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Jaxon Purdue (born 26 July 2005) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL).
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| Born | 26 July 2005 Mackay, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (13 st 1 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 30 August 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue played his junior rugby league for Norths Devils Mackay and attended St Patrick's College, Mackay before being signed by the North Queensland Cowboys.[2][3]
Early career
In 2021, Purdue played for the Mackay Cutters in the under-16 Cyril Connell Challenge.[4]
In 2022, Purdue moved up to the club's Mal Meninga Cup side and represented Queensland Country under-17 against Queensland City.[5][6] In 2023, he again played Mal Meninga Cup and led St Patrick's College to the Queensland state schoolboys final, which they lost to Palm Beach Currumbin State High School.[7]
2024
In January, Purdue was named in Queensland's under-19 Emerging Origin squad.[8] In February, he played in the Cowboys' NRL trial against the Brisbane Broncos. He came off the bench to play fullback and scored a 90-metre try in the final seconds.[9][10]
Purdue began the season playing in the Mal Meninga Cup before moving up to the Queensland Cup for the Cutters in April, scoring five tries in his first six matches.[11]
In Round 13 of the 2024 NRL season, he made his NRL debut, starting at centre against the Sydney Roosters.[12]
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