Steve Carter (rugby league)

Australian rugby league footballer

Steve Carter

Personal information

Born|  (1970-07-22) 22 July 1970 (age 53)
Wyong, New South Wales, Australia
Height| 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight| 88 kg (13 st 12 lb)

Playing information

Position| Five-eighth, Halfback
| Club

Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
1988–01  | Penrith Panthers | 242  | 66  | 3  | 2  | 272
2002  | Widnes Vikings | 21  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 16
| Total  | 263  | 70  | 3  | 2  | 288
Representative
Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
1992  | NSW Country Origin | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
1992  | New South Wales | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

Source: [1][2]

Steve Carter (born 22 July 1970) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. A New South Wales State of Origin representative five-eighth, in Australia he played for and captained the Penrith Panthers, with whom he won the 1991 NSWRL Premiership. He ended his career with a season in England with the Widnes Vikings.

## Club career[edit]

While attending Jamison High School, Carter played for the 1987 Australian Schoolboys.[3]

A Wyong junior, Carter was graded by the Panthers in 1988. He primarily played in the five-eighth position. Carter was on the interchange bench for the Panthers first and unsuccessful Grand Final attempt in season 1990. He was the regular five-eighth in the 1991 Panthers outfit that clinched the club's first premiership. Following the grand final victory he travelled with the Panthers to England for the 1991 World Club Challenge which was lost to Wigan.

After the turmoil at the club which upset the 1992 season and saw a number of senior players leave, Carter took over as captain, a role he maintained throughout the 1990s. In spite of career threatening injuries and poor form he played out the 2001 series in a successful attempt to beat Royce Simmons' record of club appearances for the Panthers. Carter holds the standing club record of 242 first grade appearances.

After fourteen seasons with the Panthers, Carter spent one season (2002) in the Super League with the Widnes Vikings.

## Representative career[edit]

Carter played representative football for two seasons. In 1991[4] and 1992[5] he was selected for Country Origin, and Carter then made one appearance off the interchange bench for New South Wales in Game II of the 1992 State of Origin series.[6]

## Career highlights[edit]

* First Grade Debut: 1988 — Round 13 Penrith vs Illawarra Steelers at Penrith Stadium, 13 June
* State of Origin: 1992 — Game 2, New South Wales vs Queensland at Lang Park, 20 May
* Premierships: 1991 — Member of the Penrith Panthers Grand Final winning team

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ^ Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson (19 October 2015). "Steve Carter". rugbyleagueproject.com.
2. ^ [1] Archived 27 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
4. ^ "City vs Country 1991". Rugby League Project.
5. ^ "City vs Country 1992". Rugby League Project.
6. ^ "State Of Origin — Game 2, 1992". Rugby League Tables. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2007.

## References[edit]

* Whiticker, Alan; Hudson, Glen (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Gary Allen Pty Ltd. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.

## External links[edit]

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Penrith Panthers squad – 1991 NSWRL Premiers (1st title)

* 1 Greg Barwick
* 2 Graham Mackay
* 3 Brad Fittler
* 4 Col Bentley
* 5 Paul Smith
* 6 Steve Carter
* 7 Greg Alexander (c)

* 8 Paul Clarke
* 9 Royce Simmons
* 10 Paul Dunn
* 11 Mark Geyer
* 12 Barry Walker
* 13 Colin van der Voort

* 14 John Cartwright
* 15 Brad Izzard
* Coach: Phil Gould

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Penrith Panthers

Est. 1967 in Penrith, New South Wales

The Club|

* History
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Home ground|

* BlueBet Stadium
* Carrington Park

Culture|

* Western Sydney Derby

Important figures|

* Phil Gould
* Royce Simmons
* Izzard brothers
* Tim Sheens
* Alexander brothers
* Mark Geyer
* Steve Carter
* Ryan Girdler
* Preston Campbell
* Craig Gower
* John Cartwright
* Grahame Moran
* Tony Puletua
* Nathan Cleary
* Isaah Yeo
* Dylan Edwards

League|

* NSWRL
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Premierships (5)|

* 1991
* 2003
* 2021
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Seasons (57)|

* 1967
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Past
Amco Cup
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Affiliations|

* Penrith District Rugby League
* St Marys Saints
* Windsor Wolves

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