Jamal Fogarty

Jamal Fogarty

Personal information
Born	(1993-12-13) 13 December 1993 (age 30) Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position	Halfback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2017–21 Gold Coast Titans 41 7 79 0 186 2022– Canberra Raiders 42 6 91 2 208 Total 83 13 170 2 394 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2018 Queensland Residents 1 0 0 0 0 2021 Indigenous All Stars 1 0 1 0 2
Source: [1] As of 22 March 2024

Jamal Fogarty (born 13 December 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback for the Canberra Raiders ^[2] in the National Rugby League (NRL).

He previously played for the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL. Fogarty is an Indigenous All Stars representative.

Background

Fogarty was born in Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia, and is a member of the Mununjali clan of the Yugambeh people. ^{[3] [4]} He played his junior rugby league for the Beaudesert Kingfishers, before being signed by the Gold Coast Titans. Fogarty attended Palm Beach Currumbin State High School throughout his upbringing. ^[5]

Playing career

Early career

In October 2011, Fogarty played for the Australian Schoolboys. ^[6] In 2012 and 2013, he played for the Gold Coast Titans' NYC team, ^[7] before graduating to their Queensland Cup team, Tweed Heads Seagulls in 2014. ^[8] In 2016, he joined Queensland Cup team Burleigh Bears. ^[9] He was a member of the Burleigh Bears 2016 Queensland Cup winning side, defeating the Redcliffe Dolphins in the final. ^[10] In November 2016, he signed a one-year contract with the Parramatta Eels, starting in 2017. ^[11]

2017

In June, after spending the season so far playing for Eels' feeder club, Wentworthville Magpies, Fogarty was granted a release mid-season to return to the Burleigh Bears. ^[12]

Fogarty playing for the Wentworthville Magpies in 2017

He signed a contract with the Titans ^[13] and just under a fortnight after being released by the Eels, he made his NRL debut for the Titans in round 16 of the 2017 NRL season against the Wests Tigers. ^{[14] [15]}

2018

Fogarty made no appearances for Gold Coast Titans in 2018 and spent the entire year playing for the Burleigh Bears making 17 appearances in total. ^[16]

2019

In 2019, Fogarty rejoined the Burleigh Bears full-time, starting at halfback in their Grand Final win over the Wynnum Manly Seagulls. ^{[17] [18]} On 27 September, Fogarty won the Petero Civoniceva Medal at the QRL awards. ^[19]

2020

On 7 March, Fogarty signed with the Gold Coast Titans on a two-year deal. ^[20] In round 9 2020, Fogarty scored his first points in the top grade by kicking a conversion in the 16-12 win over New Zealand Warriors. In round 15, Fogarty was named as the captain of the team in the absence of Kevin Proctor. In the same match, Fogarty was chased down by Canberra forward Josh Papalii after seemingly running away to score a try. Following the game, Fogarty spoke to media saying "I was very embarrassed. I've been copping a lot of text messages from people so I think I might throw my phone in the bin after the last couple of days".

The following week, Fogarty scored the winning try as the Gold Coast defeated St. George 14-10 at Kogarah Oval. ^{[21] [22]}

2021

On 2 February, Fogarty was named at halfback in the Indigenous All Stars team to play the New Zealand Māori at Queensland Country Bank Stadium.

Fogarty asked the Gold Coast club for a release in September 2021 due to it becoming apparent that Toby Sexton would land the starting halfback role for 2022. He signed for the Canberra Raiders on a three-year deal shortly afterwards. ^[23]

2022

On 2 March, Fogarty was ruled out for four months with a knee injury which he sustained in Canberra's pre-season trial against Manly. ^[24] In round 12 of the 2022 NRL season, Fogarty made his club debut for Canberra in their 28-20 loss against Parramatta. ^[25] In round 25, Fogarty scored one try and kicked seven goals in Canberra's 56-10 victory over wooden spooners the Wests Tigers. ^[26] Fogarty played a total of 15 games for Canberra in 2022 as the club finished 8th on the table and qualified for the finals. Fogarty played in both finals matches as Canberra were eliminated in the second week by Parramatta. ^[27]

