Jarrod Keith Croker (born 11 September 1990) is an
Australian
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professional
rugby league
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footballer who is the captain and
goal
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-kicking for the
Canberra Raiders
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in the
NRL
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.
He has played his entire career to date with Canberra, with whom he became the
2012
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,
2015
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and
2016
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top point-scorer in the
National Rugby League
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. Croker is a
Country Origin
The Country New South Wales rugby league team is a representative rugby league football team. Between 1987 and 2017 there were two tiers: the Origin team that consisted of professional players who originated from clubs of the Country Rugby Leagu ...
,
Prime Minister's XIII
Prime Minister's XIII, or sometimes informally referred to as the PM's XIII, is the name of a representative rugby league team, comprising Australian players from National Rugby League clubs that did not qualify for the NRL Finals, or whose tea ...
,
NRL All Stars and
World All Stars
The NRL All Stars team was a rugby league football team made up of professional players in the National Rugby League. These players were selected by fan vote. However, fans were only allowed to select one player from each NRL team to join the Aus ...
representative. In 2016, Croker won the Dally M Captain of the year award. Croker is the Canberra Raiders top try scorer and highest point-scorer in their history.
Background
Croker was born in
Goulburn, New South Wales
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Australia. He is distantly related to former Canberra,
NSW
)
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and
Australia
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player
Jason Croker
Jason Croker (born 10 March 1973) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative utility player, he previously played club football in the NRL for t ...
.
Croker played his junior football for the Goulburn Stockmen before signing with the
Canberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby ...
.
Playing career
He played for the New South Wales Schoolboys and Australian Schoolboys representative teams in 2007 before being selected for the New South Wales under-18s in 2008. Croker was part of the Canberra team that won the inaugural
National Youth Competition in 2008. He played at centre and was involved in the try that won the Raiders the match 28-24 in golden point extra time.
2009
Croker broke into Canberra's first-grade side in 2009, making his debut in round 2 against the
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional Rugby league, Rugby League Football Club based in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) and parts of inner Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. The Roosters have won ...
.
In round 3, against the
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta that competes in the National Rugby League.
The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and their ...
, Croker scored his first NRL try in the Raiders 16-18 loss at
Parramatta Stadium
Parramatta Stadium was a sports stadium in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 23 kilometres west of Sydney's central business district. The stadium was the home ground of several western Sydney-based sports teams, at the time of closure t ...
. He went on to make 21 appearances in his rookie season, and was the Raiders highest try scorer with 12 tries. On 3 September, Croker re-signed with the Raiders to the end of the 2012 season.
2010
Croker was again a regular in Canberra's 2010 side, making 25 appearances as Canberra finished 7th and made the NRL finals. However, it was a missed penalty goal from Croker that ended the Raiders' season. In a sudden-death finals match against the
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional Rugby league, rugby league football team, based in the Inner West and South West Sydney. They have competed in the National Rugby League since being formed at the end of the 1999 NRL season as a j ...
, in front of a home crowd of 26,476, he pushed wide a 30-metre kick that would have tied the match at 26–26. Canberra's coach
David Furner
David Furner (born 6 February 1971) is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who was the head coach of the Leeds Rhinos, and a former player. He is the former assistant coach for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL, and the ...
—himself a former Raiders goalkicker—defended Croker, arguing his goalkicking form had won a number of matches for the team during the season. Days later, Croker was selected for
Australia's
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train-on squad for the
Four Nations tournament. Croker played in all of the Raiders 26 matches and was the club's highest point scorer with 5 tries and 53 goals.
2011
On 6 August, Croker re-signed with the Raiders until the end of the 2013 season. He finished the
season
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as the Raiders highest point scorer with 9 tries and 53 goals in 23 matches.
2012
![Jarrod Croker](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Jarrod_Croker.jpg)
Croker was the NRL's leading points scorer in 2012 with a total of 226 points, scoring 16 tries and kicking 81 goals in 25 matches.
