James Maloney
Encyclopedia
James Maloney is a professional rugby league
player who currently plays for the New Zealand Warriors
in the National Rugby League
.
A St Edward’s and North Sydney Bears
junior, Maloney joined the Parramatta Eels
in 2007 and helped the Wentworthville Magpies
win the New South Wales Cup in 2008.
and played for the Central Coast Storm in the NSW Cup. Maloney made his National Rugby League
debut for the Melbourne Storm
in Round 5 2009. He played four NRL matches for the club.
for the 2010 and 2011 seasons with an option for 2012. He made his debut for the club on 14 March 2010.
Maloney had a breakthrough 2010 season
, scoring 188 points including 10 tries in his first full NRL campaign. It put him in contention for Dally M
recognition and he was on the shortlist for the standoff of the year at the Rugby League International Federation
's awards.
Maloney will leave the club at the end of the 2012 season to return to New South Wales and be closer to his family.
in 2009 against the Queensland Residents.
On 14 September 2010, he was selected in the Prime Minister's XIII
to play Papua New Guinea
.
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...
player who currently plays for the New Zealand Warriors
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...
in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
.
Playing career
James Maloney's father, Brian Maloney was a tough lock forward and captain coach of Orange CYMS in country New South Wales.A St Edward’s and North Sydney Bears
North Sydney Bears
The North Sydney Bears are an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. They currently compete in the New South Wales Cup, having exited the National Rugby League following the 1999 NRL season after 92 years of top-grade competition. The Bears are based on...
junior, Maloney joined 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 2007 and helped the Wentworthville Magpies
Wentworthville Magpies
The Wentworthville Magpies, colloquially known as Wenty, are a Rugby league team based in the suburb of Wentworthville in Sydney's Western Suburbs. Founded in 1963, the club has competed in various Sydney district competitions and, since 2003, the semi-professional NSWRL Jim Beam Cup competition...
win the New South Wales Cup in 2008.
Melbourne Storm
In 2009 he moved to MelbourneMelbourne Storm
The 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....
and played for the Central Coast Storm in the NSW Cup. Maloney made his National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
debut for the Melbourne Storm
Melbourne Storm
The 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....
in Round 5 2009. He played four NRL matches for the club.
New Zealand Warriors
Maloney was signed by the New Zealand WarriorsNew Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...
for the 2010 and 2011 seasons with an option for 2012. He made his debut for the club on 14 March 2010.
Maloney had a breakthrough 2010 season
2010 New Zealand Warriors season
The New Zealand Warriors 2010 season was the New Zealand Warriors 16th first-grade season. The club competed in Australasia's National Rugby League and finished fifth in regular season before being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. The coach of the team was Ivan Cleary while Simon...
, scoring 188 points including 10 tries in his first full NRL campaign. It put him in contention for Dally M
Dally M Awards
The Dally M Awards are the official annual player awards for the National Rugby League competition. The most prestigious of these awards is the Dally M Medal which is only ever awarded to Australian born Players...
recognition and he was on the shortlist for the standoff of the year at the Rugby League International Federation
Rugby League International Federation
The Rugby League International Federation is the world governing body of rugby league football. It was formed in 1998 in Sydney, Australia. Its purpose is to, "foster, develop, extend, govern and administer the game of Rugby League throughout the world". Its headquarters are in Sydney, Australia,...
's awards.
Maloney will leave the club at the end of the 2012 season to return to New South Wales and be closer to his family.
Representative career
Maloney represented the NSW ResidentsNew South Wales Residents rugby league team
The New South Wales Residents rugby league team is a representative rugby league team consisting of players who reside in New South Wales, Australia. They play fixtures against Queensland Residents, often as a curtain raiser to a State of Origin game...
in 2009 against the Queensland Residents.
On 14 September 2010, he was selected in the Prime Minister's XIII
Prime Minister's XIII
Prime Minister's XIII or the PM's XIII is the name of a representative rugby league team selected on an annual basis by the Prime Minister of Australia that consists of mainly young Australian players drawn from the National Rugby League competition to take on the Papua New Guinea national rugby...
to play Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea national rugby league team
The Papua New Guinea national rugby league team represents Papua New Guinea internationally in the sport of rugby league football.In Papua New Guinea, Rugby league is highly popular and is regarded as the country’s national sport. The national side are known as the Kumuls...
.