Jordan Rankin
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| Born | 17 December 1991 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Five-eighth, Halfback, Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Rugby League Project, Love Rugby League As of 3 April 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jordan Rankin (born 17 December 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League. He plays at fullback, five-eighth and halfback and previously played for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League, and Hull F.C. in the Super League.
Biography
Debut season
Rankin started the 2008 season playing S. G. Ball for the Titans before he was promoted to the club's National Youth Competition team in June.[2]
At 16 years and 238 days, Rankin became the third youngest player to make their debut in Australian first-grade rugby league after coming off the bench for the Titans against the Newcastle Knights in round 22.[3] Eastern Suburbs player Ray Stehr in 1929 and Wests' Jack Arnold in 1936 are the only two players younger than Rankin on debut.[3] Selected for the Australian Schoolboys side to play touring teams from England and France, Rankin was required to withdraw from the representative team in order to train with the Titans squad ahead of the game.[4]
After his debut, Rankin returned to the club's National Youth Competition team, where he would stay for the remainder of the 2008 season. Rankin later said, "I'm not going to say I wasn't thrown in too young but it was an opportunity I took ... that I was given... it is one of those things I have to live with now. Sixteen is obviously, when you look at it now, a bit young."[5]
In August 2008, Rankin re-signed with the Titans on a three year deal.[6]
2009-2011
Rankin didn't add to his NRL game tally in either the 2009 or 2010 seasons, instead playing in the National Youth Competition for the Titans. After 2 seasons without a single NRL game, Rankin returned to the NRL in round 16 against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Rankin later said, "I played one game and didn't play for another two years and that dents your confidence. I didn't play my natural game, I played a bit more conservative[5] He played 8 NRL games during the 2011 season.
2014
In late 2013 UK Super League club Hull FC announced the signing of Rankin on a 2 year deal as a direct replacement for outgoing half Daniel Holdsworth. He scored a try on his Super League debut against the Catalan Dragons.
2016
On 15 September 2015, Rankin signed a 2-year contract to return to the National Rugby League with the Wests Tigers starting in 2016.[7] He played on the wing in the first round match against the New Zealand Warriors, saying, "I wouldn't say it's my debut all over again. I feel like I've got the opportunity now to play as a more experienced first-grade footy player."[8] The next week, he scored his first try for the club against Manly.
Statistics
| Season | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | Pts |
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| 2008 |  Gold Coast Titans |
1 | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | Gold Coast Titans |
- | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | Gold Coast Titans |
- | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | Gold Coast Titans |
8 | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | Gold Coast Titans |
6 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| 2013 | Gold Coast Titans |
2 | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 |  Hull FC |
23 | 10 | 34 | - | 108 |
| 2015 |  Doncaster |
2 | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 | Hull FC |
24 | 11 | 17 | - | 78 |
| *2016 |  Wests Tigers |
5 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Totals | 71 | 24 | 51 | - | 198 |
(* denotes season still competing)
Footnotes
- ^ a b "Hull 1st Team Jordan Rankin". Hull FC. Hull FC. 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ Dan Koch (11 August 2008). "Teen No.7 ready to graduate". Fox Sports News (Australia). Retrieved 11 August 2008.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b James Hooper (10 August 2008). "Titans to punt on 16-year-old". Fox Sports News (Australia). Retrieved 10 August 2008.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Christian Nicolussi (11 August 2008). "Titan teen Jordan Rankin faces tough initiation". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Retrieved 11 August 2008.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b Daniel Lane (16 March 2016). "How Wests Tigers recruit Jordan Rankin rebuilt a promising NRL career". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ Adam Gardini (6 August 2008). "Titans re-sign boom youngster". League Unlimited. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Wests Tigers strengthen 2016 squad | NRL". Zero Tackle. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ Michael Carayannis (2 March 2016). "Wests Tigers winger Jordan Rankin opens up on anxiety issues before NRL return". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 March 2016.