Jack Littlejohn
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| Born | 8 November 1991 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback, Five-eighth, Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Littlejohn (born 8 November 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League. He previously played for the Wests Tigers and the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League. He plays as a halfback and five-eighth. He currently plays for the Mudgee Dragons in the Western Premiership
Background
[edit | edit source]Born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Littlejohn played his junior rugby league for the Wagga Wagga Brothers, before being signed by the Sydney Roosters.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Early career
[edit | edit source]In 2010 and 2011, Littlejohn played for the Sydney Roosters' NYC team,[3][4] before moving on to the Roosters' New South Wales Cup team, Newtown Jets in 2012.[5][6] On 30 September 2012, he played in the Jets' 2012 New South Wales Cup Grand Final win over the Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers. In 2013, he joined Randwick DRUFC in the Shute Shield,[7] before joining the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs mid-season and playing for their New South Wales Cup team.[8] After impressing for the Bulldogs, he signed a 2-year contract with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles starting in 2014.[7]
2014
[edit | edit source]In Round 8 of the 2014 NRL season, Littlejohn made his NRL debut for the Sea Eagles against the Canberra Raiders.[9][10] He made 5 appearances in the halves over the course of the season.
2015
[edit | edit source]On 3 August, Littlejohn signed a 1-year contract with the Wests Tigers starting in 2016.[11]
2016
[edit | edit source]In the absence of regular halfback Luke Brooks, Littlejohn made his debut for Wests Tigers in round 1 against the New Zealand Warriors. He made 2 more similar appearances towards the end of the season.
2017
[edit | edit source]For the opening three games of the season, Littlejohn was named on the bench and played hooker when he took the field, covering for injuries to Jacob Liddle and Matt Ballin.
After an injury to halfback Luke Brooks, Littlejohn returned to the starting team in round 5. Coach Andrew Webster said, "He was one of our real leaders during pre-season training, the boys love having him around and enjoy playing with him. I’m extremely confident Jack will get the job done.".[12] On 17 November 2017, Littlejohn signed a two-year contract with English side Salford after being told by The Wests Tigers that his contract would not be renewed for the following season.[13][14]
References
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