Salmon started his football career playing Harold Matthews for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. While at Cronulla, Salmon represented NSW at under 16's and 18's level.
Parramatta Eels
In 2017, Salmon signed with Parramatta on a three year deal until 2020. Salmon missed the first month of the 2018 season through injury, once returned he played five-eighth for Parramatta's jersey flegg team.
Later, he appeared for Wentworthville Magpies in Intrust Super Premiership playing five-eighth playing 12 games and scoring 4 tries, including a hat-trick.
Salmon playing for the Wentworthville Magpies in 2018
On August 4, 2018 Salmon made his NRL debut in Round 21 playing of the bench against the Gold Coast Titans in a 28-12 win. In Round 22, Salmon started at five-eighth for Parramatta in a 40-4 win over the St. George Illawarra Dragons, ending the game with a try assist and line-break.
Salmon missed the opening round of the 2019 through injury. Salmon returned the side in Round 2 2019, playing from the bench as Parramatta defeated rivals Canterbury-Bankstown 36-16. After Dylan Brown was ruled out through injury, Salmon was placed in the five-eighth position by coach Brad Arthur. Salmon scored his first try for Parramatta in Round 6 2019 against Wests Tigers which was the opening NRL game to be played at the new Western Sydney Stadium with Parramatta running out winners 51-6.[3][4] On 14 May 2019, Salmon was demoted to reserve grade after Parramatta were defeated by Melbourne 64-10 at Suncorp Stadium.[5]
Following Parramatta's 44-22 loss against Cronulla in Round 13, Salmon was recalled back to the starting side to replace Will Smith against Brisbane. In Round 14 against Brisbane, Salmon started at five-eighth and set up teammate Reed Mahoney for a second half try as Parramatta won the match 38-10.[6][7]
Salmon spent most of the 2019 season playing for Parramatta's feeder club side the Wentworthville Magpies in the Canterbury Cup NSW competition. Salmon kicked a field goal in Wentworthville's 20-15 grand final loss against Newtown at Bankwest Stadium. Wentworthville had reached the decider after finishing in 8th position and had won 3 sudden death games in a row to make the final.[8]
Salmon made no appearances for Parramatta in the 2020 NRL season. On 12 October 2020, he was released by Parramatta.[9]
Penrith Panthers
On 22 December 2020, he signed a one-year deal to join Penrith for the 2021 NRL season. In round 13 of the 2021 NRL season, he made his club debut for Penrith against the Wests Tigers in a 26-6 loss. He was retained for the 2022 season and played the first nine games of the competition mostly in the back row.[10] In round 13 of the 2022 NRL season, Salmon scored his first try for Penrith in a 30-18 victory over Canterbury.[11] Following Penrith's round 21 victory over Canberra in the 2022 NRL season, Salmon was verbally attacked by Canberra head coach Ricky Stuart in the post match press conference. During the game, Salmon had lashed out with his boots whilst being tackled which injured Tom Starling. Stuart went on to say "I've had history with that kid. I know that kid very well. He was a weak gutted dog as a kid and he hasn't changed now. He's a weak gutted dog person now".[12] Stuart was later suspended by the NRL for those remarks towards Salmon. Salmon played 25 games for Penrith in the 2022 NRL season with 22 of them coming from the interchange bench. Salmon played for Penrith in their 2022 NRL Grand Final victory over Parramatta. Following the game, Salmon took a picture of himself which was later uploaded to social media with the caption "Just a premiership winning weak gutted dog". The post was then subsequently deleted.[13]
Personal life
On October 14, 2018, it was reported that Salmon had crashed his white Jeep Cherokee into 3 parked cars before rolling onto its roof, stopping southbound traffic in Miranda in Sydney’s south. Salmon was taken to hospital for mandatory blood and urine testing before being released.[14]
On 5 December 2018, Salmon was charged with low range drink driving for the incident which occurred in October 2018. Salmon was ordered to complete a safe driving course and faced court in January 2019.[15]
On 17 January 2019, Salmon was fined $1500 and disqualified from driving for 6 months at Sutherland Local Court. The court heard Salmon was checking his phone when his Jeep Cherokee crossed onto the wrong side of the road, hit three parked cars before flipping onto its roof stopping traffic. The court also heard Salmon had been out clubbing in Cronulla and arrived on home at 3am, slept for 6 hours before waking at 9am to get breakfast and then buy a suit from Westfield Miranda when the crash occurred.[16]
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January 20, 2023
jaeman, salmon, born, january, 1999, professional, rugby, league, footballer, plays, second, centre, penrith, panthers, personal, informationborn, 1999, january, 1999, caringbah, south, wales, australiaheight187, weight96, playing, informationpositionfive, eig. Jaeman Salmon born 14 January 1999 is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second row or centre for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL Jaeman SalmonPersonal informationBorn 1999 01 14 14 January 1999 age 24 Caringbah New South Wales AustraliaHeight187 cm 6 ft 2 in Weight96 kg 15 st 2 lb Playing informationPositionFive eighth Second row CentreClubYears Team Pld T G FG P2018 20 Parramatta Eels 17 1 0 0 42021 Penrith Panthers 27 2 0 0 8Total 44 3 0 0 12Source 1 As of 3 June 2022He previously played for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League Contents 1 Early life and background 2 Playing career 2 1 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 2 2 Parramatta Eels 2 3 Penrith Panthers 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and background EditSalmon was born in Caringbah New South Wales Australia He went to high school at De La Salle College Caringbah 2 He is of Canadian descent citation needed Playing career EditCronulla Sutherland Sharks Edit Salmon started his football career playing Harold Matthews for the Cronulla Sutherland Sharks While at Cronulla Salmon represented NSW at under 16 s and 18 s level