Joel Monaghan

Joel Monaghan
Personal information
Born (1982-04-22) 22 April 1982[1]
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) [1]
Playing information
Position Wing, Centre

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001–04 Canberra Raiders 66 39 5 0 160
2005–07 Sydney Roosters 44 23 0 0 92
2008–10 Canberra Raiders 55 28 1 0 114
2011–15 Warrington Wolves 145 145 2 0 584
2016– Castleford Tigers 22 9 0 0 36
Total 332 244 8 0 986
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–09 NSW Country 2 0 0 0 0
2008–10 New South Wales 2 0 0 0 0
2008 Australia 5 4 0 0 16
2011–13 Exiles 3 2 0 0 8
As of 31 March 2017

Joel Monaghan (born 22 April 1982 in Canberra, ACT) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Castleford Tigers of Super League. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative three-quarter back, he previously played in the National Rugby League for the Canberra Raiders and the Sydney Roosters. He is the younger brother of fellow rugby league player Michael Monaghan.

Background

Monaghan's junior development was influenced by National Rugby League coach Neil Henry who was Monaghan's coach at Erindale College, Canberra. While attending Erindale College, Monoghan played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2000.[2]

Playing career

Monaghan playing for the Raiders in 2008

National Rugby League

Monaghan made his NRL début in 2001 for Canberra against the Penrith Panthers in round 10 and spent four seasons with the club.

He debuted for the Sydney Roosters in round 2005, against the South Sydney Rabbitohs. He missed much of the 2006 season after injuring his knee in a trail match against the St George Dragons then suffering later hamstring injuries during the year. He had a successful 2007 season at the Roosters scoring 13 tries in 17 games.

In 2008, Monaghan returned to the Canberra Raiders for the 2008 season.[3] He won the Mal Meninga Medal for the club's Player of the Year.[4] In August 2008, Monaghan was named in the preliminary 46-man Kangaroos squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup,[5][6] and in October 2008 he was selected in the final 24-man Australia squad.[7] He made his test début on the wing for Australia's opening game of the RLWC against New Zealand at the Sydney Football Stadium on Sunday, 26 October 2008. In the final, he made the mistake of tackling Lance Hohaia who was without the ball, which resulted in a penalty try, changing a two-point deficit to an 8-point deficit with only 10 minutes left.[8]

After the end of the 2010 season, Monaghan was released from his contract with the Raiders at his request.[9] His decision to leave the Raiders came after a photograph of him simulating a lewd act with a dog during Mad Monday celebrations was published on Twitter.[10] The photograph was noted and discussed by media outlets around the world.[11]

Super League

On 3 December 2010 it was announced that English Super League club Warrington Wolves had signed Monaghan on a one-year contract.[12] There he joined his brother Michael Monaghan.

Monaghan was selected for the Exiles squad for the Rugby League International Origin Match against England at Headingley on 10 June 2011.[13]

Monaghan was selected for the 2011 Exiles squad by coach Brian McLennan however he was not selected to play. Monaghan was selected for the 2012 Exiles to face England by new coach Daniel Anderson, he started on the wing in Game 1.

Monaghan was selected to play for the Warrington Wolves on the wing in the 2013 Super League Grand final and scored the opening try in their loss against Wigan Warriors. He was the regular season's top try-scorer in 2014.

Castleford Tigers confirmed Monaghan's signing on a two-year deal from the 2016.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Joel Monaghan". http://warringtonwolves.com. Warrington Wolves. 2014. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  2. ↑ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  3. ↑ Monaghan returns to Raiders
  4. ↑ Peter Fitzgerald (2008-09-11). "Monaghan Raiders' finest". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  5. ↑ Liam FitzGibbon (2008-08-01). "Surprises in Kangaroos squad". "Fox Sports News (Australia)". Archived from the original on 8 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
  6. ↑ "Veteran Lockyer named in Australian squad". International Herald Tribune. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
  7. ↑ "Manly six win Australia call-up". BBC. 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  8. ↑ Soneji, Pranav (2008-11-22). "Live text - Rugby League World Cup final". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
  9. ↑ "Joel Monaghan in tears after quitting the Raiders". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  10. ↑ Walter, Brad (2010-11-05). "Monaghan faces sack over Mad Monday dog photo disgrace". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  11. ↑ "Monaghan dog picture scandal goes global", Glenn Cullen, The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 November 2010
  12. ↑ "Warrington Wolves sign Joel Monaghan on one-year deal". BBC Sport. UK: BBC. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  13. ↑ "Warrington dominate Exiles picks for Origin fixture". bbc.co.uk. 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
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