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NRL Market Watch: Warriors sign Sam Healey, son of Mitch Healey, from Sharks

The Warriors have nabbed another player with a famous last name – and an up-and-coming dummy half – for three years.

Sam Healey. Picture: NRL Photos
Sam Healey. Picture: NRL Photos

The Warriors have signed another son of a famous name with highly-promising Cronulla hooker Sam Healey inking a three-year deal with the New Zealand club.

The son of former Sharks legend Mitch Healey, the 21-year-old joins Jett Cleary, the son of Penrith coach Ivan Cleary, at the Warriors next year.

The highly-promising Healey has developed through the grades with the Sharks, establishing himself in the NSW Cup with 36 games for feeder club Newtown since last season.

Sam’s father Mitch is a Sharks legend.
Sam’s father Mitch is a Sharks legend.

“Sam is a really promising young dummy half and a player we’ve identified as someone with tremendous upside,” Warriors recruitment boss Andrew McFadden said.

Healey will work as the understudy to NRL hooker Wayde Egan at the Warriors.

David Riccio
David RiccioChief Sports Writer

David Riccio is The Sunday Telegraph and CODE Sports chief sports writer with a career in journalism that includes 20 years at News Limited. A former sports editor of The Sunday Telegraph, David is an award-winning reporter who thrives on breaking news and writing in-depth profiles. Regarded as one of rugby league's leading reporters, having covered grand finals State of Origin and World Cups, David was also a member of our 2016 Rio Olympic Games team and is the author of Alex McKinnon's book Unbroken.

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