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Player Wayde Egan

Date of Birth
Mar 20, 1997
Birth Location
Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality
  1. 🇦🇺 Australia
Height (cm)
185 cm
Weight (kg)
91 kg
Position/s
  1. Hooker
Nickname
Waydos
Warrior #
240
Warriors Debut Details
March 14 2020, Round 1 vs Newcastle Knights at McDonalds Jones Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Warriors Years Active
  1. 2020
  2. 2021
  3. 2022
  4. 2023
  5. 2024
Signed From
Penrith Panthers
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayde_Egan
Rugby League Project
https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/wayde-egan/summary.html
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NameWayde Egan
Born20 March 1997 (Lithgow, New South Wales)
Height185cm
Weight91kg
PositionHooker, Five Eighth
Warriors Player Number#240
Warriors DebutRound 1 vs. Newcastle Knights, 14 March 2020
Warriors Career2020-
Representative-
Junior ClubLithgow Storm
Previous ClubPenrith Panthers
NRL DebutRound 4 vs. North Queensland Cowboys, 29 March 2018 (Penrith Panthers)

Wayde Egan (born 20 March 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Egan was born in Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia, and was educated at Lithgow High School.

He played his junior rugby league for the Lithgow Storm, before being signed by the Penrith Panthers.

From 2016 to 2017, Egan played for the Penrith Panthers' NYC team, co-captaining the side in 2017. In August 2017, he re-signed with the Panthers on a 2-year contract until the end of 2019. In September 2017, he was named at hooker in the NYC Team of the Year.

In 2018, Egan graduated to the Panthers' Intrust Super Premiership NSW team. In round 4 of the 2018 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Panthers against the North Queensland Cowboys.

Egan made a total of 18 appearances for Penrith in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 10th on the table and missed the finals for the first time since 2015. Following the conclusion of the season, Egan was told by Penrith that he was free to look elsewhere for the 2020 season as his contract would not be renewed. On 22 October, Egan signed a contract to join the New Zealand Warriors for the 2020 NRL season.

Egan made a total of 18 appearances for the New Zealand Warriors as the club missed out on the finals.

On 18 July, Egan was ruled out for the remainder of the 2021 NRL season after suffering a shoulder injury in the club's loss against Penrith although he did make an early comeback.

Egan made a total of 20 appearances for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2022 NRL season as they finished 15th on the table.

On 10 July, Egan re-signed with the club until the end of the 2025 NRL season.[13] Egan played 22 games for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals. Egan played in all three finals games as the club reached the preliminary final stage before being knocked out by Brisbane.

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After coming through Penrith's system, 'Waydos' joined the Vodafone Warriors for the 2019-2020 preseason after being confirmed on a three-year contract.

The Lithgow-born hooker made 29 NRL appearances for the Panthers in 2018 and 2019 following a brilliant junior career.

He made the 2017 NYC team of the year when he scored 18 tries in 21 games as well as having big numbers for try assists, line break assists, line breaks and tackle breaks. In all he scored 30 tries in 40 NYC matches across the 2016 and 2017 seasons.

Returning from off season shoulder surgery, he appeared in 18 of the Vodafone Warriors' 20 games last year.

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Wayde Egan

The NRL profile of Wayde Egan including career statistics, season stats, games, tries, goals, tackles and fantasy scores.
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Wayde Egan - Playing Career - RLP

A summary of the career stats for Wayde Egan, a rugby league player who played for the Penrith Panthers and the Warriors.
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BabylonPink said:
Whys his head always getting wacked?
Technique?
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I just think he throws everything at it, plays like he’s 7 foot tall and 200kgs…..not much self preservation but some peeps just can’t handle knocks to the head as much others, Fighters can take blows to the chin that would knock others out but not get knocked out themselves. So for Egan both technique and dare I say it just fragile unfortunately. It doesn’t make him soft, he doesn’t play soft but not his fault his skull is made of gib board. As much as I want him to retain his spot as our rake and want him to persevere to help us to succeed, because he’s a massive part of the jigsaw for that. I’m now actually way more concerned for his own personal wellbeing.
 
i vaguely recall he had a few shoulder injuries so probably doesnt want to hit like that, does the Cam Smith hug tackle instead, but Smith was remarkable in making 40 tackles a week for years and never getting hurt from them.
 
BabylonPink said:
Whys his head always getting wacked?
Technique?
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He should stop using his body to trip up players, that is the purview of small fullbacks who have no other option to save try's and only make one or two a game.

Throwing yourself in front of people is not the same as throwing yourself at people. The former (throwing in front and not at) means you get run over.