2013
In round 3, against the Roosters, Croker played his 100th NRL match in the Raiders 24-22 win, kicking the winning goal after scoring his second try in the final minutes of the match at
Canberra Stadium
Canberra Stadium (GIO Stadium for commercial reasons) is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is the largest sports v ...
. On 13 April, he re-signed with the Raiders to the end of the 2015 season. In round 25, against the
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and is the League's only team from outside Australia. They were formed in 1995 as ...
, Croker scored his first hat trick of tries and also scored all of the club's points in the Raiders 50-16 loss at
Mt Smart Stadium
Mount Smart Stadium (formerly known as Ericsson Stadium) is a multipurpose stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the main home ground of the New Zealand Warriors of the National Rugby League, and occasionally hosts rugby union and internatio ...
. He finished the
season
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as the Raiders highest point with 9 tries and 52 goals.
2014
In February, Croker played in the Raiders
Auckland Nines
The NRL Nines is a rugby league nines competition, normally held during the NRL preseason each year. It was initially held in Auckland, New Zealand, between 2014 and 2017 before going on hiatus. Returning in 2020, hosting duties moved to Perth ...
team. In round 24, against the
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. They compete in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australasia's premier rugby league ...
, Croker surpassed club legend
Mal Meninga
Malcolm Norman Meninga (; born 8 July 1960) is an Australian professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of the Australian national team and a former professional rugby league footballer. Meninga is widely regarded as one of the fin ...
’s 864 club career points, taking him to third highest point scorer for the Raiders. He finished the
year
A year or annus is the orbital period of a planetary body, for example, the Earth, moving in its orbit around the Sun. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by change in weather, the hou ...
as the highest point scorer and try scorer for the Raiders, scoring 18 tries and scoring 202 points. On 5 September, Croker re-signed with the Raiders until the end of the 2018 season. He was named as the 2014 Meninga Medallist for Raiders’ best and fairest player.
On 12 October, Croker played for the
Prime Minister's XIII
Prime Minister's XIII, or sometimes informally referred to as the PM's XIII, is the name of a representative rugby league team, comprising Australian players from National Rugby League clubs that did not qualify for the NRL Finals, or whose tea ...
team against
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
, filling in for Raiders teammate
Jack Wighton
Jack Wighton (born 4 February 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL and Australia at international level.
He has played at representative level for the Indigenous All ...
on the interchange bench after he was a late scratching. On 19 December, Croker was named by coach Ricky Stuart as the new captain for the Canberra Raiders following the departure of
Terry Campese
Terry Campese (born 4 August 1984) is a former professional rugby league footballer. A former Australia, Italy and New South Wales State of Origin representative , he is also the nephew of rugby union player David Campese. He previously played ...
to
Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challeng ...
in the
Super League
The Super League (officially known as the Betfred Super League due to sponsorship from Betfred and legally known as Super League Europe), is the top-level of the British rugby league system. At present the league consists of twelve teams, of wh ...
.
2015
In the pre-season, Croker was captain of the Raiders
Auckland Nines
The NRL Nines is a rugby league nines competition, normally held during the NRL preseason each year. It was initially held in Auckland, New Zealand, between 2014 and 2017 before going on hiatus. Returning in 2020, hosting duties moved to Perth ...
squad. On 13 February 2015, Croker played at centre for
NRL All Stars against the
Indigenous All Stars, kicking a goal in the 20-6 loss at
Robina Stadium
Robina Stadium, also known by its sponsored name Cbus Super Stadium, is a rectangular football stadium in the Gold Coast suburb of Robina, Queensland. The main usage is as the home ground to the National Rugby League's Gold Coast Titans; t ...
.
![Jarrod Croker Country](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Jarrod_Croker_Country.jpg)
On 3 May 2015, Croker played for
Country Origin
The Country New South Wales rugby league team is a representative rugby league football team. Between 1987 and 2017 there were two tiers: the Origin team that consisted of professional players who originated from clubs of the Country Rugby Leagu ...
against
City Origin
The Sydney Rugby League team, known as the City Rugby League team, or Combined Sydney, or Sydney Firsts, or Sydney Capitals, is a representative rugby league team. From 2021, the men's team is to consist of players selected from the New South Wa ...
