Carl Webb
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| Webb while playing for the Cowboys in 2008. | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carl Wilson Webb | |||||
| Nickname | Charlie[1] | |||||
| Born | 20 March 1981 Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | |||||
| Position | Prop, Second-row, Lock | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2000–04 | Brisbane Broncos | 66 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| 2005–10 | North Queensland Cowboys | 115 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| 2011 | Parramatta Eels | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 187 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 148 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2001–08 | Queensland | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2008 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | Indigenous All Stars | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carl Webb (born 20 March 1981 in Mount Isa, Queensland) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 2000s and 2010s. An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative forward, he played in the National Rugby League for the Brisbane Broncos, North Queensland Cowboys and Parramatta Eels.[2]
Background
Of Indigenous Australian and New Zealand descent,[2][3] Webb was playing for the Toowoomba Clydesdales before playing for the Brisbane Broncos
Professional playing career
Brisbane
After made his NRL debut for the Brisbane Broncos in 2000 against the North Queensland Cowboys. The next year he made his debut in State of Origin, representing Queensland, scoring one try. He won the 2001 Brisbane Broncos season's Rookie of the Year award[4] but a combination of inconsistent form and injuries saw him in and out of first grade until he was contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2005 season
North Queensland
Webb had a strong start to the 2005 NRL season, earning a position in the Queensland Maroons. Injury impeded his season and he was later suspended for punching, forcing him to watch the 2005 NRL Grand final loss to the Tigers from the sidelines. Webb was selected at second-row forward for Game II of the 2006 State of Origin series, scoring a try. In 2007, Webb again started the season strongly, but suffered a broken jaw early in the season. He returned to the field in round 8. In May, 2008 Webb played in his debut test for the Australian national team against New Zealand. On 20 May 2008 Webb re-signed with the Cowboys until the end of the 2010 season, a contract rumoured to be worth around A$300,000 a year.[5] He was named in the Australia training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup,[6] but was not selected to play. He played for the Prime Minister's XIII against Papua New Guinea in the post season and also appeared aat the World Cup's opening night for the Indigenous Australian team in a match against the New Zealand Mori team.
Webb was selected to play at prop forward in the 2010 All Stars match for the Indigenous all Stars team. On 31 August 2010, Webb signed with the Parramatta Eels to play there for the 2011 and 2012 seasons, along with fellow NRL veterans Chris Walker, Chris Hicks, Casey McGuire and Paul Whatuira.[7]
Parramatta
For the 2011 All Stars match Webb was selected for the interchange bench of the Indigenous All Stars team. On 9 August 2011 Webb announced his immediate retirement from the NRL, only after playing 6 games for the Eels.[8]
Personal life
Arrest
In 2015 Webb was arrested and charged with three counts of attempting to enter a dwelling with intent at night, threatening violence and one count of wilful damage after a late-night street rampage in Trinity Park, a suburb of Cairns. Police believe that Webb was under the influence of ice. Webb will front the Cairns Magistrates Court on 31 March 2015.[9]
On September 14, 2015, Webb was sentenced to 18 months' probation, including an order for counselling. He was also ordered to pay a total of $2,417 for repair of damages to the homes and car. No conviction was recorded.[10]
Boxing
Webb, who had been boxing for years, made his professional debut in January 2010 against heavyweight Scott Lewis on the Anthony Mundine versus Robert Medley undercard in Sydney.[11][12] He lost the bout.[13]
References
- ↑ "Big Charlie back in Origin picture", Townsville Bulletin 23 June 2008
- 1 2 "Indigenous footballers take pride in role model status". ABC Radio. 6 July 2005. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ↑ http://tvnz.co.nz/view/tvnz_smartphone_story_skin/482657[]
- ↑ "Honour Board". broncos.com.au. Brisbane Broncos. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ↑ http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23730190-2722,00.html
- ↑ "Veteran Lockyer named in Australian squad". International Herald Tribune. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
- ↑ "Parramatta Eels sign North Queensland Cowboys prop Carl Webb". Daily Telegraph. 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ↑ "Webb pulls the pin on his NRL career". NRL. 2011-08-09.
- ↑ "Ex-NRL star Carl Webb arrested in Cairns". smh.com.au. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "Former State of Origin footballer Carl Webb avoids jail after drunken rampage that 'terrified neighbours' in Cairns". abc.net.au. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ↑ http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2010/01/11/106345_cowboys.html
- ↑ Walter, Brad (11 January 2010). "Super-fit Webb on war footing for heavyweight battle". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/carl-webb-loses-fight/story-e6frexni-1225818218452
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/parramatta-eels-sign-north-queensland-cowboys-prop-carl-webb/story-e6frfgbo-1225912539943 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-14/carl-webb-gets-18-months-probation-for-drunken-rampage/6773242 15 September, 2015. Retrieved 24 September, 2016.
External links
- North Queensland Cowboys profile
- Carl Webb at the Former Origin Greats website.