Given his history of knocks I would be getting Egan to hit high and hard, around the diaphragm, drive his center of gravity up under the ball arm(s) worry about the legs when you are coming in from the side and let the runner pass you a fraction so your head is at the back and side on to thier knees.

With all the specialist micro technique training now (if they can teach the Dallin flying touch down, they can teach anything) Egan should be getting a lot of work on changing his defensive choices. No more riding in front of legs. If you must go lower, put your shoulder into guts and lift the legs rather than go with the momentum against you.

Jazz is the guy for Egan to train with, Jazz is all technique. And hopefully hanging out with Jazz in sessions the information flow goes both ways, Egan can teach him a lot about passing while in motion.

Yeah but to simplify, the Warriors should make Egan tackle high front on, and when he does, get him to drive upwards - at the moment he çlimbs on' like a hug and gets bumped off and back slams onto the turf.

The most alarming thing about Egan is when he hugs people rather than hits them front on and rides along like a man trying to stop a chariot by hugging the horse front on. It works, but you might get knocked tfo.
 
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Hits and Misses: Egan the master of dummy-half deception​

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  • Darren Arthur, ESPN NRL EditorApr 8, 2024, 10:00 AM
Today we take a look at the box of tricks Wade Egan is delving into for the Warriors, try to work out why a knock on was allowed in the lead-up to a Sea Eagles try and consider possibly the worst half of football in Roosters history.

Read on as we take a look back over the weekend at some of the biggest hits and misses.

HIT​

Egan the master of dummy-half deception

The Warriors scored a try just before halftime which was a masterful display of dummy-half play. Wade Egan picked the ball up near halfway, centre field, and ran towards Tahu Harris who looked set for a simple hit-up. Damien Cook, at marker for Souths, stepped towards Harris, Egan dummied and stepped off his right foot, Cook froze and in that split second Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad appeared on Egan's right hip to charge onto a popped pass.

Wayde Egan of the Warriors makes a break against the Knights. Hannah Peters/Getty Imagesnone
Cook's weight was on his right leg, the other marker was taking Egan and the defender outside Cook had taken the Harris decoy. Nichol Klokstad burst through the yawning gap on Cook's left and was off. He drew fullback Latrell Mitchell, and chose Shaun Johnson in support on the outside with a perfectly timed pass. The try once converted gave the Warriors an 18-4 halftime lead.

Nine minutes into the second half Egan was at it again, this time with a dummy, a step and an acceleration through the line, before a flick pass to Te Maire Martin who also had two support players to choose from as he charged towards Mitchell. He also chose Johnson who placed it between the posts for his double, taking the score to 24-4.

As magical as Egan's work is, it only succeeds because of the perfectly timed and abundant support play. The defence is faced with a wall of Warriors jerseys and their decisions are hurried and confused by Egan's slight of hand.

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad of the Warriors streaks away after a pass from Wayde Egan. Mark Metcalfe/Getty Imagesnone

MISS​

When is a knock-on not a knock-on?

With five minutes remaining in the first half the Sea Eagles scored a length of the field try against the Panthers that left everyone scratching their heads.

With the Panthers on the attack, Sea Eagles' centre Tommy Talau tried to intercept a pass. The ball went from his hands directly to ground, but because he was moving forward at the time, it bounced behind him and rolled backwards into the arms of Toluta'u Koula. Koula took off downfield on a run that everyone thought was a waste of time and energy, until the referee allowed him to cross the Panthers line and awarded him a try.

Manly's Tolutau Koula races away to score after what looked like a blatant knock-on. Cameron Spencer/Getty Imagesnone
The bunker had a good look and somehow ruled it was a knock back. The call simply did not pass the pub test, as anyone who has watched any amount of rugby league knows that the ball must have travelled forward off his hands. And every other time it happens it is called a knock-on.

HIT​

Timoko marks contract extension with a magic night

Has there ever been a better celebration of a contract extension than the performance put on by Matthew Timoko for the Raiders on Sunday night. The young centre inked a three-year extension during the week and proved a handful every time he touched the ball against the Eels. He scored two tries, including a miraculous effort in the corner, and a bullocking run late in the game.

He also set up two tries including a brilliant display of deception and sweet footwork, right through the heart of the Parramatta defence. I'm not sure how much extra his manager was able to squeeze out of the Green Machine, but he proved he is probably worth a bit more.

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Matt Timoko fends off two Eels for the incredible putdown
Timoko scores in stunning fashion for the Raiders

MISS​

A game of two horror halves

The surface at Accor Stadium had drained well, despite the weather bomb hitting Sydney, but the ball was slick as the Roosters faced the Bulldogs on Thursday night. It was hard to believe, however, that both teams were playing with the same ball, as the Roosters seemed to find it impossible to handle.

