Joel Edwards (rugby league)

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Joel Edwards
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Personal information
Born (1988-07-17) 17 July 1988 (age 34)
Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position Lock, Second-row, Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2010–12 Newcastle Knights 450000
2013–15 Canberra Raiders 4330012
2016–17 Wests Tigers 201004
2018 Limoux Grizzlies 122008
2018 York City Knights 72008
2019– Newcastle Thunder 1650020
Total143130052
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 the Betfred League 1 competition. 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.

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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. JoelEdwards.JPG
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 Joeledwards.jpg
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]

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