Ryan Hoffman

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Ryan Hoffman
fullname = Ryan Hoffman
nickname = Hoffy


caption = Ryan Hoffman (left) celebrating after a win.
image_size= 250px
country =
position = Second Row
currentclub = leagueicon|Melbourne|16 Melbourne Storm
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|1|26|df=yes
placeofbirth = Canberra
countryofbirth = Australia
height = convert|192|cm|ftin|abbr=on
weight = convert|104|kg|stlb|abbr=on
club1 = leagueicon|Melbourne Storm|16 Melbourne Storm
year1start = 2003
year1end = present
appearances1 = 129
tries1 = 32
goals1 = 0
fieldgoals1 = 0
points1 = 128
teamA = leagueicon|City|16 City Origin
yearAstart = 2006
yearAend = 2007
appearancesA = 2
triesA = 1
goalsA = 0
fieldgoalsA = 0
pointsA = 4
teamB = leagueicon|New South Wales|16 New South Wales
yearBstart = 2007
yearBend = 2008
appearancesB = 5
triesB = 0
goalsB = 0
fieldgoalsB = 0
pointsB = 0
teamC = leagueicon|Australia|16 Australia
yearCstart = 2007
yearCend = present
appearancesC = 2
triesC = 0
goalsC = 0
fieldgoalsC = 0
pointsC = 0
updated = 15:26, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
source = [http://203.166.101.37/NRL08/playercareer.asp?lplayer=960006 NRL Stats]

Ryan Hoffman (born 26 January 1984 in Canberra) and is an Australian professional rugby league player in the National Rugby League (NRL). He currently plays for the Melbourne Storm and his position of choice is in the Second Row. Hoffman has played representative football for City Origin, New South Wales Origin and the Australian Kangaroos rugby league teams.

Ryan Hoffman, a big backrower with ball playing skills, started his NRL career with Melbourne in 2003. In 2006, Hoffman's improving form lead to him being selected for City Origin for the first time and he was also presented with the Storm's "Forward of the Year" award. He has also been named in the second row for Melbourne Storm's team of the decade.

Following the 2006 Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos, Hoffman sat in the middle of Telstra Stadium in tears, an image which was printed in newspapers all around Australia.

In 2007, Hoffman was part of the Melbourne team which won the premiership, defeating Manly by 34-8.

Hoffman's father, Jay Hoffman, played professional football for the Canberra Raiders, representing Queensland in the pre-Origin era. [cite web|publisher="Queensland Rugby League"|title=Origin teams for game two |url=http://www.qrl.com.au/display.php?pg_id=3009|accessdate=2007-10-30] [cite news|publisher="The Sydney Morning Herald"|title=So it is a family game, after all |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/04/16/1082055656494.html?from=storyrhs |accessdate=2008-10-06|date=2004-04-17]

Representative career

While attending Campbelltown St. Gregory's College, Hoffman played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2002. [cite web |title=SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League |url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424 |accessdate=2008-10-10 | publisher="SportingPulse"]

Hoffman was enlisted as the 18th man in the 2007 ANZAC Test against New Zealand. In October, 2007, he was selected in the run-on side for the Centenary Test against New Zealand in Wellington.

Again as 18th man, Hoffman was on stand-by for the 2007 New South Wales State of Origin Team in game 1 of the series. He was selected on the bench in game 2 and 3 of the same series.

In 2008, Hoffman was named in the New South Wales starting side in Origin I, II and III.

In August, 2008, Hoffman was named in the preliminary 46-man Kangaroos squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. [cite news|author=Liam FitzGibbon|publisher="Fox Sports News (Australia)"|title=Surprises in Kangaroos squad|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24111780-23214,00.html|accessdate=2008-08-02|date=2008-08-01] cite web|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/01/sports/AS-RGL-Australia-Squad.php|title=Veteran Lockyer named in Australian squad|publisher=International Herald Tribune|date=2008-08-01|accessdate=2008-08-02]

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.melbournestorm.com.au/default.asp?sec=2&ssec=2&pid=25&prid=1&yr=2007 Ryan Hoffman Melbourne Profile]