Rod Griffin

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For the basketball player, see Rod Griffin (basketball).
Rod Griffin
Personal information
Full name Rodney Griffin[1]
Born (1987-01-05) 5 January 1987 (age 37)
Papua New Guinea
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position Lock, Second-row, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– Wests Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2007–10 Papua New Guinea 9 2 0 0 8
As of 14 October 2015
Source: Rugby League Project

Rod Griffin (born 5 January 1987) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League. A Papua New Guinean international,[2] he plays at lock, second-row and prop.

Background

Born in Papua New Guinea, Griffin moved to Australia at the age of 3[3] and played his junior rugby league for the Atherton Roosters, before going into the North Queensland Cowboys' academy system.[4]

Playing career

Early career

In 2005, Griffin played for the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the Queensland Cup.[3] In 2006, he moved down to Sydney, New South Wales to play in the Wests Tigers' junior grades.[5][6]

2007

In October and November, Griffin played 3 games for Papua New Guinea against Wales, and France twice.[7]

2008

In 2008, Griffin returned to the Queensland Cup to play for the Northern Pride RLFC.[8] In October and November, he played 3 games for Papua New Guinea at the 2008 Rugby League World Cup against England, New Zealand and Australia.[9][10][11]

2009

In 2009, Griffin had hopes of gaining a contract with the North Queensland Cowboys.[12]

2010

On 19 September, Griffin played in the Pride's 2010 Queensland Cup Grand Final win over the Norths Devils.[13] In October and November, he played 3 games for Papua New Guinea at the 2010 Rugby League Four Nations against Australia, New Zealand and England.[14]

2011

In 2011, Griffin joined the Tweed Heads Seagulls.[15][16] On 25 September, he played in the Seagulls' 2011 Queensland Cup Grand Final loss to the Wynnum Manly Seagulls. This was his third Queensland Cup grand final in a row, after losing with the Pride in 2009 and winning with the Pride in 2010.[3]

2013

After spotting him in the Papua New Guinea camp while assistant coaching the side in 2010, Ipswich Jets co-coaches Ben and Shane Walker signed Griffin to the Ipswich side, after initially missing out on him in 2010.[3][17] The Walkers stripped 10 kilograms from his frame and moulded him into an 80-minute middle forward[4] capable of performances like 309 metres in 66 minutes in Queensland Cup.[3]

2015

In 2015, Griffin did a pre-season with the Brisbane Broncos,[1] but failed to gain a contract. On 27 September, he played in the Jets' 2015 Queensland Cup Grand Final win over the Townsville Blackhawks.[18][19] On 4 October, he played in the Jets' 2015 NRL State Championship win over the Newcastle Knights, scoring a try and setting up a try for winger Marmin Barba.[20] On 13 October, he signed a 1-year contract to return to the Wests Tigers starting in 2016.[21]

References

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  12. ↑ [1][dead link]
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ Round 1 Queensland Intrust Super Cup Preview rleague.com, 18 March 2011
  17. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  18. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  20. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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