In what might go down as the worst half of football in Roosters' history, Dominic Young not only lost the ball in the second tackle of the game, they blew their captain's challenge reviewing it. It was all downhill from there with the Bulldogs running in four tries, Sam Walker and James Tedesco both being ruled out with category 1 concussions and Young being sent off for a high shot on Blake Taaffe. All of this before oranges, as they made nine errors, gave up over 60% of possession and trailed 26-0 in front of a sparse and soggy, but largely ecstatic Bulldogs crowd.

Dominic Young of the Roosters just before being sent from the field for high tackle. Cameron Spencer/Getty Imagesnone
The second half started with downpour of rain, a deluge of six again calls to the Roosters and a subsequent four tries. The Bulldogs were made to tackle almost endlessly, but when they finally saw the ball, they cracked the 12-man defence with 15 minutes remaining to take the score to 30-20. The Roosters' horror night was not over, with Victor Radley sent to the bin and placed on report for what was harshly called a hip drop tackle. \

The Roosters did score the last try of the night with six minutes remaining, to make it a very nervous finish for the Bulldogs, who had done everything they could to lose the unlosable game.

HIT​

Bula inexperience allows a Hammer try

Jahream Bula is a brilliant young talent who has looked at home in the NRL since his debut for the Tigers last season. It might be a harsh judgement to make, but he probably could have stopped the try to Dolphins' flyer Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow in the 25th minute.

Dolphins forward Felise Kaufusi made a break on halfway through some feeble Tigers ruck defence. He ran straight down the middle of the field as Bula positioned himself as the last line of defence. Kaufusi was just about out of steam, he slowed down to wait for support and and even blew a hamstring as he stumbled towards the ground and popped a pass to Tabuai-Fidow. Bula had positioned himself directly in front of Kaufusi so that the pass and Tabuai-Fidow's swerve and acceleration was enough to put him out of reach. The Dolphins fullback streaking away to score.

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Kaufusi winds back the clock with slick line break and assist
Felise Kaufusi busts through the line and links up with Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow for the Dolphins' second.
Bula needed to realise that Tabuai-Fidow was the only player going to score that try. Even if Kaufusi had not blown a hamstring, and had held onto the ball, he was out of steam and other Tigers defenders were converging. Bula needed to line up Tabuai-Fidow and be ready to hit him as soon as the ball hit him on the chest.

It's all very easy to say from the couch of course, but the experience will help round out the skills of Bula who is no doubt a very talented player.

MISSES​

King Gutho may well have the goal kicking yips

With just under 17 minutes remaining in the first half and trailing 8-0, the Eels were deep on the attack when Clint Gutherson tried to catch and pass five metres out from the Raiders' line. The ball bounced off Raiders centre Matthew Timoko's head before being picked up by Dylan Brown who put a kick through for Maika Sivo who regathered and dived over in the corner.

The referee awarded the try, but allowed the bunker to do their standard review. After far more replays than anyone really needed, the bunker advised that it would need a further look. Another replay passed and video referee Kasey Badger confirmed the knock-on.

Whilst all that was happening, Gutherson had set up his conversion from the sideline. Not one to waste an opportunity for a bit of practice, the Eels captain stepped in and nailed it, right over the black dot. It was a non-conversion for their no try.

Ironically when he was needed to kick one from a much easier angle ten minutes into the second half, he sprayed it to the right of the posts. And again, when the game was all but over with the Raiders leading 35-8, he sprayed another conversion attempt to the right. Was the ghost of the missed penalty to win the game against the Tigers still haunting him?

MISS​

This is what happens when you allow players to tackle themselves

There was a strange moment during the Storm's heart-stopping victory over the Broncos on Thursday night. Broncos winger Deine Mariner leapt in the air to take a bomb five metres out from his own try line. He was untouched, but landed awkwardly on his back and lay on the turf, stunned and possibly injured.

No Storm player touched him, but the ever-alert Cameron Munster snatched the ball from his grasp before running the five metres to score what looked to be a try. Referee Ashley Klein somehow determined that Mariner was held and therefore Munster was not allowed to take the ball.

We see players every week hit the ground of their own volition, particularly to avoid being tackled into touch or back over their own try line. Because referees have put away the voluntary tackle rule, and defenders generally place a hand on them to complete the tackle anyway, this situation has evolved.

If Klein had decided that Mariner was injured and called a halt to play by blowing his whistle, no one would have been left wondering what had actually happened. As it was, by the letter of the laws, it had to be a try to Munster.

