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Kade Snowden

Kade Snowden(born 31 December 1986) is a former professionalrugby leaguefootballer of the Biddabah nation, who played as apropin the 2000s and 2010s.

Kade Snowden
Personal information
Born(1986-12-31)31 December 1986(age 38)
Belmont, New South Wales,Australia
Playing information
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005–07 Newcastle Knights 14 0 0 0 0
2008–11 Cronulla Sharks 82 5 0 0 20
2012–16 Newcastle Knights 78 4 0 0 16
Total 174 9 0 0 36
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010–15 NSW Country 2 0 0 0 0
2010–11 New South Wales 2 0 0 0 0
2010 Prime Minister's XIII 1 1 0 0 4
2011 Australia 1 0 0 0 0
2012 NRL All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
2013 Italy 2 0 0 0 0
Source:[1][2]

He began his career at theNewcastle Knightsand made his first grade debut in 2005 in the opening round against theMelbourne Storm.He then signed with theCronulla-Sutherland Sharksin 2008 and cemented a spot as a regular starter for the side. In 2010 he was rewarded with representative call ups to theNSW Country OriginandNew South WalesState of Originsides. Kade also represented his Indigenous culture through the Newcastle All Blacks in the 2022 Koori Knockout.

Background

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Snowden was born inBelmont, New South Wales,Australia. He is of Italian and Indigenous descent.[3]

Newcastle Knights

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Snowden joined the Newcastle Knights in 2002 at the age of 15[4]and in his first year went on to win the Coaches Scholarship.[5]The following year he won the Carlson Club Award as well as the SG Ball Players Player and Player of the Year awards.[6]He was also rewarded that season with a call up to represent the NSW Combined High School Opens team, New South Wales at under-17 level[6]and the Australian school boys side.[4]So good was his form during that season that other clubs were already taking an interest in his services withSydney RoosterscoachRicky Stuarttrying to sign him.[4]The following season he captained theS.G. Ballside to premiership success with a 42–16 win over South Sydney and again represented the Australian school boys side.[4]

Snowden made his first-grade debut after coming off the bench for theNewcastle Knightson 13 March 2005 in the opening round clash against theMelbourne StormatOlympic Park.[7]He made his first start for the club three rounds later against theNorth Queensland Cowboysand went on to make another three appearances during the season as Newcastle finished last on the table.[8][9]Despite signing a new two-year contract at the club in 2006[10]he failed to make a single appearance that year.[9]He did, however, captain theJersey Fleggside to the Grand Final although they came up just short after losing 22–20 to thePenrith Panthers.[4]He made another eight appearances in 2007 but was not wanted by new coachBrian Smithand was allowed to leave the club.[4]

Snowden playing for the Sharks

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

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Cronulla coachRicky Stuartsigned Snowden for the2008 NRL seasonas he had been an admirer ever since he had tried to sign the prop as a junior in 2003. Still with a suspension arising from a headbutting charge to serve from his time at the Knights, he made his debut for the club on 10 May in round 9 against theNorth Queensland CowboysatDairy Farmers Stadium.[9]His first ever try came in the final round of the season as he came off the bench against North Queensland to help his side to a 28–22 win. Snowden played in Cronulla's 2008 preliminary final loss against theMelbourne Stormwhere they were defeated 28–0 at theSydney Football Stadium.[11][9]

2009 saw Snowden become a regular starter for the club after starting all but three games for the year.[9]He was suspended for the round 5 clash against Canberra after he had been charged by the judiciary with a grade one dangerous contact charge for a grapple tackle against Canterbury in the 24–12 loss in the previous round.[12]He scored a try in round 15 in the 46–12 win against an under-strength Brisbane side. He also scored a try in the final round of the season against South Sydney in the 26–24 loss.[9]At the club's end of season awards he was honoured with the Players Player Award.[13]

In a trial match against Manly before the2010 NRL season,Snowden was sin binned for punchingJason King.[14]In round 7 he scored a try in a 26–6 win against his former club Newcastle in a man of the match performance.[15]He was rewarded for his fine form with a call up to the Country Origin side for the annualCity vs Country Originmatch.[16]There were calls from coach Ricky Stuart[17]and Queensland legendArthur Beetson[18]to pick Snowden for the New South Wales State of Origin side in the last match of theserieswhich they had already lost for a fifth consecutive year. There were initial concerns over his eligibility after being placed on report byTony Archerand later being charged by the judiciary with dangerous contact for a late hit onJamie Sowardin the 22–4 loss against St. George-Illawarra.[19][20]However, with an early guilty plea Snowden was only suspended for the round 16 clash against North Queensland. However, this meant he missed his last chance to impress selectors before the side was named.[21]Despite missing the North Queensland game, Snowden was picked for the last match and started the game as aprop.New South Wales lost the match 23–18, and henceforth the series 3–0, for the first time since2000.In round 20 Snowden scored the first away try of his career in a 20–13 loss against Canberra.[9]

At the end of the season, Snowden was named to play in the annual Prime Minister's XIII match againstPapua New Guinea[22]and put in a good performance capping the performance with a try.[23]

