Name Harry Siejka Career start 2011 Weight 84 kg | Height 1.76 m Role Rugby Player Siblings Stirling Siejka | |
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Harry siejka
Harry Siejka (born 3 February 1992) is an Australian rugby league player currently playing for Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. He has also played for a National Rugby League club, the St George Illawarra Dragons, and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and Bradford Bulls in the Super League. His preferred position is at five-eighth but he can also play halfback.
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Early years
Siejka was born in Bathurst in regional New South Wales and is of Polish descent. He played his junior rugby league for the Bathurst Panthers.
Playing career
Siejka joined the Penrith Panthers in 2008 on a A$75,000 three-year deal, a then record for a 16-year-old. He played for the Australian Schoolboys under-15 side.
He played in the Penrith NYC Team from 2010 until 2012. On 30 July 2011, Siejka made his National Rugby League début for the Panthers against the North Queensland Cowboys. Siejka made 25 tackles and kicked a goal in his side's 18-30 loss at Dairy Farmers Stadium. In his second first grade appearance, Siejka set up two of Penrith's three tries thanks to a grubber kick which lead to Trent Waterhouse's 39th NRL career try, and then, in the dying stages of the game, he played a vital role in Ryan Walker's try via some "hot potato football" from Junior Vaivai.
Siejka joined the New Zealand Warriors for the 2013 season.
On 12 June 2013 Siejka was released from his Warriors contract, after failing to make a single first-grade appearance for the club. He subsequently joined the St. George Illawarra Dragons for the remainder of the 2013 season and began training with their NSW Cup team, the Illawarra Cutters.
Bradford Bulls
Siejka signed for Bradford on a 2 Year Deal. He featured in the pre-season friendlies against Castleford Tigers and Leeds Rhinos. He scored a goal against the Castleford Tigers.
He featured in round 1 (Leigh Centurions) and round 2 (Whitehaven). Harry was banned for two rounds before playing in four games between round 5 (Batley Bulldogs) and round 9 (London Broncos). He played in round 18 (Workington Town) and in round 13 (Featherstone Rovers). Siejka played in Qualifier 2 (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) and then in the games between Qualifier 5 (Hull Kingston Rovers) and Qualifier 7 (Halifax). Siejka played in the £1 Million Game against the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He also featured in the Challenge Cup in round 4, against Workington Town. He scored against Leigh Centurions (2 goals), Whitehaven RLFC (2 goals) and Workington Town (1 try).
He was released from his contract by mutual consent on 6 November 2015
Statistics
Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.
Later years
In 2016, Seijka played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW.