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Jock Madden

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Jock Madden
Personal information
Born (2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 (age 24)
Scone, New South Wales, Australia
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
Playing information
PositionHalfback, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021–22 Wests Tigers 17 3 4 0 20
2023– Brisbane Broncos 15 2 5 1 19
Total 32 5 9 1 39
Source: [1]
As of 5 July 2024

Jock Madden (born 7 March 2000) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback or five-eighth for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL).

He previously played for the Wests Tigers in the NRL.

Background

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Madden played his junior rugby league for the Scone Thoroughbreds. He is a great-nephew of Australian representative Don "Bandy" Adams.[2]

In 2018, Madden represented and Captained the Australian Schoolboys while attending All Saints College, Maitland.[3]

Career

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2021

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Madden made his debut in round 10 of the 2021 NRL season for the Wests Tigers against the Newcastle Knights.[4][5]

2022

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Madden played a total of 14 games for the Wests Tigers in the 2022 NRL season as the club claimed the Wooden Spoon for the first time.[6] At the end of the season, he signed for Brisbane.[7]

2023

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Madden played five games for Brisbane in the 2023 NRL season but did not feature in the clubs finals campaign nor the 2023 NRL Grand Final loss against Penrith.[8]

2024

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In round 8 of the 2024 NRL season, Madden scored two tries for Brisbane in their 34-10 victory over the Wests Tigers. In round 11, Madden kicked the winning field goal for Brisbane in their narrow 13-12 victory over Manly.[9] Madden was limited to only ten appearances for Brisbane in the 2024 NRL season which saw the club miss the finals finishing 12th on the table.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Jock Madden - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
  2. ^ Newling, Geoff; Hartshorn, Michael (5 March 2020). "Tributes flow for Maitland Pickers great Don 'Bandy' Adams". Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  3. ^ Hartshorn, Michael (27 July 2018). "Jock Madden joins an illustrious list of Australian Schoolboys". Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Round 10 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  5. ^ Jaffrey, Ben (19 May 2021). "Jock Madden debuts for Wests Tigers in 36-18 Magic Round win over Newcastle Knights". Hunter Valley News. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Canberra Raiders hand out 56-10 NRL drubbing to Wests Tigers as Cronulla beats Newcastle Knights 38-16". www.abc.net.au.
  7. ^ "Playmaker Madden Joins Broncos". 21 September 2022.
  8. ^ "NRL grand final 2023: Penrith Panthers defeat Brisbane Broncos – as it happened". www.theguardian.com.
  9. ^ "Fan headbutts security guard during Wests Tigers vs Brisbane Broncos game". www.news.com.au.
  10. ^ "'Really can't hide': Queensland superstars back under-siege Walters amid Broncos review". www.foxsports.com.au.
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