Jed Cartwright
{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Jed Cartwright
|image = JED CARTWRIGHT.jpg
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|position = {{rlp|SR|CE|LF}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|10|24|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
|height = {{convert|194|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|104|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|club1 = Penrith Panthers
|year1start = 2019
|appearances1 = 1
|tries1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 0
|club2 = South Sydney
|year2start = 2020
|year2end = 23
|appearances2 = 30
|tries2 = 1
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 4
|club3 = {{nowrap|Newcastle Knights}}
|year3start = 2024
|year3end =
|appearances3 = 3
|tries3 = 0
|goals3 = 0
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 0
| club4 = {{nowrap|Hull F.C.}}
| year4start = 2024
| year4end = present
| appearances4 = 10
| tries4 = 2
| goals4 = 0
| fieldgoals4 = 0
| points4 = 4
|new = yes
|updated = 6 Jun 2024
| module = {{infobox person
| embed = yes
| father = John Cartwright
| relatives = Bryce Cartwright (cousin)
}}
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Jed Cartwright (born 24 October 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a {{rlp|sr}} forward and {{rlp|ce}} for Hull F.C. in the Super League.
He previously played for the Penrith Panthers, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.
Background
Cartwright was born in Sydney, Australia and is the son of former Penrith, Australian international and NSW Origin player John Cartwright, he is also the cousin of former Gold Coast Titans player and former Panther Bryce Cartwright.{{cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2017/02/01/cartwright-cousins-same-same-but-different/ |title=Cartwright cousins same same, but different |publisher=NSWRL.com.au |date=1 February 2017}}
He played his junior rugby league for the Warragamba Wombats.
Playing career
=Penrith Panthers=
Cartwright made his first grade debut for Penrith against his cousin Bryce Cartwright in round 17 of the 2019 NRL season against the Gold Coast Titans which ended in a 24–2 victory at Penrith Park.{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/07/09/round-17-team-announcements/ |title=Round 17 team lists |publisher=NRL.com |date=22 June 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-12/nrl-scorecentre-panthers-titans-knights-bulldogs/11296196/|title=Canterbury Bulldogs off the bottom with win over Newcastle Knights, Penrith Panthers ease past Gold Coast Titans|newspaper=ABC News|date=12 July 2019 }}
=South Sydney Rabbitohs=
After signing for South Sydney in 2020, he made his club debut in round 18 of the 2020 NRL season against the Wests Tigers. The following week against Canterbury-Bankstown, Cartwright appeared to have scored his first try in the top grade but he lost the ball over the try line in the second half of the match as South Sydney suffered a 26-16 shock defeat at ANZ Stadium.{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/live-results-south-sydney-rabbitohs-vs-canterbury-bulldogs-start-time-scores-news-2020-round-19/8954cd5f-e708-426a-8486-edb91aecd20b/|title=Canterbury Bulldogs provisionally offload wooden spoon to Broncos in Rabbitohs rout|website=wwos.nine.com.au|date=17 September 2020 }}
In round 9 of the 2021 NRL season, Cartwright made his first start of the year for South Sydney in a 50-0 loss against Melbourne at Stadium Australia.{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-06/addo-carr-scores-six-ruthless-storm-dismantle-helpless-souths/100119788/|title=Melbourne Storm embarrass South Sydney Rabbitohs 50-0 as Josh Addo-Carr crosses for six tries|newspaper=ABC News|date=6 May 2021 }}
Cartwright was limited to only five matches for South Sydney in the 2022 NRL season. Cartwright was called into the South Sydney side as injury cover for their preliminary final against Penrith which Souths lost 32-12.{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-24/nrl-penrith-panthers-defeats-south-sydney-rabbitohs/101470088/|title=Penrith Panthers defeat South Sydney Rabbitohs 32-12 to qualify for third straight NRL grand final|newspaper=ABC News|date=24 September 2022 }}
=Newcastle Knights=
On 2 August 2023, Cartwright signed a two-year deal to join the Newcastle Knights ahead of the 2024 NRL season.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-nrl-transfer-centre-jack-cogger-knights-jackson-hastings-jayden-sullivan-rugby-league-news-reaction/news-story/c97bcb3132b91c49054081621e778b01/|title=Cowboys lure playmaker home; Knights poach Souths forward, Panthers half: Transfer Centre|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=3 August 2023 }}
=Hull F.C.=
On 6 June 2024, it was reported that he had signed for Hull F.C. in the Super League on a one-year deal.{{cite web|website=Total RL|date=6 Jun 2024|author=Callum Walker|title=Hull FC complete double signing with immediate effect|url=https://www.totalrl.com/hull-fc-complete-double-signing-with-immediate-effect/}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.hullfc.com/team/first-team/jed-cartwright Hull FC profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20240307143820/https://www.newcastleknights.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/newcastle-knights/jed-cartwright/ Newcastle Knights profile]
- [https://www.rabbitohs.com.au/teams/teams-details?id=1598&league=111 South Sydney Rabbitohs profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200402075038/https://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/penrith-panthers/jed-cartwright/ Penrith Panthers profile]
{{Hull F.C. squad}}
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Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Penrith Panthers players
Category:Newcastle Knights players
Category:Rugby league players from Sydney
Category:Rugby league second-rows