Matthew Dufty


Matthew Dufty is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL.

Background

Dufty was born in Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia.
He played his junior rugby league for the Penshurst RSL RLFC, before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

Playing career

Early career

From 2014 to 2016, Dufty played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons' NYC team. In July 2016, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team, before re-signing with the Dragons on a 2-year contract until the end of 2018. In September 2016, he was named on the interchange bench in the 2016 NYC Team of the Year.

2017

In 2017, Dufty graduated to the Dragons' Intrust Super Premiership NSW team, Illawarra Cutters. In round 20 of the 2017 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Dragons against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, scoring a try and providing two try assists.

2018

In the 2018 NRL season, Dufty made 26 appearances for St George and scored 13 tries as the club finished 7th on the table and qualified for the finals. Dufty played in both finals games, the 48-18 upset victory against Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium and the 13-12 elimination final defeat against South Sydney.

2019

On 18 February Dufty signed a 2-year contract extension to remain at St George until the end of the 2021 season.
On 25 April Dufty scored an individual 65 metre try for St George during their match against the Sydney Roosters in the traditional ANZAC Day game. Fox Sports Commentator Andrew Voss said of the try "What a try here at the SCG!, So many great tries over many, many years, and the name Matt Dufty belongs to one as of today. That is super. Tedesco is looking up saying, 'Which way did he go?... How many steps Dufty? More than the Opera House!".
Dufty made a total of 16 appearances and scored 5 tries for St George in the 2019 NRL season as the club endured one of the worst ever seasons finishing 15th on the table just above the last placed Gold Coast.

2020

On 15 February, Dufty suffered a fractured cheekbone whilst playing for St. George in the pre-season NRL Nines competition against Parramatta and was ruled out for six to eight weeks.
Dufty returned to the St. George side for their round 2 match against Penrith at Kogarah Oval. Dufty scored two tries in a 28-32 loss.
In round 10 against Canterbury, Dufty scored two tries as St. George won the match 28-22 at WIN Stadium. This was Dufty's fifth try in three matches.