Michael Gordon (rugby league)

Michael Gordon

Personal information
Nickname	Flash Gordon
Born	24 October 1983 (1983-10-24) (age 28) Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position	Wing, Fullback
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2006–	Penrith Panthers	96	52	271	0	750
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2010	New South Wales	1	0	3	0	6
As of 13 April 2011

Michael Gordon (born 24 October 1983 in Cooma, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League. A New South Wales State of Origin representative goal-kicking winger he has played his whole career to date with the Panthers. Michael Gordon did his schooling via Kingscliff High School and graduated from Year 12 in 2001.

In the 2009 season, Gordon kicked 23 consecutive goals before missing one. Gordon established himself as the Panthers number one goalkicker in 2009.

Michael Gordon's ability to single handedly tear his opposition ultimately turned himself into a fan favourite. In mid-2010, there were rumours suggesting Greg Inglis would arrive to Penrith at the expense of Michael Gordon due to salary cap resrictions, but after hearing from the fans (such as social websites like Facebook and Twitter), Mick Leary decided to opt with Michael Gordon and eliminating any chance of Inglis coming to Penrith. Gordon has been labelled the 'backbone' in Penrith's outside backs.

Season 2010-2011

Gordon will have reached the highlight of his career to date. Gordon has been named as a starting winger and first-choice goalkicker for the New South Wales State of Origin Team in Game III, 2010. This was also his representative debut.

On Wednesday July 7, 2010, Michael Gordon made his representative debut for New South Wales kicking 3 goals from 3 attempts.

Michael Gordon kicked his 200th NRL goal in Round 11 2010, and in Round 24 of the 2010 NRL season, Gordon set a new club record for most points in a match with 30 against the South Sydney Rabbitohs. In Round 26 of the 2010 NRL season, Gordon set a new club record for most points in a season with 14 tries, 98 goals, 252 points. He also filled in as a fullback instead of his normal position of wing several times in the season as the Penrith Panthers original fullback at the time being, Lachlan Coote obtained a groin injury, prompting the Penrith Panthers coach Matthew Elliott putting his trust in Gordon to get the job done in fullback.

In Round 10 of the 2011 NRL season Gordon injured his ACL which would require surgery which would rule him out for the remainder of the season. However there was some hope he could be back if the Panthers made the last few weeks of the 2011 Finals series, in which they didn't, with Penrith finishing 12th on the 2011 NRL ladder.

Records

• Most Points in a Match (Penrith): 30 vs. South Sydney, Round 23, 2010
• Most Points in a Season (Penrith): 230* - 2010
• Most Goals in a season (Penrith): 87*

• correct prior to round 24, 2010

References

External links

• Penrith Panthers profile
• NRL profile

Persondata
Name	Gordon, Michael
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	24 October 1983
Place of birth	Cooma, New South Wales
Date of death
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