Edene Gebbie (born 6 May 1995) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback and winger for Doncaster RLFC in the Championship and Papua New Guinea at international level.[2]
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| Born | 6 May 1995 Sogeri, Papua New Guinea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He previously played for Whitehaven in the Championship and Townsville Blackhawks, Wynnum Manly Seagulls and PNG Hunters in the Qld Cup.[3]
Background
editGebbie was born in Sogeri, Papua New Guinea.
Career
editGebbie made his international debut for Papua New Guinea in their 24–6 defeat by Samoa in the 2019 Oceania Cup.[4][5]
2018
editIn 2018, Gebbie was named rookie of the year for the Papua New Guinea Hunters.[6] Gebbie finished with 10 tries from 15 games that season for the Hunters.[7]
2019
editIn July 2019 the South Sydney Rabbitohs announced they had signed Gebbie for the 2020 and 2021 seasons.[8] "Edene is an exciting prospect and we're looking forward to seeing him develop his skills over the next two years under the guidance of our coaching staff", Rabbitohs' football manager Shane Richardson said, "He has scored 19 tries in 29 games over the past two seasons with his sides winning 22 of those 29 games in which he played."[9]
In September, Gebbie recorded 2 line-breaks and 169 run metres in Wynnum-Manly Seagulls' grand final defeat by the Burleigh Bears.[10] In 21 games that year the 24-year-old fullback scored 19 tries, recorded 21 line breaks and 162 tackle breaks. He also averaged 208 running metres.[11]
2020
editGebbie was released from the South Sydney Rabbitohs[12] team due to COVID-19 reducing squad numbers to 32 players and he had to return to Papua New Guinea where he joined local club, Lae Snax Tigers where he was not given game time.[13]
2021
editGebbie was named in the PNG Hunters 37-man train on squad to be based in Australia[14] but had to withdraw.
In March 2021, it was announced that Gebbie was offered and accepted a Train and Trial contract with the Wests Tigers.[15]
2022
editEdene Gebbie joined the Townsville Blackhawks for the 2022 season.[16] Gebbie was named in the PNG Kumuls 2021 Rugby League world cup squad but had to withdraw due to a groin injury.[17]
2023
editGebbie joined the Port Moresby Vipers for the 2023 PNG Digicel Exxon Mobil cup season.[18]
2024
editGebbie signs on with Whitehaven[19] in the Championship joining fellow Papua New Guinean, Dion Aiye.[20]
2025
editGebbie signs on with Doncaster for the 2025 season joining compatriots Watson Boas and Jason Tali.[21]
References
edit- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Hunters recall Gebbie".
- ^ "Blackhawks sign Gebbie".
- ^ "Samoa vs Papua New Guinea". Wide World of Sports. 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Young gun Coates named in Kumuls squad". QRL.com. 16 June 2019.
- ^ Cotton, Ben (26 July 2019). "Rabbitohs sign Edene Gebbie". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Official Intrust Super Cup profile of Edene Gebbie for Wynnum Manly Seagulls". Queensland Rugby League. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Rabbitohs sign Edene Gebbie". rabbitohs.com.au. 25 July 2019.
- ^ "South Sydney sign PNG's Gabbie for next two seasons". Post Courier. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "WM Seagulls v Bears - Grand Final, 2019 - Match Centre". Queensland Rugby League. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Why Wynnum flyer Gebbie will shine at South Sydney". Queensland Rugby League. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Bunnies release Gebbie – The National".
- ^ "Gebbie joins local club – the National".
- ^ "PNG Hunters 2021 pre-season squad named - Post Courier". 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Edene Gebbie arrives in quarantine - Wests Tigers". 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Subscribe to the Townsville Bulletin".
- ^ "Coates, Gebbie ruled out – the National".
- ^ "Vipers name team for round one, Gebbie to debut". 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea international makes England move for 2024: 'We could have a real gem on our hands'". 20 November 2023.
- ^ "The nine Papua New Guinea players who will play in Super League next season as Kumuls contingent in England grows". 29 December 2023.
- ^ https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/doncaster-make-five-new-signings-including-former-super-league-trio