 
Ozwarrior said:

Hits and Misses: Egan the master of dummy-half deception​

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  • Darren Arthur, ESPN NRL EditorApr 8, 2024, 10:00 AM
Today we take a look at the box of tricks Wade Egan is delving into for the Warriors, try to work out why a knock on was allowed in the lead-up to a Sea Eagles try and consider possibly the worst half of football in Roosters history.

Read on as we take a look back over the weekend at some of the biggest hits and misses.

HIT​

Egan the master of dummy-half deception

The Warriors scored a try just before halftime which was a masterful display of dummy-half play. Wade Egan picked the ball up near halfway, centre field, and ran towards Tahu Harris who looked set for a simple hit-up. Damien Cook, at marker for Souths, stepped towards Harris, Egan dummied and stepped off his right foot, Cook froze and in that split second Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad appeared on Egan's right hip to charge onto a popped pass.

Wayde Egan of the Warriors makes a break against the Knights. Hannah Peters/Getty Imagesnone
Cook's weight was on his right leg, the other marker was taking Egan and the defender outside Cook had taken the Harris decoy. Nichol Klokstad burst through the yawning gap on Cook's left and was off. He drew fullback Latrell Mitchell, and chose Shaun Johnson in support on the outside with a perfectly timed pass. The try once converted gave the Warriors an 18-4 halftime lead.

Nine minutes into the second half Egan was at it again, this time with a dummy, a step and an acceleration through the line, before a flick pass to Te Maire Martin who also had two support players to choose from as he charged towards Mitchell. He also chose Johnson who placed it between the posts for his double, taking the score to 24-4.

As magical as Egan's work is, it only succeeds because of the perfectly timed and abundant support play. The defence is faced with a wall of Warriors jerseys and their decisions are hurried and confused by Egan's slight of hand.

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad of the Warriors streaks away after a pass from Wayde Egan. Mark Metcalfe/Getty Imagesnone

MISS​

When is a knock-on not a knock-on?

With five minutes remaining in the first half the Sea Eagles scored a length of the field try against the Panthers that left everyone scratching their heads.

With the Panthers on the attack, Sea Eagles' centre Tommy Talau tried to intercept a pass. The ball went from his hands directly to ground, but because he was moving forward at the time, it bounced behind him and rolled backwards into the arms of Toluta'u Koula. Koula took off downfield on a run that everyone thought was a waste of time and energy, until the referee allowed him to cross the Panthers line and awarded him a try.

Manly's Tolutau Koula races away to score after what looked like a blatant knock-on. Cameron Spencer/Getty Imagesnone
The bunker had a good look and somehow ruled it was a knock back. The call simply did not pass the pub test, as anyone who has watched any amount of rugby league knows that the ball must have travelled forward off his hands. And every other time it happens it is called a knock-on.

HIT​

Timoko marks contract extension with a magic night

Has there ever been a better celebration of a contract extension than the performance put on by Matthew Timoko for the Raiders on Sunday night. The young centre inked a three-year extension during the week and proved a handful every time he touched the ball against the Eels. He scored two tries, including a miraculous effort in the corner, and a bullocking run late in the game.

He also set up two tries including a brilliant display of deception and sweet footwork, right through the heart of the Parramatta defence. I'm not sure how much extra his manager was able to squeeze out of the Green Machine, but he proved he is probably worth a bit more.

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0:14
Matt Timoko fends off two Eels for the incredible putdown
Timoko scores in stunning fashion for the Raiders

MISS​

A game of two horror halves

The surface at Accor Stadium had drained well, despite the weather bomb hitting Sydney, but the ball was slick as the Roosters faced the Bulldogs on Thursday night. It was hard to believe, however, that both teams were playing with the same ball, as the Roosters seemed to find it impossible to handle.

In what might go down as the worst half of football in Roosters' history, Dominic Young not only lost the ball in the second tackle of the game, they blew their captain's challenge reviewing it. It was all downhill from there with the Bulldogs running in four tries, Sam Walker and James Tedesco both being ruled out with category 1 concussions and Young being sent off for a high shot on Blake Taaffe. All of this before oranges, as they made nine errors, gave up over 60% of possession and trailed 26-0 in front of a sparse and soggy, but largely ecstatic Bulldogs crowd.

Dominic Young of the Roosters just before being sent from the field for high tackle. Cameron Spencer/Getty Imagesnone
The second half started with downpour of rain, a deluge of six again calls to the Roosters and a subsequent four tries. The Bulldogs were made to tackle almost endlessly, but when they finally saw the ball, they cracked the 12-man defence with 15 minutes remaining to take the score to 30-20. The Roosters' horror night was not over, with Victor Radley sent to the bin and placed on report for what was harshly called a hip drop tackle. \

The Roosters did score the last try of the night with six minutes remaining, to make it a very nervous finish for the Bulldogs, who had done everything they could to lose the unlosable game.

