Dane Nielsen

Dane Nielsen

Personal information
Nickname	Danger
Born	(1985-06-10) 10 June 1985 (age 31) Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position	Centre, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2007 Cronulla Sharks 1 0 0 0 0 2008–12 Melbourne Storm 78 24 0 0 96 2013–14 New Zealand Warriors 30 2 0 0 8 2015 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2 1 0 0 4 2015 Bradford Bulls 5 0 0 0 0 2016– South Sydney Rabbitohs 7 3 0 0 12 Total 123 30 0 0 120 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2011–12 Queensland 3 0 0 0 0 2013 Indigenous All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
As of 11 June 2016 Source:

Dane Nielsen (born 10 June 1985) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League. A Queensland State of Origin representative, he plays at centre and wing. He previously played for NRL clubs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Melbourne Storm, with whom he won the 2009 and 2012 NRL Premierships, the New Zealand Warriors, St. George Illawarra Dragons, and the Bradford Bulls in the Kingstone Press Championship.

Hailing from the North Queensland town of Mackay, Nielsen is of Indigenous Australian and Solomon Island descent and was a Norths Devils junior.

Nielsen started his NRL career with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, making his début on 20 July 2007 against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.

In 2008 Nielsen joined the Melbourne Storm, becoming a regular at centre. In 2009 Nielsen was sent-off for a high tackle in the Storm's Round 15 clash with the Wests Tigers. He played for Melbourne on the wing in their 2009 NRL Grand Final win against the Parramatta Eels (which was stripped from the club after their salary cap scandal). Nielsen then went on to play in Melbourne's 2010 World Club Challenge victory against English champions, the Leeds Rhinos.