Nat Butcher
{{short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2016}}
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|name = Nat Butcher
|fullname = Nathaniel Butcher
|image = Nat Butcher Roosters.jpg
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|7|25}}
|birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
|height = {{convert|184|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|97|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|position = {{rlp|SR|LK}}
|club1 = {{nowrap|Sydney Roosters}}
|year1start = 2016
|year1end = present
|appearances1 = 153
|tries1 = 26
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 104
|teamA = {{nowrap|Prime Minister's XIII}}
|yearAstart = 2022
|yearAend =
|appearancesA = 1
|triesA = 1
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 4
|retired =
|updated = 19 April 2025
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| relatives = Egan Butcher (brother)
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Nathaniel Zane Butcher (born 25 July 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a {{rlp|sr}}er and {{rlp|lk}} for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL). He won an NRL premiership with the Roosters in 2019.
Background
Butcher was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is the son of former Rabbitohs' player Blake Butcher.{{cite web|last=Luca|first=Rocco|url=http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/moles-midweek-scoops-5/|title=The Mole'S Midweek Scoops!|publisher=Rugby League Week|date=2014-12-03|accessdate=2016-09-01}}
Butcher played his junior rugby league for the South Eastern Seagulls, before being signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
Playing career
=Early career=
In November and December 2014, Butcher played for the Australian Schoolboys.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/west/robert-jennings-picked-for-the-australian-schoolboys-rugby-league-team/story-fngr8j33-1227024148347|title=Robert Jennings picked for the Australian Schoolboys rugby league team|publisher=Dailytelegraph.com.au|accessdate=2015-04-23}} After playing in the lower grades at the South Sydney Rabbitohs, he joined the Sydney Roosters in 2015. In 2015 and 2016, he played for the Roosters' NYC team.{{cite web|url=https://nycdatabase.org/players/b/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413210942/http://nycdatabase.org/players/b/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=13 April 2014|title=B|publisher=Nyc Database|date=27 December 2012|accessdate=2016-09-01}}{{cite web|author=Tim Costello and Josh Robertson|url=http://leagueunlimited.com/news/leagueunlimited-nyc-teams-2016-round-7/|title=LeagueUnlimited Holden Cup NYC Under 20s Teams – 2016 Round 7|publisher=League Unlimited|date=2016-04-12|accessdate=2016-09-01}}
=2016=
In round 26 of the 2016 NRL season, Butcher made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the Brisbane Broncos.{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/updated-team-lists-broncos-v-roosters/tabid/10874/newsid/100881/default.aspx|title=Updated team lists: Broncos v Roosters|publisher=NRL.com|date=2016-02-28|accessdate=2016-09-01}}{{cite web|author=NRL Digital Media|url=http://www.roosters.com.au/news/2016/09/01/nrl_late_mail_round_.af_news.html|title=NRL Late Mail | Round 26|publisher=Roosters|date=|accessdate=2016-09-01}} In September, he was named at lock in the 2016 NYC Team of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/2016-holden-cup-team-of-the-year-announced/tabid/10874/newsid/100970/default.aspx|title=2016 Holden Cup Team of the Year announced|publisher=NRL.com|date=2016-02-28|accessdate=2016-09-05}} In October, he captained{{cite web|author=Tim Costello |url=http://leagueunlimited.com/news/leagueunlimited-nyc-teams-2016-grand-final/ |title=2016 Holden Cup NYC Under 20s Teams |publisher=League Unlimited |date=2016-09-27 |accessdate=2017-07-06}}{{cite web|author=NRL Digital Media |url=http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2016/12/17/_17_stars_of_2017_na.html |title=17 STARS OF 2017 | Nat Butcher |publisher=NSWRL |date= |accessdate=2017-07-06}} the Roosters' NYC team to a premiership win, defeating the Penrith Panthers 30–28 at ANZ Stadium.{{cite web|author=NRL Digital Media |url=http://www.roosters.com.au/news/2016/10/01/roosters_win_classic.html |title=win classic Holden Cup grand final |publisher=Roosters |date= October 2016|accessdate=2017-07-06}}
=2017=
Butcher made 2 appearances for the Roosters in 2017 but did not feature for the club in their finals campaign.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/MTEtMTY5Ni00LS0tLS0tMjI4NDctLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0t|title=Custom Match List – Rugby League Project}}
=2018=
Butcher made 13 appearances for Sydney in 2018 but made no appearances for the club in the finals and did not play in Easts 21–6 grand final victory over Melbourne.{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-30/nrl-grand-final-sydney-roosters-beat-melbourne-storm/10323058|title=Cronk plays with broken scapula in Roosters' grand final win|newspaper=ABC News|date=30 September 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/MTEtMTcxNy00LS0tLS0tMjI4NDctLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0t|title=Custom Match List – Rugby League Project}}
=2019=
Butcher made a total of 23 appearances, playing from the bench in the club's 2019 NRL Grand Final victory over Canberra at ANZ Stadium.{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-grand-final-player-ratings-roosters-and-raiders-hits-and-misses-20191006-p52y53.html/|title=NRL grand final player ratings: Roosters and Raiders hits and misses|website=SMH|date=6 October 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/49950757/|title=Sydney Roosters beat Canberra Raiders to win NRL Grand Final|work=BBC Sport}}
On 7 October 2019, Butcher was named on the bench for the U23 Junior Australian side.
