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Cameron Munster

Cameron Munster (born 13 September 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL) and captains Queensland in State of Origin. Munster is regarded as one of the best players in the world by Andrew Johns, the best five-eighth in the world by Johnathan Thurston and one of the best five-eighths of the NRL era. Munster has represented Queensland in State of Origin, winning five series (including one as captain) and receiving the Wally Lewis Medal in the 2020 series for Player of the Series. Munster has played for Australia at international level, winning the 2022 Rugby League World Cup at five-eighth. Munster has also played centre for Australia. Munster has played in four NRL Grand Finals, winning two of them, featuring at fullback in the 2016 NRL Grand Final and at five-eighth in the 2017 NRL Grand Final, 2018 NRL Grand Final and the 2020 NRL Grand Final. Munster won the 2017 NRL Grand Final, 2018 World Club Challenge and 2020 NRL Grand Final at five-eighth with Melbourne. He played and debuted as a fullback earlier in his career with enormous success and has represented Queensland in that position but settled into five-eighth upon Billy Slater's return from injury in 2017.

Infobox

Full name
Cameron Munster
Born
(1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 (age 31)Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Height
185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight
89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
Position
Five-eighth, Fullback
Club
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2014– Melbourne Storm 236 61 46 4 340 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2017–25 Queensland 21 4 0 0 16 2017– Australia 14 4 0 0 16

