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| Full name | Joseph Chan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 March 2002 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 8 lb (99 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 31 August 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joe Chan (born 10 March 2002) is a French[3] professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL).
He previously played for Catalans Dragons in the Super League and Saint-Esteve in the Elite One Championship.
Background
Chan is of Chinese-Māori heritage[4] and is the son of former New Zealand international Alex Chan and brother of Tiaki Chan.[5] He played his junior rugby league for St Clair Comets, before moving to Catalans Dragons. Chan is first cousins with Penrith Panthers centre Jesse McLean.
Career
In 2021 he made his Catalans debut in the Challenge Cup against the Warrington Wolves.[6] On 22 April 2022 he signed a two year contract to play for the Melbourne Storm for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
Chan made his NRL debut in round 27 of the 2023 NRL season for the Melbourne Storm against Broncos at Suncorp Stadium. Being presented with jersey (cap number 233), Joe along with his father and former Melbourne Storm (cap number 71), Alex Chan are the first father-son Storm duo.
Chan went onto win the 2023 Queensland Cup with Storm feeder club the Brisbane Tigers where he came off the interchange bench in their 22–18 grand final victory over Burleigh.[7] He would also be recognised as the Tigers Rookie of the Year at the club's annual awards.[8]
Honours and achievements
Individual:
- Brisbane Tigers Rookie of the Year: 2023
Club:
- Queensland Cup Premiers: 2023
References
- ↑ Rugby League Project
- ↑ Itsrugby
- ↑ NothingButLeague
- ↑ "Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Website". Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ "Catalans Dragons 6-16 Warrington Wolves: Clinical Wolves move into Challenge Cup semi-finals". Sky Sports. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ↑ "Challenge Cup: Catalans Dragons v Warrington Wolves". BBC. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ↑ Brinums, Jorja (17 September 2023). "Tigers pounce to create history with grand final win over Bears". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ↑ "2023 season awards for Hostplus Cup and Hastings Deering Colts Tigers". thetigers.com.au. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.