Elliott Whitehead

Elliott Whitehead
Personal information
Born (1989-09-04) 4 September 1989
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 16 st 1 lb (102 kg)[1]
Playing information
Position Second-row

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–13 Bradford Bulls 109 38 0 0 152
2013–15 Catalans Dragons 68 30 0 0 120
2016– Canberra Raiders 73 20 0 0 80
Total 250 88 0 0 352
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–18 England 17 8 0 0 16
As of 28 July 2018
Source: [2][3]

Elliott Whitehead (born 4 September 1989) is a rugby league footballer who plays for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League, and at international level for England. He previously played for the Bradford Bulls and Catalans Dragons in the Super League. His regular position is Second-row.[2][3]

Club career

Bradford

Whitehead played junior rugby league for West Bowling before being signed by his hometown professional club Bradford Bulls in 2005.[4]

Whitehead made his Super League début in June 2009 against Wakefield Trinity, and went on to make seven appearances in the final ten games of the season.[5] He scored his first try for Bradford in July 2009 against Crusaders, and was rewarded with an improved contract with the club.[6]

Whitehead playing for the Bradford Bulls against the Catalans Dragons in 2010

In the 2010 season, Whitehead featured in 26 consecutive games from Round 2 (St. Helens) to Round 27 (Wigan). He also played in the Challenge Cup games against Dewsbury, Leigh, and Warrington. Whitehead scored against Castleford (2 tries), Hull Kingston Rovers (1 try), Leeds (1 try), Crusaders (1 try), Harlequins RL (1 try), Salford (1 try), Wakefield Trinity (1 try) and Dewsbury (1 try).

In the 2011 season, Whitehead featured in 24 consecutive games from Round 1 (Leeds) to Round 24 (Hull Kingston Rovers). He has also featured in the Challenge Cup games against Halifax, and Wigan. He scored tries against Leeds (3 tries), Wigan (2 tries), Warrington (1 try), Harlequins RL (1 try) and Halifax (1 try). In August 2011, Whitehead received a five-game suspension after being charged with biting Hull Kingston Rovers forward Jordan Cox.[7]

In the 2012 season, Whitehead missed Round 1 due to suspension. Whitehead featured in 26 consecutive games from Round 2 (Castleford) to Round 27 (Catalans Dragons). He also featured in the Challenge Cup against Doncaster, and Warrington. Whitehead scored tries against Wakefield Trinity (4 tries), St. Helens (1 try), Salford (1 try), Doncaster (3 tries), Leeds (2 tries), Wigan (1 try), London Broncos (1 try), Warrington (1 try) and Hull Kingston Rovers (1 try). In March 2012, Whitehead signed a new five-year contract with the club.[8]

In the 2013 season, Whitehead featured in 17 consecutive games from Round 1 (Wakefield Trinity) to Round 17 (Hull Kingston Rovers). Whitehead featured in the Challenge Cup against Rochdale Hornets, and London Broncos. Elliott scored against Widnes (1 try), London Broncos (2 tries) and Rochdale Hornets (3 tries). In June 2013, Whitehead handed in a transfer request, and was placed on indefinite leave by head coach Francis Cummins.[4] After turning down an offer from Salford, he was signed by Catalans Dragons for an undisclosed fee.[9]

Catalans Dragons

Whitehead signed a two-and-a-half year deal with Catalans, and he made his début for the club in July 2013 against London Broncos.[10] He played eight games for the club during the season, and featured in the playoffs against Hull F.C.. He scored his first try for the club against Salford.

In the 2014 season, Whitehead featured in Round 1 (Hull F.C.) to Round 6 (Huddersfield). Elliot featured in Round 8 (Widnes) to Round 10 (Hull Kingston Rovers) and then in Round 13 (London Broncos) to Round 25 (London Broncos). Elliott next played in Round 27 (Castleford). He played in the Elimination Playoff (Leeds). Whitehead also featured in Round 5 (Bradford Bulls) of the Challenge Cup. He scored against Hull F.C. (1 try), Wakefield Trinity (5 tries), Huddersfield (1 try), Widnes (3 tries), Hull Kingston Rovers (2 tries), London Broncos (2 tries), Bradford Bulls (2 tries), Wigan (1 try) and Castleford (1 try).

In the 2015 season, Whitehead featured in Round 1 (St. Helens) to Super Eight 7 (Hull F.C.). Elliott played in the Challenge Cup in Round 6 (Featherstone Rovers) and the Quarter Final (Hull Kingston Rovers). He scored against Castleford (1 try), Salford (1 try), Leeds (3 tries), Wakefield Trinity (1 try), Hull Kingston Rovers (2 tries), Warrington (1 try), Widnes (2 tries) and Hull F.C. (1 try).

Canberra Raiders

On 8 April 2015, Whitehead signed a two-year contract with National Rugby League side Canberra Raiders starting in 2016. He made his début against Penrith Panthers, and went on to play 27 games and score 6 tries in his first season in the NRL. In August 2016, he was given a contract extension until the end of 2018.[11]

At the end of the 2017 season, Whitehead extended his contract with the Raiders until the end of the 2020 season.[12]

International career

In 2014, Whitehead was selected in England's 2014 Four Nations squad. He was selected in the 3rd game against New Zealand.

In 2015, Whitehead was selected in the England team again for the end-of-year test series against New Zealand. Before the series, Whitehead was part of the England team that took on France in a test match held in Leigh.[13]

In 2016, Whitehead was selected in the 24-man England squad for the 2016 Four Nations. Before the tournament began, he featured in a test match against France.

Statistics

SeasonAppearanceTriesGoalsF/GPoints
2009 Bradford71004
2010 Bradford2990036
2011 Bradford2680032
2012 Bradford28150060
2013 Bradford1960024
2013 Catalans Dragons81004
2014 Catalans Dragons25180072
2015 Catalans Dragons32120048
Total1747000280

References

  1. ↑ "Profile at raiders.com.au". raiders.com.au. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Bradford Bulls: Elliott Whitehead hands in transfer request". BBC Sport. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "New Bulls contract for Whitehead". BBC Sport. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Craven, Dave (22 August 2009). "Whitehead rewarded with new Bulls contract". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Bradford Bulls' Elliott Whitehead handed five-match ban". BBC Sport. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Elliott Whitehead agrees Bradford Bulls deal extension". BBC Sport. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Super League: Catalan Dragons sign Bradford Bulls forward Elliott Whitehead". Sky Sports. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Whitehead: I thought I'd be at Bradford the rest of my life". Total Rugby League. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Elliott Whitehead signs contract extension with Canberra Raiders". Sky Sports. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  12. ↑ Dutton, Chris (20 October 2017). "Canberra Raiders re-sign England World Cup back-rower Elliott Whitehead". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "England demolish France 84-4 in record win". Skysports.com. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
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