Joel Monaghan (born 22 April 1982 in Canberra, ACT) is an Australian professional rugby league state representative player. His club career has been played with the Canberra Raiders and the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League competition.
He is the younger brother of player Michael Monaghan.
Club career
Monaghan's junior development was influenced by current Canberra coach Neil Henry who was Mongahan's coach at Erindale College.citation needed
Monaghan made his first-grade debut in 2001 for Canberra against the Penrith Panthers in round 10 and spent four seasons with the club.
He debuted for the Sydney Roosters in round 2005, against the South Sydney Rabbitohs. He missed much of the 2006 season after injuring his knee in a trail match against the St George Dragons then suffering later hamstring injuries during the year. He had a successful 2007 season at the Roosters scoring 13 tries in 17 games.
In 2008, Monaghan returned to the Canberra Raiders for the 2008 season.[1]
In August, 2008, Monaghan was named in the preliminary 46-man Kangaroos squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[2][3]
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