Oldest debut player in NRL?

[IFR33K]

Hutch miava (sp) debuted at 27/28 iirc. Was a regular, then signed a ESL contract.

 

[Paullyboy]

Oh I remember big Hutch!

 

[Patorick]

Se'e Solomona was 30 for his NRL/ARL debut.

http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/arl-1995/round-1/auckland-vs-brisbane/stats.html

 

[Danish]

PLEASE tell me the OP is asking this question to work out if he could still crack 1st grade...

 

[_snafu_]

lol. I reckon I could be a contender at 42.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Current Tonga coach, Charles Tonga, is apparently now 36, but I swear he debuted in either 2005 or 2006, so he mustve been in late 20s when he debuted for Canterbury.

 

[muzby]

has to be eric grothe..

reading he was born in 1960 and also read he made debut for parra 1999..

 

[anjado]

I think Bubba Kennedy was in his late 20's when he made his debut for Balmain in the late 90's

 

[Dragon_psa]

Jeremy Smith was another late bloomer - 26 or 27 iirc when he debuted for Melbourne.

 

[murraymob]

craig trindall played for penrith at 27 or 28

 

[TheDalek079]

has to be eric grothe..

reading he was born in 1960 and also read he made debut for parra 1999..

Eric Grothe and Eric Grothe jr?

 

[hineyrulz]

Eric Grothe and Eric Grothe jr?

You mean there are two if them???

 

[TheDalek079]

Well apparently Brett and Josh Morris aren't related

 

[madunit]

Of the names mentioned in here

Darren Porter (Canberra) was 29
Bryan Fletcher (Roosters) was 23
Luke Stuart (Cronulla) was 21
Shane Perry (Wests) was 22
Mick Roberts (Brisbane) was 28
Hutch Maiava (Bulldogs) was 27
Charlie Tonga (Bulldogs) was 27
Jeremy Smith (Melbourne) was 24
Craig Trindall (Penrith) was 27
William Kennedy (Balmain) was 28

 

[Sydney Knight]

Shane Perry? He was at least 28 when he turned out for Brisbane in our premiership year of 2006.

He played for Wests in 1999 I think?

 

[Special K]

Maloney was 23, 24 before he became a regular

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Wasn't Jason Bugarelli 27 when he debuted for the Raiders in 03? Surely he would have to be up there

 

[Sydney Knight]

Surely someone in round 1 1908 was over 30

 

[Firey_Dragon]

Adam Mogg debuted at 25 if I remember correctly, went on to forge a pretty solid career from there.

 

[hitman82]

Jesse Royal was 27 or 28 when he debuted.