Jarrod Croker

Jarrod Croker
Croker in 2012
Personal information
Born (1990-09-11) 11 September 1990
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009– Canberra Raiders 173 85 438 0 1216
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–15 PM's XIII 2 1 2 0 8
2015 NRL All Stars 1 0 1 0 2
2015 NSW Country 1 1 0 0 4
2016 World All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
As of 3 March 2016
Source: [1]

Jarrod Croker (born 11 September 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Canberra Raiders of the National Rugby League. A goal-kicking centre, he has played his entire career to date with the Raiders, with whom he became the 2012 and 2015 top point-scorer. Croker is a Country Origin, Prime Minister’s XIII, NRL All Stars and World All Stars representative.

Background

Born in Goulburn, New South Wales, Croker played his junior football for the Goulburn Stockmen[2] before signing with the Canberra Raiders. He played for the New South Wales Schoolboys and Australian Schoolboys representative teams in 2007 before being selected for the New South Wales Under-18s in 2008. Croker was part of the Canberra team that won the inaugural National Youth Competition (Toyota Cup) in 2008.[3] He played at centre and was involved in the try that won the Raiders the match 28-24 in Golden Point Extra Time.[4]

Croker is distantly related to former Canberra, NSW and Australia player Jason Croker.[5]

Playing Career

2009

Croker broke into Canberra's first-grade side in 2009, making his debut in Round 2 against the Sydney Roosters.[6] In round 3 against the Parramatta Eels, Croker scored his first NRL try in the Raiders 18-16 loss at Parramatta Stadium.[7] He went on to make 21 appearances in his rookie season,[8] and was the Raiders highest try scorer with 12 tries.[9] On 3 September, Croker re-signed with the Raiders to the end of the 2012 season.[10]

2010

Croker was again a regular in Canberra's 2010 side, making 25 appearances as Canberra finished 7th and made the NRL finals.[11] However, it was a missed penalty goal from Croker that ended the Raiders' 2010 season. In a sudden-death finals match against the Wests Tigers, in front of a home crowd of 26,476, he pushed wide a 30-metre kick that would have tied the match at 26–26.[12] Canberra's coach David Furner—himself a former Raiders goalkicker—defended Croker, arguing his goalkicking form had won a number of matches for the team during the season.[13] Days later, Croker was selected for Australia's train-on squad for the Four Nations tournament.[14] Croker played in all of the Raiders 26 matches and was the club’s highest point scorer with 5 tries and 53 goals.[15]

2011

On 6 August, Croker re-signed with the Raiders to the end of the 2013 season.[16] He finished the season as the Raiders highest point scorer with 9 tries and 53 goals in 23 matches.[17]

2012

Croker was the NRL's leading points scorer in 2012 with a total of 226 points, scoring 16 tries and kicking 81 goals in 25 matches.[18]

2013

In Round 3 against the Roosters, Croker played his 100th NRL match in the Raiders 24-22 win, kicking the winning goal after scoring his second try in the final minutes of the match at Canberra Stadium.[19] On 13 April, he re-signed with the Raiders to the end of the 2015 season.[20] In Round 25 against the New Zealand Warriors, Croker scored his first hatrick of tries and also scored all of the club’s points in the Raiders 50-16 loss at Mt Smart Stadium.[21] He finished the season as the Raiders highest point with 9 tries and 52 goals.[22]

2014

In February, Croker played in the Raiders Auckland Nines team.[23] In Round 24 against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Croker surpassed club legend Mal Meninga’s 864 club career points, taking him to 3rd highest point scorer for the Raiders.[24] He finished the year as the highest point scorer and try scorer for the Raiders, scoring 18 tries and scoring 202 points.[25] On 5 September, Croker re-signed with the Raiders to the end of the 2018 season.[26] He was named as the 2014 Meninga Medallist for Raiders’ best and fairest player.[27]

On 12 October, Croker played for the Prime Minister’s XIII team against Papua New Guinea, filling in for Raiders team mate Jack Wighton on the interchange bench after he was a late scratching.[28][29] On 19 December, Croker was named by coach Ricky Stuart as the new captain for the Canberra Raiders following the departure of Terry Campese to Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League.[30][31]

