Joey Lussick

Joey Lussick (born 28 December 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL.

Joey Lussick
Personal information
Full nameJoey Lussick
Born (1995-12-28) 28 December 1995
Freshwater, New South Wales, Australia
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight14 st 9 lb (93 kg)
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017 Manly Sea Eagles 1 1 0 0 4
2018–20 Salford Red Devils 58 18 4 0 80
2021 Parramatta Eels 9 2 0 0 8
2022–23 St Helens 52 11 7 0 58
2023– Parramatta Eels 5 0 0 0 0
Total 125 32 11 0 150
Source: [1][2]
As of 24 August 2023

He previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the Parramatta Eels in the NRL, and the Salford Red Devils and St Helens (Heritage No. 1268) in the Super League.

Background

Lussick was born in Freshwater, New South Wales, Australia. He is the younger brother of former Sea Eagles teammate Darcy Lussick[3] and son of former Sea Eagles player Jason Lussick.[4]

Lussick played his junior rugby league for the Beacon Hill Bears, and rugby union for Newington College and the Australian Schoolboys rugby league and union team before being signed by the Parramatta Eels.

Playing career

Early career

In late 2013, Lussick played for the Australian Schoolboys.[5] In 2014 and 2015, he played for the Parramatta Eels' NYC team.[6] During 2015, he made a mid-season switch to the Sydney Roosters.[7] In 2016, he graduated to the Roosters' Intrust Super Premiership NSW team, Wyong Roos.[8]

2017

In 2017, Lussick joined the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. In round 20 of the 2017 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Sea Eagles against the St. George Illawarra Dragons,[9][10] playing alongside his brother Darcy and scoring a try.[11]

2018

In 2018, Lussick joined English side, the Salford Red Devils for the rest of the season in their aim to remain in the Super League during the Middle 8s.[12] His existing footballing relationship with fellow new Red Devil Jackson Hastings, having played Australian schoolboys as well as at the Roosters and Manly with Hastings, was said to be an added bonus according to Head Coach Ian Watson, as was his adaptability to play anywhere in the spine.[13]

2019

Lussick was part of the Salford side which surprised many by reaching the 2019 Super League Grand Final against St Helens. Salford went into the game looking to win their first championship since 1976 but faced a St Helens team which had only lost 3 games all season. Lussick played in the final which was won by St Helens by a score of 23–6 at Old Trafford.[14][15][16]

2020

On 22 October, Lussick signed a one-year deal to join NRL side Parramatta for the 2021 NRL season.[17]

2021

In round 11 of the 2021 NRL season, Lussick made his club debut for Parramatta in their 28-6 loss against Manly-Warringah.[18]

On 16 September, he signed a three-year deal to join English side St Helens RFC.[19] Lussick made a total of nine appearances for Parramatta in the 2021 NRL season. He did not feature in the club's finals campaign. On 22 September, he was officially released by the Parramatta club.[20]

2022

In round 1 of the 2022 Super League season, Lussick made his club debut for St Helens R.F.C. where they defeated Catalans Dragons 28-8.[21] On 24 September, Lussick played from the interchange bench in St Helens 24-12 Grand Final victory over Leeds.[22]

2023

On 18 February 2023, Lussick played in St Helens 13-12 upset victory over Penrith in the 2023 World Club Challenge.[23] Following St Helens Challenge Cup semi-final loss against Leigh, Lussick announced that he would be departing the club with immediate effect after signing with an undisclosed NRL club.[24] On 25 July, it was announced that Lussick had re-joined Parramatta on a three-year deal which would keep him at the club until the end of the 2025 season.[25]

References
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  2. "Joey Lussick - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  3. 1 hr ago (31 March 2012). "Parramatta turning tables on Manly's poaching of player talent, with interest". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  4. "Daddy of all tough guys: Meet the man who moulded Darcy Lussick". Smh.com.au. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  5. "Australians Win Second Test - Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League - FOX SPORTS PULSE". foxsportspulse.com. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  6. "L". Nyc Database. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  7. "Updated NRL and NYC team lists: Finals Week 1". NRL.com. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  8. NRL Digital Media. "TEAMS | Intrust Super Premiership Rd 1". NSWRL. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
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  10. NRL Digital Media. "NRL Late Mail | Round 20 v Dragons". Sea Eagles. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  11. "Points galore as Dragons thump Manly". NRL.com. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  12. "Joey Lussick: Salford Red Devils sign hooker from Manly Warringah Sea Eagles". 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018 – via www.bbc.com.
  13. "Salford get Joey Lussick over the line - Salford Red Devils". 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  14. "St Helens 23-6 Salford Red Devils: Super League Grand Final – as it happened". The Guardian.
  15. "St Helens give Justin Holbrook the perfect send-off with commanding Grand Final victory over Salford". Telegraph. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  16. "St Helens win 2019 Super League League Leaders' shield". Sky Sports.
  17. "Parramatta Eels sign Tom Opacic, Isaiah Papali'i and Joey Lussick for 2021 season". www.sportingnews.com.
  18. "Right-edge review after Blake badly exposed by Manly". www.nrl.com.
  19. "Bulldogs' backline boost as rising star re-signs; Eels hooker seals UK exit: Transfer Centre". www.foxsports.com.au.
  20. "Blake Ferguson's NRL career likely over after Parramatta Eels announce departures of four players". www.sportingnews.com.
  21. "St Helens beat Catalans in fiery season opener – talking points". www.loverugbyleague.com.
  22. "St Helens sink Leeds to win record fourth consecutive Grand Final". www.theguardian.com.
  23. "St Helens stun Penrith to win World Club Challenge". BBC Sport.
  24. "Joey Lussick: St Helens hooker to return to Australia with immediate effect after signing for NRL club". www.bbc.co.uk.
  25. "Eels sign Super League hooker as Josh Hodgson heads towards medical retirement". wwos.nine.com.au.
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