Jarrod Wallace

Jarrod Wallace (born 23 July 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League.

Jarrod Wallace
Wallace in 2015
Personal information
Born (1991-07-23) 23 July 1991
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight109 kg (17 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–16 Brisbane Broncos 73 5 0 0 20
2017–22 Gold Coast Titans 118 15 0 0 60
2023– Dolphins 7 2 0 0 8
Total 198 22 0 0 88
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017–19 Queensland 6 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]
As of 29 April 2023

He has previously played for the Gold Coast Titans and the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL, and for Queensland in the State of Origin series.

Early life

Wallace was born and raised on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. He played his first junior rugby league for the Runaway Bay Seagulls at age four.[2]

At age thirteen, Wallace moved to Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, where his father played local rugby league. While there, Wallace played junior rugby league with the Sawtell Panthers before signing with the Gold Coast Titans at age sixteen and moving back to Queensland.

Early career (2010-2011)

Wallace played for the Gold Coast Titan's Mal Meninga Cup side and later seventeen games for their NYC side in 2010. He signed with the Brisbane Broncos for the 2011 season and spent the entire season playing for the club's NYC side.

First grade career

2012

Wallace was elevated into the Broncos' first grade squad and played in two pre-season trials. He started the 2012 season playing for the Broncos' feeder side the Norths Devils in the Intrust Super Cup. He was named in the 2012 Queensland Residents side to take on their New South Wales counterparts in the curtain raiser to Game 3 of the 2012 State of Origin series at Suncorp Stadium.

On 10 June 2012, Wallace made his National Rugby League debut in Brisbane's 40–22 round 14 win against the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium.[3]

2013

In 2013, Wallace played mostly for the Norths Devils, and a total of six games for the Brisbane club in the NRL.[4]

2014

Wallace played a total of fourteen games for Brisbane in 2014.[5]

2015

Due to shoulder surgery, Wallace did not play until round 2. In round 4 against the New Zealand Warriors Wallace scored his first NRL try. In round 6, Wallace was placed on report for a chicken wing tackle and was suspended for a week. In round 19 against the Wests Tigers, he scored his second career try following a short pass from Adam Blair. In round 20 against the Gold Coast Titans, one day after his 24th birthday, Wallace scored his third NRL try. In rounds 21-22, he started at prop due to Blair being suspended. For the remainder of the season, Wallace played off the bench including the 2015 NRL Grand Final loss to the North Queensland Cowboys. In 2015, Wallace played in a total of twenty-five games and scored three tries for the Brisbane club.

2016

In January, Wallace was selected in the QAS emerging Maroons squad. On 5 February, he was one of eight players from the Maroons emerging camp banned from representing Queensland for twelve months after breaking a curfew in Brisbane. Wallace finished 2016 after playing in all twenty-six games and scoring two tries for the Brisbane Broncos.

2017

Wallace made his debut for the Gold Coast Titans in round 1 in a 32-18 loss to the Sydney Roosters at Cbus Super Stadium. For Game 1 of the 2017 State of Origin series, Wallace was selected as 18th man for Queensland. For Game 2 and 3 of the series, he was selected in both games as a starting prop. In the third game, Wallace scored a sealing try for Queensland against New South Wales.

2018

In round 5 of the 2018 NRL season, Wallace scored his first NRL try for the Gold Coast in their 32-20 win over the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at Marley Brown Oval. In round 8 against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, he played his 100th NRL game.

2019

Wallace played twenty-one games for the Gold Coast in the 2019 NRL season as the club endured a horror year on and off the field finishing last on the table.[6][7][8][9]

2020

Wallace played seventeen games for the Gold Coast in the 2020 NRL season as the club finished ninth on the table and missed out on the finals.[10]

2021

In round 25 of the 2021 NRL season, Wallace was sin-binned for involvement in a scuffle after running in to defend a teammate during the Gold Coast's 44-0 victory over the New Zealand Warriors.[11] Wallace played twenty-five games for the Gold Coast in the 2021 NRL season including the club's elimination final loss against the Sydney Roosters.[12]

2022

Wallace played twelve matches and scored three tries for the Gold Coast in the 2022 NRL season.[13]

Dolphins (2023-present)

On 8 June 2022, Wallace signed a two-year deal to join the newly-licensed Dolphins (NRL) club in the following year.[14] In round 1 of the 2023 NRL season, Wallace made his club debut for the Dolphins in their inaugural game in the national competition, defeating the Sydney Roosters 28-18 at Suncorp Stadium. In round 4, he scored a try against the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp in the inaugural "Battle for Brisbane" derby match. In round 8, Wallace scored a try in the Dolphins 28-26 victory over the Gold Coast Titans at Suncorp Stadium.|[15]

Statistics

Season Team Matches T G GK % F/G Pts
2012 Brisbane Broncos 2
2013 Brisbane Broncos 6
2014 Brisbane Broncos 14
2015 Brisbane Broncos 25312
2016 Brisbane Broncos 2628
2017 Gold Coast Titans 21
2018 Gold Coast Titans 20312
2019 Gold Coast Titans 2128
2020 Gold Coast Titans 1714
2021 Gold Coast Titans 25624
2022 Gold Coast Titans 14312
2023 Dolphins 728
Career totals 198 22 0 0 88

Personal life

Wallace has two daughters, born in 2012 and 2014, with a former partner. In early 2019, he married Miss World Australia 2014 winner Courtney Thorpe,[16] who gave birth to Wallace's third daughter in August 2019. Wallace and Thorpe reportedly separated in September 2021.[17]

References

  1. "Jarrod Wallace - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  2. NRL (22 September 2015). ""I was 4. Runaway Bay Seagulls!" - Jarrod Wallace #NRLFinals". Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20160810152234/http://www.broncos.com.au/team/profiles/jarrod-wallace.html
  4. "Jarrod Wallace 2013". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  5. "Young Bronco Wallace happy at home". www.nrl.com.
  6. "Proctor's apology to Titans fans". NRL.
  7. "Melbourne Storm defeat Gold Coast Titans after scare". News.com.au.
  8. "Not good enough blasts Arthur despite comfortable win". Sydney Morning Herald.
  9. "Gold Coast Titans hit back at relocation rumours". News.com.au.
  10. "How will your side fare next season?". www.sportingnews.com.
  11. "Gold Coast Titans beat Warriors 44-0 to clinch NRL finals berth, Canterbury defeats Wests Tigers 38-0". www.abc.net.au.
  12. "'He's taken it hard': Shattered Titans rally around Herbert after blowing win". www.nrl.com. 11 September 2021.
  13. "NRL hands down punishment to Titans star after ugly send off that left Knights enforcer 'furious'". www.foxsports.com.au.
  14. "Jarrod Wallace signs two-year deal with The Dolphins". www.sportingnews.com.
  15. https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2023/round-8/dolphins-v-titans/?fbclid=IwAR1r_trCDWVlkabtM-OTZkywJH0G20Oj8MufA8zPweGqE37TCRdl2Qjb_8c/
  16. "Young Bronco Wallace happy at home". Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  17. https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/courtney-thorpe-speaks-out-after-public-split-with-nrl-star-jarrod-wallace/news-story/49a66917c13ee6ed79b58c563031ed93
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