Rod Jensen played with the Canberra Raiders for 5 seasons.
12 Facts About Rod Jensen
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Rod Jensen started his career at, the now defunct Super League side, the Adelaide Rams in 1997.
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Rod Jensen played from the interchange bench in the North Queensland Cowboys' first ever grand final in 2005, which was lost to the Wests Tigers.
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Rod Jensen was known for his ability to play many positions with speed and agility and was nicknamed 'Rocket' accordingly.
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Rod Jensen lived up to his nickname in the closing stages of the 2007 Super League with several length-of-the-field tries including a burst from his own line versus Warrington Wolves where he put himself forward as one of Super League's fastest men by outpacing Kevin Penny who is one of the fastest players in the Super League.
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Rod Jensen scored 19 tries for the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup before his retirement following the conclusion of the 2009 season.
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Rod Jensen came out of retirement to rejoin the Northern Pride halfway through the 2010 season where the club went on to win the Queensland Cup premiership.
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Rod Jensen continued with the Northern Pride club for the 2011 and 2012 season before leaving to take up a position with Mareeba Gladiators.
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Rod Jensen is currently CEO of the Northern Pride club.
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Rod Jensen is a qualified Teacher and graduated from James Cook University of North Queensland in 2005.
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Rod Jensen ran as a candidate in the 2022 Australian federal election to represent the Division of Leichhardt in Far North Queensland.
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Rod Jensen ran as a candidate for the Katter's Australian Party.