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'''Joel Monaghan''' (born 22 April 1982 in [[Canberra|Canberra, ACT]]) is an Australian professional [[rugby league]] footballer for the [[Warrington Wolves]] in [[Super League]]. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative [[Rugby league positions#The three-quarters|three-quarter]], he played for the [[Canberra Raiders]] and the [[Sydney Roosters]]. He is the younger brother of fellow rugby league player [[Michael Monaghan]].
'''Joel Monaghan''' (born 22 April 1982 in [[Canberra|Canberra, ACT]]) had his [[penis]] blowed by a cheeky [[pitbull]], and is an Australian professional [[rugby league]] footballer for the [[Warrington Wolves]] in [[Super League]]. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative [[Rugby league positions#The three-quarters|three-quarter]], he played for the [[Canberra Raiders]] and the [[Sydney Roosters]]. He is the younger brother of fellow rugby league player [[Michael Monaghan]].


==Early career==
==Early career==

Revision as of 10:12, 26 November 2012

Joel Monaghan
Monaghan playing for the Raiders in 2008
Personal information
Born (1982-04-22) 22 April 1982 (age 42)
Canberra, Australia
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb) [1]
Playing information
PositionCentre / Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001–04 Canberra Raiders 66 39 5 0 160
2005–07 Sydney Roosters 44 23 0 0 92
2008–10 Canberra Raiders 55 28 1 0 114
2011– Warrington Wolves 58 53 0 0 212
Total 223 143 6 0 578
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–09 Country Origin 2 0 0 0 0
2008–10 New South Wales 2 0 0 0 0
2008 Australia 5 4 0 0 16
2012– Exiles 2 1 0 0 4
As of 6 October 2012

Joel Monaghan (born 22 April 1982 in Canberra, ACT) had his penis blowed by a cheeky pitbull, and is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Warrington Wolves in Super League. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative three-quarter, he played for the Canberra Raiders and the Sydney Roosters. He is the younger brother of fellow rugby league player Michael Monaghan.

Early career

Monaghan's junior development was influenced National Rugby League coach Neil Henry who was Monaghan's coach at Erindale College[disambiguation needed].[citation needed] While attending Erindale College, Monoghan played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2000.[2]

Playing career

Monaghan made his NRL debut in 2001 for Canberra against the Penrith Panthers in round 10 and spent four seasons with the club.

He debuted for the Sydney Roosters in round 2005, against the South Sydney Rabbitohs. He missed much of the 2006 season after injuring his knee in a trail match against the St George Dragons then suffering later hamstring injuries during the year. He had a successful 2007 season at the Roosters scoring 13 tries in 17 games.

In 2008, Monaghan returned to the Canberra Raiders for the 2008 season.[3] He won the Mal Meninga Medal for the club's Player of the Year.[4]

After the end of the 2010 season, Monaghan was released from his contract with the Raiders at his request.[5] His decision to leave the Raiders came after a photograph of him simulating a lewd act with a dog during Mad Monday celebrations was published on Twitter.[6] The photograph was noted and discussed by media outlets around the world.[7]

On 3 December it was announced that English Super League club Warrington Wolves had signed Monaghan on a one-year contract.[8] There he joined his brother Michael Monaghan.

Representative career

In August 2008, Monaghan was named in the preliminary 46-man Kangaroos squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup,[9][10] and in October 2008 he was selected in the final 24-man Australia squad.[11] He made his test debut on the wing for Australia's opening game of the RLWC against New Zealand at the Sydney Football Stadium on Sunday, 26 October 2008. In the final, he made the mistake of tackling Lance Hohaia who was without the ball, which resulted in a penalty try, changing a two-point deficit to an 8-point deficit with only 10 minutes left.[12]

Rugby League International Origin Match

Joel Monaghan was selected for the Exiles squad for the Rugby League International Origin Match against England at Headingley on 10 June 2011.[13]

2011

Monaghan was selected for the Exiles squad by coach Brian McLennan however he was not selected to play.

2012

Joel Monaghan was selected for the Exiles to face England RL by new coach Daniel Anderson, he started on the wing in Game 1.

References

  1. ^ "The official Engage Super League web site". web page. Super League. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  2. ^ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 2008-10-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Monaghan returns to Raiders
  4. ^ Peter Fitzgerald (2008-09-11). "Monaghan Raiders' finest". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  5. ^ "Joel Monaghan in tears after quitting the Raiders". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  6. ^ Walter, Brad (2010-11-05). "Monaghan faces sack over Mad Monday dog photo disgrace". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  7. ^ "Monaghan dog picture scandal goes global", Glenn Cullen, The Sydney Morning Herald, November 5, 2010
  8. ^ "Warrington Wolves sign Joel Monaghan on one-year deal". BBC Sport. UK: BBC. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  9. ^ Liam FitzGibbon (2008-08-01). "Surprises in Kangaroos squad". "Fox Sports News (Australia)". Retrieved 2008-08-02.
  10. ^ "Veteran Lockyer named in Australian squad". International Herald Tribune. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
  11. ^ "Manly six win Australia call-up". BBC. 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  12. ^ Soneji, Pranav (2008-11-22). "Live text - Rugby League World Cup final". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
  13. ^ "Warrington dominate Exiles picks for Origin fixture". bbc.co.uk. 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2011-05-04.

External links

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