Aaron Booth (born 1 October 1995) is an

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former professional

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footballer who last played as a for the

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in the

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, and is currently an assistant coach of their

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side. He previously played for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League.

Background

Born in

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, Booth was raised in

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and played his junior rugby league for the Mullumbimby Giants. He attended Palm Beach Currumbin State High School before being signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Playing career

In 2011, Booth played for Gold Coast Green in the

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. In 2012, he played for Gold Coast Green in the Mal Meninga Cup and later for Gold Coast White in 2013. In 2014, Booth joined the Rabbitohs'

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side, playing for 40 games for them over two seasons. In 2016, he played for the North Sydney Bears, the Rabbitohs' New South Wales Cup feeder club. In 2017, Booth joined the

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in the Queensland Cup. He missed the entire 2018 season after tearing his ACL in pre-season training. In 2019, Booth signed with the

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, a feeder club for the Melbourne Storm. In November 2019, he joined Melbourne's NRL squad for pre-season training, earning a contract with the club.

Melbourne Storm: 2020–21

In Round 20 of the

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, Booth made his NRL debut for the Melbourne Storm against

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. He had his

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jersey (cap number 208) presented to him by Melbourne Storm captain Cameron Smith.

Gold Coast Titans: 2022–23

In August 2021 the

added Booth to their squad for 2022, with coach Justin Holbrook saying "Aaron is a local (Gold Coast) boy and it’s great that he is coming back to represent the region." While with the Titans during the

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, Booth also played with Burleigh Bears in the

2022 Queensland Cup The 2022 Queensland Cup season was the 27th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition, known as the Hostplus Cup due to sponsorship, featured 14 teams playing a 24-wee ...

. Booth made his Gold Coast debut in round 18 of the

, starting at against the Brisbane Broncos. He suffered a serious knee injury playing against

in round 21, with surgery required to repair a multi-ligament injury. On August 3 2023, the Titans announced that Booth would be retiring, effective immediately, but would remain at the club in an administrative role while continuing his duties as assistant coach of the Titans'

team.

References

External links

Gold Coast Titans profile

Queensland Rugby League profile

18th man profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Booth, Aaron 1995 births Living people Australian rugby league players Eastern Suburbs Tigers players Mackay Cutters players Melbourne Storm players Gold Coast Titans players North Sydney Bears NSW Cup players Rugby league hookers Rugby league players from Sydney