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Cameron Munster (born 13 September 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays at fullback, but can also play at centre.
Background
Born in Rockhampton, Queensland, Munster played his junior rugby league for the North Knights at five-eighth, before being signed by the Central Queensland Capras in the Queensland Cup. In June 2013, he signed a 2-year contract with the Melbourne Storm. On 21 September 2013, he won the Queensland Cup Rookie of the Year award.
Playing career
2014
Munster played for the Storm's NYC team in the earlier rounds of 2014 before moving on to the Storm's Queensland Cup team, Eastern Suburbs Tigers. On 18 March, he extended his contract with the Storm until the end of 2017. On 3 May, he played for the Queensland Under-20s team against the New South Wales Under-20s team, playing off the interchange bench in the 30-8 loss at Penrith Stadium. In Round 12 of the 2014 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Storm against the North Queensland Cowboys.
2015
In Round 6 against the Canberra Raiders, Munster returned for the Storm, filling in for the injured Billy Slater at fullback and also scoring his first NRL career try in the 14-10 win at Canberra Stadium. From Round 12 onwards after incumbent fullback Billy Slater was ruled out for the rest of the year due to a shoulder injury, Munster stepped up and filled in the vacant position at ease. In Round 22 against the Gold Coast Titans, he scored a hatrick in the Storm’s 36-14 win at AAMI Park. Munster finished his promising 2015 NRL season with him playing in 19 matches and scoring 7 tries for the Storm.
2016
On 12 January, Munster was selected in the QAS Emerging Origin squad. On 31 January, while in the Emerging Maroons camp, he broke curfew and the QRL announced he would be excluded from its representative programs for the next 12 months. On 1 February, he was named in the Storm's 2016 Auckland Nines squad. He started the 2016 season playing at centre in round 1 against the Dragons. Following Billy Slater's second shoulder surgery, Munster took over the fullback role. He played fullback in Grand Final loss to the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.