Goddard first played junior football at the age of 13 with Brothers Mount Isa.[4] He was playing with the Queensland Under 19s team when spotted by the Gold Coast team.[5]
Gold Coastedit
In 1992, Goddard made his debut with the Gold Coast Seagulls in a 26–6 win over Parramatta Eels,[6] but it was to be his only appearance for the season. In 1993 and 1994, he made a handful of appearances, mostly from the bench, but it wasn't until 1995 that cemented his position at hooker,[6] winning the job from Eddie Fallins.
Goddard played with Gold Coast Chargers, as they became known, captaining the club until their exit from the competition at the end of the 1998 NRL season. He holds the club record for most first grade matches (86),[7] and was a member of the first Gold Coast team to make, and win, a semi-final during the split 1997 season in which they defeated the Illawarra Steelers 25–14. His team-mates included Marcus Bai, Wes Patten, Martin Bella and Scott Sattler.[8]
North Sydney and Northern Eaglesedit
With the closure of the Chargers, Goddard signed with North Sydney Bears for the 1999 season. He started from the bench in his first game, behind Mark Soden, but was the starting hooker for the remainder of the year, scoring 7 tries.[9] Goddard played in Norths final ever game as a first grade side which was a 28–18 victory against North Queensland in Townsville.
With the merger between Norths and Manly in 2000, Goddard found himself playing with the newly formed Northern Eagles. He played 50 games with the Eagles, mostly starting from the bench in the first 2 seasons. Goddard was starting at hooker in 2002, but at the end of that season Manly dissolved their relationship with the Bears, and Goddard retired.[5]
Representativeedit
Goddard played 4 games for the Queensland Maroons. He played in all 3 games in the 1997 series, when many of Queensland's stars were playing in the rival Super League Tri-series. Queensland lost the series 2–1. The next year he played hooker in the series-deciding third match, which Queensland won.[10] Goddard never played Origin football again, though he was named in the 22-man squad as late as 2002.[11]
Goddard's contribution is perhaps best remembered for a fight he had with Andrew Johns during the third match of the 1997 series, when he knocked Johns to the ground and Johns required 27 stitches.[5]
Referencesedit
^"Jamie Goddard – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
^. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2007.
^. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2007.
jamie, goddard, born, july, 1972, australian, former, professional, rugby, league, footballer, played, hooker, 1990s, 2000s, personal, informationborn, 1972, july, 1972, mount, queensland, australiaheight177, weight87, playing, informationpositionhookerclub, y. Jamie Goddard born 18 July 1972 2 is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a hooker in the 1990s and 2000s Jamie GoddardPersonal informationBorn 1972 07 18 18 July 1972 age 51 Mount Isa Queensland AustraliaHeight177 cm 5 ft 10 in Weight87 kg 192 lb 13 st 10 lb Playing informationPositionHookerClub Years Team Pld T G FG P 1992 98 Gold Coast 86 23 0 0 92 1999 North Sydney 24 7 0 0 28 2000 02 Northern Eagles 50 4 0 0 32 Total 160 34 0 0 152 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1997 98 Queensland 4 0 0 0 0Source 1 He played club football for the Gold Coast Seagulls Chargers the North Sydney Bears and the Northern Eagles 3 Goddard was also selected for the Queensland Maroons on four occasions three of them starting at hooker Contents 1 Background 2 Early years 3 Gold Coast 4 North Sydney and Northern Eagles 5 Representative 6 References 7 External links 8 SourcesBackground editGoddard was born in Mount Isa Queensland Australia Early years editGoddard first played junior football at the age of 13 with Brothers Mount Isa 4 He was playing with the Queensland Under 19s team when spotted by the Gold Coast team 5 Gold Coast editIn 1992 Goddard made his debut with the Gold Coast Seagulls in a 26 6 win over Parramatta Eels 6 but it was to be his only appearance for the season In 1993 and 1994 he made a handful of appearances mostly from the bench but it wasn t until 1995 that cemented his position at hooker 6 winning the job from Eddie Fallins Goddard played with Gold Coast Chargers as they became known captaining the club until their exit from the competition at the end of the 1998 NRL season He holds the club record for most first grade matches 86 7 and was a member of the first Gold Coast team to make and win a semi final during the split 1997 season in which they defeated the Illawarra Steelers 25 14 His team mates included Marcus Bai Wes Patten Martin Bella and Scott Sattler 8 North Sydney and Northern Eagles editWith the closure of the Chargers Goddard signed with North Sydney Bears for the 1999 season He started from the bench in his first game behind Mark Soden but was the starting hooker for the remainder of the year scoring 7 tries 9 Goddard played in Norths final ever game as a first grade side which was a 28 18 victory against North Queensland in Townsville With the merger between Norths and Manly in 2000 Goddard found himself playing with the newly formed Northern Eagles He played 50 games with the Eagles mostly starting from the bench in the first 2 seasons Goddard was starting at hooker in 2002 but at the end of that season Manly dissolved their relationship with the Bears and Goddard retired 5 Representative editGoddard played 4 games for the Queensland Maroons He played in all 3 games in the 1997 series when many of Queensland s stars were playing in the rival Super League Tri series Queensland lost the series 2 1 The next year he played hooker in the series deciding third match which Queensland won 10 Goddard never played Origin football again though he was named in the 22 man squad as late as 2002 11 Goddard s contribution is perhaps best remembered for a fight he had with Andrew Johns during the third match of the 1997 series when he knocked Johns to the ground and Johns required 27 stitches 5 References edit Jamie Goddard Career Stats amp Summary Rugby League Project Rugby League Project Northern Eagles Players Archived from the original on 30 August 2007 Retrieved 2 September 2007 State of Origin player profile Archived from the original on 24 October 2007 Retrieved 2 September 2007 Player Stats Jamie GODDARD FOGS Queensland Retrieved 24 January 2010 a b c Matt Nicholls 3 June 2009 Making of a legend The North West Star Archived from the original on 5 October 2009 Retrieved 24 January 2010 a b Jamie Goddard at RLP Gold Coast Chargers Rugby League Project Retrieved 24 January 2010 NRL Heritage Round Best Bets Retrieved 24 January 2010 ARL 1997 Minor Qualif Rugby League Project Retrieved 24 January 2010 Jamie Goddard Rugby League Project Retrieved 24 January 2010 State Of Origin 1998 Series Rugby League Project Retrieved 23 January 2010 Langer left out of Queensland origin squad The Sydney Morning Herald 23 April 2002 Retrieved 23 January 2010 External links editQueensland Representatives at qrl com auSources editAlan Whiticker amp Glen Hudson 2007 The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players Wetherill Park New South Wales Gary Allen Pty Ltd ISBN 978 1 877082 93 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jamie Goddard amp oldid 1182523050, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
