Matthew Dufty
Matthew Lawrence Dufty (born 10 January 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Warrington Wolves in the Betfred Super League. He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL. Background Dufty was born on 10 January 1996 in Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia. He attended Marist Catholic College Penshurst from Year 7 to Year 10. He played his junior rugby league for the Penshurst RSL RLFC, before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons. Playing career Early career From 2014 to 2016, Dufty played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons' NYC team. In July 2016, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team, In 2016 he re-signed with the St. George club on a two-year contract until the end of 2018. In September 2016, he was named on the interchange bench in the 2016 NYC Team of the Year. Dufty played 65 games and scored 55 tries for 220 points in his U20s career from 2014 to 2016. 2017 In 2017, Dufty graduated to St. George Illawarra's Intrust Super Premiership NSW team, the Illawarra Cutters. In round 20 of the 2017 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the St. George club against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, scoring a try and providing two try assists. 2018 In the 2018 NRL season, Dufty made 26 appearances for St. George and scored 13 tries as the club finished 7th on the table and qualified for the finals. Dufty played in both finals games, the 48-18 upset victory against Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium and the 13-12 elimination final defeat against South Sydney. 2019 On 18 February Dufty signed a two-year contract extension to remain at St. George Illawarra until the end of the 2021 season. On 25 April Dufty scored an individual 65 metre try for St. George Illawarra during their match against the Sydney Roosters in the traditional ANZAC Day game. Fox Sports Commentator Andrew Voss said of the try "What a try here at the SCG!, So many great tries over many, many years, and the name Matt Dufty belongs to one as of today. That is super. Tedesco is looking up saying, 'Which way did he go? ... How many steps Dufty? More than the Opera House!". Dufty made a total of 16 appearances and scored five tries for St. George Illawarra in the 2019 NRL season as the club endured one of the worst ever seasons finishing 15th on the table just above the last placed Gold Coast. 2020 On 15 February, Dufty suffered a fractured cheekbone whilst playing for St. George Illawarra in the pre-season NRL Nines competition against Parramatta and was ruled out for six to eight weeks. Dufty returned to the St. George Illawarra side for their round 2 match against Penrith at Kogarah Oval. Dufty scored two tries in a 28-32 loss. In round 10 against Canterbury, Dufty scored two tries as