He played his junior football for the Northern Lakes Warriors before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.

He played 4 more games in Parramatta's run to the 2009 NRL Grand Final before signing a two-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

[2] In the 2012 NRL season, Wright played 27 games and scored 14 tries as Canterbury won the Minor Premiership.

He scored a try in Cronulla's elimination final loss against rivals Manly-Warringah at the Sydney Football Stadium.

[4] The following season, Cronulla endured a horror year on and off the field as the club finished last on the table and claimed the Wooden Spoon.