Professional playing career Joel Clinton

1 professional playing career

1.1 2006 season

1.1.1 tackle


1.2 2007 season

1.2.1 pre-season
1.2.2 regular season
1.2.3 try


1.3 2008 move broncos
1.4 2009
1.5 hull kingston rovers
1.6 return australia

professional playing career

clinton playing panthers in 2006

clinton rose prominence in panthers panthers successful 2003 season, helped panthers come last place in 2003 become minor premiers , eventual victory in 2003 nrl grand final. @ end of 2003 nrl season, went on 2003 kangaroo tour of great britain , france, helping australia victory on great britain in last time 2 nations contested ashes series. described experience great personal bonus did not compare winning premiership guys train , play year long. 2003 nrl premiers, panthers travelled england face super league viii champions, bradford bulls in 2004 world club challenge. clinton played @ prop forward in panthers 22–4 loss.

clinton s form continued 2004 , selected in australian team took on kiwis in 2004 anzac test.

2006 season

the panther s first loss of 2006 season came against raiders, close, golden-point match. during game, clinton hit high tackle raiders hooker simon woolford. clinton received black eye, got off ground smiling, , continued playing. clinton s ability brush off hit left woolford claiming high tackle wasn t serious. these comments left clinton steaming, saying woolford should learn keep mouth shut. in may 2006, clinton selected trial new south wales state of origin team in country v. city game. clinton played city , commented before game intended smash way nsw side. clinton saved try in first 20 minutes, diving on cross-kick in-goal country. city lost 2 points, conceding tries while clinton off field.

joel clinton hits warriors line in round 21 of 2006 season

manly five-eighth travis burns branded joel clinton childish , bad sport allegedly squirting him water bottle while lining match-winning penalty goal in round 20 (23 july 2006). viewing replay, appears clinton standing on 10 metres away burns, leading coach john lang comment must ve been bloody big squirt .

tackle

in round 19, 15 july 2006, clinton made international headlines tackle on ty williams of north queensland cowboys. penrith panthers ahead 12–8; cowboys winger ty williams broke panthers line , headed runaway try in corner. however, clinton had enough pace , tenacity pull queensland origin player touch centimetres out tryline.[1] considered 1 of fastest men in nrl on 1 hundred metres, williams running game-changing 4 points. instead, clinton single-handedly reversed momentum of match. allowed panthers winger michael gordon score in final minute, giving panthers unlikely 17–8 win.

2007 season
pre-season

fresh off-season under new coach matthew elliott, clinton said confidence within panthers team high 2007. blokes me, trent waterhouse , luke lewis have taken on leadership role year, clinton said. used younger generation ve become senior players ourselves.

clinton s level of fitness @ all-time high, off-season training trimming clinton down 115 kg 108 kg. ve never been fit, joel said. m feeling unreal. elliot commented (joel s) training has been nothing short of phenomenal , m expecting performances follow.

regular season

clinton put initial panthers loss cronulla sharks in round 1 down change of coach. me , of other guys have known 1 way past 5 years, clinton said. ve got start have belief. ve got yourself, me , boys. if that, ll shake comp. know s days that, think should go pretty well.

after panthers win on bulldogs in round 2, sports journalists commenting on how important clinton effort. d primed himself match muscle of canterbury s mark o meley , willie mason , produced performance s given since 2003, when made australian squad young prop.

in round 4, in response scott prince complaining off-the-ball play, joel clinton interviewed personal view on dirty tricks in nrl: if stuff happens on field leave on field. never take off field. don t go home , whinge it.

in round 5, clinton criticised amount of penalties conceded in game, , season generally. however, clinton continued top work rates in panthers side.

in round 7, panthers lost canberra raiders. clinton said disgusted team s performance. during week, virus spread through team, affecting clinton, luke priddis, frank puletua, nathan smith , craig gower – hospitalised. despite virus, clinton thought wasn t excuse loss. there couple of crook boys s have deal with, clinton said.

try

in round 9 panthers broke 5 match losing streak against cowboys, despite loss of halfback play-maker craig gower. clinton broke season long try scoring drought. solely chasing mediocre kick, bounce of ball confused cowboys winger brenton bowen, allowing clinton gather , score in corner. try pushed momentum in favour of second-from-the-bottom panthers , pushed second-placed cowboys despair. [2] clinton s performance in game earned him status of stand out player of round 9.

clinton s effort 1 of few spectacular things happen in scrappy game, athletic pick-up on fly peter wallace kick belying fact front row forward , 1 of biggest players in nrl.

clinton playing broncos in 2009


2008 move broncos

clinton came off contract in 2008 – panthers rhetoric had suggested not renewed @ current salary.[3] brisbane broncos coach wayne bennett met clinton in sydney in may 2007, spiking speculation whether clinton join broncos 2008. negotiations panthers began,[4] clinton being offered three-year contract both panthers , broncos.[5] on 1 june 2007, confirmed clinton had signed brisbane broncos 2008 nrl season. there, expected fill big shoes of retired shane webcke.

clinton taking ball brisbane

clinton injured ankle late in season , missed few rounds broncos headed towards finals.

2009

had season in 2009 , looking @ joining european super league club hull kingston rovers.

hull kingston rovers

clinton played hull kingston rovers between 2010 , 2012.

return australia

clinton signed two-year contract mackay cutters in queensland cup, beginning in 2013.