Joel Monaghan

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Joel Monaghan
fullname = Joel Monaghan


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placeofbirth = Canberra, ACT
countryofbirth = Australia
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Joel Monaghan (born 22 April 1982 in Canberra, ACT) is an Australian professional rugby league state representative player. His club career has been played with the Canberra Raiders and the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League competition.

He is the younger brother of player Michael Monaghan.

Club career

Monaghan's junior development was influenced by soon to be North Queensland Cowboys coach Neil Henry who was Mongahan's coach at Erindale College.fact|date=August 2008

Monaghan made his first-grade 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. [ [http://www.rleague.com/db/player/m/monaghan_joel/index.php Monaghan returns to Raiders] ]

In August 2008, Monaghan was named in the preliminary 46-man Kangaroos squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, [cite news|author=Liam FitzGibbon|publisher="Fox Sports News (Australia)"|title=Surprises in Kangaroos squad|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24111780-23214,00.html|accessdate=2008-08-02|date=2008-08-01] cite web|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/01/sports/AS-RGL-Australia-Squad.php|title=Veteran Lockyer named in Australian squad|publisher=International Herald Tribune|date=2008-08-01|accessdate=2008-08-02] and in October 2008 he was selected in the final 24-man Australia squad.cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7656211.stm|title=Manly six win Australia call-up|publisher=BBC|date=2008-10-07|accessdate=2008-10-07]

Monaghan was also able to obtain the first Mal Meninga Medal. [cite web| work=The Canberra Times | title=Monaghan Raiders' finest|author=Peter Fitzgerald|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-league/monaghan-raiders-finest/1269670.aspx|date=2008-09-11| accessdate=2008-09-11] Monaghan was also selected and played for a second consecutive year in the Prime Minister's XIII. [ [http://nrl.com/News/Latest/tabid/10244/default.aspx Monaghan named in PM'S XIII] ]

References

External Links

* [http://raiders.com.au/2008/hq/profiles/monaghan_joel.php Canberra Raiders profile]
* [http://www.a-league4canberra.com.au/ Canberra's A-League Bid website]