PJ Marsh

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**PJ Marsh**
Personal information

Full name	Peter-John Marsh
Date of birth	February 19, 1980
Place of birth	Calliope, Queensland, Australia
Height	174 cm
Weight	85 kg
Position	Hooker, Half
Club information
Current club	Parramatta Eels
Youth clubs
	Blackwater Crushers, Gladstone Wallabies
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
2000 - 2001, 2004 - present 2002 - 2003	Parramatta Eels New Zealand Warriors
Representative teams
2002 - 2003	Queensland Origin
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only.

PJ Marsh (born Peter-John Marsh, February 19, 1980 in Calliope, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian rugby league player for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League competition and for Queensland in State of Origin. He began his NRL career at Parramatta and played for the Eels from 2000 to 2001 before returning to Parramatta in 2005 following a two year stint with the New Zealand Warriors (2002-2003). His position of choice is at hooker , but he often plays half-back as well. PJ is also considered to be one of the fastest hookers in the game. He is named after his uncle, Peter John Marsh, who was killed in a car accident before PJ was born.

Midway through the 2003 season he sustained a serious neck injury in a match against Parramatta which ruled him out for the rest of the season as well as the whole of 2004.

[edit] Representative games

State Of Origin: 2002, 2003 (3 games)

[edit] Career highlights

Junior Club: Blackwater Crushers
First Grade Debut: Parramatta v Melbourne at Parramatta Stadium, May 5, 2000 (Round 14)
Career Stats: 93 career NRL games to date, scoring 17 tries, 12 goals and 2 field goals