HIT​

Bula inexperience allows a Hammer try

Jahream Bula is a brilliant young talent who has looked at home in the NRL since his debut for the Tigers last season. It might be a harsh judgement to make, but he probably could have stopped the try to Dolphins' flyer Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow in the 25th minute.

Dolphins forward Felise Kaufusi made a break on halfway through some feeble Tigers ruck defence. He ran straight down the middle of the field as Bula positioned himself as the last line of defence. Kaufusi was just about out of steam, he slowed down to wait for support and and even blew a hamstring as he stumbled towards the ground and popped a pass to Tabuai-Fidow. Bula had positioned himself directly in front of Kaufusi so that the pass and Tabuai-Fidow's swerve and acceleration was enough to put him out of reach. The Dolphins fullback streaking away to score.

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0:20
Kaufusi winds back the clock with slick line break and assist
Felise Kaufusi busts through the line and links up with Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow for the Dolphins' second.
Bula needed to realise that Tabuai-Fidow was the only player going to score that try. Even if Kaufusi had not blown a hamstring, and had held onto the ball, he was out of steam and other Tigers defenders were converging. Bula needed to line up Tabuai-Fidow and be ready to hit him as soon as the ball hit him on the chest.

It's all very easy to say from the couch of course, but the experience will help round out the skills of Bula who is no doubt a very talented player.

MISSES​

King Gutho may well have the goal kicking yips

With just under 17 minutes remaining in the first half and trailing 8-0, the Eels were deep on the attack when Clint Gutherson tried to catch and pass five metres out from the Raiders' line. The ball bounced off Raiders centre Matthew Timoko's head before being picked up by Dylan Brown who put a kick through for Maika Sivo who regathered and dived over in the corner.

The referee awarded the try, but allowed the bunker to do their standard review. After far more replays than anyone really needed, the bunker advised that it would need a further look. Another replay passed and video referee Kasey Badger confirmed the knock-on.

Whilst all that was happening, Gutherson had set up his conversion from the sideline. Not one to waste an opportunity for a bit of practice, the Eels captain stepped in and nailed it, right over the black dot. It was a non-conversion for their no try.

Ironically when he was needed to kick one from a much easier angle ten minutes into the second half, he sprayed it to the right of the posts. And again, when the game was all but over with the Raiders leading 35-8, he sprayed another conversion attempt to the right. Was the ghost of the missed penalty to win the game against the Tigers still haunting him?

MISS​

This is what happens when you allow players to tackle themselves

There was a strange moment during the Storm's heart-stopping victory over the Broncos on Thursday night. Broncos winger Deine Mariner leapt in the air to take a bomb five metres out from his own try line. He was untouched, but landed awkwardly on his back and lay on the turf, stunned and possibly injured.

No Storm player touched him, but the ever-alert Cameron Munster snatched the ball from his grasp before running the five metres to score what looked to be a try. Referee Ashley Klein somehow determined that Mariner was held and therefore Munster was not allowed to take the ball.

We see players every week hit the ground of their own volition, particularly to avoid being tackled into touch or back over their own try line. Because referees have put away the voluntary tackle rule, and defenders generally place a hand on them to complete the tackle anyway, this situation has evolved.

If Klein had decided that Mariner was injured and called a halt to play by blowing his whistle, no one would have been left wondering what had actually happened. As it was, by the letter of the laws, it had to be a try to Munster.

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‘As magical as Egan's work is, it only succeeds because of the perfectly timed and abundant support play.’

I don’t think this translates well to one off games like SOO. Isn’t Egan’s strength is more about combinations and structured plays?
 
I see Cook has been dropped from South's team for this week. If Wade continues to play well and remain injury free his chances of playing SoO just improved.
 
Damo said:
I'd say Api/Robson would be more likely, maybe McInnes. Robson and McInnes have the wood over Egan as the benchy due to their experience playing Lock also.
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Yes, good point. I take Webster's point that the Warriors attack is built around Egan and I don't think NSW would necessarily do that. Api is in good form and proven at SoO level so that plays in his favour of starting at hooker.

I would be quite pleased if Wade isn't selected as we will not be without him. However, his game in the weekend was a work of art and the team performance and game plan around him looked like a premiership winning template.

He is certainly on the radar now. I just hope we extend him for at least two years beyond his current contract.
 
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