Brodie Jones
Australian rugby league footballer
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Brodie Jones (born 7 May 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL.
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| Born | 7 May 1998 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
Born in Maitland, New South Wales, Jones played his junior rugby league for the Cessnock Goannas, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.
Playing career
Early years
Jones started playing for the Newcastle Knights' Harold Matthews Cup team in 2014, representing the New South Wales Under-16's, before moving up to the S. G. Ball Cup side in 2015.[2] He also spent time playing with the Knights' National Youth Competition / Jersey Flegg Cup team from 2015 through to 2018, representing the New South Wales Under-18's in 2015 and 2016.[2] In 2016, he was a part of the Australian Schoolboys squad.[3] In 2019, he graduated to the Newcastle Knights Canterbury Cup NSW team.[4] In November 2019, he re-signed with Newcastle on a one-year contract.[5]
2020
In round 3 of the 2020 NRL season, Jones made his NRL debut for the Newcastle club against the Penrith Panthers.[6]
2021
Jones made 21 appearances for Newcastle in the 2021 NRL season including the clubs elimination final loss against Parramatta.[7]
2022 & 2023
Jones played 13 games for Newcastle in the 2022 NRL season as the club missed the finals. Jones played a total of 11 games for Newcastle in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 5th on the table. Jones played in Newcastle's 40-10 semi-final loss against the New Zealand Warriors.[8]
2024
Jones played 18 games for Newcastle in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 8th and qualified for the finals. Jones played in the clubs elimination finals loss against North Queensland.[9]
2025
On 18 February, Newcastle announced that Jones had re-signed with the club until the end of 2026.[10] Jones played 16 games for Newcastle in the 2025 NRL season which saw the club finish last on the table and claim the Wooden Spoon.[11]
Statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
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| 2020 |  Newcastle Knights |
7 | ||
| 2021 | 22 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |||
| 2023 | 11 | |||
| 2024 | 18 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 4 | |
| Totals | 83 | 6 | 24 |