth $1000 a week.[46]

On 29 November, it was announced that Macdonald had signed to play for Leigh in the Betfred Championship under Leigh' Papua New Guinean head coach Adrian Lam.[47]

2022 edit

In round 1 of the 2022 Championship season, MacDonald scored a hat-trick on his club debut for Leigh in their 50-4 victory over Whitehaven R.L.F.C.[48] On 28 May, Macdonald played for Leigh in their 2022 RFL 1895 Cup final victory over Featherstone. On 10 July, Macdonald scored a hat-trick in Leigh's 66-0 victory over Workington Town.[49] On 3 October 2022, Macdonald played for Leigh in their Million Pound Game victory over Batley which saw the club promoted back to the Super League. On 1 December 2022, Leeds announced that Macdonald had joined from Leigh for the 2023 season with a pre season friendly being announced as part of the deal.[50]

2023 edit

In round 2 of the 2023 Super League season, Macdonald made his club debut for Leeds in their 22-18 loss against Hull F.C.[51] Macdonald played a total of 19 games for Leeds in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished 8th on the table and missed the playoffs.[52] On 16 October 2023 it was reported that he had signed a four-year deal to join Salford ahead of the 2024 season.[53]

2024 edit

In round 1 of the 2024 Super League season, Macdonald made his club debut for Salford against his former team Leeds. Leeds would win the match 22-16.[54]

Statistics edit

NRL edit

Statistics are correct as of round 9 of the 2020 season[55]
Season Team Matches T G GK % F/G Pts
2014   Sydney Roosters 7 3 0 0 12
2015 4 0 0 0 0
2015   Gold Coast 11 4 0 0 16
2016 23 10 0 0 40
2017   St George Illawarra 23 6 0 0 24
2018 23 10 0 0 40
2019   North Queensland 5 1 0 0 4
2020   Cronulla 1 1 0 0 4
2022 Leigh 27 27 108
2023 Leeds Rhinos 20 2 8
2024 Salford
Career totals 145 64 0 0 256

International edit

Season Team Matches T G GK % F/G Pts
2013   Papua New Guinea 3 1 0 0 4
2015   Papua New Guinea 1 0 0 0 0
2016   Papua New Guinea 1 1 0 0 4
2017   Papua New Guinea 4 3 0 0 12
2021   Papua New Guinea 0 0 0 0 0
Career totals 9 5 0 0 20

