Matt Sing

Matt Sing

Sing playing for Hull in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Charles Sing
Born	March 13, 1975 (1975-03-13) (age 36) Winton, Queensland, Australia
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	86 kg (13 st 8 lb)
Playing information
Position	Wing
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1993–95	Penrith Panthers	36	19	14	2	54
1996–01	Sydney Roosters	135	76	3	9	456
2002–06	Nth. Qld. Cowboys	104	73	20	6	456
2007–08	Hull	39	32	13	4	123
	Total	314	200	50	21	1089
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1995–05	Queensland	24	5	0	0	123
1995–05	Australia	15	5	0	0	45
As of 5 May 2008
Source: Rugby League Project and Yesterday's Hero

Matthew Charles Sing (born on 13 March 1975 in Winton, Queensland) is an Australian semi-retired professional rugby league footballer for the Central Comets in the Queensland Cup.^[1] His first grade career spanned much of the 1990s and 2000s. Of Indigenous Australian background,^[2] Sing represented Australia and Queensland, while playing club football in the National Rugby League and, later in England's Super League. He played for Penrith Panthers between 1993 and 1995, Sydney Roosters from 1996 to 2001 and for the North Queensland Cowboys between 2002 and 2006. Sing is one of the most prolific try scorers in recent years of the National Rugby League, and has represented Queensland and Australia regularly since 1995.

In 2000, Matt Sing was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to Australia's international standing in the sport of rugby league. That year he also played in the Roosters' Grand Final loss to Brisbane. Sing moved to the North Queensland Cowboys in 2002 and was named the club's player of the year that season.^[3]

In 2003 Sing passed the milestone of 100 career tries. In the third game of the 2003 State of Origin series Sing was named man-of-the-match and became one of only a handful of players to score three tries in a State of Origin game. At the end of the 2003 NRL season, he went on the 2003 Kangaroo tour.

Sing played in the 2005 NRL Grand Final, his second, scoring a try for the Cowboys in their loss to the Tigers.

2006 was Sing's last season in the NRL. He was the leading try-scorer in the history of the North Queensland Cowboys, having scored 60 tries since joining the club until being overtaken by Matt Bowen. He left the NRL with the fourth most tries in Australian rugby league history at 159.

Sing moved to English Super League club Hull in 2007 to replace the outgoing Nathan Blacklock. He retired at the end of the 2008 season.

Career highlights

• NRL Debut: Panthers v South Sydney Rabbitohs, Sydney Football Stadium, Round 13 1993
• 2005 Grand Final Cowboys v West Tigers, Sydney Football Stadium 2 October 2005
• Representative Honours: - 24 games for Queensland State of Origin 1995–2005; 15 tests for Australia 1995–2005, 2003 Kangaroo Tourist, 2004 Tri-Nations tournament.

External links

• Matt Sing at the State of Origin official website.
• Matt Sing at rleague.com
• Article at vibe.com.au
• Matthew Sing at nqsports.com.au

References

1. ^ Paul Robinson. "Matt Sing out of retirement to boost CQ Comets". http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/24/2606847.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-28. 
2. ^ Brad Walter and Steve Mascord (2004-03-19). "Broncos fury over threat to strip points". The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia: Fairfax Media). http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/03/28/1080412241830.html. Retrieved 2010-08-03. 
3. ^ Honours at cowboys.com.au

Persondata
Name	Sing, Matt
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Short description
Date of birth	13 March 1975
Place of birth	Winton, Queensland
Date of death
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