1. Aaron Woods was born on 13 March 1991 and is a former Australian rugby league forward who captained Wests Tigers and played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, St George Illawarra Dragons and Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League.
Aaron Woods has played at representative level for Australia, Prime Minister's XIII, NSW City Origin and New South Wales in the State of Origin series.
Aaron Woods has spoken of the influence of the women in his life.
Aaron Woods played junior rugby league with Leichhardt Juniors and participated in the Balmain Tigers Development Program.
Aaron Woods based his game on players Jason Ryles and Ben Kennedy.
Aaron Woods attended Holy Cross College, Ryde, and represented NSW Catholic Colleges when he was 17.
In 2009, Aaron Woods played for Wests Tigers' Toyota Cup team in their run to the Grand Final, but 2010 was mired by injury, with his hamstring coming close to being torn completely off the bone.
Aaron Woods made his NRL debut for the Wests Tigers at the start of the 2011 season, the day after his 20th birthday.
Aaron Woods came off the bench with 20 minutes remaining in the game against Canterbury.
Aaron Woods was a regular in the first-grade team throughout the year, mostly starting from the bench.
Aaron Woods was named as a standby player for NSW in the first two State of Origin matches of 2012, to cover for any late injuries.
Aaron Woods was one only 3 Wests Tigers players to appear in every game throughout the season, and was named the club's Player of the Year.
In 2013, Aaron Woods made his State of Origin debut in game two after James Tamou was suspended for a drink-driving offence.
Aaron Woods played in the third game of the series, but saw limited time on the field in both matches.
Aaron Woods later signed a contract to remain with the Wests Tigers for a further three seasons.
Aaron Woods went on to be named as a starting prop for New South Wales in the 2014 State of Origin series.
Aaron Woods was one of three NSW players to carry the ball 100 metres in game one, and then contributed to the team winning its first series in nine years.
Aaron Woods finished 2014 as the Tigers' leader in offloads and hitups, scoring a personal best 4 tries.
Aaron Woods was again chosen as a starting prop for NSW in the 2015 State of Origin series.
However, in the third match, Aaron Woods was criticised for conceding too many penalties in the Blues series-deciding loss.
Aaron Woods capped off the season with the Dally M Prop of the Year award and finished runner up in the Dally M Player of the Year to Johnathan Thurston.
Aaron Woods returned in round 10 and was chosen for New South Wales.
Aaron Woods had the most metres for any forward on the ground when NSW won the third game of the series.
Aaron Woods made his debut for Canterbury in their round 1 loss against Melbourne.
Aaron Woods's trademark flowing locks were replaced by a bob hairstyle which prompted some cutting remarks.
Aaron Woods was not selected by NSW coach Brad Fittler for the 2018 State of Origin series, ending a run of 14 straight games.
Aaron Woods learned of his non-selection while sitting next to teammate David Klemmer who had received a phone call from Fittler telling him he was in the team but Aaron Woods received none.
Aaron Woods had played 14 games for Canterbury for just 3 wins, with no points scored.
Aaron Woods would go on to make a total of 12 appearances for Cronulla in 2018 as the club reached the preliminary final but fell short of a grand final appearance losing to Melbourne.
On 8 April 2019, Aaron Woods was ruled out for three months after suffering a fractured foot in Cronulla's round 4 loss against the Parramatta Eels.
Aaron Woods played in the club's elimination final defeat against Manly.
Aaron Woods played 21 games for Cronulla in the 2020 NRL season as the club finished 8th and qualified for the finals.
Aaron Woods played in Cronulla's elimination final loss against Canberra.
On 3 June 2021, Aaron Woods was informed by the Cronulla outfit that his services would not be required beyond the end of the season.
Aaron Woods played 19 games for the club throughout 2022 as they finished 10th on the table and missed the finals for a fourth straight season.
Aaron Woods revealed a previously hidden tattoo of a Sea Eagle on his leg.
Aaron Woods played 15 matches for Manly in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 12th on the table and missed the finals.
Woods announced the decision to retire on Triple M Woods had been playing recently with the Manly NSW cup squad.