References edit

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External links edit

  • NRL profile

nene, macdonald, born, 1994, papua, guinean, professional, rugby, league, footballer, plays, winger, centre, salford, devils, super, league, papua, guinea, international, level, personal, informationfull, namebosam, born, 1994, 1994, port, moresby, papua, guin. Nene Macdonald born 11 May 1994 is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League and Papua New Guinea at international level Nene MacdonaldPersonal informationFull nameBosam Nene Macdonald 1 Born 1994 05 11 11 May 1994 age 29 Port Moresby Papua New GuineaHeight193 cm 6 ft 4 in Weight102 kg 16 st 1 lb Playing informationPositionWing CentreClub Years Team Pld T G FG P 2014 15 Sydney Roosters 11 3 0 0 12 2015 16 Gold Coast Titans 34 14 0 0 56 2017 18 St George Illawarra 46 16 0 0 64 2019 North Qld Cowboys 5 1 0 0 4 2020 Cronulla Sharks 2 1 0 0 4 2022 Leigh Centurions 27 27 0 0 108 2023 Leeds Rhinos 20 2 0 0 8 2024 Salford Red Devils 9 4 0 0 0 Total 154 68 0 0 256 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2013 23 PNG Prime Minister s XIII 3 0 0 0 0 2013 Papua New Guinea 16 10 0 0 20 2016 17 World All Stars 2 1 0 0 4Source 2 As of 10 November 2023 He previously played for the Sydney Roosters Gold Coast Titans St George Illawarra Dragons North Queensland Cowboys and the Cronulla Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League the Northern Pride RLFC and the Norths Devils in the Intrust Super Cup the Wyong Roos and the Newtown Jets in the NSW Cup and the World All Stars at representative level Contents 1 Background 2 Playing career 2 1 2012 2 2 2013 2 3 2014 2 4 2015 2 5 2016 2 6 2017 2 7 2018 2 8 2019 2 9 2020 2 10 2021 2 11 2022 2 12 2023 2 13 2024 3 Statistics 3 1 NRL 3 2 International 4 References 5 External linksBackground editBorn in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Macdonald moved to Queensland Australia at a young age and played his junior football for the Cairns Brothers before being signed by the Gold Coast Titans In October 2005 Macdonald played for the Australian Schoolboys 3 4 Playing career edit2012 edit In 2012 he joined the Sydney Roosters He played for the Roosters NYC team in 2012 and 2013 5 In 2013 and 2014 he played for the Queensland Under 20s team 6 7 In 2013 he played for Papua New Guinea against the Prime Minister s XIII team scoring a try 8 2013 edit nbsp Macdonald playing for the Queensland under 20s side in 2013 In 2013 Macdonald was selected in the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2013 World Cup 9 He played in 3 matches and scored three tries and a field goal in Papua New Guinea s 9 8 defeat by France 10 2014 edit On 11 February 2014 Macdonald was selected in the Roosters inaugural 2014 NRL Auckland Nines squad 11 In Round 11 of the 2014 NRL season he made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs on the wing and scored a try in the Roosters 32 12 win at ANZ Stadium 12 13 He finished his debut year in the NRL having played 7 games and scoring 3 tries for the Roosters On 2 September 2014 he was named on the wing in the 2014 NYC Team of the Year 14 2015 edit On 31 January and 1 February Macdonald again played for the Roosters in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines 15 On 2 May he played for Papua New Guinea against Fiji in the 2015 Melanesian Cup playing on the wing in the Papua New Guinea s 22 10 loss at Cbus Super Stadium 16 17 nbsp Macdonald playing for the Wyong Roos in 2015 On 16 June he signed a 1 1 2 year contract with the Gold Coast Titans mid season effective immediately 18 19 He made his club debut for the Titans in Round 15 against the New Zealand Warriors playing at centre in the Titans 36 14 loss at Cbus Super Stadium 20 21 In his next match in Round 16 against his former club the Sydney Roosters he scored his first try for the Titans in their 20 10 loss at Central Coast Stadium 22 He finished off the 2015 season having played in 4 matches for the Roosters and 11 matches for the Titans scoring 4 tries 23 On 15 December he was named on interchange bench for the World All Stars to play against the Indigenous All Stars on 16 February 2016 24 2016 edit On 12 January Macdonald was selected in the QAS Emerging Maroons squad 25 In February he played for the Titans in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines 26 On 13 February he played for the World All Stars against the Indigenous All Stars in the 2016 All Stars match playing on the wing in his team s 12 8 win at Suncorp Stadium 27 28 On 7 May he played for Papua New Guinea against Fiji in the 2016 Melanesian Cup playing at centre and scoring a try in Papua New Guinea s 24 22 win at Parramatta Stadium 29 In August he signed a 3 year contract with