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Full name | Joe Stimson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Temora, New South Wales, Australia | 2 December 1995||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 4 May 2024 |
Joe Stimson (born 2 December 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League (NRL).
He previously played for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL, with whom he made a grand final appearance.
Stimson was born in Temora, New South Wales, Australia. He is the son of former South Sydney Rabbitohs player Peter Stimson and nephew of former Balmain and Wests Tigers player Mark Stimson. [2]
Stimson played his junior rugby league for the Temora Dragons. He was than educated at St Gregory's College, Campbelltown before being signed by the Melbourne Storm.[ citation needed ]
In 2014 and 2015, Stimson played for the Melbourne Storm's NYC team, [3] captaining the side in 2015. [4] In July 2015, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team. [5] In August 2015, he re-signed with the Storm on a 2-year contract until the end of 2017. [6] In 2016, he graduated to the Storm's Queensland Cup team, Sunshine Coast Falcons. [7]
In round 2 of the 2017 NRL season, Stimson made his NRL debut for the Melbourne side against the New Zealand Warriors. [8] [9] A few days later, he re-signed with Melbourne on a two-year contract until the end of 2019. [10]
Stimson was part of the Melbourne team that played in the 2018 NRL Grand Final against the Sydney Roosters but lost 21–6.
On 4 June, Stimson signed a three-year deal with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs from 2020. [11] In round 22, Stimson played his 50th NRL game for the Storm in their 18–22 loss to the Canberra Raiders at AAMI Park in Melbourne.
Stimson made his debut for Canterbury-Bankstown in round 1 of the 2020 NRL season against arch rivals Parramatta. Canterbury would go on to lose the match 8–2. [12]
On 29 April, Stimson was ruled out for the entire 2020 NRL season due to a shoulder injury which required surgery. [13]
Stimson played 11 games for Canterbury in the 2021 NRL season which saw the club finish last and claim the Wooden Spoon. [14]
Stimson made a total of 21 appearances for Canterbury throughout the 2022 season. The club would finish 12th on the table and miss the finals. [15] On 30 September, Stimson signed a two-year deal to join the Gold Coast starting in 2023. [16]
Stimson played a total of 23 matches for the Gold Coast in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 14th on the table. [17]
Year | Team | Games | Tries | Goals | Pts |
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2017 | Melbourne Storm | 15 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
2018 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
2019 | 12 | 5 | 20 | ||
2020 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2 | |||
2021 | 11 | ||||
2022 | 21 | 2 | 8 | ||
2023 | Gold Coast Titans | 23 | 2 | 8 | |
2024 | |||||
Totals | 107 | 13 | 3 | 58 |
source; [18]
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