Josh Reynolds

Background

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Reynolds attended Clemton Park Public School and Marist College Kogarah.

Playing career

Reynolds played for the Illawarra Steelers in the Harold Matthews Cup and then the Bulldogs team in the SG Ball competition before progressing to the Toyota Cup in 2008. In 2008 and 2009, Reynolds played for the Bulldogs in the under 20s before moving onto the ranks of the New South Wales Cup. Reynolds was named the Bulldogs' 2010 NSW Cup player of the year as well as scoring two tries and kicking four goals, for a personal haul of 16 points, in their 24-12 grand final win over the Windsor Wolves.

2011

In round 11 of the 2011 NRL season, Reynolds made his National Rugby League debut for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, playing against the Canberra Raiders at hooker in the Bulldogs' 20-12 loss at Canberra Stadium. In round 15, against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Reynolds scored his first NRL try in the Bulldogs 26-10 win at ANZ Stadium. Reynolds finished his debut year in the NRL having played in 10 matches and scored 4 tries for the Bulldogs.

2012

On 30 September 2012, in the Bulldogs 2012 NRL Grand Final match against the Melbourne Storm, Reynolds played at five-eighth in the Bulldogs 14-4 loss. Reynolds finished his impressive 2012 NRL season with him playing in all of the Bulldogs 27 matches and scoring 10 tries, which was the first time since Terry Lamb that a Bulldogs five-eighth had scored more than 10 tries in a season.

2013

For game 1 of the 2013 State of Origin series, Reynolds was selected to fill in for the injured Kurt Gidley on the interchange bench but did not get a run on the field. Reynolds later retained his bench spot for game 2, making his official New South Wales debut in the Blues 26-6 loss at Suncorp Stadium. Reynolds wasn't chosen for game 3. Reynolds finished the 2013 NRL season with him playing in 23 matches and scoring 9 tries for the Bulldogs.

On 29 September 2013, Reynolds played for the Prime Minister's XIII off the interchange bench in the 50-10 win over Papua New Guinea in Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.

2014

Reynolds was selected to play for NSW City in the City vs Country Origin match playing at five-eighth, and scored a try in the 26-all draw in Dubbo. Reynolds was chosen as New South Wales five-eighth alongside Bulldogs halves partner Trent Hodkinson for all three games of the 2014 State of Origin series, during which the Blues ended Queensland's 8-series winning streak. On 5 October 2014, in the 2014 NRL Grand Final match against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Reynolds played at five-eighth in the Bulldogs' 30-6 loss. Reynolds finished the 2014 NRL season with him playing in 19 matches and scoring 2 tries for the Bulldogs.

2015

On 3 May 2015, Reynolds was selected for the City Origin team at five-eighth as an audition for the vacant five-eighth position for New South Wales 2015 State of Origin series. During the match, Reynolds was penalised and placed on report twice in the second half, one for an attempted trip to stop Country forward Tariq Sims as he scored a try in the 52nd minute and in the 77th minute for a shoulder charge on fullback David Mead. After the 34-22 loss against Country Origin at Wagga Wagga, Reynolds copped a one-week suspension and lost his spot in the New South Wales Blues team. In the week 1 Elimination Final match against the St George Illawarra Dragons, Reynolds kicked a field goal to win the match for the Bulldogs 11-10 in golden point extra time. Reynolds finished the 2015 NRL season with him playing in 17 matches, scoring 3 tries and kicking 2 field goals for the Bulldogs.

2016

In round 4, against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Reynolds played his 100th NRL career match in the Bulldogs 42-12 win at ANZ Stadium. In round 8, against the Gold Coast Titans, Reynolds kicked a field goal in golden point extra time to win the match for the Bulldogs 21-20. Reynolds finished the season with 8 tries and 2 field goals from 25 matches.

2017

In February, Reynolds was captain of the Bulldogs Auckland Nines squad. On 26 April 2017, after weeks of speculation where Reynolds would go after the season's end, he signed a four year contract with the Wests Tigers. The value is believed to be around 3 million over four years. It was quoted in many articles that he "felt sick" about leaving the Bulldogs. His influence on team mates also evident when club captain, James Graham, appeared visibly upset on the TV show NRL 360 whilst talking of Reynolds departure at the end of the year. In his final game at Belmore oval, he was sent off a winner at the death, with Moses Mbye running 70 metres to score the match winning try, afterwards the crowd ran onto the field to celebrate with Reynolds. In his last game for the Bulldogs, he was injured in just the fourth minute in the act of scoring a try. Dogs fans will miss you Josh, good luck in future endeavours.