Joel Moon
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Full name | Joel Thomas Moon[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Caloundra, Queensland, Australia | 20 May 1988|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Centre, Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joel Moon (born 20 May 1988) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a centre and five-eighth in the 2000s and 2010s. He last played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League.
An Indigenous All-Stars and Exiles international representative, he previously played in the
Background
Moon was born in
He started his rugby league career at
In 2005 Moon played for the
Professional playing career
Broncos
Moon made his
After three games for the club, Moon then played the rest of the
In
In 2008 Moon played seventeen games for the Broncos team and was good enough to attract interest from other National Rugby League sides such as the Canberra Raiders. However he signed with the New Zealand Warriors for 2009.[11] When not selected for the first grade side, Moon turned out for the Norths Devils in the Queensland Cup.[12]
Warriors
Moon joined fellow former Broncos Denan Kemp and Brent Tate at the New Zealand Warriors for 2009, deciding to move due to the Warriors offer to give him the chance to play at his preferred position of five eighth.[13]
However, he did not perform up to the hype, and was shifted to centre, where he impressed, and managed to score 4 tries in the 32 all draw with the
Moon was named in the
Salford
Moon signed with Salford for the 2012 and 2013 seasons.[14] In 2012 Moon was selected to be in the Exiles squad by head coach Daniel Anderson, he narrowly missed out on selection for game 1 however he featured at centre for game 2 and help the Exiles retain the International Origin trophy with a 32–20 win.
Leeds
Moon's signing, for an undisclosed fee, was announced on 21 November 2012. He was expected to fill the void left by former Leeds centre Keith Senior, who retired through injury. Moon made his début for Leeds on 1 February 2013, he scored in the 2nd half and was awarded with the man of the match. Having made an excellent start to his Leeds career, forming an excellent partnership with winger Ryan Hall, which led him to sign a new contract with the club in May 2014, keeping him at Headingley until 2018.[15]
He played in the
He played in the
He played in the 2015 Super League Grand Final victory over the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.[20]
He played in the 2017 Super League Grand Final victory over the Castleford Tigers at Old Trafford.[21][22][23]
Return to Australia and Retirement
On 17 October 2019, it was announced that Moon had returned to Australia, signing with Queensland Cup side Sunshine Coast Falcons for the 2020 season.[24]
On 12 February 2020, it was announced that Moon had retired due to a chronic knee injury. He did not play a game for the Falcons.[25]
Honours
Club
- 2017
- 2015
- Challenge Cup (2): 2014, 2015
References
- ^ Companies House
- ^ a b "Joel Moon". therhinos.co.uk. Leeds Rhinos. 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ NRL Stats[permanent dead link]
- ^ RLP
- ^ "Metropolitan East Takes Out QSSRL U18 Schoolboy Championships - rleague.com". Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ Arrive alive Cup Update – 19 June 2008 Arrive Alive Cup, 19 June 2008
- ^ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ^ Walker can ride to Broncos' rescue League HQ, 27 July 2006
- ^ Langer tells Broncos to buy new half-back ABC News, 9 May 2007
- ^ "Moon rises as sun sets on top Warriors picks". Sunday News. 21 June 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^ QLD Cup preview Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine QLD Cup Media, 14 March 2008
- ^ Warriors win in the wet BigPond News, 13 February 2009
- ^ Salford sign Joel Moon and Jordan James Archived 14 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 10 September 2011
- ^ [1] bbc.co.uk/sport, 1 May 2014
- ^ "Leeds lift Challenge Cup after Ryan Hall's double stuns Castleford". The Guardian. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Leeds emphatically shut out Hull KR to lift Challenge Cup". The Guardian. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Scoreboard". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 2982. 31 August 2015. p. 31.
- ^ "Challenge Cup final: Hull KR 0–50 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Leeds pip Wigan to seal treble after brilliant, breathless Grand Final". The Guardian. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Castleford 6–24 Leeds: Grand Final 2017 – as it happened". The Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Grand Final 2017: Castleford 6–24 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Danny McGuire guides Leeds to Grand Final success over Castleford". The Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Signings for season 2020 have begun". 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Falcons new signing Joel Moon retires". 12 February 2020.