Ofahiki Ogden

Ofahiki Ogden (born 6 June 1996) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Ofahiki Ogden

Personal information
Full name	Ofahiki Ogden
Born	(1996-06-06) 6 June 1996 (age 27) Auckland, New Zealand
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	109 kg (17 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2018–21 Canterbury Bulldogs 45 2 0 0 8 2022– Parramatta Eels 11 1 0 0 4 Total 56 3 0 0 12
Source: ^[1] As of 8 July 2023

Early life

Ogden was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He is of Tongan descent. He played his junior rugby league for the Mangere East Hawks and attended De La Salle College, Mangere East.^{[citation needed]}

Playing career

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (2018–2021)

Ogden made his NRL debut for Canterbury-Bankstown in round 16 of the 2018 NRL season against the Newcastle Knights.^[2]

Ogden spent most of the 2018 season playing with Canterbury's reserve grade team. Ogden played in the club's Intrust Super Premiership NSW grand final victory over Newtown at Leichhardt Oval. The following week, Ogden played in Canterbury's NRL State Championship side which defeated Redcliffe 42-18 at ANZ Stadium.^[3][4]

Ogden made 13 appearances for Canterbury in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 12th on the table.^[5][6]

Ogden played 11 games for Canterbury in the 2020 NRL season. The club finished 15th on the table and only avoided the wooden spoon due to a better for and against over last placed Brisbane.^[7]

Ogden made a total of 12 appearances for Canterbury in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished last and claimed the Wooden Spoon.^[8]

Parramatta Eels (2022–present)

On 28 November 2021, Ogden signed a train and trial deal with Canterbury's arch rivals, the Parramatta Eels.^[9] On 20 February 2022, Ogden signed a three-year deal with Parramatta until the end of 2024. Ogden made his club debut for Parramatta in round 22 of the 2022 NRL season against South Sydney which ended in a 26-0 loss.^[10] Ogden played a total of nine matches for Parramatta in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 10th and missed the finals.^[11]

Controversy

On 2 October 2021, Ogden was arrested by NSW Police for alleged drug possession. The matter was then referred onto the NRL Integrity Unit.^[12] On 11 November, Ogden pleaded guilty to cocaine possession but avoided conviction at Waverley Local Court.^[13]

References

1. Rugby League Project
2. "Bulldogs bargain rookies replacing Woods and Foran". NRL. 29 June 2018.
3. "Canterbury Bulldogs beat Newtown Jets to win 2018 Intrust Super Premiership grand final". Fox Sports. 23 September 2018.
4. "Bulldogs down Dolphins to win Intrust Super Championship". NRL. 30 September 2018.
5. "2019 stats". Rugby league project.
6. "Spoons of wood, high hopes and chances lost... the final round storylines". Brisbane Times. 5 September 2019.
7. "Dogs confirm EIGHT-man clean-out in first glimpse of Barrett era". www.foxsports.com.au. 22 September 2020.
8. "Canterbury Bulldogs set to sign Rabbitohs star Braidon Burns, Storm prop Max King for 2022 NRL season". wwos.nine.com.au.
9. "Super League target Ofahiki Ogden finds new club". www.seriousaboutrl.com. 28 November 2021.
10. "Parramatta Eels Extend Four Players". 19 February 2022.
11. "NRL 2023: Parramatta Eels season review". www.sportingnews.com.
12. "NRL rocked on GF day as dumped Dog probed over alleged drugs offence". www.foxsports.com.au. 3 October 2021.
13. "Charges dismissed: NRL player avoids conviction after pleading guilty to cocaine possession". www.foxsports.com.au. 10 November 2021.

External links

• Bulldogs profile