=2020=
Butcher played 19 games for the Roosters in the 2020 NRL season as the club reached the finals but were eliminated in the second week by Canberra ending their attempt of a third straight premiership.{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/10/09/raiders-march-on-as-three-peat-dream-ends-for-roosters/|title='More than a team': Ricky's resilient Raiders keep the dream alive|website=www.nrl.com|date=9 October 2020}}
=2021=
Butcher played a total of 19 games for Sydney in the 2021 NRL season including the club's semi-final in week two. The Roosters would be eliminated from the second week of the finals losing to Manly 42–6.{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/09/16/they-dont-rate-us-how-injury-toll-eased-pressure-for-revitalised-roosters/|title='They don't rate us': How injury toll eased pressure for revitalised Roosters|website=www.nrl.com|date=16 September 2021}}
=2022=
In round 2 of the 2022 NRL season, Butcher scored two tries for the Sydney Roosters in a 26–12 victory over Manly. In round 21, Butcher scored two tries in an upset victory over Brisbane.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/roosters/nrl-2022-sydney-roosters-coach-trent-robinson-reacts-to-sam-walker-copping-spray-from-teammates/news-story/22335e97a91ed5f0e3e7080c0b994aa5/|title=Sam Walker cops filthy spray from his own teammates after try ... and Roosters coach loved it|website=www.foxsports.com.au}} In round 23, Butcher scored four tries for the Sydney Roosters in a record 72–6 victory over West Tigers. This was the first time Butcher had scored four tries in a single game in his NRL career. It was also the first time since 1951 that a forward had scored four tries in a game at the club.{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/08/20/roosters-say-goodbye-to-scg-with-cricket-score-against-tigers/|title=Roosters farewell SCG with cricket score against Tigers|website=nrl.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-20/nrl-round-23-one-sided-games-roosters-sharks-eels/101352520/|title=Roosters, Eels and Sharks add pre-finals drubbings to one-sided round of NRL|website=www.abc.net.au}}
=2023=
Butcher played 24 matches for the Sydney Roosters in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 7th on the table and qualified for the finals. Butcher played in both of the clubs finals games as they were eliminated in the second week against Melbourne.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/sydney-roosters-nrl-2023-season-review/88b2453a9bca06123c73704b#:~:text=While%20their%20late%2Dseason%20heroics,to%20reach%20the%20prelim%20finals./|title=NRL 2023: Sydney Roosters season review|website=www.sportingnews.com}}
=2024=
In round 8 of the 2024 NRL season, Butcher scored two tries for the Sydney Roosters in their 60-18 victory over St. George Illawarra in the traditional ANZAC Day game.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-25/nrl-anzac-day-sam-walker-sydney-roosters-/103770120/|title=Sam Walker's Anzac Day masterclass shows the maddening brilliance of the Sydney Roosters|website=www.abc.net.au}}
Butcher played 23 matches for the Sydney Roosters throughout the 2024 NRL season as the club finished third and qualified for the finals.{{cite web|url=https://www.nine.com.au/sport/nrl/news-2024-sydney-roosters-season-review-the-mole-analysis-20241001-p5kesz.html/|title=The Mole's end of season review: Maligned signing suddenly looms as Roosters saviour after exodus, injuries|website=www.nine.com.au}}
Statistics
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Team !Games !Tries !Pts |
| 2016
| rowspan="10" |{{Leagueicon|Sydney|16}} Sydney Roosters |1 | | |
| 2017
|2 | | |
| 2018
|13 | | |
| 2019
|23 |3 |12 |
| 2020
|19 |1 |4 |
| 2021
|19 |2 |8 |
| 2022
|25 |11 |44 |
| 2023
|24 |4 |16 |
| 2024
|23 |4 |16 |
| 2025
|3 | | |
| |Totals
|151 |25 |100 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons category}}
- [https://www.roosters.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/sydney-roosters/nat-butcher/ Sydney Roosters profile]
- [http://www.roosters.com.au/team/profiles/nat_butcher_0.html Roosters profile]
- [http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/playerstats/playerprofile/tabid/10898/clubid/13/playerid/7131/seasonid/45/default.aspx NRL profile]
{{Sydney Roosters squad}}
{{Sydney Roosters - 2019 World Club Challenge winners}}
{{Sydney Roosters squad - 2019 NRL Grand Final winners}}
{{Sydney Roosters - 2020 World Club Challenge winners}}
{{2016 National Youth Competition Team of the Year}}
{{Sydney Roosters squad - 2016 NYC premiers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Butcher, Nat}}
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Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Prime Minister's XIII players
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