Career
His choice of position is Propagation He made his NRL Debut in Round 8 against North Queensland Cowboys. Starling, whilst playing for the North Sydney Bears in the second-tier NSW Cup competition was selected in the annual NSW Residents clash against Queensland residents in July 2013, playing in the curtain-raiser to the State of Origin decider.
On 22 September 2013, Starling was named at prop in the 2013 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.