Cody Nelson

Cody Nelson
	Nelson playing for the Wentworthville Magpies in 2015
Personal information
Born	13 November 1988 (age 36); Mullumbimby, New South Wales, Australia
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	99 kg (15 st 8 lb)
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Hooker
Club
	Source: As of 24 July 2015

Cody Nelson (born 13 November 1988) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Mullumbimby Giants. He primarily plays at second-row, but can also fill in at hooker. He previously played for the Gold Coast Titans and the Parramatta Eels.

Background

Born in Mullumbimby, New South Wales, Nelson played his junior football for the Mullumbimby Giants, before being signed by the Gold Coast Titans.^{[citation needed]}

In 2008, Nelson played for the Gold Coast Titans' NYC team,^[2]^[3] before moving on to the Titans' Queensland Cup team, Tweed Heads Seagulls in 2009.^[4]

In Round 8 of the 2014 NRL season, Nelson made his NRL debut for the Titans against the Wests Tigers.^[5] On 4 September 2014, he signed a 2-year contract with the Parramatta Eels starting in 2015.^[6]

In Round 16 of the 2015 NRL season, Nelson made his Eels debut against the St. George Illawarra Dragons.^[7]

For the 2018 season, Nelson signed a contract to join Intrust Super Premiership NSW side The Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles.^[8]

In 2022, it was revealed that Nelson was playing with his junior club the Mullumbimby Giants.^[9]

In 2014, Nelson received a two-match suspension from the NRL after being found to have placed bets on NRL matches.^[10]

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^ "N". Nycdatabase.org. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
^ "Cody Nelson". rleague.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
^ "Seagulls' coach quits". Tweeddailynews.com.au. 19 May 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
^ "Blair to miss Leichhardt clash". Titans.com.au. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
^ "Eels Sign Nelson and McPherson - Eels". Parraeels.com.au. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
^ "LATE MAIL | Eels NRL v Dragons - Eels". Parraeels.com.au. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
^ "Official Intrust Super Premiership profile of Cody Nelson for Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles - NSWRL". Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "Captain turns in Giant mowing performance for Mullumbimby". www.nswrl.com. 16 June 2022.
^ NRL to look at injury disclosure after gambling suspensions theage.com.au, 10 July 2014