1. Joel Moon was born on 20 May 1988 and is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a centre and five-eighth in the 2000s and 2010s.
24 Facts About Joel Moon
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Joel Moon last played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League.
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Joel Moon commenced his Super League career with the Salford City Reds before switching to the Leeds Rhinos, with whom he won the 2015 Super League Championship.
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Joel Moon later was spotted by the Brisbane Broncos and moved to their feeder club in the Queensland Cup, the Toowoomba Clydesdales.
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In 2005 Joel Moon played for the Australian Schoolboys team, and toured Britain with the Australian Institute of Sport.
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Joel Moon made his first grade debut for the Brisbane Broncos in round 14 2006 as part of the 'Baby Broncos' side that played during the State of Origin series.
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Joel Moon joined fellow teenager David Taylor as the first Broncos that were not yet born when the club burst onto the scene in 1988.
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Joel Moon attracted interest from Melbourne Storm for the 2007 season but decided to stay with the Broncos.
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In NRL season 2007 Joel Moon was selected in the centres for the opening game of the season against the North Queensland Cowboys.
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Joel Moon played eleven games for the club and scored three tries.
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Joel Moon was trialled as the fifth player to play at halfback for the club in 2007, before Bennett selected Michael Ennis as the long term option.
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In 2008 Joel Moon played seventeen games for the Broncos team and was good enough to attract interest from other National Rugby League sides such as the Canberra Raiders.
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Joel Moon joined fellow former Broncos Denan Kemp and Brent Tate at the New Zealand Warriors for 2009, deciding to move due to the Warriors offer to give him the chance to play at his preferred position of five eighth.
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Joel Moon was named in the Indigenous All Stars team in 2011 as a replacement for Sam Thaiday.
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Joel Moon signed with Salford for the 2012 and 2013 seasons.
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Joel Moon's signing, for an undisclosed fee, was announced on 21 November 2012.
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Joel Moon was expected to fill the void left by former Leeds centre Keith Senior, who retired through injury.
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Joel Moon made his debut for Leeds on 1 February 2013, he scored in the 2nd half and was awarded with the man of the match.
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Joel Moon played in the 2014 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Castleford Tigers at Wembley Stadium,.
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Joel Moon played in the 2015 Challenge Cup Final victory over Hull Kingston Rovers at Wembley Stadium.
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Joel Moon played in the 2015 Super League Grand Final victory over the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.
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Joel Moon played in the 2017 Super League Grand Final victory over the Castleford Tigers at Old Trafford.
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On 17 October 2019, it was announced that Joel Moon had returned to Australia, signing with Queensland Cup side Sunshine Coast Falcons for the 2020 season.
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On 12 February 2020, it was announced that Joel Moon had retired due to a chronic knee injury.