Andrew McCullough  Andrew McCullough (born 30 January 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos. He played for Queensland in the 2018 State of Origin series. McCullough was born in Dalby, Queensland, Australia to Wendy and Graham McCullough. In 2018, McCullough married Carlie Harrison in a ceremony at Byron Bay. McCullough attended Dalby State School and subsequently Dalby State High School, before accepting a scholarship to Brisbane State High School for grade 12. During his time in Dalby, he played for the Dalby Devils and on a number of school teams. He played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2007 while attending Brisbane State High School. In 2003, while he was in grade 8, he had already signed with the Brisbane Broncos. He made his debut in the Telstra Premiership against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks on 17 May 2008, becoming the first player born in the 1990s to make his debut in the NRL's top grade. In 2009, he was named the Broncos' "Rookie of the Year". McCullough was named the 2012 Brisbane Broncos season's player of the year. He played for the Broncos in their extra-time loss to the North Queensland Cowboys in the 2015 NRL Grand Final, and was selected to make his State of Origin debut for Queensland in 2018, starting all three games of that series at hooker following the retirement of former Queensland captain Cameron Smith. After 260 games for the club, but by now being overlooked for a spot in the starting line-up ahead of the younger Jake Turpin, McCullough left the Broncos on 21 May 2020 to join the Newcastle Knights for the remainder of the 2020 season.