Joe Chan

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Joe Chan
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Personal information
Full nameJoseph Chan
Born (2002-03-10) 10 March 2002 (age 22)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)
Weight15 st 8 lb (99 kg)
Playing information
Position Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2021–22 Catalans Dragons 2990036
2023– Melbourne Storm 121004
Total41100040
Source: [1] [2]
As of 30 August 2024
Father Alex Chan
Relatives Tiaki Chan (brother)
Willie McLean (uncle)
Jesse McLean (cousin)
Casey McLean (cousin)

Joseph Chan (born 10 March 2002) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL).

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He previously played for Catalans Dragons in the Super League and Saint-Esteve in the Elite One Championship.

Background

Chan is of Chinese-Māori heritage [3] and is the son of former New Zealand international Alex Chan and brother of Tiaki Chan. [4] He played his junior rugby league for St Clair Comets, before moving to Catalans Dragons. Chan is first cousins with Penrith Panthers centre Jesse McLean.

Career

In 2021 he made his Catalans debut in the Challenge Cup against the Warrington Wolves. [5] On 22 April 2022 he signed a two-year contract to play for the Melbourne Storm for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.[ citation needed ]

Chan made his NRL debut in round 27 of the 2023 NRL season for the Melbourne Storm against Broncos at Suncorp Stadium. Being presented with jersey (cap number 233), Joe along with his father and former Melbourne Storm (cap number 71), Alex Chan are the first father-son Storm duo. [6]

Chan went onto win the 2023 Queensland Cup with Storm feeder club the Brisbane Tigers where he came off the interchange bench in their 22–18 grand final victory over Burleigh. [7] He would also be recognised as the Tigers Rookie of the Year at the club's annual awards. [8]

On 27 August 2024, Chan re-signed with the Storm until the end of 2028. [9] On 29 September 2024, Chan played for Melbourne's feeder team North Sydney in their NSW Cup Grand Final loss against Newtown. [10]

Honours and achievements

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Club:

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References

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  2. ↑ Itsrugby
  3. ↑ "Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Website". Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Catalans Dragons 6-16 Warrington Wolves: Clinical Wolves move into Challenge Cup semi-finals". Sky Sports. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Challenge Cup: Catalans Dragons v Warrington Wolves". BBC. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  6. ↑ Staff Writer (31 August 2023). "Joe Chan becomes player 233". Melbourne Storm. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  7. ↑ Brinums, Jorja (17 September 2023). "Tigers pounce to create history with grand final win over Bears". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "2023 season awards for Hostplus Cup and Hastings Deering Colts Tigers". thetigers.com.au. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  9. ↑ Staff Writer (26 August 2024). "Storm's family connection continues". Melbourne Storm. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Newtown wins Premiership number nine". www.nswrl.com.au.
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