1. Jarrod Stephen Mullen was born on 9 April 1987 and is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer.
24 Facts About Jarrod Mullen
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Jarrod Mullen last played for the Sunshine Coast Falcons in the Queensland Cup.
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Jarrod Mullen previously played for Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.
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Jarrod Mullen played his first rugby league game aged seven for the Taree-Old Bar Lifesavers.
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Two years later, Jarrod Mullen relocated to Newcastle, where he continued his junior career with the Western Suburbs club.
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Jarrod Mullen played most of his junior football at five-eighth.
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Jarrod Mullen played five-eighth for the NSW under-17s in 2004.
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Jarrod Mullen played eight games for Newcastle in his debut year as the club finished last on the table.
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Jarrod Mullen played 15 games for Newcastle in the 2006 NRL season as Newcastle qualified for the finals.
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In 2007, Jarrod Mullen was selected as starting five-eighth for the Knights.
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On 10 April 2007, the day after Jarrod Mullen turned 20, Johns announced his shock retirement from rugby league due to a neck injury.
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Jarrod Mullen continued to play for Newcastle and featured in the club's finals campaigns in 2009 and in 2013 where they reached the preliminary final against the Sydney Roosters under the coaching of Wayne Bennett.
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In 2015 and 2016, Jarrod Mullen was part of the Newcastle sides which finished last on the table.
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Jarrod Mullen's B-sample tested positive to the steroid Drostanolone, confirmed by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority on 7 March 2017 and he was handed a Notice of Alleged Anti-Doping Rule Violations.
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Jarrod Mullen opted to challenge the matter with the anti-doping tribunal.
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Jarrod Mullen was selected in his first senior representative team, the Prime Minister's XIII, for a game against Papua New Guinea in 2006.
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Jarrod Mullen was not selected in the NSW State of Origin team for Game 2 due to a torn calf muscle.
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In opening rounds of 2008, Jarrod Mullen again showed promise but succumbed to a calf injury in Round 4.
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Jarrod Mullen has played for Country in the annual City vs Country on four occasions between 2009 and 2014.
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In March 2019, it was revealed that Jarrod Mullen almost died of a drug overdose at a friend's party back in December 2018.
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Jarrod Mullen was taken to hospital in a critical condition and spent two days in intensive care as a result.
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On 4 December 2019, Jarrod Mullen pleaded guilty at Newcastle Local Court to one charge of supplying cocaine.
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Jarrod Mullen was arrested by police in May 2019 and was initially charged with four counts of supplying a prohibited drug.
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On 26 February 2020, Jarrod Mullen avoided jail and was instead given a two-year community corrections order and 300 hours of community service.