2023

In round 9 of the 2023 NRL season, Fogarty scored a try and kicked his first career field goal to give Canberra a 31-30 golden point extra-time victory over the Dolphins. ^[28] In round 14, Fogarty scored two tries and kicked a penalty goal with three minutes remaining to win the game for Canberra 20-19 against the Wests Tigers. ^[29] Fogarty played a total of 24 matches for Canberra in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 8th on the table and qualified for the finals. He played in Canberra's golden point extra-time elimination final loss to Newcastle. ^[30]

Statistics

Season	Team	Apps	Tries	Goals	FG	Pts
2017	Gold Coast Titans	2	0	0	0	0
2020		18	3	9	0	30
2021		21	4	70	0	156
2022	Canberra Raiders	15	3	52	0	116
2023		24	3	23	1	60
2024		0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	80	13	154	1	362

^[31]

Achievements and accolades

Individual

• Petero Civoniceva Medal: 2019
• Queensland Cup Team of the Year: 2016

References

1. "Jamal Fogarty - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
2. "Raiders land halfback Fogarty". 9 October 2021.
3. "Jamal Fogarty is leading both on-field and off". Gold Coast Titans. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
4. sixtiesboy (9 May 2017). "NRL Indigenous Round – Recognising Eels Aboriginal Heritage". The Cumberland Throw. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
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6. "ASSRL Schoolboys rugby league news, Australian Secondary School Rugby League, Australian Schoolboys". Ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
7. "F". Nyc Database. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
8. jgass (19 May 2014). "Tweed Heads Seagulls notch up another win in Intrust Cup". Daily Telegraph. Northern Star. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
9. O'Brien, Connor (27 July 2016). "Burleigh Bears half Jamal Fogarty set to score most points in Queensland Cup 2016 season". Gold Coast Bulletin. Goldcoastbulletin.com.au. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
10. "Bears First Grand Final Victory in Twelve Years! « Burleigh Bears". www.burleighbears.com.au. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
11. "Parramatta Eels announce signings for the 2017 squad". Zero Tackle. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
12. "Eels release Jamal Fogarty". Zero Tackle. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
13. Ready to SELL your property? Post Your Ad Here! (14 June 2017). "Decimated Titans could turn to rookie half". Northern Star. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
14. "Updated team lists: Wests Tigers v Titans". NRL.com. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
15. NRL Digital Media (23 June 2017). "NRL LATE MAIL: Tigers v". Titans. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
16. "Official Intrust Super Cup profile of Jamal Fogarty for Burleigh Bears". Queensland Rugby League. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
17. "The wise ways of Burleigh half Jamal Fogarty". 26 September 2019.
18. "2019 Year in Review: Burleigh Bears". 21 November 2019.
19. "Fogarty fires to win Petero Civoniceva Medal". 27 September 2019.
20. "Jamal Fogarty Joins Titans on Two-Year Deal". 6 March 2020.
21. "Fogarty's Papa grief: 'I might throw my phone in the bin'". www.nrl.com. 25 August 2020.
22. "Brisbane Broncos handed 58-12 NRL loss by Sydney Roosters as Gold Coast beats Dragons". ABC News. 28 August 2020.
23. "Canberra land Halfback Fogarty". www.canberratimes.com.au. 9 October 2021.
24. "The key to it all': Cronk suggests Ricky's next move as contenders emerge to fill 'devastating' void". www.foxsports.com.au.
25. "Parramatta Eels edge Canberra Raiders 28-20, Dragons beat Bulldogs 34-24". www.abc.net.au.
26. "Canberra Raiders hand out 56-10 NRL drubbing to Wests Tigers as Cronulla beats Newcastle Knights 38-16". www.abc.net.au.
27. "Eels send ruthless title message, bury finals 'ghosts' in Raiders no-show: 3 Big Hits". www.foxsports.com.au.
28. "Canberra Raiders vs. Dolphins score, result, highlights: Jack Wighton stars in golden point win". www.sportingnews.com.
29. "'I'd be filthy': Wild scenes as all-time Tigers comeback spoiled by late penalty". www.foxsports.com.au.
30. "Ricky turned losing a club legend into a winning season. Now for his biggest challenge - Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au.
31. "Official NRL profile of Jamal Fogarty for Canberra Raiders | NRL.com". National Rugby League.

External links

• Gold Coast Titans profile
• NRL profile
• QRL.com profile