2015

In the pre-season, Croker was captain of the Raiders Auckland Nines squad.[32] On 13 February, Croker played at centre for NRL All Stars,[33]kicking a goal in the 20-6 loss to the Indigenous All Stars.[34] On 3 May, Croker played for Country Origin against City Origin, scoring a try in the 34-22 win.[35] In Round 10 against the St George Illawarra Dragons, Croker played in 150th NRL match in the Raiders 32-18 win at WIN Stadium.[36][37] In Round 13 against the Newcastle Knights, Croker notched a 1000 career points in the Raiders 44-22 win at Hunter Stadium.[38] At the end of the season, Croker was the NRL's top point scorer with 236 points.[39] On 26 September, Croker played for the Prime Minister's XIII against Papua New Guinea.[40]

References

  1. ↑ Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson (12 February 2016). "Jarrod Croker". Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. ↑ CHRIS CLARKE (5 March 2015). "From boys to men, and Stockmen to Raiders". Goulburn Post. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Jarrod Croker: Interview". www.nrl.com. National Rugby League. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  4. ↑ "Raiders win inaugural Toyota Cup". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Read, Brent (16 September 2010). "Croker senses new Raiders dynasty". The Australian (News Limited). Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  6. ↑ "Jarrod Croker - Canberra Raiders". raiders.com.au. Canberra Raiders. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  7. ↑ Adrian Crawford. "Eels scrounge 'ugly' win over Raiders". ABC News. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Raiders re-sign gun rookie". Herald Sun (News Limited). 3 September 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  9. ↑ Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson (26 February 2016). "Custom Match List". Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Rookie Jarrod Croker signs new two-year deal with Canberra Raiders". foxsports.com.au (News Limited). 3 September 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  11. ↑ "Jarrod Croker - Profile". Herald Sun. News Limited. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  12. ↑ Proszenko, Adam (19 September 2010). "Croker leads Canberra in mourning glory missed". Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  13. ↑ Read, Brent (18 September 2010). "Jarrod Croker left kicking himself after penalty sails wide". The Australian (News Limited). Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  14. ↑ Dutton, Chris (21 September 2010). "Australian call-up helps drown Croker's sorrows". The Canberra Times (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  15. ↑ Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson (26 February 2016). "Custom Match List". Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  16. ↑ "Jarrod Croker a Raider until 2013". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  17. ↑ Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson (26 February 2016). "Custom Match List". Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  18. ↑ "Rugby League Tables / 2012 Point Scorers". afltables.com.
  19. ↑ "Canberra Raiders steal game from Sydney Roosters in brilliant comeback". Fox Sports. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  20. ↑ "Star centre Jarrod Croker re-signs with Canberra Raiders until the end of 2015". Daily Telegraph.
  21. ↑ "Warriors mesmerise sorry Raiders with hat-tricks". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  22. ↑ Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson (25 February 2016). "Custom Match List". Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  23. ↑ "SQUADS FOR AUCKLAND NINES". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  24. ↑ "Jarrod Croker on track to re-write Canberra Raiders records". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  25. ↑ Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson (26 February 2016). "Custom Match List". Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  26. ↑ "Canberra Raiders finally get a break with re-signing of rising local junior Jarrod Croker". Fox Sports. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  27. ↑ "Canberra Raiders centre Jarrod Croker claims Mal Meninga medal". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  28. ↑ "Raiders star Jarrod Croker expects brutal initiation for Prime Minister's XIII". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  29. ↑ "PM's XIII defeat valiant PNG". NRL.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  30. ↑ "Canberra captain Jarrod Croker leads Raiders into future". Fox Sports. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  31. ↑ "Croker named Raiders captain". NRL.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  32. ↑ "RAIDERS UNVEIL 2015 NINES SQUAD". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  33. ↑ "2015 All Stars teams revealed". NRL.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  34. ↑ "Indigenous All Stars leave it late". NRL.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  35. ↑ "Country overcome City in seesawing affair". NRL.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  36. ↑ "Be there to celebrate Jarrod Croker's 150th". NRL.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  37. ↑ "Halves star in Dragons win". NRL.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  38. ↑ DARRYL FERNANCE (7 June 2015). "Croker passes 1000 points for Raiders". Goulburn Post. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  39. ↑ "Croker lands NRL top pointscorer title". NRL.com.
  40. ↑ "Merrin to lead Prime Minister's XIII". NRL.com.

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