Colin Best
Encyclopedia
Colin Best is an Australian rugby league
player for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League
competition.
Best has played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (1998 - 2002), Hull in the English Super League
(2003 - 2004), the St George-Illawarra Dragons (2005 - 2006) and the Canberra Raiders
(2007 - 2008).
In 2008, whle playing for the Raiders he was awarded the Dally M Winger of the Year Award.
In 2008, Best signed a two-year contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs
commencing in the 2009.
In 2009
Best was named in the 40 man New South Wales preliminary squad for State of Origin
. He was not selected for any of the games.
He signed for the Cronulla Sharks for two seasons starting in 2011.
His position of choice is on the wing.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
competition.
Career
Before his rugby league career, Best had also represented Australia at a junior level in indoor soccer.Best has played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (1998 - 2002), Hull in the English Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
(2003 - 2004), the St George-Illawarra Dragons (2005 - 2006) and the Canberra Raiders
Canberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982...
(2007 - 2008).
In 2008, whle playing for the Raiders he was awarded the Dally M Winger of the Year Award.
In 2008, Best signed a two-year contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
commencing in the 2009.
In 2009
2009 Rugby League State of Origin series
The 2009 State of Origin series was the 28th time that the annual three-match series of interstate rugby league football matches between the Queensland and New South Wales representative teams was played under 'State of Origin' selection rules...
Best was named in the 40 man New South Wales preliminary squad for State of Origin
Rugby League State of Origin
State of Origin is an annual best of three series of rugby league football matches contested by the Maroons and the Blues, who represent the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales respectively...
. He was not selected for any of the games.
He signed for the Cronulla Sharks for two seasons starting in 2011.
His position of choice is on the wing.
Career highlights
- Junior Club: Engadine Dragons
- First Grade Debut: Round 12, Cronulla v North Sydney, Toyota Park, May 30, 1998
- First Grade Record: 170 appearances scoring 87 tries