Rod Griffin

For the basketball player, see Rod Griffin (basketball).
Rod Griffin
Griffin playing for the Tigers in 2016.
Personal information
Full name Rodney Griffin[1]
Born (1987-01-05) 5 January 1987
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
2017– Wests Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2007–16 Papua New Guinea 10 2 0 0 8
As of 14 October 2015
Source: [2]

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,[3] he plays at lock, second-row and prop.

Background

Born in Papua New Guinea, Griffin moved to Australia at the age of 3[4] and played his junior rugby league for the Atherton Roosters, before going into the North Queensland Cowboys' academy system.[5]

Playing career

Early career

In 2005, Griffin played for the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the Queensland Cup.[4] In 2006, he moved down to Sydney, New South Wales to play in the Wests Tigers' junior grades.[6][7]

2007

In October and November, Griffin played 3 games for Papua New Guinea against Wales, and France twice.[8]

2008

In 2008, Griffin returned to the Queensland Cup to play for the Northern Pride RLFC.[9] 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.[10][11][12]

2009

In 2009, Griffin had hopes of gaining a contract with the North Queensland Cowboys.[13]

2010

On 19 September, Griffin played in the Pride's 2010 Queensland Cup Grand Final win over the Norths Devils.[14] 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.[15]

2011

In 2011, Griffin joined the Tweed Heads Seagulls.[16][17] 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.[4]

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.[4][18] The Walkers stripped 10 kilograms from his frame and moulded him into an 80-minute middle forward[5] capable of performances like 309 metres in 66 minutes in Queensland Cup.[4]

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.[19][20] 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.[21] On 13 October, he signed a 1-year contract to return to the Wests Tigers starting in 2016.[22]

2016

On 7 May, Griffin played for Papua New Guinea against Fiji in the 2016 Melanesian Cup.[23] Despite not being able to break into the Tigers' NRL team for 2016, he re-signed with them for 2017.[24]

References

  1. 1 2 "Brisbane Broncos Sign PNG International Rodney Griffin aka "Rod the Bod"". Triplem.com.au. 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  2. ↑ "Rod Griffin - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 1987-01-05. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  3. ↑ "Rod Griffin". bigpond.com. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Intrust Super Cup Grand Final : Rod Griffin Creates History". Couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  5. 1 2 "Broncos lifeline for PNG journeyman". NRL.com. 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  6. ↑ "A week im the NRL 10/08 - 16/08/06 - Page 2". Sharksforever.com. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  7. ↑ "Harold Matthews, SG Ball, Jersey Flegg to Premier League teams were present to receive awards ranging from best and fairest to player of the year, OURFOOTYTEAM.COM - THE HOME OF JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE, Rugby League Results, Rugby League Ladders, Rugby League Draw, JRLFC, NRL, NSWRL, ARL, CSDJRL, SHARKS". Ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  8. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  9. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Rugby League | Rugby League World Cup squads". BBC News. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  10. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  11. ↑ "PNG name preliminary squad". RLWC.com. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  12. ↑ "Wilshere handed Kumuls captaincy". BBC. 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  13. ↑
  14. ↑ Ricketts, Steve (2010-09-19). "Northern Pride beat Norths Devils in Intrust Super Cup final at Suncorp Stadium". News.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  15. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  16. ↑ "Griffin expected to return". Tweed Daily News. 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  17. ↑ Round 1 Queensland Intrust Super Cup Preview rleague.com, 18 March 2011
  18. ↑ "Jets Cup hopes back on track | Ipswich Queensland Times". Qt.com.au. 2013-07-08. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  19. ↑ "Historic win for Jets in Intrust Super Cup final | Ipswich Queensland Times". Qt.com.au. 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  20. ↑ "Intrust Super Cup Grand Final preview". NRL.com. 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  21. ↑ Brett Keeble (2015-10-04). "Ipswich Jets shoot down Newcastle Knights to win NRL State Championship Final". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  22. ↑ "Wests Tigers secure three forwards | NRL". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  23. ↑ "PNG stuns Fiji in a thriller". nrl.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  24. ↑ "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
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