J'maine Hopgood

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
J'maine Hopgood
J'MAINE HOPGOOD.jpg
Personal information
Full nameJ'maine Dale Hopgood[1]
Born (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 22)
Hervey Bay, Queensland, [Australia
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Playing information
PositionLock, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021– Penrith Panthers 5 0 0 0 0
As of 17 May 2021
Source: [2]

J'maine Dale Hopgood (born 11 May 1999) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a lock for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL.

Early life[]

Hopgood was born in Hervey Bay, Queensland, and is of Indigenous Australian descent from Gureng Gureng people.[3] He grew up playing for the before moving to Caloundra, Queensland at age 16, where he played for the .[4]

Hopgood's father Dale died of a heart attack on 24 March 2007, aged 39, less than an hour after playing a match for the Seagulls.[1][5]

Playing career[]

Early career[]

In 2017, Hopgood captained Penrith's S. G. Ball Cup (under-18s) squad during his first season at the club.[4] Later that same year, he played for the Queensland under-18s team.[6]

In 2019, Hopgood played for the Queensland under-20s team.[1]

2021[]

Hopgood was promoted to Penrith's 30-man NRL squad ahead of the 2021 NRL season.[7]

Hopgood made his first grade debut for Penrith in their round 10 match against the Gold Coast on 16 May 2021, as part of the Magic Round. Hopgood's debut was publicly announced on the Tuesday prior, his 22nd birthday.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Badel, Peter (10 July 2019). "Young Maroon doing it for dad". Courier Mail. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ Rugby League Project
  3. ^ "Panthers unveils 2021 Indigenous Jersey". penrithpanthers.com.au. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b McInerney, Matthew (9 February 2017). "Hervey Bay junior Hopgood named Panthers captain". Queensland Times. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  5. ^ Chammas, Michael (13 May 2021). "Dale Hopgood died after a game of footy. On Sunday, his son makes his NRL debut". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  6. ^ Antrobus, Blake (15 June 2017). "Former Seagull makes headlines at U18s State of Origin". Fraser Coast Chronicle. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  7. ^ St John, Mark (2 March 2021). "Transfer Centre: Teenage speedster joins four-man race for vacant Storm wing". Fox Sports. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  8. ^ "'Best birthday present ever': Bay footy star to debut for Panthers". Fraser Coast Chronicle. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

External links[]

Stub icon

This Australian rugby league football biography is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""