PJ Marsh
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter-John Edward Marsh | |||||
| Nickname | PJ | |||||
| Born | 19 February 1980 Gladstone, Queensland, Australia |
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| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||
| Weight | 80 kg (12 st 8 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Hooker, Halfback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2000–01 | Parramatta Eels | 34 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| 2002–04 | NZ Warriors | 35 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 45 |
| 2005–07 | Parramatta Eels | 74 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 2008–09 | Brisbane Broncos | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 157 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 114 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2002–08 | Queensland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As of 22 August 2008 | ||||||
| Source: NRL Stats | ||||||
Peter-John "PJ" Marsh (born 19 February 1980 in Gladstone, Queensland) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for a number of clubs in the National Rugby League. He has also played representative rugby league for Queensland in State of Origin. He is named after his uncle, Peter John Marsh, who was killed in a car accident before PJ was born. He attended and played rugby league for St. Brendan's College, Yeppoon. Marsh is of distant Aboriginal descent.[1] He is also Christian.[2]
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[edit] Playing career
Marsh played for the Central Queensland Capras in the 1998 Queensland Cup.[3]
Marsh began his NRL career at Parramatta and played for the Eels from 2000 to 2001 before returning to Parramatta in 2005 following a three year stint with the New Zealand Warriors (2002–2004). His position of choice is at hooker, but he often plays half-back as well. Marsh is also considered to be one of the fastest hookers in the game.
Midway through the 2003 season, Marsh sustained a serious neck injury in a match against Parramatta which ruled him out for the rest of the season as well as the whole of 2004.
In November 2007, Marsh signed a three year deal with the Brisbane Broncos.[4]
He was forced to retire due to injury in March 2010.[5]
[edit] Representative games
- State Of Origin:games 2&3 2002, game 1 2003, game 1 2008
[edit] Career highlights
- First Grade Debut: Parramatta v Melbourne at Parramatta Stadium, 5 May 2000 (Round 14)
- Career Stats: 143 career NRL games to date, scoring 21 tries, 12 goals and 2 field goals
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/16/2716693.htm
- ^ "PJ Marsh rugby league testimony". Bible Society of NSW. http://www.biblesocietynsw.com.au/LiteratureRetrieve.aspx?ID=19945.
- ^ Round 22: August 15, 16 queensland.rleague.com
- ^ Broncos sign Marsh - League - Fox Sports
- ^ "Brisbane Broncos hooker P.J. forced to quit rugby league with neck injury". Fox Sports. 14-03-2010. http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,26846830-23214,00.html. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
[edit] External links
- PJ Marsh at the Brisbane Broncos official website.
- PJ Marsh at the Rugby League Project
- PJ Marsh at the Former Origin Greats website.
