Josh Hoffman

Josh Hoffman (born 10 March 1988) is a New Zealand international rugby league footballer who plays as wing, centre and fullback for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup.

He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos, Gold Coast Titans and Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League, and the Indigenous All Stars.

Playing career

2016
On 21 September 2016, Hoffman was released from his contract with the Titans, where he signed a 3-year deal with the Parramatta Eels starting from the 2017.

2017
In February 2017, Hoffman was named in the Eels 2017 NRL Auckland Nines squad. In Round 1 of the 2017 NRL season, Hoffman made his club debut for the Parramatta Eels against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, where he played on the wing in the 20–12 win at Brookvale Oval. In Round 6 against the New Zealand Warriors, Hoffman scored his first club try for the Eels in the 22–10 loss at Mt Smart Stadium. In their 32–24 win over The Auckland Warriors, Hoffman injured his knee and missed most of the season and struggled to regain his place in The Parramatta side ending up playing the remainder of the year with The Wentworthville Magpies.

2018
Hoffman started off the 2018 season for Parramatta as one of the first choice wingers in the opening five rounds of the competition but was dropped to reserve grade following Parramatta's defeat by Penrith. After spending nearly two months in reserve grade, Hoffman was recalled to The Parramatta squad to face his old club The Brisbane Broncos in Round 12 but was left out of the side at the last minute by coach Brad Arthur. On 2 June, Hoffman returned to the starting side in the club's humiliating 30–4 loss to Newcastle scoring a try right at the end of the game. On 6 August, Hoffman was ruled out for the rest of the season with a shoulder injury.

2019
At the start of the 2019 season, Hoffman was left out of the Parramatta side as coach Brad Arthur opted to go with Blake Ferguson and Maika Sivo as the starting wingers. In Round 2 2019, Hoffman was called into the Parramatta side to cover the suspended Michael Jennings as Parramatta defeated arch rivals Canterbury-Bankstown 36–16. In Round 6, Hoffman was again called up to the first grade side to cover the injured Blake Ferguson as Parramatta defeated Wests Tigers 51–6 in the opening game at the new Western Sydney Stadium.

In Round 10 against North Queensland, Hoffman scored a length of the field intercept try as Parramatta lost a close game 17–10. In Round 12, Hoffman scored the winning try for Parramatta as the club defeated a depleted South Sydney team 26–14 at the Western Sydney Stadium.

In Round 14, Hoffman scored 2 tries as Parramatta defeated his former club Brisbane 38–10 at Western Sydney Stadium. Hoffman was later taken from the field on a stretcher after he suffered an accidental blow to the head by teammate Mitchell Moses.

For much of the 2019 NRL season, Hoffman played for Parramatta's feeder club the Wentworthville Magpies in the Canterbury Cup NSW. Hoffman captained Wentworthville in the club's 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW grand final defeat against Newtown at the Western Sydney Stadium. Wentworthville had made the grand final after finishing in 8th place and produced 3 upset victories to reach the decider. 2020 season Hoffman joined Cowboys feeder team the Townsville Blackhawks.

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