Justin Robert Carney (born 19 June 1988) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played on the wing or as a centre. He played for Canberra Raiders and the Sydney Roosters in Australia, and Castleford Tigers, Salford Red Devils and Hull Kingston Rovers in the United Kingdom.
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| Full name | Justin Robert Carney[citation needed] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 June 1988 Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editCanberra Raiders
editCarney began his career with the Canberra Raiders, scoring two tries on his debut in a 34–16 win over the Brisbane Broncos in June 2008.[5][6] He suffered a broken leg during a match against Gold Coast in July 2009, which ruled him out for the rest of the 2009 season and all the 2010 season.[7][8] Carney was nominated for the 2009 Ken Stephen Medal, acknowledging his strong community work.[9]
Sydney Roosters
editCarney joined Sydney Roosters in July 2010.[10] He spent two seasons at the club, scoring three tries in 17 games.[8]
Castleford Tigers
editCarney joined Castleford Tigers on a two-year contract from the 2013 season.[8] Coach Ian Millward said of him, "Justin will become a crowd pleaser with his robust running and dynamic style. No one will run the ball harder or faster in the Super League in 2013."[8] Carney scored 31 tries in 28 games for Castleford and, in April 2014, signed a new five-year deal up to the end of 2019.[11]
He played in the 2014 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.[12]
However, he was suspended by Castleford in August 2015 and did not play again for the rest of the season.[13][14] He had scored 63 tries in 62 games since joining Castleford in 2013.[14]
Salford Red Devils
editCarney joined Salford Red Devils in November 2015 on a one-year loan deal,[14] which was converted to a permanent three-year deal in April 2016.[15] He received an eight-match ban in May 2017 after being found guilty of racial abuse and left Salford by mutual consent.[16][17]
Hull KR
editAfter leaving Salford, Carney joined Hull Kingston Rovers for the rest of the 2018 season.[17] He retired at the end of the season and returned to Australia,[18][19] where he joined Nyngan Tigers as captain-coach for 2019.[20]
On 3 July 2023 it was reported that he had received a lengthy ban whilst playing for his new club Albury Thunder, where he is the player-coach.[21]
References
edit- ^ "Castleford Tigers 1st team Justin Carney". Official Castleford Tigers web site. Castleford Tigers Rugby League Football Club Ltd. 2015. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ League Central
- ^ RLP
- ^ "Carney snares double on debut". SportsTG. 16 June 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ Walter, Brad (16 June 2008). "Raiders destroy lacklustre Broncos". League HQ. Archived from the original on 18 June 2008.
- ^ "Broken leg ends Carney's Raiders season". ABC News. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Castleford Tigers sign Justin Carney from Sydney Roosters". BBC Sport. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Justin Carney nominated for Ken Stephen Medal". raiders.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- ^ Walter, Brad; Barrett, Chris (3 July 2010). "Does this sound familiar? Raiders irate as Carney signs with Roosters". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Justin Carney will be staying with Castleford after signing a long-term contract". Sky Sports. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Leeds lift Challenge Cup after Ryan Hall's double stuns Castleford". The Guardian. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Justin Carney: Castleford Tigers suspend winger". BBC Sport. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ a b c "Justin Carney: Salford sign Castleford Tigers winger on loan". BBC Sport. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Justin Carney: Salford Red Devils to sign Castleford winger on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Justin Carney: Salford Red Devils winger banned for eight games for racial abuse". BBC Sport. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Justin Carney joins Hull KR from Salford Red Devils, who sign James Hasson". BBC Sport. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Justin Carney: Hull KR winger to retire at end of 2018 season". BBC Sport. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ PA Sport (7 September 2018). "Hull KR winger Justin Carney to return to Australia". Sky Sports. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Group 11 2018: Nyngan Tigers confirm signing of Justin Carney from Hull Kingston Rovers". Daily Liberal. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Ex-Super League star Justin Carney handed lengthy ban whilst playing for new club". Total RL. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.