Charlie Staines (rugby league, born 2000)

Charlie Staines (born 4 October 2000) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL.

Charlie Staines
Personal information
Full nameCharlie Staines
Born (2000-10-04) 4 October 2000
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020– Penrith Panthers 32 22 0 0 88
As of 15 April 2022
Source: [1]

Background

Staines was born in Forbes, New South Wales to Shane and Lisa Staines and was educated at Forbes High School. He played his junior rugby league for the Forbes Magpies before being signed by the Penrith Panthers. Staines is of Samoan descent through his grandfather.[2]

Playing career

2020

On 11 July, Staines made his début in round 9 of the 2020 NRL season for Penrith against Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[3] He went on to score four tries, only the sixth player since 1908 to score four or more tries on debut and the first player since 2008.[4][5]

On 13 July, Staines was stood down by Penrith after breaking strict Coronavirus protocols. Staines had hosted a party at his residence where ten people were invited including members of his family.[6]

In round 12, Staines scored two tries as Penrith defeated Manly 42-12 at Brookvale Oval. Staines became the first player in 83 years to score six tries from the opening two games in his career.[7]

2021

In round 5 of the 2021 NRL season, Staines scored two tries for Penrith in a 30-10 victory over Canberra.[8]

In round 9 against Cronulla-Sutherland, he scored a hat-trick in a 48-0 victory.[9]

In round 10, he scored two tries for Penrith in a 48-12 victory over the Gold Coast.[10] In round 12, he scored two tries in a 30-4 victory over the bottom placed Canterbury side.[11]

In round 18, he scored two tries for Penrith in their victory over the New Zealand Warriors.[12] Staines played a total of 21 games for Penrith in the 2021 NRL season but was not selected for Penrith's grand final team which defeated South Sydney to claim their third premiership.[13]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. Walter, Brad (4 May 2021). "Samoa knock back Johns brothers, SBW coaching dream team". NRL.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. "Round 9 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 7 July 2020.
  4. Savage, Nic (11 July 2020). "NRL round 9:Penrith Panthers rookie Charlie Staines scores four tries on debut against Cronulla Sharks". Daily Telegraph.
  5. "Panthers pile the pain on Cronulla". www.abc.net.au.
  6. "Charlie Staines NRL 2020 Coronavirus breach". Sporting News.
  7. "Charlie Staines stars in massive Penrith win over Manly". www.espn.com.au.
  8. "Penrith fans viking clap mockery ignites heated match". www.news.com.au.
  9. "Parramatta Eels outmuscle Sydney Roosters, Penrith Panthers demolish Cronulla Sharks". www.abc.net.au.
  10. "Penrith, Parramatta and Melbourne — all score wins on final day of Magic Round". www.abc.net.au.
  11. "Penrith Panthers cruise past last-placed Bulldogs as Roosters and Rabbitohs also win big in NRL". www.abc.net.au.
  12. "Canterbury's Lachlan Lewis sin-binned in 32-24 NRL loss to South Sydney as Penrith, Wests Tigers triumph". www.abc.net.au.
  13. "One of finest NRL grand finals of all time provides cure to difficult season". www.theguardian.com. 3 October 2021.
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