Tables

· Statistics › NRL
†
Denotes seasons in which Munster won an NRL Premiership
· Statistics › NRL
2014
2014
Season
2014
Team
Melbourne Storm
Matches
1
T
0
G
–
GK %
–
F/G
0
Pts
0
W
0
L
1
D
0
W–L %
0.00
2015
2015
Season
2015
Team
19
Matches
7
T
–
G
–
GK %
0
F/G
28
Pts
10
W
9
L
0
D
52.63
2016
2016
Season
2016
Team
24
Matches
4
T
–
G
–
GK %
0
F/G
16
Pts
19
W
5
L
0
D
79.17
2017†
2017†
Season
2017†
Team
21
Matches
1
T
12
G
52.17
GK %
0
F/G
28
Pts
19
W
2
L
0
D
90.48
2018
2018
Season
2018
Team
24
Matches
4
T
2
G
100.00
GK %
2
F/G
22
Pts
16
W
8
L
0
D
66.67
2019
2019
Season
2019
Team
24
Matches
8
T
2
G
50.00
GK %
0
F/G
36
Pts
18
W
6
L
0
D
75.00
2020†
2020†
Season
2020†
Team
18
Matches
4
T
6
G
75.00
GK %
1
F/G
29
Pts
16
W
2
L
0
D
88.89
2021
2021
Season
2021
Team
20
Matches
7
T
16
G
53.33
GK %
0
F/G
28
Pts
16
W
4
L
0
D
80.00
2022
2022
Season
2022
Team
22
Matches
11
T
7
G
63.64
GK %
0
F/G
58
Pts
14
W
8
L
0
D
63.64
2023
2023
Season
2023
Team
22
Matches
8
T
1
G
50.50
GK %
1
F/G
35
Pts
14
W
8
L
0
D
63.64
2024
2024
Season
2024
Team
17
Matches
5
GK %
0
F/G
20
Pts
13
W
4
L
0
D
76.47
2025
2025
Season
2025
Team
24
Matches
2
GK %
0
F/G
8
Pts
16
W
8
L
0
D
66.67
Career totals
Career totals
Season
Career totals
Team
236
Matches
61
T
46
G
57.50
GK %
4
F/G
340
Pts
171
W
65
L
0
D
72.46
Season
Team
Matches
T
G
GK %
F/G
Pts
W
L
D
W–L %
2014
Melbourne Storm
1
0
–
–
0
0
0
1
0
0.00
2015
19
7
–
–
0
28
10
9
0
52.63
2016
24
4
–
–
0
16
19
5
0
79.17
2017†
21
1
12
52.17
0
28
19
2
0
90.48
2018
24
4
2
100.00
2
22
16
8
0
66.67
2019
24
8
2
50.00
0
36
18
6
0
75.00
2020†
18
4
6
75.00
1
29
16
2
0
88.89
2021
20
7
16
53.33
0
28
16
4
0
80.00
2022
22
11
7
63.64
0
58
14
8
0
63.64
2023
22
8
1
50.50
1
35
14
8
0
63.64
2024
17
5
0
20
13
4
0
76.47
2025
24
2
0
8
16
8
0
66.67
Career totals
236
61
46
57.50
4
340
171
65
0
72.46
· Statistics › State of Origin
†
Denotes seasons in which Munster won a State of Origin Series
· Statistics › State of Origin
2017†
2017†
Season
2017†
Team
Queensland
Matches
1
T
0
G
–
GK %
–
F/G
0
Pts
0
W
1
L
0
D
0
W–L %
100.00
2018
2018
Season
2018
Team
Queensland
Matches
3
T
0
G
–
GK %
–
F/G
0
Pts
0
W
1
L
2
D
0
W–L %
33.33
2019
2019
Season
2019
Team
Queensland
Matches
3
T
0
G
–
GK %
–
F/G
0
Pts
0
W
1
L
2
D
0
W–L %
33.33
2020†
2020†
Season
2020†
Team
Queensland
Matches
3
T
1
G
–
GK %
–
F/G
0
Pts
4
W
2
L
1
D
0
W–L %
66.67
2021
2021
Season
2021
Team
Queensland
Matches
3
T
0
G
–
GK %
–
F/G
0
Pts
0
W
1
L
2
D
0
W–L %
33.33
2022†
2022†
Season
2022†
Team
Queensland
Matches
2
T
1
G
–
GK %
–
F/G
0
Pts
4
W
1
L
1
D
0
W–L %
50.00
2023†
2023†
Season
2023†
Team
Queensland
Matches
3
T
1
G
–
GK %
–
F/G
0
Pts
4
W
2
L
1
D
0
W–L %
75.00
Career totals
Career totals
Season
Career totals
Team
18
Matches
3
T
–
G
–
GK %
0
F/G
12
Pts
9
W
9
L
0
D
50.00
Season
Team
Matches
T
G
GK %
F/G
Pts
W
L
D
W–L %
2017†
Queensland
1
0
–
–
0
0
1
0
0
100.00
2018
Queensland
3
0
–
–
0
0
1
2
0
33.33
2019
Queensland
3
0
–
–
0
0
1
2
0
33.33
2020†
Queensland
3
1
–
–
0
4
2
1
0
66.67
2021
Queensland
3
0
–
–
0
0
1
2
0
33.33
2022†
Queensland
2
1
–
–
0
4
1
1
0
50.00
2023†
Queensland
3
1
–
–
0
4
2
1
0
75.00
Career totals
18
3
–
–
0
12
9
9
0
50.00
· Statistics › Australia
†
Denotes years in which Munster won a World Cup Title
· Statistics › Australia
2017†
2017†
Season
2017†
Team
Australia
Matches
2
T
4
G
0
GK %
0.00
F/G
0
Pts
16
W
2
L
0
D
0
W–L %
100.00
2019
2019
Season
2019
Team
Australia
Matches
2
T
0
G
–
GK %
–
F/G
0
Pts
0
W
1
L
1
D
0
W–L %
50.00
2022†
2022†
Season
2022†
Team
Australia
Matches
5
T
0
G
–
GK %
–
F/G
0
Pts
0
W
5
L
5
D
0
W–L %
100.00
2023
2023
Season
2023
Team
Australia
Matches
3
T
0
G
–
GK %
–
F/G
0
Pts
0
W
2
L
1
D
0
W–L %
75.00
Career totals
Career totals
Season
Career totals
Team
12
Matches
4
T
0
G
0.00
GK %
0
F/G
16
Pts
10
W
2
L
0
D
83.33
Season
Team
Matches
T
G
GK %
F/G
Pts
W
L
D
W–L %
2017†
Australia
2
4
0
0.00
0
16
2
0
0
100.00
2019
Australia
2
0
–
–
0
0
1
1
0
50.00
2022†
Australia
5
0
–
–
0
0
5
5
0
100.00
2023
Australia
3
0
–
–
0
0
2
1
0
75.00
Career totals
12
4
0
0.00
0
16
10
2
0
83.33

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    https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-brandon-smith-apology-white-powder-scandal-video-melbourne-storm/news-story/d50a8847fc79df4cc1756b13e68cec64
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