Early years From 2014 to 2015, Naden played for the Penrith Panthers'
NRL Under-20s team, captaining the side to a premiership and being named on the
interchange bench in the NYC Team of the Year in 2015. In 2016, Naden graduated to their
Intrust Super Premiership NSW team. In 2017, Naden joined the
Canberra Raiders but failed to make an NRL appearance, only appearing in their ISP NSW team
Mount Pritchard Mounties. In 2018, Naden joined the
Newcastle Knights on a 1-year contract, but again failed to make an NRL appearance.
2019 In 2019, Naden rejoined the Panthers. In Round 18 against St George, Naden scored two tries as Penrith won the match 40–18 at
Penrith Stadium.
2020 In round 20 of the
2020 NRL season, Naden scored two tries in a 42–0 victory over
Canterbury-Bankstown at
ANZ Stadium. Penrith finished the regular season having already claimed the
Minor Premiership at week earlier. Naden played 19 games for Penrith in the
2020 NRL season scoring 12 tries. He played in the
2020 NRL Grand Final where Penrith lost to Melbourne 26–20.
2021 On April 28, 2021, it was announced that Naden had signed a two-year deal with
Canterbury-Bankstown starting in 2022. In round 22, Naden scored two tries for Penrith in a 34–16 victory over
St. George Illawarra.
2022 In round 1 of the
2022 NRL season, Naden made his club debut for Canterbury in their 6–4 victory against
North Queensland at the
Queensland Country Bank Stadium. On 17 May after
Trent Barrett stood down as coach of the
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Naden was signed by the
West Tigers effective immediately. Naden made his club debut the same week for the Wests Tigers in their 36–22 victory against his former club Canterbury at
Leichhardt Oval. In round 14, Naden was sent off for a dangerous lifting tackle in Wests 30–4 loss against
Manly. Naden played a total of ten games for the Wests Tigers in the
2022 NRL season as the club finished bottom of the table and claimed the
Wooden Spoon for the first time.
2023 Naden played a total of eight games for the Wests Tigers in the
2023 NRL season and scored two tries as the club finished with the
Wooden Spoon for a second straight year.
2024 Naden was limited to only nine games with the Wests Tigers in the
2024 NRL season as the club finished with the wooden spoon for a third straight year.
2025 On 21 February during a pre-season trial match, Naden suffered a serious knee injury. Naden had suffered a dislocated kneecap and be ruled out for two months. On 6 August, Naden was issued with a breach notice by the NRL and fined for using an offensive gesture during the Wests Tigers upset victory over Canterbury in round 22 of the
2025 NRL season. Naden played eight games for the Wests Tigers in the 2025 NRL season as the club finished 13th on the table. On 30 September, Naden was one of six players that departed the Wests Tigers at the end of their season. In late November 2025, it was announced that Naden had signed a two year deal with the Thirroul Butchers. == Statistics ==