Drew Hutchison (rugby league)


Drew Hutchison is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL.
He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League and the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Championship.

Background

Hutchison was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
He played his junior rugby league for the Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles, before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

Playing career

Early career

In 2013 and 2014, Hutchison played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons' NYC team. On 3 May 2014, he was a late inclusion for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team, after Luke Brooks was withdrawn. On 2 September 2014, he was named at halfback in the 2014 NYC Team of the Year and re-signed with the Dragons on a 3-year contract until the end of 2017. On 18 October 2014, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis.

2015

In 2015, Hutchison graduated to the Dragons' New South Wales Cup team, Illawarra Cutters. On 2 May 2015, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against Junior Kiwis for the second year in a row. On 8 July 2015, he captained the New South Wales under-20s team. In Round 18 of the 2015 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Dragons against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.

2016

Hutchison kicked the winning field goal for the Illawarra Cutters in the 2016 Intrust Super Premiership NSW grand final win over the Mount Pritchard Mounties, winning 21-20.

2017

Hutchison was ruled out of the entire 2017 season when he suffered a serious injury at training. In October, he signed a 2-year contract with the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Championship, starting in 2018.

2019

In 2019, Hutchison signed with the Sydney Roosters but spent the beginning of the season with the club's feeder side North Sydney. In Round 13, Hutchison was called into the side to replace Luke Keary who was out injured. Hutchison's first game with the club ended in a 19-10 loss against the Penrith Panthers. The following week, Hutchison kept his place in the team and scored his first try for the club as they defeated Canterbury-Bankstown 38-12 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Hutchison featured for North Sydney in the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW finals series against Newtown as Norths lost the match 30-28 at Leichhardt Oval. Hutchison had a horror game with goal kicking as he only managed two out of a possible six conversions including missing a conversion from right in front of the posts.