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Matt Orford

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Saturday, 22nd April, 1978
Current Age
48 years and 49 days
Place Of Birth
Gosford, New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

NRL Premiership
2008
World Club Challenge
2009

Honours & Awards

Dally M Halfback Of The Year
2008
Dally M Player Of The Year
2008

Biography

Diminutive Gosford halfback spent several seasons in Norths’ lower grades before he got his chance with the merged Northern Eagles club in 2000 after coach Peter Sharp dropped the more experienced Jason Taylor to First Division. Orford made a marked impact in first grade despite the Northern Eagles’ lacklustre season but the signing of incumbent Test half Brett Kimmorley ended his tenure at the club. In one of the game’s great ironies Orford signed with Melbourne and made the halfback role his own while Kimmorley’s career came to a momentary standstill with the troubled Northern Eagles. In his five seasons with the Storm Orford has established a club points-scoring record but despite his good form in 2003-05, as the club returned to the play-offs, rep honours eluded him. In 2006 he signed with Manly and his personal good form never skipped a beat.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia PM XIII Annual - 1 - 1 --- 2     - - 4 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City vs Country Origin - 3 - 3 --- -     - - - - - - - 3 - 0.00% List
NSW City vs Country - 3 - 3 --- -     - - - - - - - 3 - 0.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NRL Premiership 1 235 - 235 73-73 598 / 836 71.53% 12 12 1,500 - 1 - 126 107 2 53.62% List
NRL Finals - 15 - 15 4-4 32 / 53 60.38% 1 1 81 - - - 8 7 - 53.33% List
Club Career - UK   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Super League - 12 - 12 3-3 31 / 45 68.89% 2 2 76 - 1 - 7 4 1 58.33% List
Challenge Cup - 2 - 2 --- 5 / 7 71.43% - - 10 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
World Club Challenge 1 1 - 1 --- 4 / 6 66.67% - - 8 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
UK Top Division - 12 - 12 3-3 31 / 45 68.89% 2 2 76 - 1 - 7 4 1 58.33% List
Other   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW Reserve Grade - 1 - 1 21-21 119     - - 322 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  253 - 253 76-76 638 / 894 71.36% 14 14 1,594 - 2 - 135 115 3 53.36% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City 2001, 2004, 2006   3 - 3 --- -     - - - - - - - 3 - 0.00% List

NRL Premiership - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Northern EaglesNorthern Eagles 20002000 Telstra NRL Premiership   11 - 114-4 23 / 33 69.70% - - 62 - - - 3 8 - 27.27% List
MelbourneMelbourne 20012001 Telstra NRL Premiership   26 - 2615-15 78 / 116 67.24% - - 216 - 1 - 11 14 1 42.31% List
MelbourneMelbourne 20022002 Telstra NRL Premiership   19 - 198-8 62 / 79 78.48% - - 156 - - - 6 12 1 31.58% List
MelbourneMelbourne 20032003 Telstra NRL Premiership   24 - 248-8 74 / 102 72.55% - - 180 - - - 16 8 - 66.67% List
MelbourneMelbourne 20042004 Telstra NRL Premiership   25 - 2510-10 56 / 80 70.00% 1 1 153 - - - 14 11 - 56.00% List
MelbourneMelbourne 20052005 Telstra NRL Premiership   26 - 2611-11 63 / 88 71.59% 2 2 172 - - - 14 12 - 53.85% List
ManlyManly 20062006 Telstra NRL Premiership   26 - 266-6 63 / 88 71.59% 3 3 153 - - - 14 12 - 53.85% List
ManlyManly 20072007 Telstra NRL Premiership   21 - 215-5 42 / 61 68.85% 2 2 106 - - - 15 6 - 71.43% List
ManlyManly 20082008 Telstra NRL Premiership   26 - 263-3 78 / 112 69.64% 1 1 169 - - - 19 7 - 73.08% List
ManlyManly 20092009 Telstra NRL Premiership   25 - 253-3 59 / 77 76.62% 3 3 133 - - - 14 11 - 56.00% List
CanberraCanberra 20112011 Telstra NRL Premiership   6 - 6--- -     - - - - - - - 6 - 0.00% List

NRL Premiership - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Northern Eagles 2000   11 - 11 4-4 23 / 33 69.70% - - 62 - - - 3 8 - 27.27% List
Melbourne 2001-05   120 - 120 52-52 333 / 465 71.61% 3 3 877 - 1 - 61 57 2 50.83% List
Manly 2006-09   98 - 98 17-17 242 / 338 71.60% 9 9 561 - - - 62 36 - 63.27% List
Canberra 2011   6 - 6 --- -     - - - - - - - 6 - 0.00% List

NSW/QLD Cup - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Norths (R)Norths (R) 19971997 NSWRL Reserve Grade   1 - 14-4 36     - - 88 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

NSW/QLD Cup - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Norths (R) 1997   1 - 1 --- 2     - - 4 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
BradfordBradford 2010   14 - 143-3 36 / 52 69.23% 2 2 86 - 1 - 8 5 1 57.14% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Bradford 2010   14 - 14 3-3 36 / 52 69.23% 2 2 86 - 1 - 8 5 1 57.14% List

Your Say

  • Terry
    16 Jul 2015 6:46pm

    Should have played for NSW

  • Brad
    12 Jun 2021 9:10pm

    Last of the old school number 7
    Tough as an ox.

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates, Michael Borg, AJ Lucantonio

Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), 2006 Official Rugby League Annual, RFL Player Registers, Castleford Tigers Heritage , Wakefield Trinity Heritage