Career
Growing up in the NSW high country in Berridale, White started his rugby league career with the Cooma Colts. He was a promising junior and was graded by Saint George Illawarra Dragons from school. With props such as Luke Bailey and Jason Ryles ahead of him, White was unable to make his way into first-grade and he relocated to the Melbourne Storm.
White made his first-grade debut in Round one, 2005, scoring a try against the Newcastle Knights at Olympic Park.
White played in the 2008 NRL Grand Final defeat by the Manly. He played in the 2009 premiership against Parramatta.
Controversies
White"s first grade career have involved some controversial incidents. In round 14, 2006, White lodged a biting complaint against Parramatta"s Fuifui Moimoi for which Moimoi was later exonerated after a lengthy judiciary hearing.
He was also again in the act against Parramatta in 2007, accused of a chicken wing tackle on their captain Nathan Cayless in that year"s preliminary final.
In round two, 2008, White was sent off for retaliating to a Ben Ross elbow to team-mate Cooper Cronk which also saw Ross sent official Cronk"s kick found Israel Folau who scored the match-levelling try. He was given a four match ban.
More recently White was involved in an Origin scuffle with Steve Price (see below).
In 2006, White made his representative debut in the Country Origin team, defeating City by 12–10. White was selected to represent New South Wales as a front-rower for game I and on the bench for game II of the 2007 State of Origin series.
In 2008, White made himself available for Ireland"s 2008 Rugby League World Cup campaign and in August he was named in the Ireland training squad. Although White was named in the Irish squad, he was forced to withdraw following the NRL grand final, when he was scheduled for foot surgery.
White was also named in the 46-man Australian preliminary squad for the World Cup.
White played in the opening two State of Origin matches for New South Wales in 2010, scoring a try in the second match, but was dropped for the third game. Steve Price incident
Game 3 of the 2009 series also saw White return to State of Origin (replacing the injured Michael Weyman), playing a leading role in a controversial NSW victory. In the closing stages of the contest White was involved in a scuffle with Queensland prop Steve Price which left Price unconscious.