, scoring a try in the 34-22 win at
Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga (; informally called Wagga) is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 56,000 as of June 2018, Wagga Wagga is the state's la ...
. In round 10, against the
St George Illawarra Dragons
The St. George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 after a joint- ...
, Croker played in 150th NRL match in the Raiders 32-18 loss at
WIN Stadium
Wollongong Showground, known as WIN Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Wollongong, Australia. The stadium was officially opened in 1911. From 1982 until 1998 it played host to every home match for the Illawa ...
. In round 13, against the
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, th ...
, Croker notched a 1000 career points in the Raiders 44-22 win at
Hunter Stadium
Newcastle International Sports Centre, known as McDonald Jones Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Newcastle, Australia. The ground is home to the Newcastle Knights (National Rugby League) and Newca ...
. At the end of the season, Croker was the NRL's top point scorer with 236 points. On 26 September, Croker played for the Prime Minister's XIII against Papua New Guinea.
2016
In February 2016, Croker was named in the Raiders
2016 NRL Auckland Nines squad. On 13 February 2016, Croker played for the
World All Stars
The NRL All Stars team was a rugby league football team made up of professional players in the National Rugby League. These players were selected by fan vote. However, fans were only allowed to select one player from each NRL team to join the Aus ...
against the
Indigenous All Stars, playing at centre in the 12-8 win at
Suncorp Stadium
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. On 8 May 2016, Croker again represented Country Origin against City Origin, kicking 5 goals in the 44-30 loss in
Tamworth. In Round 10 against the
St George Illawarra Dragons
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, Croker became the highest ever point scorer for the Raiders in the 16-12 golden point loss at
Jubilee Oval
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. At the end of the season, Croker picked up the Provan Summons award as well as Dally M Captain of the Year and season's leading point scorer in a year were the Raiders fell one game short of the Grand Final. Croker played in all of the Raiders 27 matches, scoring 18 tries and kicking 112 goals in the
2016 NRL season
The 2016 NRL season was the 109th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 19th season run by the National Rugby League. The season started in New Zealand with the annual Auckland Nines, and was followed by the All Stars Match, w ...
. After the season ended, Croker was named the
Australia
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Four Nations train-on squad but later dropped out due to a knee injury.
2017
On 10 February 2017, Croker played for the
World All Stars
The NRL All Stars team was a rugby league football team made up of professional players in the National Rugby League. These players were selected by fan vote. However, fans were only allowed to select one player from each NRL team to join the Aus ...
against the
Indigenous All Stars in the
2017 All Stars match, playing at centre in the 34-8 loss at
Hunter Stadium
Newcastle International Sports Centre, known as McDonald Jones Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Newcastle, Australia. The ground is home to the Newcastle Knights (National Rugby League) and Newca ...
. In Round 5 against the
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta that competes in the National Rugby League.
The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and their ...
in the 30-18 win at
Canberra Stadium
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, Croker became the third player to score 100 tries for Canberra, after
Jason Croker
Jason Croker (born 10 March 1973) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative utility player, he previously played club football in the NRL for t ...
and
Brett Mullins
Brett Mullins (born 21 January 1972) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, and early 2000s. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australian international representative back, he played his club ...
, and the fifth player to score 100 tries and kick 500 goals in Australian first grade rugby league. He also became only the seventh player after
Terry Lamb
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Lamb was known for his su ...
(
Canterbury-Bankstown
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),
Greg Alexander
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(
Penrith),
Ryan Girdler
Ryan Girdler (born 19 September 1972) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australia international representative goal-kicking centre, he played h ...
(Penrith),
Hazem El Masri
Hazem El Masri ( ar, حازم المصري; born 1 April 1976) is a Lebanese Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a er in the 1990s and 2000s. An international representative for Australia and Lebanon, and a New ...
(Canterbury-Bankstown),
Darren Lockyer
Darren James Lockyer (born 24 March 1977) is an Australian television commentator and former professional rugby league footballer. Lockyer was an Australian international and Queensland State representative captain, who played his entire profes ...
