Jeff Robson
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Jeff Robson is an Australian professional rugby league
player for the Cronulla Sharks
in the National Rugby League
competition. He primarily plays at half-back but has also had successful stints playing at five-eighth and hooker. Robson previously played for Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
.
A former Leeton
junior senior junior, Robson made his first-grade debut in 2004 against the Cronulla Sharks
at Brookvale Oval
.
Robsons first grade career at Parramatta began when Brett Finch
left the club at the start of the season, Robson played a few games but was dropped and replaced by rookie Kris Keating
. A few weeks later Keating was injured against Manly and Robson was rushed back into the first grade side. He scored a try in the Parramatta Eels
Round 13 win over the Newcastle Knights
. Robson was named player of the match in the 2009 preliminary-final match won against the Canterbury Bulldogs
. On October 9, 2009, Robson extended his stay with the eels by a further 2 years the longest contract he has signed in over a decade.
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 for the Cronulla Sharks
Cronulla Sharks
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales...
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...
competition. He primarily plays at half-back but has also had successful stints playing at five-eighth and hooker. Robson previously played for Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia...
.
A former Leeton
Leeton, New South Wales
Leeton is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Leeton is situated approximately 550 km west of Sydney and 450 km north of Melbourne in the productive Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. Leeton is administered by Leeton Shire Council...
junior senior junior, Robson made his first-grade debut in 2004 against the Cronulla Sharks
Cronulla Sharks
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales...
at Brookvale Oval
Brookvale Oval
Brookvale Oval is a sporting ground located within Brookvale Park at Brookvale, New South Wales, Australia. The ground is owned by Warringah Council and is primarily used by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles rugby league team...
.
Robsons first grade career at Parramatta began when Brett Finch
Brett Finch
Brett Finch is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Wigan Warriors of the Super League...
left the club at the start of the season, Robson played a few games but was dropped and replaced by rookie Kris Keating
Kris Keating
Kristopher Keating , is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs of the NRL...
. A few weeks later Keating was injured against Manly and Robson was rushed back into the first grade side. He scored a try in 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...
Round 13 win over the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
. Robson was named player of the match in the 2009 preliminary-final match won against the Canterbury Bulldogs
Canterbury Bulldogs
The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, as well as New South Wales Rugby League junior competitions...
. On October 9, 2009, Robson extended his stay with the eels by a further 2 years the longest contract he has signed in over a decade.