Riley Price

Riley Price (born 7 June 2001) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League

He previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Background
Price was born in Hurstville, New South Wales while his father Steve, a Queensland and Australian representative, was playing for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

In 2005, Price moved to Auckland when his father joined the New Zealand Warriors. In Auckland, he played his first junior rugby league for the Mt Albert Lions. Price returned to Australia when he was 15-years old, living on the Sunshine Coast and playing rugby league for the Kawana Dolphins.

His uncle, Brent Tate, is also a former Queensland and Australian representative. His sister, Jamie-Lee Price, plays for Giants Netball in the Suncorp Super Netball and is a member of the Australian Diamonds Netball Squad.

Early career
In 2018, Price played for the Sunshine Coast Falcons in the Mal Meninga Cup and Hastings Deering Colts competitions.

In 2019, after starting the season with the Falcons, Price signed with the North Queensland Cowboys and played for the Townsville Blackhawks under-20s side.

In 2020, he was named in the Queensland under-20 Emerging Origin squad.

In 2021, Price played for the Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup and re-signed with the Cowboys until the end of 2023, joining their NRL squad. While on a development contract, he spent the entire 2022 season playing in the Queensland Cup.

2023
In round 5 of the 2023 NRL season, Price made his first grade debut against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, coincidentally the club his father played for, at Stadium Australia which ended in a 15-14 loss during golden point extra-time.