Joel Edwards (rugby league)

Joel Edwards
Personal information
Born (1988-07-17) 17 July 1988 (age 36)
Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Playing information
PositionLock, Second-row, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010–12 Newcastle Knights 45 0 0 0 0
2013–15 Canberra Raiders 43 3 0 0 12
2016–17 Wests Tigers 20 1 0 0 4
2018 Limoux Grizzlies 12 2 0 0 8
2018 York City Knights 7 2 0 0 8
2019– Newcastle Thunder 16 5 0 0 20
Total 143 13 0 0 52
Source: [1][2][3]
As of 17 May 2019

Joel Edwards (born 17 July 1988) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Newcastle Thunder in League 1. He plays as a lock, second-row and prop. He previously played for the Wests Tigers, Newcastle Knights and the Canberra Raiders in the NRL, the Limoux Grizzlies in the Elite One Championship and York City Knights in the RFL Championship.

Background

Born in Cessnock, New South Wales, Edwards played his junior rugby league for the Cessnock Goannas in the Newcastle Rugby League, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.

Playing career

Early career

In 2008, Edwards played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team.[4][5] In 2009, he spent a year back with the Cessnock Goannas before moving on to the Knights' New South Wales Cup team, Central Coast Centurions in 2010.

Edwards while playing for the Knights in 2011.

2010

In Round 15 of the 2010 NRL season, Edwards made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels.[6] On 9 September 2010, he was named on the interchange bench in the 2010 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.

2011

After playing 4 games in 2010, Edwards was recalled to the team in Round 4 of the 2011 NRL season and didn't miss a game for the rest of the year.[7] On 13 September, he won the Once-A-Knight Old Boys Gladiator Award at the Knights' end of season awards night.[8]

Edwards playing for the Mount Pritchard Mounties

2012

On 2 August, it was confirmed by Knights CEO Matthew Gidley, that Edwards would quit the club at the end of the season after knocking back 3 separate offers.[9] On 6 August, he signed a 3-year contract with the Canberra Raiders starting in 2013.[10][11]

2013

In Round 1 of the 2013 NRL season, Edwards made his Raiders debut against the Penrith Panthers.[12] On 12 September, he won the Raiders' Coach's Award alongside Brett White at the club's end of season awards night.[13][14]

2014

On 16 April, Edwards re-signed with the Raiders on a 3-year contract.[15]

2015

On 28 September, Edwards signed a 2-year contract with the Wests Tigers starting in 2016, after being released from the final 2 years of his Raiders contract.[16]

2017

Edwards was named in the Tigers squad for the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines.[17] On 6 September 2017, Edwards was one of the nine players that were released by The Wests Tigers at the end of the season following a poor year on the field for the club.[18][19] He joined Limoux for their 2017–18 season.[20]

References

  1. ^ "loverugbyleague". Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Joel Edwards – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 17 July 1988. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Rugby – Player statistics Edwards Joel – club stats". itsrugby.co.uk.
  4. ^ "E". Nyc Database. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  5. ^ [1] Archived 13 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson (20 October 2014). "NRL 2010". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  8. ^ Fairfax Regional Media (13 September 2011). "Gidley voted Knights' player of the year". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Newcastle Knights star Joel Edwards quits club". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  10. ^ Fairfax Regional Media (2 August 2012). "Joel Edwards joins Canberra Raiders". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Raiders sign Joel Edwards". Leagueunlimited.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  12. ^ "NRL 2013 – Round 1". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  13. ^ "Milford raids Meninga Medal". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  14. ^ "Canberra Raiders Award Winners". Raiders.com.au. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  15. ^ "Joel Edwards re-signs with Raiders | NRL". Zero Tackle. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  16. ^ "Wests Tigers sign Joel Edwards | NRL". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  17. ^ "2017 Auckland Nines squads: Every player named for the tournament". The Roar. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  18. ^ "Nine players to depart Wests Tigers". Wests Tigers. 5 September 2017.
  19. ^ "Wests Tigers confirm nine players to depart at season's end". sportingnews.com.
  20. ^ "Edwards departure huge blow for Lakes". The Herald.com.au. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.