Jeff Robson (born 5 August 1982) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Parramatta Eels. He played primarily as a halfback.
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| Full name | Jeffrey Robson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 August 1982 Leeton, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback, Hooker, Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editRobson made his NRL debut for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in 2004 against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. After only making 6 appearances in 4 years with Manly, Robson signed for Parramatta Eels at the start of 2009.[3]
Robson was playing reserve grade for the Wentworthville Magpies in 2009 when he was called up by coach Daniel Anderson to replace Brett Finch in the halves midway through the season. At the time Parramatta were 13th on the ladder, but staged an incredible run of form which took them all the way to the 2009 NRL Grand Final against Melbourne. Parramatta lost the match 23–16, when asked about what he remembers from that season Robson said "That year the team played with a lot of confidence, we were turning up to training and playing well and going really confident into the games, we'd somehow find a way to win".[4][5]
In the 2010 and 2011 seasons, Parramatta failed to build upon their momentum of making the 2009 NRL Grand Final and missed out on the finals in both years. In Robson's final year at the club, they needed to defeat the Gold Coast to avoid the wooden spoon.[6]
In 2012, Robson joined the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks on a two-year deal. On 7 June 2013, Robson re-signed with Cronulla-Sutherland for another two seasons.[3] In 2014, whilst captain Paul Gallen and vice captain Wade Graham were suspended, Robson was the Cronulla-Sutherland captain as the club finished last on the table. Robson played in 92 games over 4 years for Cronulla-Sutherland.[7]
Robson joined the New Zealand Warriors for the 2016 season.[8] He was released in June 2016 on compassionate grounds after playing in seven games for the club.[9] In July 2016, Robson rejoined the Parramatta Eels, as a replacement for Kieran Foran.[10] At the end of the 2017 NRL season, Robson announced his retirement from rugby league.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Jeff Robson rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ a b "Jeff Robson". NZWarriors.com. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ "Robson to channel spirit of 2009". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 8 July 2016.
- ^ "Parramatta turn to Jeff Robson at halfback | Daily Telegraph". Archived from the original on 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Parramatta Eels defeat the Gold Coast Titans to avoid wooden spoon for 2011". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney.
- ^ "Sharks set for wooden spoon after defeat to Raiders". The Guardian. 24 August 2014.
- ^ "Veteran Robson signed for 2016". warriors.kiwi. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "NRL: Warriors recall Tui Lolohea, drop Jonathan Wright". The New Zealand Herald. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Parramatta Eels sign halfback Jeff Robson as Kieran Foran replacement – Fox Sports". Australia: Fox Sports. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Eels pay tribute to retiring De Gois and Robson". National Rugby League. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2018.