Josh Jackson (rugby league)

Josh Jackson (born 8 January 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward and is the captain of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL

Josh Jackson
Personal information
Full nameJoshua Jackson
Born (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991
Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight99 kg (15 st 8 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012– Canterbury Bulldogs 190 24 0 0 96
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–15 NSW Country 3 0 0 0 0
2014 Australia 2 0 0 0 0
2015–17 New South Wales 9 0 0 0 0
As of 11 July 2020
Source: [1]

He has played for NSW Country and New South Wales.

Background

Jackson was born in Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia.[2]

He played his junior football for the Gulgong Bull Terriers and Mudgee Dragons. In 2007 his family moved to Newcastle, New South Wales.[3] In Newcastle, Jackson played for the Valentine-Eleebana Red Devils and Lakes United Seagulls. In 2009, he was signed by the Newcastle Knights. He played for the Knights' S. G. Ball Cup team.

Professional playing career

In 2010, Jackson moved to Sydney after being signed by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. He played for Canterbury's NYC team in 2010 and 2011, playing over 50 games,[4] before graduating to the Bulldogs' New South Wales Cup reserve-grade team in 2012.

In Round 16 of the 2012 NRL season, Jackson made his NRL debut for Canterbury-Bankstown against the Melbourne Storm.[5] Later that year, he'd run on in the 2012 NRL Grand Final for Canterbury as they finished runners-up to Melbourne.[6]

Jackson has developed a reputation as an uncompromising, rugged and hard-working second rower. He is a strong defender and competent attacking player on Canterbury's right edge. He has reasonable ball skills that have enabled him to play five-eighth on occasion.

In 2013, Jackson was selected for the Country team to play the City in the annual City vs Country Origin match.

A season later, he was selected for the Australian Kangaroos for the Four Nations tournament. He made his Test debut in Australia's 44-18 win over Samoa, and was later selected in the final against New Zealand, which Australia lost 22-18. Jackson played 28 games for Canterbury in the 2014 NRL season as the club reached the 2014 NRL Grand Final against South Sydney but were defeated 30-6 at ANZ Stadium.[7]

On 3 May 2015, Jackson played for New South Wales Country against New South Wales City in the 2015 City vs Country Origin.[8]

In 2016, Josh Jackson received the Brad Fittler Medal as New South Wales' best player in that year's Origin series.

In 2017, Jackson was controversially awarded Man of the Match for his performance in State of Origin II in Sydney despite playing just 49 out of 80 minutes and having a limited role in attack.[9] He was the first player in a losing side to be awarded man of the match in over a decade. In 2018, Jackson was left out of The NSW state of origin squad despite winning the award as NSW's best player in The 2017 series.[10]

Jackson played 24 games for Canterbury in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished a disappointing 12th on the table.[11][12] On 22 December 2019, Jackson signed a three-year contract extension to remain at Canterbury-Bankstown until the end of the 2023 season.[13]

References
  1. Josh Jackson rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. "State of Origin 2016: Josh Jackson's future could be decided". Dailytelegraph.com.au. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  3. Rugby League (12 September 2014). "How hard work has turned Canterbury Bulldogs forward Josh Jackson into an integral part of NSW's Origin future". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. "J". Nyc Database. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. 25 Jun 2012, 12:45 a.m. (25 June 2012). "Former Gulgong boy makes NRL debut". Mudgee Guardian. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  6. "Melbourne Storm beat Canterbury Bulldogs in 2012 NRL grand final". News.com.au.
  7. "South Sydney Rabbitohs win 2014 NRL grand final, defeating Canterbury Bulldogs 30-6". Daily Telegraph.
  8. "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  9. "Draw, Scores & Results - 2019 NRL Premiership Season". National Rugby League.
  10. "NSW Blues State of Origin winners and losers: Josh Jackson, Aaron Woods, James Maloney". 28 May 2018.
  11. "Spoons of wood, high hopes and chances lost... the final round storylines". Brisbane Times.
  12. "The Dean Pay way: 'Unashamedly' old school". NRL.
  13. "Bulldogs get early Christmas present as skipper Josh Jackson signs on long-term". Fox Sports.
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