Joel Penny

Joel Penny (born 22 January 1980) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a halfback.[3]

Joel Penny
Personal information
Full nameJoel Penny
Born (1980-01-22) 22 January 1980
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionHalfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2000–01 Northern Eagles[1] 6 1 0 0 4
2002 South Sydney 2 0 0 0 0
2006 Halifax 26 20 1 1 83
2007 Doncaster 8 4 0 1 17
2007 Widnes Vikings 15 10 0 1 40
Total 57 35 1 3 144
Source: [2]

Playing career

Penny is a Kincumber Colts junior on the Central Coast and the tallest member of his family. Penny turned down a lucrative modelling contract after being described as "The male model from Dudley" to pursue his rugby league career. Penny made his first grade debut for the now defunct Northern Eagles. In 2002, Penny joined South Sydney and played 2 games for the club. In 2006, Penny moved to England and played for Halifax. Penny then moved from National League One rivals Doncaster Lakers after their financial troubles. Penny played for the Widnes Vikings in National League One. Penny was a revelation with Widnes, and in 2007 scoring six tries in just seven games. Penny also was a member of the victorious Central Coast over 30s Touch Football team at the 2020 State Cup.[4]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Joel Penny – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  3. "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report – Joel Penny". ssralmanac.com.
  4. "Player Stats". Widnes. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.


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