38 Facts About Josh Hoffman

Josh Hoffman previously played for the Brisbane Broncos, Gold Coast Titans and Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League, and the Indigenous All Stars.

Josh Hoffman has two daughters, Leilani-Grace and Evie with long-term partner Emma Kerr, whom he married on 10 December 2011 at Coral Sea Resort in Airlie Beach.

In round 13 of the 2008 NRL season, Josh Hoffman made his NRL debut against the St George Illawarra Dragons, filling in for Karmichael Hunt while he was on Origin duty.

Josh Hoffman played in 2 matches for the Broncos in his debut year, spending most of the year in the under 20's Toyota Cup competition.

Josh Hoffman returned to Broncos squad in round 17 following off season shoulder surgery, playing against the New Zealand Warriors.

Josh Hoffman spent the rest of the year playing for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup and was the player of the match for Queensland Residents in their win over the New South Wales Residents.

Josh Hoffman did so, taking over the fullback role for the Broncos in the 2010 season and was awarded the Paul Morgan Medal as the Broncos' best and fairest player of the season.

Josh Hoffman played in 20 matches and scored 7 tries for the Broncos in the 2010 NRL season.

Josh Hoffman featured in 16 matches and scored 6 tries for the Broncos in the 2011 NRL season.

Josh Hoffman featured in every Broncos game after coming back from a leg injury from round 13 through to round 26.

On 26 October 2011, Josh Hoffman extended his contract through to 2015.

Josh Hoffman played in 23 matches and scored 3 tries for the Broncos in the 2012 NRL season.

Josh Hoffman played on the wing until round 20, when Corey Norman was dropped to the Queensland Cup and Josh Hoffman was returned to his preferred position of fullback.

Josh Hoffman finished the 2013 NRL season as the Broncos highest tryscorer with 15 tries in 24 matches.

Two days before the Kiwis' first regular World Cup pool game clash against Samoa, Josh Hoffman dropped the bombshell on the Broncos by asking for an early release from his current Broncos contract to join the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, following Justin Hodges comments stating that Josh Hoffman was 'not' the right player to play fullback for the Broncos.

However, Josh Hoffman was ruled out of the Kiwis' quarter final clash against Scotland due to a shoulder injury.

Josh Hoffman ended pre-season speculation around his future at the Brisbane Broncos by saying that he was staying with the club and was happy to play anywhere in the Broncos' backline.

In February 2014, Josh Hoffman was selected in the Broncos inaugural 2014 Auckland Nines squad, where the team finished runners-up.

Josh Hoffman started the season, playing at five-eighth for the Broncos.

In round 19, Josh Hoffman shifted back to fullback, while Broncos teammate Ben Barba shifted to five-eighth for the clash against the New Zealand Warriors.

Josh Hoffman finished the Brisbane Broncos 2014 NRL season with him playing in 20 matches and scoring a try.

However, following a season-ending injury to Panthers rookie winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak leading up to the Kiwi's first Four Nations game against Australia in Brisbane, Josh Hoffman was called into the squad.

On 30 October 2014, after months of speculation, Josh Hoffman signed a 3-year deal with the Gold Coast Titans.

On 20 January 2015, Josh Hoffman was named in the Gold Coast Titans 2015 NRL Auckland Nines squad.

On 13 February 2015, Josh Hoffman was selected on the wing for the Indigenous All Stars in the 2015 All Stars match at Cbus Super Stadium.

In round 1 of the 2015 NRL season, Josh Hoffman made his club debut for the Titans against the Wests Tigers.

Josh Hoffman finished his first year with the Titans with him playing in all of their 24 matches and scoring 6 tries.

On 20 June 2016, Josh Hoffman was told by the Titans that his services weren't needed after season's end and was not going to be offered another contract from the club, however he did attract interest from the St George Illawarra Dragons, the Newcastle Knights and St Helens in the Super League but was reluctant to leave the club.

Josh Hoffman finished the 2016 NRL season with him playing in all of the Titans 25 matches and scoring 8 tries.

On 21 September 2016, Josh Hoffman was released from his contract with the Titans, where he signed a 3-year deal with the Parramatta Eels starting from the 2017.

In February 2017, Josh Hoffman was named in the Eels 2017 NRL Auckland Nines squad.

Josh Hoffman started off the 2018 season for Parramatta as one of the first choice wingers in the opening five rounds of the competition but was dropped to reserve grade following Parramatta's defeat by Penrith.

At the start of the 2019 season, Josh Hoffman was left out of the Parramatta side as coach Brad Arthur opted to go with Blake Ferguson and Maika Sivo as the starting wingers.

Josh Hoffman was later taken from the field on a stretcher after he suffered an accidental blow to the head by teammate Mitchell Moses.

For much of the 2019 NRL season, Josh Hoffman played for Parramatta's feeder club the Wentworthville Magpies in the Canterbury Cup NSW.

Josh Hoffman captained Wentworthville in the club's 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW grand final defeat against Newtown at the Western Sydney Stadium.

Josh Hoffman played 13 games for Townsville between 2020 and 2021.

In 2022, Josh Hoffman joined Wests Panthers in the local A-grade Brisbane premiership.