| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Turner | |
| Date of birth | 10 October 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 7 lb) | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Wing / Full-Back | |
| Current club | Melbourne Storm | |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 2000–2001 2002– | Penrith Panthers Melbourne Storm | 2 (0) 55 (154) |
| Representative teams** | ||
| 2008 | New South Wales | 1 (0) |
* Professional club appearances and points | ||
Steve Turner, (born on the 10 October 1984 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games He plays the position of winger for the Melbourne Storm club in the National Rugby League (NRL). A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench The Melbourne Storm is a professional Rugby league football club based in the city of Melbourne, Australia
Turner was educated at St Dominics College. [1] He started playing rugby league as a seven-year-old with Cambridge Park in Sydney's west. Also an under-15 state level touch football player, Turner was signed by the Penrith Panthers in 2000. The Penrith Panthers is an Australian professional Rugby league football team He was a standout for Penrith's Harold Matthews side and won selection in the NSW under-17 team. In 2001, he was the Panthers SG Ball Player of the Year. During this time he was coached by current Gold Coast Titans coach, John Cartwright. The Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based on the Gold Coast in Queensland. John Cartwright (born 9 August 1965) is an Australian professional Rugby league football coach and former player He went on to play for NSW under-19s and the Junior Kangaroos and in 2002 he made his first grade debut for the Panthers against the Melbourne Storm. Turner then signed with Melbourne the next year. The reason given for the move to the Storm was was that he was overshadowed by Queensland representatative fullback Rhys Wesser. Rhys Wesser (born 31 March, 1979 in Rockhampton Queensland) is an Australian professional Rugby league player for the Penrith
In 2007, Turner was to be one of the inaugural members of the newly admitted Gold Coast Titans side after he announced in 2006 that he had signed a new deal to the Gold Coast. The Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Turner agreed to join the Titans until the end of 2009 in June only to later change his mind and re-sign with the Storm for another three years.
On 16 January, the Titans agreed to release Turner to the Storm in exchange for two players [2]. In 2007 Steve Turner was a member of the Storm's Premiership winning side.