JJ Collins

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JJ Collins
JJ Felise.jpg
Personal information
Full nameJacob Junior Collins
BornJacob Junior Felise
(1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 (age 25)
Logan City, Queensland, Australia
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–17 Wests Tigers 13 0 0 0 0
2018 Newcastle Knights 2 0 0 0 0
2019 Canberra Raiders 2 0 0 0 0
Total 17 0 0 0 0
As of 9 September 2019
Source: [1]

JJ Collins (né Felise; born 15 February 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL.

He previously played for the Wests Tigers and the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.

Background[]

Collins was born in Logan City, Queensland, Australia. He is of Samoan descent. Collins was formerly known as Jacob Junior Felise,[2] later JJ Felise, before changing his name to JJ Collins.[3][4]

He played his junior rugby league for the Logan Brothers and attended Keebra Park State High School, before signing with the Wests Tigers as a teenager.

Playing career[]

Early career[]

While attending Keebra Park, Collins was a member of their 2013 ARL Schoolboy Cup winning side and represented the Queensland Schoolboys in 2013 and 2014.[5][6][7] In 2015 and 2016, he played for the Wests Tigers' NYC team, playing in 21 games in 2015.[8][9]

2016[]

In January 2016, Collins was named in the Queensland Academy of Sport under-20s squad.[10] In round 7 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Tigers against the Melbourne Storm.[11][12] Coach Jason Taylor said his debut was, "was a tough game that went into extra time and he just didn’t look out of place for a second, which when you stop and think about it, is an incredible thing for a prop on debut against that pack."[13] On 1 June, he re-signed with the Tigers on a 2-year contract until the end of 2018.[14] He played in 8 games for the season, all from the interchange bench.[15]

2017[]

Suffering some recurring injuries and a lengthy stint in reserve grade, Collins only made 5 NRL appearances for the season.[16]

2018[]

Ahead of round 16 of the 2018 season, Collins joined the Newcastle Knights effective immediately after not being able to break into the Tigers' NRL side all season.[17] After spending some time in the Knights' reserve grade side, he made his club debut in round 21 against his former team the Wests Tigers.[18] He went on to play one more NRL match for the Knights,[19] before parting ways at the end of the season.[20]

2019[]

Ahead of the 2019 season, Collins joined the Canberra Raiders on a 2-year contract.[21] Collins made his debut for Canberra in round 6 of the 2019 NRL season against the Brisbane Broncos which ended in a 26-22 victory at Canberra Stadium.[22]

References[]

  1. ^ "JJ Felise - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Young guns to make NRL debuts - Tigers". Weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  3. ^ Polkinghorne, David (28 November 2018). "Emre Guler and JJ Collins set sights on filling big Raiders boots". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Raiders Sign JJ Collins". Canberra Raiders. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  5. ^ "JJ Felise - Tigers". Weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  6. ^ "2013". NYC DATABASE. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  7. ^ "ASSRL 18 Years Championships". QRL. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  8. ^ "F". Nyc Database. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  9. ^ "NYC Team Announcement: Round 1 vs. Warriors - Tigers". Weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Broncos young guns dominate QAS U20s". QRL. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Updated team lists: Wests Tigers v Storm". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  12. ^ "Late Changes: NRL Round 7 vs. Storm - Tigers". Weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  13. ^ Dan Talintyre. "Making the Leap: JJ Felise". weststigers.com.au.
  14. ^ "Wests Tigers secure JJ Felise". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  15. ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  16. ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  17. ^ "Tigers confirm Felise release, Clark signing - Zero Tackle". 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  18. ^ "Late Mail: Ponga playing as Brown confirms final 17". 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  19. ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  20. ^ TOOHEY, BARRY (6 October 2018). "COLUMN - Toohey's News – Eels veteran Jennings in Knights sights". Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  21. ^ "Raiders sign JJ Felise - Zero Tackle". 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  22. ^ "Raiders roll on in NRL and beat Brisbane". Canberra Times.

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