Michael Dobson

Age: 23

Date of Birth: 29th May 1986

Place of Birth: Junee, NSW

Position: Scrum-half

PROFILE:

Arrived in May 2008 from Canberra Raiders as replacement for the injured James Webster. He already made his name in Super League with successful spells at Wigan and Catalans. Helped Catalans get off to a decent start in their first season in Super League and helped Wigan avoid relegation with a number of superb performances and accurate goal kicking. He scored two tries on his debut in the 22-8 win against Harlequins at Craven Park, but his finest moment during the 2008 season came against his former club Wigan when he scored four tries in the 39-22 win. Contracted until the end of the 2010 season. After snatching a win with a last gasp penalty at Warrington 6 months earlier, the scrum half snatched a draw at Bradford on the opening day of the seaosn with a last season drop goal.

STATS:

2009: 26 appearances, 11 tries, 98 goals, 2 drop goals

2008: 14 appearances, 8 tries, 25 goals, 1 drop goal

2008 Opta stats: Appearances 13, Tries 8, Try assists 11, Goals 25, Drop Goals 1, Meters 931, Carries 164, Tackles 184, Offloads 14, Attacking Kicks 78, Runs from dummy half 13, Tackle Busts 17, Marker tackles 14, Clean Breaks 10, Forty twenty 4, Kicks in general play 162, Missed goals 3, Missed tackles 35, Errors 11, Penalties 9, Red cards 0, Yellow cards 0

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