Ethan Strange
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| Full name | Ethan Strange | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 August 2004 Gosford, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 14 September 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Father | John Strange | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Jasmin Strange (sister) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ethan Strange (born 16 August 2004) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as five-eighth or centre for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League.
Playing career
[edit]Strange was born in Gosford from the Central Coast, New South Wales.
2010 to 2022
[edit]Ethan Strange played junior rugby league for the Entrance Tigers finishing up with a stint in their Denton Cup team. Strange started his early football playing full-back but moved to five-eighth for most of his junior football career.
2020 - 2021
[edit]Strange played for the Central Coast Roosters Harold Matthews team in 2020 (Under 16s) and 2021 (Under 17s).
2022
[edit]In 2022, Strange played for the Sydney Roosters in their SG Ball team. Following the conclusion of the SG Ball competition, he moved to Canberra to play from Round 19 in the Canberra Raiders Jersey Flegg team. Strange played the last 4 games of the season.
2023
[edit]Strange started 2023 in the Canberra Raiders Jersey Flegg Team. From Round 6, he moved to the Knock on Effect NSW Cup Team playing 16 games during the season.
In July 2023, Strange was selected to play Under 19s Men's State of Origin for NSWRL where he scored a hat-trick and was named Player of the Match. Strange played as a centre, a position he had only played a couple of times in his football career.
Strange made his NRL debut as a centre in Round 24 against the Melbourne Storm in a 48–2 loss.[2]
2024
[edit]After a long preseason battling for the five-eighth jersey, Strange was selected to play in the number six jersey for Canberra Raiders in their opening round of the 2024 season against the Newcastle Knights where they won 28-12. The following week in a match against the Wests Tigers, Strange scored his first career try. Canberra would win 32-12. Strange played 21 games for Canberra in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 9th on the table.[3] In April, Strange extended his contract with the Raiders until the end of 2028.[4]
2025
[edit]In round 14 of the 2025 NRL season, Strange scored two tries for Canberra in their 36-12 victory over South Sydney. In round 23, Strange scored a hat-trick in Canberra's victory over Manly.[5] In Round 25, Strange's 70 metre run was instrumental in the Canberra Raiders' match-winning try to beat the four-time Premiers Penrith in golden point. Strange would miss the Raiders preliminary final clash against the Sharks due to illness.[6][7]
Statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Goals | Pts |
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| 2023 |  Canberra Raiders
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1 | |||
| 2024 | 21 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2025 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 42 | |
| Totals | 40 | 10 | 5 | 50 |
References
[edit]- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Ethan Strange set to make NRL debut with Raiders". NBN News. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ "The Mole's end-of-season review: The 'wasted' enforcer Ricky Stuart must 'fire up' in 2025". www.nine.com.au.
- ^ "Ethan Strange remains a Raider until end of 2028". Canberra Raiders. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ "Why Mal must target Storm 'luxury'; Broncos warning after Madge's Walsh reveal: Talking Pts". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "Sister goes public with awful new details after Raiders star forced to miss NRL final". Yahoo News. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ Clarke, George (20 September 2025). "Sharks down rudderless Raiders to book NRL prelim berth". www.canberratimes.com.au. Retrieved 22 September 2025.