JJ Collins

JJ Collins (né Felise; born 15 February 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL.

JJ Collins
Personal information
Full nameJacob Junior Collins
BornJacob Junior Felise
(1996-02-15) 15 February 1996
Logan City, Queensland, Australia
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–17 Wests Tigers 13 0 0 0 0
2018 Newcastle Knights 2 0 0 0 0
2019 Canberra Raiders 2 0 0 0 0
Total 17 0 0 0 0
As of 9 September 2019
Source: [1]

He previously played for the Wests Tigers and the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.

Background

Collins was born in Logan City, Queensland, Australia. He is of Samoan descent. Collins was formerly known as Jacob Junior Felise,[2] later JJ Felise, before changing his name to JJ Collins.[3][4]

He played his junior rugby league for the Logan Brothers and attended Keebra Park State High School, before signing with the Wests Tigers as a teenager.

Playing career

Early career

While attending Keebra Park, Collins was a member of their 2013 ARL Schoolboy Cup winning side and represented the Queensland Schoolboys in 2013 and 2014.[5][6][7] In 2015 and 2016, he played for the Wests Tigers' NYC team, playing in 21 games in 2015.[8][9]

2016

In January 2016, Collins was named in the Queensland Academy of Sport under-20s squad.[10] In round 7 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Tigers against the Melbourne Storm.[11][12] Coach Jason Taylor said his debut was, "was a tough game that went into extra time and he just didn’t look out of place for a second, which when you stop and think about it, is an incredible thing for a prop on debut against that pack."[13] On 1 June, he re-signed with the Tigers on a 2-year contract until the end of 2018.[14] He played in 8 games for the season, all from the interchange bench.[15]

2017

Suffering some recurring injuries and a lengthy stint in reserve grade, Collins only made 5 NRL appearances for the season.[16]

2018

Ahead of round 16 of the 2018 season, Collins joined the Newcastle Knights effective immediately after not being able to break into the Tigers' NRL side all season.[17] After spending some time in the Knights' reserve grade side, he made his club debut in round 21 against his former team the Wests Tigers.[18] He went on to play one more NRL match for the Knights,[19] before parting ways at the end of the season.[20]

2019

Ahead of the 2019 season, Collins joined the Canberra Raiders on a 2-year contract.[21] Collins made his debut for Canberra in round 6 of the 2019 NRL season against the Brisbane Broncos which ended in a 26-22 victory at Canberra Stadium.[22]

References
  1. "JJ Felise - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  2. "Young guns to make NRL debuts - Tigers". Weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  3. Polkinghorne, David (28 November 2018). "Emre Guler and JJ Collins set sights on filling big Raiders boots". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. "Raiders Sign JJ Collins". Canberra Raiders. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  5. "JJ Felise - Tigers". Weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  6. "2013". NYC DATABASE. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  7. "ASSRL 18 Years Championships". QRL. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  8. "F". Nyc Database. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  9. "NYC Team Announcement: Round 1 vs. Warriors - Tigers". Weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  10. "Broncos young guns dominate QAS U20s". QRL. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  11. "Updated team lists: Wests Tigers v Storm". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  12. "Late Changes: NRL Round 7 vs. Storm - Tigers". Weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  13. Dan Talintyre. "Making the Leap: JJ Felise". weststigers.com.au.
  14. "Wests Tigers secure JJ Felise". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  15. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  16. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  17. "Tigers confirm Felise release, Clark signing - Zero Tackle". 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  18. "Late Mail: Ponga playing as Brown confirms final 17". 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  19. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  20. TOOHEY, BARRY (6 October 2018). "COLUMN - Toohey's News – Eels veteran Jennings in Knights sights". Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  21. "Raiders sign JJ Felise - Zero Tackle". 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  22. "Raiders roll on in NRL and beat Brisbane". Canberra Times.
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