Selasi Berdie

Selasi Berdie

Personal information
Full name	Selasi Berdie
Nickname	Blade
Born	(1986-02-03) 3 February 1986 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2008–2009	Gold Coast Titans	2	0	0	0	0
Source: Rugby League Project

Selasi Berdie (born 3 February 1986) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Gold Coast Titans who usually plays as a prop. He is believed to be the first player of Ghanaian descent to play in the National Rugby League.

Early years

Berdie grew up in Melbourne and played tennis before taking up rugby league. Berdie graduated with a double degree in sports science and management in 2008.

Queensland Cup

In 2008 Berdie was signed by the Gold Coast Titans and was assigned to play for a feeder club, the Tweed Heads Seagulls, in the Queensland Cup.

In 2008 he played for Queensland Country and the Queensland Residents sides.

Gold Coast Titans

Berdie made his National Rugby League debut playing for the Gold Coast Titans in Round 26, 2008 and is fondly known as Big Bird.

External links

• Official player profile at Titans.com

• Berdie's debut sure to go down big in Ghana wotnews, September 2008
• Gold Coast Titans NRL player, Selasi Berdie graduates his double degree in sports science and management Sunday Mail, 21 December 2008
• Toowoomba v Tweed Head QLD Official Site, 18 March 2008
• QLD Representative Season In Review Queensland Weekend & Club Footy News, 22 December 2008
• Late call for Berdie to fly out goldcoast.com.au, 31 May 2008
• http://www.dailymercury.com.au/story/2010/02/24/berdie-gets-chance/