Nathan Friend

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nathan Friend
Occupation	Rugby League Hooker
Date Of Birth	Feb 28, 1981(1981-02-28)
Age	43
Birthplace	Toowoomba
Country	Australia
Birth City	Queensland
Horoscope	Aquarius

Nathan Friend Biography

Nathan Friend is one of the most popular and richest Rugby League Hooker who was born on February 28, 1981 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Nathan “The Hobbit”, born 28 February 1981 in Toowoomba (Queensland), is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the National Rugby League for the Gold Coast Titans. He has previously played for the Brisbane Broncos and Melbourne Storm, as well as the New Zealand Warriors. He is a hooker.

Friend was an interchange bench player in the Titans’ first game of 2007, a loss to the St George Illawarra Dragons by 20-18. For the next eight games, he remained on the bench. He replaced Clint Amos in Round 9 as Titans’ starting hooker. He remained the Titans’ first choice hooker throughout the remainder of the season. Friend was absent from the Titans’ Round 20 defeat to the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

The 2009 NRL season was Friend’s best year in the NRL. He played as starting hooker in all of the club’s matches in 2009 as the Gold Coast reached the finals for the first time, finishing in third place. He scored more tries in 2009 than he did in the rest of his NRL career, scoring four. Their season ended in disappointment with the Titans losing both of their finals games to the Brisbane Broncos and Parramatta Eels respectively. Friend won the Paul Broughton Medal for the Gold Coast Titans’ player of the year in 2009.

In 2010, Friend again played in all of the Titans’ games in that season. This meant that he had played 56 consecutive games for the Gold Coast Titans. Friend was also given an opportunity to play State of Origin due to an injury to first choice hooker Cameron Smith before game one. Friend was up against other Queensland hookers such as Matt Ballin, Andrew McCullough, Jake Friend, Kevin Kingston and Aaron Payne. Matt Ballin was selected ahead of Friend, mainly due to his age.

Friend was first to play regular first-grade football in the 2006 NRL season. Friend participated in 21 of Melbourne’s matches in 2006, including all three Storm finals series matches. Friend lost only two of the 21 games he played in 2006. As an interchange player, he was a part of the 2006 NRL Grand Final in Melbourne. Melbourne lost the match to the Brisbane Broncos at Telstra Stadium 15-8.

Nathan Friend Net Worth

Nathan Friend is one of the richest Rugby League Hooker from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nathan Friend 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Born in Toowoomba and raised there, Friend began playing league when he was five years old for Wests Juniors. He stayed with the club until he reached the under-15 age. He was selected for the Toowoomba Under-17 team and played one season in the A-grade competition. He joined the Brisbane Broncos’ feeder team, the Toowoomba Clydesdales in 2000. In 2002, he moved to Brisbane to continue his training with the Broncos. Later that year, he made his debut in the first grade.

In 2003, Friend joined Melbourne Storm. He announced in 2005 that he would become one of the founding members for the Gold Coast in 2007.

In 2008, Friend remained first choice hooker for the Titans. He scored his first ever try in first grade in the Titans’ 30-12 away loss to the St George Illawarra Dragons in Round 2.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Nathan Friend height 5 ft 8 in Nathan weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Nathan Friend Dating?

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Friend retired at the end of the 2016 NRL season and now works as a Bricklayer. A job he did part time during his playing career.

Facts & Trivia

Nathan Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby League Hooker. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Nathan Friend celebrates birthday on February 28 of every year.