Return to the Knights

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Snowden has agreed to a four-year deal with the Knights from the beginning of the 2012 season after controversially reneging on a new deal with the Sharks. Snowden had verbally agreed to re-sign with the Cronulla club but back-flipped after receiving a phone call from the new owner of theNewcastle Knights,Nathan Tinkler,whilst en route to a press conference announcing his re-signing. On 22 August 2014, Snowden became one of the current NRL players and former Sharks players to accept reduced bans from theAustralian Sports Anti-Doping Authorityfor his role in the club's 2011supplements program.[24]

On 3 May 2015, Snowden played forNew South Wales CountryagainstNew South Wales Cityin the 2015City vs Country Origin.Snowden played 21 games for Newcastle in the2015 NRL seasonas the club finished last on the table for the first time since 2005.[25][26]

In August 2016, Snowden announced his retirement from rugby league due to chronic injuries that had limited him to just one game in the2016 season.Newcastle would finish last on the table for a second consecutive season only managing to win one match.[27][28]

Statistics

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Year Team Games Tries Pts
2005 Newcastle Knights 6
2007 8
2008 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 17 1 4
2009 23 2 8
2010 22 2 8
2011 20
2012 Newcastle Knights 19
2013 20 1 4
2014 17
2015 21 3 12
2016 1
Totals 174 9 36

References

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  1. ^"Kade Snowden – Career Stats & Summary".Rugby League Project.Retrieved26 August2016.
  2. ^"Rleague.com – Snowden, Kade".Archived fromthe originalon 28 November 2010.Retrieved4 October2010.
  3. ^"Kade Snowden linked to Italy".The Daily Telegraph.Sydney. 11 October 2011.Retrieved15 June2016.
  4. ^abcdef"Prophecy coming true for Snowden".Newcastle Herald.30 June 2010.Retrieved4 October2010.
  5. ^"2002 Annual Report"(PDF).Newcastle Knights.Retrieved4 October2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ab"2003 Annual Report"(PDF).Newcastle Knights. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 13 May 2012.Retrieved4 October2010.
  7. ^"Kade Snowden Player Profile".National Rugby League.Retrieved4 October2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^"The worst teams in NRL history".Sporting News.28 June 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 11 December 2019.Retrieved7 January2020.
  9. ^abcdefg"Kade Snowden Statistics".rleague.com. Archived fromthe originalon 16 August 2010.Retrieved4 October2010.
  10. ^"Newcastle Re-Sign Rising Star Kade Snowden".rleague.com. 15 June 2006. Archived fromthe originalon 12 February 2010.Retrieved4 October2010.
  11. ^"Storm through to NRL final".ABC.26 September 2008.
  12. ^"Sharks trio facing stint on sidelines".Australia: ABC News. 6 April 2009.Retrieved4 October2010.
  13. ^"Douglas awarded Monty Porter Medal".Cronulla Sharks. 15 September 2009.Retrieved4 October2010.
  14. ^"Sea Eagles NRL squad win first trial match against Cronulla Sharks".Manly Sea Eagles. 12 February 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 6 July 2011.Retrieved4 October2010.
  15. ^"Snowden has no short-term plans for return to Newcastle".Newcastle Herald.26 April 2010.Retrieved4 October2010.
  16. ^"Sharks Snowden Selected in Country Side".Cronulla Sharks. 2 May 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 26 February 2011.Retrieved4 October2010.
  17. ^"Stuart says Snowden ready for Maroons' man mountains".The Sydney Morning Herald.16 May 2010.Retrieved4 October2010.
  18. ^"Big Artie tips Snowden to help save the Blues".The Sydney Morning Herald.20 June 2010.Retrieved4 October2010.
  19. ^"Origin hopefuls Kade Snowden and Chris Heighington charged".The Daily Telegraph.Sydney. 21 June 2010.Retrieved4 October2010.
  20. ^"Snowden fears late tackle may wreck his Origin hopes".The Sydney Morning Herald.21 June 2010.Retrieved4 October2010.
  21. ^"Sharks Snowden Takes Early Guilty Plea".Cronulla Sharks. 22 June 2010.Retrieved4 October2010.
  22. ^"Sharks Trio Named in Prime Minister's XIII".Cronulla Sharks. 14 September 2010.Retrieved4 October2010.
  23. ^"Sharks Props Star in PM's XIII Win".Cronulla Sharks. 26 September 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 26 February 2011.Retrieved4 October2010.
  24. ^"Cronulla Sharks players accept doping bans".The Sydney Morning Herald.22 August 2014.Retrieved29 August2014.
  25. ^"Representative Round team lists".National Rugby League. 3 May 2015.Retrieved15 June2016.
  26. ^"Panthers hand Knights the wooden spoon".National Rugby League. 5 September 2015.
  27. ^"Snowden announces retirement".Zero Tackle. 26 August 2016.Retrieved26 August2016.
  28. ^"Sione Mata'utia says the time has come for the Knights young guns to deliver".The Daily Telegraph.Sydney.
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