Matt Goodwin
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Matthew Goodwin is an Australia
n former rugby league
footballer of the 1980s and 90s.
, in the process scoring a total of 10 tries for the club. A tough forward who showed loyalty to the Panthers, Goodwin was voted as Penrith 'Player of the Year' in 1987. But in 1990, Matt Goodwin was cut by the Panthers coach Ron Willey
. Later that year Goodwin signed for the Parramatta Eels
. Unfortunately for Goodwin he was injured while playing for the Eels and was subsequently released from his contract with the Eels in 1991. He made 24 appearances for the club in two years, scoring no points. After being released by the Eels in the 1991 season, Goodwin was snapped up by South Sydney Rabbitohs
in 1992. But once again he was injured but this time it was more serious, a chronic shoulder injury which effectively ended his career. He made only six appearances for the Souths club without scoring any points.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n former rugby league
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...
footballer of the 1980s and 90s.
Playing career
From 1983-89 Matt Goodwin played a total of 108 games for the Penrith PanthersPenrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan...
, in the process scoring a total of 10 tries for the club. A tough forward who showed loyalty to the Panthers, Goodwin was voted as Penrith 'Player of the Year' in 1987. But in 1990, Matt Goodwin was cut by the Panthers coach Ron Willey
Ron Willey
Ron Willey was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He was a representative for the Australian national side. Post-playing, Willey had a long and successful first grade and State representative coaching career.-Club career:...
. Later that year Goodwin signed for the Parramatta Eels
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...
. Unfortunately for Goodwin he was injured while playing for the Eels and was subsequently released from his contract with the Eels in 1991. He made 24 appearances for the club in two years, scoring no points. After being released by the Eels in the 1991 season, Goodwin was snapped up by 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...
in 1992. But once again he was injured but this time it was more serious, a chronic shoulder injury which effectively ended his career. He made only six appearances for the Souths club without scoring any points.