David Stagg
Personal information
Full name	David Stagg
Born	18 October 1983 (1983-10-18) (age 26)
	Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position	Utility
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2003–08	Brisbane Broncos	90	16	0	0	64
2009–	Bulldogs	24	4	0	0	16
	Total	114	20	0	0	80
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2006	Queensland	1	0	0	0	0

David Stagg (born 18 October 1983 in Townsville, Queensland) is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Bulldogs club of the NRL. A Queensland State of Origin representative utility forward, he previously played for the Brisbane Broncos, with whom he won the 2006 NRL Premiership.

[edit] Playing career

Stagg is an old boy of Padua College in Brisbane. His position of choice is in the Second Row. David Stagg can also play lock and due to this mobility can also play in the centres and this is where he played in the Broncos' 2006 grand final victory. He is one of the best one-on-one tacklers in the competition,^{[citation needed]} thus giving him the nickname "Tackling Machine". Stagg signed with the Canterbury Bulldogs for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.^[1]

In April 2009, he was named in the preliminary 25 man squad to represent Queensland in the opening State of Origin match for 2009.^[2]

[edit] Career highlights

• Junior Club: Norths Aspley
• First Grade Debut: Round 18, Brisbane v. Bulldogs at Suncorp Stadium, July 11, 2003
• First Grade Record: 96 appearances scoring 16 tries
• Personal Record: 64 tackes against Cronulla Sharks at Toyota Park round 19, 2004.

[edit] Personal life

On the 2007/2008 off season, David married girlfriend Tamika Sellars. On the 14th of August, 2008, David became a father for the first time to a baby girl named Paige Olivia.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• David Stagg at the Canterbury Bulldogs official website.
• David Stagg at the NRL official website.
• David Stagg at the State of Origin official website.
• David Stagg at the Former Origin Greats website.

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