(
Brisbane
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) and
Luke Burt
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(
Parramatta
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) to score 100 tries and over 1,000 points for a single club. In Round 11 against the
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta that competes in the National Rugby League.
The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and their ...
, Croker played his 200th NRL career match in the Raiders 22-16 win at
ANZ Stadium
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** ANZ Bank New Zealand, the largest bank in New Zealand
...
. On 10 August 2017, Croker extended his contract with the Raiders to the end of the 2020 season. Croker finished the
2017 NRL season
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with him scoring 9 tries and kicking 77 goals for the Raiders.
2018
In Round 18 against the
North Queensland Cowboys
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Sinc ...
, Croker suffered a season ending knee injury in the Raiders 38-12 win at
Canberra Stadium
Canberra Stadium (GIO Stadium for commercial reasons) is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is the largest sports v ...
. Croker finished the
2018 NRL season with him playing in 17 matches, scoring 7 and kicking 63 goals for the Raiders.
2019
On 13 February 2019, after being the solo captain for the Raiders for the past 4 years, coach Ricky Stuart appointed hooker
Josh Hodgson
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He has previously ...
as co-captain alongside Croker for the season. Croker made his return from injury in Round 1 against the
Gold Coast Titans
The Gold Coast Titans are a professional rugby league football club, based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australia and New Zealand's national rugby league club competition. The ...
, kicking 4 goals in the 21-0 win at
Robina Stadium
Robina Stadium, also known by its sponsored name Cbus Super Stadium, is a rectangular football stadium in the Gold Coast suburb of Robina, Queensland. The main usage is as the home ground to the National Rugby League's Gold Coast Titans; t ...
.
In Round 17 against St George, Croker became Canberra's all-time leading try scorer with 120 tries surpassing
Jason Croker
Jason Croker (born 10 March 1973) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative utility player, he previously played club football in the NRL for t ...
in a 36-14 victory at
WIN Stadium
Wollongong Showground, known as WIN Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Wollongong, Australia. The stadium was officially opened in 1911. From 1982 until 1998 it played host to every home match for the Illawa ...
.
In Round 22 against Melbourne, Croker scored 2 tries as Canberra came from 18-0 down at halftime to win the match 22-18 at
AAMI Park. It was the first time since 2015 that Melbourne had lost 2 games in a row at their home stadium.
Canberra finished the 2019 regular season in 4th place on the table and qualified for the finals. The club would then go on to qualify for their first grand final in 25 years. Croker captained Canberra in the
2019 NRL Grand Final as they were defeated 14-8 by the
Sydney Roosters
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at
ANZ Stadium
ANZ may refer to:
People
* Anz (musician), a British DJ and electronic musician
Banks
* ANZ (bank), Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, the fourth-largest bank in Australia
** ANZ Bank New Zealand, the largest bank in New Zealand
...
.
2020
Croker played 22 games for Canberra in the
2020 NRL season
The 2020 NRL season was the 113th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 23rd season run by the National Rugby League.
Teams
The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 14th consecutive year.
; Notes
:
:
:
Pre-season
...
as the club finished 5th on the table and qualified for the finals. Croker played in all three finals matches including the preliminary final loss to Melbourne.
2021
Croker was limited to only 12 appearances for Canberra in the
2021 NRL season due to injury and poor form. Despite this, he still managed to be the club's top point scorer for the year. Canberra would finish the campaign in 10th place on the table and miss out on the finals.
2022
After being left out of the Canberra side for the opening eight rounds, Croker made his return in round 9 of the
2022 NRL season against Canterbury. Croker was taken from the field towards the end of the match with a shoulder injury during the clubs 14-4 victory.
On 9 June, Croker was ruled out for the rest of the
2022 NRL season after aggravating his shoulder injury in a freak accident at home.
Career statistics
Domestic
Representative
References
External links
Canberra Raiders profileNRL profile
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1990 births
Living people
Australian rugby league players
Canberra Raiders captains
Canberra Raiders players
Country New South Wales Origin rugby league team players
NRL All Stars players
Prime Minister's XIII players
Rugby league centres
Rugby league players from Goulburn, New South Wales