Joe Stimson


Joe Stimson is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward and for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL.
He previously played for the Melbourne Storm, with whom he made a grand final appearance.

Early life

Stimson was born in Temora, New South Wales, Australia.
He played his junior rugby league for the Temora Dragons.
He was educated at St Gregory's College, Campbelltown before being signed by the Melbourne Storm.
Stimson is the son of former South Sydney Rabbitohs player Peter Stimson and nephew of former Balmain and Wests Tigers player Mark Stimson.

Playing career

Early career

In 2014 and 2015, Stimson played for the Melbourne Storm's NYC team, captaining the side in 2015. In July 2015, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team. In August 2015, he re-signed with the Storm on a 2-year contract until the end of 2017. In 2016, he graduated to the Storm's Queensland Cup team, Sunshine Coast Falcons.

2017

In round 2 of the 2017 NRL season, Stimson made his NRL debut for the Storm against the New Zealand Warriors. A few days later, he re-signed with the Storm on a 2-year contract until the end of 2019.

2018

Joe was also part of the Melbourne Storm team that played in the 2018 NRL Grand Final.

2019

On 4 June Stimson signed a three-year deal with the Canterbury Bulldogs from 2020. In round 22, Stimson played his 50th NRL game for the Storm in their 18-22 loss to the Canberra Raiders at AAMI Park in Melbourne.

2020

Stimson made his debut for Canterbury-Bankstown in round 1 of the 2020 NRL season against arch rivals Parramatta. Canterbury would go on to lose the match 8-2.
On 29 April, Stimson was ruled out for the entire 2020 NRL season due to a shoulder injury which required surgery.