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- West Tigers
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- Rugby League
- NRL
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NRL Premiership Winner
World Club Challenge Winner
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Matthew Ballin (born 5 January 1984 in Nanango, Queensland) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League. He has played one game for Queensland in State of Origin. He played at hooker and previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, with whom he won the 2008 and 2011 Premierships.
Early years
Matt Ballin at the celebration of the winning of the 2008 NRL Grand Final
Ballin playing for Manly
Although he was born in Nanango, Ballin grew up in Kingaroy and attended Kingaroy State High School where his father was the school principal.
Ballin played his junior football with the Kingaroy Red Ants, and although he played in the lower grades with the Brisbane Broncos, he did not play first grade for the club.
Representative career
In April 2009, he was named in the preliminary 25 man squad to represent Queensland in the opening State of Origin match for 2009. However he did not make an appearance.
In 2010, with injury to Melbourne's Cameron Smith, Ballin was named in the Queensland side and played in Game 1 of the series at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney, won 28-24 by the Maroons. With Smith returning from injury, Ballin wasn't considered for the rest of the series, though he was on standby for the team should Smith's injury re-occur.
Personal life
Ballin was voted the 2008 Adidas "Sexiest Man in League". He also works as a personal fitness trainer specialising in fitness and weight loss.
Ballin is an Australian Apprenticeships Ambassador for the Australian Government.
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