Josh Stuckey
{{short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Josh Stuckey
|fullname = Joshua Stuckey
|image = Josh Stuckey.jpg
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|position = {{rlp|LK}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1998|07|24}}
|birth_place = Canberra, Australia
|height = {{convert|192|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|104|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|club1 = Canterbury Bulldogs
|year1start = 2022
|year1end =
|appearances1 = 1
|tries1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 0
|new = yes
|source = [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/josh-stuckey/summary.html Rugby League Project]
|updated = 28 August 2022
}}
Josh Stuckey (born 24 July 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a {{rlp|lk}} for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup.
He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL.
Biography
=Early career=
Hailing from Queanbeyan where he played for the Queanbeyan Blues, he won the Bradley Clyde Medal as player of the match in the Blues' 2019 Canberra Raiders Cup Grand Final win over Goulburn Workers Bulldogs.{{cite web |last1=Weaver |first1=Michael |title=Queanbeyan gives Goulburn the blues in grand final |url=https://the-riotact.com/queanbeyan-gives-goulburn-the-blues-in-grand-final/322899 |website=RiotACT |access-date=31 August 2022 |date=10 September 2019}} Stuckey also played junior representative rugby league for the Canberra Raiders in the Jersey Flegg Cup competition before moving to Cairns at the start of the 2020 season to join the Northern Pride.{{cite web |last1=Edwards |first1=Colleen |title=Stuckey named the pick of the Pride |url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2021/11/22/stuckey-named-the-pick-of-the-pride/ |website=qrl.com.au |access-date=31 August 2022 |date=22 November 2021}}
Following the cancelled 2020 Queensland Cup season, in 2021 Stuckey played for the Pride in the Queensland Cup. Stuckey's move north saw him win the Pride's 2021 Player of Year Award, as well as the Player's Player and Member's Player of the Year awards. He was signed by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in August 2021, joining the Bulldogs ahead of the 2022 NRL season.{{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Tony |title=Canterbury Bulldogs sign promising forward Josh Stuckey amid big recruitment drive |url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/canterbury-bulldogs-josh-stuckey-signing-recruitment-drive-nets-forward/846cd2af-a0d5-4537-8925-9fbc2925b671 |website=Nine's Wide World of Sport |publisher=Nine Media |access-date=31 August 2022 |date=17 August 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Keating |first1=Mitch |title=Bulldogs land Queensland Cup gun, per report |url=https://www.zerotackle.com/bulldogs-land-queensland-cup-gun-per-report-108708/ |website=Zero Tackle |access-date=31 August 2022 |date=18 August 2021}}
Stuckey was named to the 2021 Queensland Cup Team of the Year as a {{rlp|sr}}er.{{cite web |last1=Hillier |first1=Michael |title=Honours for Berrell and Teitzel at QRL Awards |url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2021/09/24/honours-for-berrell-and-teitzel-at-qrl-awards/ |website=qrl.com.au |access-date=27 September 2021 |date=24 September 2021}}
=2022=
In round 24 of the 2022 NRL season, Stuckey made his debut for Canterbury-Bankstown against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-27/nrl-raiders-manly-sharks-bulldogs-rabbitohs-cowboys/101376258/|title=South Sydney defeats North Queensland 20-10 to confirm NRL finals berth as Cronulla, Canberra post wins|newspaper=ABC News|date=27 August 2022 }}
On 25 September, Stuckey played for Canterbury's NSW Cup team in their grand final loss to Penrith at the Western Sydney Stadium.{{cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/draw/nsw-cup/2022/grand-final/game-1/|title=NSW Cup Grand Final 2022|website=www.nswrl.com|access-date=17 October 2022|archive-date=29 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929164236/https://www.nswrl.com.au/draw/nsw-cup/2022/grand-final/game-1/|url-status=dead}}
In December, Stuckey signed a train and trial contract with Manly ahead of the 2023 NRL season.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-full-list-of-trainandtrial-players-josh-reynolds-bulldogs-rabbitohs-broncos-ryley-smith-panthers-haizyn-mellars-nathaniel-roache-eels/news-story/1820b2b8844ca7dc899184475f8765d5/|title=From schoolboy sensations to journeymen eyeing last chance: Every NRL train-and-trial player|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=15 December 2022 }}
=2023=
While part of Manly's extended squad for the 2023 NRL season, Stuckey would play with their affiliate club Blacktown Workers in the NSW Cup competition, before moving to the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the Queensland Cup.{{cite web |last1=Cousins |first1=Wayne |title=Blacktown Workers chasing third straight win |url=https://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2023/04/12/blacktown-workers-chasing-third-straight-win/ |website=nswrl.com.au |access-date=11 May 2023 |date=12 April 2023}}
=2024=
Stuckey played 20 games for Wynnum Manly in 2024, scoring 5 tries for the year.
=2025=
Stuckey played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the 2025 pre-season trials before signing with the Rabbitohs feeder team, Townsville Blackhawks for the 2025 season.https://www.rabbitohs.com.au/news/rabbitohs-nrl-squad-for-pre-season-match-against-sea-eagles-this-saturday-in-gosford?srsltid=AfmBOooIaW3AGcqEmDhHlTym7u1mLfZJZGinyB2f5JOjKwOSmYo6xbtJ
References
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Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players
Category:Rugby league players from Canberra
Category:Northern Pride RLFC players
Category:Queanbeyan Blues players
Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen
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