Matt Lodge is a rugby league footballer who plays as a prop in the NRL for the Sydney Roasters. He previously played in the National Rugby League for West Tigers, Brisbane Broncos and New Zealand Warriors.
Matt Lodge: Salary| Wife| Released| Family
Salary:
Phil Rothfield believes the Warriors fans deserve to know why Lodge was paid out in full to effectively leave the club in the lurch.
“I have been chasing this story all day and it still remains a $700,000 question mark,” Rothfield said.
“That was the size of his golden handshake. If any football player walks into his employer or any employer and says, I have had enough and for personal reasons I don’t want to move my family to New Zealand, say OK fine that’s the end of the contract.
Wife:
Matt Lodge is not married but engaged to Jessica Kathleen O’Sullivan.
Jessica is the daughter of Peter O’Sullivan. Peter is The Warriors recruitment manager.
Matt and Jessica are parents of two children, Tommy and Coby.
Released:
The Roosters have reportedly signed former Warriors prop Matt Lodge following his exit from the New Zealand club in May.
According to The Daily Telegraph, the 27-year-old will receive around $100,000 for the final six to eight weeks of the 2022 season.
The Tricolours are hoping the signing will add some much-needed firepower into their middle forwards after an underwhelming first half of the 2022 season.
Family:
The family terrorised by NRL player Matthew Lodge during a drunken New York rampage say they have never received an apology and they believe the NRL is condoning violence by giving Lodge a contract when he hasn’t paid court-ordered restitution.
Speaking for the first time, Manhattan couple Ruth Fowler and Joseph Cartright say they were “stunned” and “infuriated” to see Lodge welcomed back into professional rugby league by the Brisbane Broncos despite not paying a cent of damages for his 2015 home invasion.
Born: May 31, 1995 (age 27 years), Sydney, Australia
