Corey Harawira-Naera
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| Born | (1995-05-18) 18 May 1995 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Corey Harawira-Naera (born 18 May 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL. He previously played for the Penrith Panthers where he made his NRL debut before signing a four-year contract with the Bulldogs.
Contents
1 Background
2 Playing career
2.1 Early career
2.2 2017
2.3 2018
2.4 2019
3 References
4 External links
Background
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Harawira-Naera is of Māori descent.[2] He grew up in Hokianga alongside James Fisher-Harris before moving down to Auckland to play his junior rugby league for Otaua Valley Warriors. Harawira-Naera was then signed by the Penrith Panthers.[3][4]
Playing career
Early career
In 2014 and 2015, Harawira-Naera played for the Penrith Panthers in the National Youth Competition,[5] before graduating to their Intrust Super Premiership NSW team in 2016.[6] In February 2016, he was named in the Panthers' 2016 NRL Auckland Nines squad.[7]
2017
In February 2017, Harawira-Naera was selected in the Panthers' 2017 Auckland Nines squad that went on to be runners-up.[8] On 24 March, he made his NRL debut for the Panthers in round 4 of the 2017 NRL season against the Newcastle Knights, scoring a try in the Panthers' 40–0 win.[9] On 27 June, he extended his contract with the Panthers to the end of the 2020 season.[10] Harawira-Naera would show good form during the season and became a mainstay in the top 17 with coach Anthony Griffin opting to start him at second-row in most matches over Bryce Cartwright and James Fisher-Harris.[11] Harawira-Naera finished his debut year in the NRL having played in 22 matches and scoring 7 tries for the Panthers during the season.[12]
2018
In round 6 of the 2018 season against Gold Coast Titans, Harawira-Naera scored 2 tries in the Panthers' 35-12 win at Penrith Stadium.[13] On 3 September the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs announced the signing of Harawira-Naera on a four-year deal. Bulldogs CEO Andrew Hill said: “Signing someone of Corey’s calibre and potential is a great coup for the Bulldogs and comes on the back of a strong finish to our 2018 season,” “Dean Pay and his coaching staff have helped develop some talented young players this year and the addition of Corey to the squad will add both quality and strength to our forward pack for next season and beyond.” During the Panthers presentation night, chairman Phil Gould said he personally recruited Harawira-Naera from New Zealand, as he fought back tears as he spoke about the hard-hitting forward. "We got a tip on a couple of young players - James Fisher-Harris and Corey Harawira-Naera," Gould said. "These were two boys who were young and very raw and came over here with nothing more than a dream. "I think their first accommodation was out on top of the horse stalls at Fernhill Equestrian Centre. They lived with the horses and worked on the property. They got up early every morning and went to work and we could see their character straight away." “Those two players mean a lot to me, they'll always be Panthers and they'll always be welcome at this club and I'm only bouyed by the fact that they've both got great deals and can set their families up for life with the deals that they have. Harawira-Naera finished his last year with the Penrith Panthers with him playing in 24 matches and scoring 6 tries in the 2018 NRL season. On 1 October 2018, Harawira-Naera was named in the New Zealand Kiwis 24-man squad for their tour of England and their test match against Australia.[14] A few days later on 4 October 2018, Harawira-Naera withdrew from the Kiwis squad from a groin injury.[15]
2019
On 15 February 2019, Harawira-Naera represented the Māori All Stars against the Indigenous All Stars in the 2019 All Stars match, playing off the interchange bench in the 34-14 loss at AAMI Park.[16] On 11 March 2019, Harawira-Naera was cleared of leaking the sex tapes involving some of this former Penrith teammates, claiming he was only interviewed by the integrity unit due to a “misunderstanding between me and the boys”.[17] In Round 1 of the 2019 NRL season, Harawira-Naera made his club debut for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs against the New Zealand Warriors, playing off the interchange bench in the 40-6 loss at Mt Smart Stadium.[18]
References
^ "Corey Harawira-Naera - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 18 May 1995. Retrieved 9 April 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Skipwith, David (2 April 2016). "Huge Kiwi presence keeps rookie playmaker close to home". NZ Herald. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
^ Pengilly, Adam (15 April 2017). "Penrith Panthers' Corey Harawira-Naera enjoying ride with James Fisher-Harris". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
^ "The call that saved Corey Harawira-Naera". 19 December 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
^ "H". Nyc Database. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
^ "TEAMS | Intrust Super Premiership Rd 1". NSWRL.com.au. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
^ "Panthers name Auckland Nines squad". NRL.com. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
^ "Panthers picked for Nines". penrithpanthers.com.au. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
^ Newton, Alicia (25 March 2017). "Dream debut for new Panther". NRL.com. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
^ "Penrith re-sign Harawira-Naera until 2020". Retrieved 8 April 2018.
^ "Corey and Panthers on the rise". 23 August 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
^ "Panthers vs Titans". National Rugby League. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
^ https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/10/01/five-debutants-in-new-zealand-kiwis-squad/
^ https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/107613088/kiwis-lose-corey-harawiranaera-to-injury-peta-hiku-and-agnatius-paasi-brought-in
^ https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/02/15/addo-carr-stars-as-indigenous-all-stars-beat-maori-all-stars/
^ https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/i-didn-t-circulate-sex-tapes-claims-former-panther-harawira-naera-20190311-p5137s.html
^ https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-2019-new-zealand-warriors-claim-record-408-win-over-canterbury-bulldogs/news-story/12efe234decbc7f68382ba64a8853108
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