Parramatta Eels Edit In 2017 Salmon signed with Parramatta on a three year deal until 2020 Salmon missed the first month of the 2018 season through injury once returned he played five eighth for Parramatta s jersey flegg team Later he appeared for Wentworthville Magpies in Intrust Super Premiership playing five eighth playing 12 games and scoring 4 tries including a hat trick Salmon playing for the Wentworthville Magpies in 2018 On August 4 2018 Salmon made his NRL debut in Round 21 playing of the bench against the Gold Coast Titans in a 28 12 win In Round 22 Salmon started at five eighth for Parramatta in a 40 4 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons ending the game with a try assist and line break Salmon missed the opening round of the 2019 through injury Salmon returned the side in Round 2 2019 playing from the bench as Parramatta defeated rivals Canterbury Bankstown 36 16 After Dylan Brown was ruled out through injury Salmon was placed in the five eighth position by coach Brad Arthur Salmon scored his first try for Parramatta in Round 6 2019 against Wests Tigers which was the opening NRL game to be played at the new Western Sydney Stadium with Parramatta running out winners 51 6 3 4 On 14 May 2019 Salmon was demoted to reserve grade after Parramatta were defeated by Melbourne 64 10 at Suncorp Stadium 5 Following Parramatta s 44 22 loss against Cronulla in Round 13 Salmon was recalled back to the starting side to replace Will Smith against Brisbane In Round 14 against Brisbane Salmon started at five eighth and set up teammate Reed Mahoney for a second half try as Parramatta won the match 38 10 6 7 Salmon spent most of the 2019 season playing for Parramatta s feeder club side the Wentworthville Magpies in the Canterbury Cup NSW competition Salmon kicked a field goal in Wentworthville s 20 15 grand final loss against Newtown at Bankwest Stadium Wentworthville had reached the decider after finishing in 8th position and had won 3 sudden death games in a row to make the final 8 Salmon made no appearances for Parramatta in the 2020 NRL season On 12 October 2020 he was released by Parramatta 9 Penrith Panthers Edit On 22 December 2020 he signed a one year deal to join Penrith for the 2021 NRL season In round 13 of the 2021 NRL season he made his club debut for Penrith against the Wests Tigers in a 26 6 loss He was retained for the 2022 season and played the first nine games of the competition mostly in the back row 10 In round 13 of the 2022 NRL season Salmon scored his first try for Penrith in a 30 18 victory over Canterbury 11 Following Penrith s round 21 victory over Canberra in the 2022 NRL season Salmon was verbally attacked by Canberra head coach Ricky Stuart in the post match press conference During the game Salmon had lashed out with his boots whilst being tackled which injured Tom Starling Stuart went on to say I ve had history with that kid I know that kid very well He was a weak gutted dog as a kid and he hasn t changed now He s a weak gutted dog person now 12 Stuart was later suspended by the NRL for those remarks towards Salmon Salmon played 25 games for Penrith in the 2022 NRL season with 22 of them coming from the interchange bench Salmon played for Penrith in their 2022 NRL Grand Final victory over Parramatta Following the game Salmon took a picture of himself which was later uploaded to social media with the caption Just a premiership winning weak gutted dog The post was then subsequently deleted 13 Personal life EditOn October 14 2018 it was reported that Salmon had crashed his white Jeep Cherokee into 3 parked cars before rolling onto its roof stopping southbound traffic in Miranda in Sydney s south Salmon was taken to hospital for mandatory blood and urine testing before being released 14 On 5 December 2018 Salmon was charged with low range drink driving for the incident which occurred in October 2018 Salmon was ordered to complete a safe driving course and faced court in January 2019 15 On 17 January 2019 Salmon was fined 1500 and disqualified from driving for 6 months at Sutherland Local Court The court heard Salmon was checking his phone when his Jeep Cherokee crossed onto the wrong side of the road hit three parked cars before flipping onto its roof stopping traffic The court also heard Salmon had been out clubbing in Cronulla and arrived on home at 3am slept for 6 hours before waking at 9am to get breakfast and then buy a suit from Westfield Miranda when the crash occurred 16 References Edit Rugby League Project Excellence earns rep honours for de la Salle College Caringbah students 20 June 2015 Eels vs Wests Tigers NRL match centre Wide World of Sports 22 April 2019 Parramatta rookie Dylan Brown out indefinitely with back injury www sportingnews com Johnson Paul 14 May 2019 Josh Reynolds backs Nathan Cleary and James Maloney for NSW Origin News com au Australia s Leading News Site Parramatta crushes Brisbane 38 10 Melbourne beats Newcastle 34 4 Penrith defeats Souths 19 18 ABC News 15 June 2019 NRL Team Analysis Team news injury updates and suspensions ahead of Round 14 Fox Sports 11 June 2019 Newtown reign supreme in epic decider NSWRL 29 September 2019 Parramatta Eels farewell 11 players in mass exodus following disappointing finals exit www sportingnews com Tigers v Panthers Five things we learned from Tigers 26 6 victory over Penrith www sportingnews com Was a little bit disappointed Dogs skipper backs Foxx for Blues recall after fiery double www foxsports com au NRL talking points Raiders coach Ricky Stuart goes ballistic at Tom Starling low blow by Penrith Panthers Jaeman Salmon www canberratimes com au Parra are our sons Panther s cheeky Eels sledge as stars run riot Luai has another dig www foxsports com au Young Eels five eighth Jaeman Salmon hospitalised after car crash 14 October 2018 Eels playmaker charged with drink driving www nrl com 5 December 2018 Young Eels playmaker Jaeman Salmon convicted of low range drink driving after horror car crash www foxsports com au 17 January 2019 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jaeman Salmon Parramatta Eels profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jaeman Salmon amp oldid 1125090363, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
