Nathan Merritt

Nathan Merritt
Personal information
Full nameNathan Deane Merritt
Born (1983-05-26) 26 May 1983 (age 41)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
PositionWing, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2002–03 South Sydney 23 12 1 0 50
2004–05 Cronulla Sharks 19 8 6 0 44
2006–14 South Sydney 195 134 33 1 603
Total 237 154 40 1 697
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005 NSW Residents 1 0 2 0 4
2006–11 Prime Minister's XIII 2 2 1 0 10
2010–12 Indigenous All Stars 3 3 0 0 12
2011–13 City NSW 2 0 0 0 0
2013 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3]

Nathan Merritt (born 26 May 1983) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. A New South Wales State of Origin representative winger, he played in the National Rugby League for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, with whom he won the 2014 NRL Premiership, and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Merritt has also played representative football for the City New South Wales, Indigenous All Stars and Prime Minister's XIII sides. A prolific try-scorer, he was the NRL's top try-scorer in 2006 and 2011, and in 2013 became the 9th player in the history of the League to score 150 tries.

  1. ^ Yesterday's Hero
  2. ^ Herald Sun
  3. ^ Nathan Merritt rugbyleagueproject.org