Shane Elford

Shane Elford

Elford in 2005
Personal information
Nickname	Spud, Spider
Born	28 December 1977 (1977-12-28) Penrith, Australia
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	15 st 2 lb (96 kg)
Playing information
Position	Wing, Centre
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1997–03	Penrith Panthers	69	23	0	0	92
2004–06	Wests Tigers	59	18	0	0	72
2007–08	Huddersfield Giants	36	7	0	0	28
2009–2011	Penrith Panthers	25	8	0	0	32
	Total	189	56	0	0	224
As of 16 July 2010
Source: NRL Stats, RLP and Super League

Shane Elford (born 28 December 1977 in Penrith, New South Wales), is an Australian rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers. He has previously played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL) and his position of choice is at Centre.

Elford had missed Penrith's 2003 NRL grand final-winning team. Had he played he would have been the other dual-premiership winning player at the Tigers at the time (the other being Paul Whatuira who did play in Penrith's 2003 premiership winning team).

He is a member of the Wests Tigers' 2005 NRL Grand Final-winning team, playing at centre in their 30–16 win over the North Queensland Cowboys.

Following injuries to Benji Marshall and Paul Whatuira during the 2006 season, Elford was trialled at five-eighth during rounds 21 to 26. His first assignment was handling Brisbane Broncos captain Darren Lockyer. The Tigers won that match 20–6 and were the third-last club to beat the eventual premiers before the finals. This was seen as a massive upset as the Tigers were without Marshall, Whatuira and captain Brett Hodgson for the remainder of ther 2006 season, and the Broncos were at full strength.

Elford signed a one-year deal with his former club Penrith after being released by Hudderfield in 2008.

In 2010 Elford suffered a serious knee injury against the Bulldogs and missed the second half of the season.

Career highlights

• Junior Club: St Marys
• First Grade Debut: Round 21, Penrith v Canberra at Canberra Stadium, 2 August 1998
• First Grade Record: 109 appearances scoring 36 tries