the St George Illawarra Dragons starting in 2017 30 31 He finished the 2016 season having played in 23 matches and scoring 10 tries in his last year with the Titans 32 2017 edit In February 2017 Macdonald was named in the Dragons 2017 NRL Auckland Nines squad 33 On 10 February 2017 Macdonald played for the World All Stars against the Indigenous All Stars in the 2017 All Stars match playing on the wing and scoring a try in the 34 8 loss at Hunter Stadium 34 In Round 1 of the 2017 NRL season Macdonald made his club debut for the St George Illawarra Dragons against the Penrith Panthers playing on the wing in the 42 10 win at Jubilee Oval 35 Macdonald played for Papua New Guinea in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup 2018 edit On 9 October Macdonald signed a three year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys starting in 2019 36 2019 edit In March Macdonald was dropped from a pre season trial game against the Melbourne Storm for being late to training 37 In round 1 of the 2019 NRL season Macdonald made his debut for North Queensland scoring a try in their 24 12 victory over his former club the St George Illawarra Dragons 38 In round 5 he suffered a fracture and dislocation of his ankle in the club s 12 18 defeat by the Melbourne Storm 39 On 20 June he was involved in a traffic incident in which a hired car leased in his name was found damaged and abandoned on Magnetic Island 40 41 On 5 July he was released by North Queensland 42 2020 edit On 11 June Macdonald signed a contract to join Cronulla Sutherland after twelve months out of the game 43 Macdonald made his debut for Cronulla Sutherland in round 9 against Penrith and scored a try as Cronulla were beaten 56 24 at Kogarah Oval 44 2021 edit Macdonald joined the Norths Devils and played four games for the Queensland Cup club including their 16 10 grand final win over the Wynnum Manly Seagulls 45 On 5 November he signed a train and trial deal with Brisbane worth 1000 a week 46 On 29 November it was announced that Macdonald had signed to play for Leigh in the Betfred Championship under Leigh Papua New Guinean head coach Adrian Lam 47 2022 edit In round 1 of the 2022 Championship season MacDonald scored a hat trick on his club debut for Leigh in their 50 4 victory over Whitehaven R L F C 48 On 28 May Macdonald played for Leigh in their 2022 RFL 1895 Cup final victory over Featherstone On 10 July Macdonald scored a hat trick in Leigh s 66 0 victory over Workington Town 49 On 3 October 2022 Macdonald played for Leigh in their Million Pound Game victory over Batley which saw the club promoted back to the Super League On 1 December 2022 Leeds announced that Macdonald had joined from Leigh for the 2023 season with a pre season friendly being announced as part of the deal 50 2023 edit In round 2 of the 2023 Super League season Macdonald made his club debut for Leeds in their 22 18 loss against Hull F C 51 Macdonald played a total of 19 games for Leeds in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished 8th on the table and missed the playoffs 52 On 16 October 2023 it was reported that he had signed a four year deal to join Salford ahead of the 2024 season 53 2024 edit In round 1 of the 2024 Super League season Macdonald made his club debut for Salford against his former team Leeds Leeds would win the match 22 16 54 Statistics editNRL edit Statistics are correct as of round 9 of the 2020 season 55 Season Team Matches T G GK F G Pts 2014 nbsp Sydney Roosters 7 3 0 0 12 2015 4 0 0 0 0 2015 nbsp Gold Coast 11 4 0 0 16 2016 23 10 0 0 40 2017 nbsp St George Illawarra 23 6 0 0 24 2018 23 10 0 0 40 2019 nbsp North Queensland 5 1 0 0 4 2020 nbsp Cronulla 1 1 0 0 4 2022 Leigh 27 27 108 2023 Leeds Rhinos 20 2 8 2024 Salford Career totals 145 64 0 0 256 International edit Season Team Matches T G GK F G Pts 2013 nbsp Papua New Guinea 3 1 0 0 4 2015 nbsp Papua New Guinea 1 0 0 0 0 2016 nbsp Papua New Guinea 1 1 0 0 4 2017 nbsp Papua New Guinea 4 3 0 0 12 2021 nbsp Papua New Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 Career totals 9 5 0 0 20References edit Mascord Steve 1 February 2015 Auckland could one day warrant NRL round of its own promoters say Brisbane Times Fairfax Media Retrieved 1 February 2015 Nene MacDonald Career Stats amp Summary Rugby League Project Retrieved 19 November 2017 Riddell Mark 17 July 2011 Here s a tip Keep an eye on these young boys Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Media Archived from the original on 23 July 2018 Retrieved 18 June 2015 AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLBOYS 2nd Test Team Our Footy Team 8 October 2011 Archived from the original on 2 August 2017 Retrieved 3 May 2015 Archived copy Archived from the 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