Adam Mogg
Encyclopedia
Adam Mogg is an Australian rugby league
coach and former footballer.
, participating in four grand finals in the Queensland Cup
and winning the club's player of the year award in 2001, before being scouted in 2002 by the Parramatta Eels
.
In 2004
, the Canberra Raiders
picked him up and he became a regular member of the squad.
Normally a centre, Mogg was selected as a winger for Queensland for games II and III of the 2006 State of Origin
series; he was included after Greg Inglis
was replaced due to injury. Mogg scored two tries on his Origin debut and a further try in game III. He is one of the oldest players to make an Origin debut.
After a relatively quiet 2007 (where he was nonetheless selected in the Super League
Team of the season) the Queenslander grew in confidence in 2008, and in May 2008 signed a contract extension which ties him to the Dragons until 2011. In Perpignan he plays the majority of his rugby at centre, but also plays at stand-off.
On 22 March 2010 it was announced that Adam had been released from his contract and would rejoin Canberra Raiders
.
Mogg retired from the game at the end of 2010, scoring only one try for the season.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
coach and former footballer.
Playing career
Mogg spent five years with the Redcliffe DolphinsRedcliffe Dolphins
The Redcliffe Dolphins are a rugby league team from the city of Redcliffe in Queensland, Australia. The Redcliffe Dolphins were founded in 1947, accepted into the Brisbane Rugby League premiership in 1960, and since 1996 have played in the Queensland Cup....
, participating in four grand finals in the Queensland Cup
Queensland Cup
The Queensland Cup is the premier rugby league football competition in the State of Queensland, Australia.It is a statewide competition with the majority of teams based in South East Queensland but also including sides based in Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton.The competition began in 1996 as a...
and winning the club's player of the year award in 2001, before being scouted in 2002 by the Parramatta Eels
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...
.
In 2004
National Rugby League season 2004
The year 2004 NRL season was the 97th season of professional rugby league football in Australia, and the seventh run by the National Rugby League. Fifteen clubs competed for the Telstra Premiership...
, the Canberra Raiders
Canberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982...
picked him up and he became a regular member of the squad.
Normally a centre, Mogg was selected as a winger for Queensland for games II and III of the 2006 State of Origin
2006 Rugby League State of Origin series
The 2006 State of Origin series was the 25th year that the annual best-of-three series of interstate rugby league football matches contested between the Queensland and New South Wales representative teams was played under 'State of Origin' selection rules. It was decided in three matches which drew...
series; he was included after Greg Inglis
Greg Inglis
Greg Inglis is an Australian professional rugby league player for the South Sydney Rabbitohs. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative outside back, Inglis joined the Rabbitohs in 2011 after much controversy.Inglis is a versatile back, having played in several...
was replaced due to injury. Mogg scored two tries on his Origin debut and a further try in game III. He is one of the oldest players to make an Origin debut.
After a relatively quiet 2007 (where he was nonetheless selected in the Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
Team of the season) the Queenslander grew in confidence in 2008, and in May 2008 signed a contract extension which ties him to the Dragons until 2011. In Perpignan he plays the majority of his rugby at centre, but also plays at stand-off.
On 22 March 2010 it was announced that Adam had been released from his contract and would rejoin Canberra Raiders
Canberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982...
.
Mogg retired from the game at the end of 2010, scoring only one try for the season.
Career highlights
- First Grade Debut - 2002, Round 10 Eels v Melbourne StormMelbourne StormThe Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria....
, Olympic ParkOlympic Park, MelbourneThe Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct is a series of sports venues and stadia, located in Melbourne, Victoria, in Australia. The precinct is situated around 3 km east of the Melbourne city centre, between the suburbs of East Melbourne and Richmond, and close to the north-eastern bank of...
, 18 May - Representative Selection - 2006, two games for the Queensland Maroons, scoring three tries