Jarrod MULLEN [
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Tue April 17, 2012
by Nick Campton
For as long as rugby league is played there will only be one Newcastle halfback, and his name is Andrew Johns. But nobody can play forever, and the succession plan for the king of the Hunter entrusted one of the most difficult tasks in sports history to a skinny kid from Singleton named Jarrod Mulen. A cunning halfback in junior footy, Mullen would learn at the feet of Johns, before ascending to his role once Joey hung uo the boots. Glimpses of brilliance in the injury riddled 2005 season only whetted the appetite of Knights fans, as the then schoolboy showed touches of class that belied his age. But if any incident indicated that the Mullen dynasty was about to begin, it was the qualifying final of 2006. In and out of first grade all season, Mullen was coming off the bench against Manly, in front of a capacity crowd at EnergyAustralia stadium. The old rivals from the ARL days, Manly, led by former Knight Ben Kennedy, came to town for a pulsating battle between two tough, gritty football teams.
The match is approaching fulltime. Knights in great position, the crowd roaring for Joey to do it again, to pull Newcastle out of the fire and send the Silvertails back to the beaches whence they came. Buderus fires it back, but not to all time legend Andrew Johns. It's Mullen, barely 19 years of age, coolly slotting the one pointer. Knights in the lead. Two minutes to go. Manly penalty, Orford has a shot to win the game. He strikes it, he likes it ... but it falls away. Mullen catches it on his own line. He beats the first, then the second. Then a third as he streaks away down the touchline, all of Newcastle cheering him down the straight. A metre out he is dragged down, but Newcastle score anyway, and wins. What a game, the punters cry, what a player this Mullen kid is going to be!
Three games into 2007, disaster strikes. Johns gets a bump on the neck, and rides off into the sunset. Hang on to your ass Jarrod; this is your team now. A handy enough start led to an Origin berth, and despite the loss Mullen acquitted himself well against a Queensland team gearing up for its record-breaking run. Injury resulted in losing half the season, but surely 2008 was Mullen's time to step up.
2008 was good without being great. 2009 was eerily similar. 2010 and 2011 were solid years certainly, but it wasn't the kind of season a superstar would have. They weren't the kind of seasons the Johns boys produced. Newcastle bleeds blue and red, but when will the patience with Mullen end? It is not as if he doesn't possess the talent, anyone with the vaguest notion of rugby league can see his skills, and marvel at his array of cut out passes, banana kicks and incisive running. Granted, he is only 24 years of age, but his time must come soon.
Nearly seven seasons of first grade is more than enough for a half to begin feeling as if he is the captain of the ship, the chief organiser of his band of players. Plenty of time has been given for Mullen to feel his way into the role, and a number of challengers have been cast by the wayside, indicating the confidence management has in Mullen's ability.
The arrival of Wayne Bennet to Newcastle would make one think that Mullen will soon be having drinks in the last chance saloon. In 3 seasons under Bennet, Jamie Soward went from a fringe first grader to an Origin star. With arguably a better starting point, the question remains what can Bennet do with Mullen? If he can't do the job, if he can't be the onfield general for the Knights then he will go. Ryan Stig and Tyrone Roberts are nipping at his heels, just as he nipped at Johns', and this year is crunch time for Mullen. Can he become one of the elite halves in the competition, or will he join the Tim Smiths, the Joe Williams', the Josh Lewis' of the world, players who flattered to deceive time and time again, until finally fading into the rugby league wilderness.
There idea of a payer being on his "last chance" is loaded phrase in rugby league. If a player is good enough, he will get as many chances as he wants. But Bennet does not suffer fools, and if a player is not up to job he will find himself out the door so fast his head will spin. I have a lot of time for Mullen as a player, and just as in seasons past he has started solidly enough in 2012. But the time for solid seasons, of gaining experience and of being the junior partner in the halves is over. It is time for Mullen to take the jump to superstar, to finally begin to fill the huge boots left behind by Johns, to fulfil the potential he has allowed us to glimpse throughout his career.
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Source: RleagueBetting.comTodd Carney is favourite with TAB Sportsbet to wear the Blues No6 jersey in Origin I, following Cronulla's early season form. The Sharks pivot gets his chance to stake claim for the spot on Saturday night, when he squares off against Jamie Soward.
Jamie Soward, the Blues incumbent, has already produced two 'man of the match' efforts this year and will be desperate to add to that this weekend. The Dragons are $1.75, while the Sharks are $2.10.
Terry Campese had his best game against the Tigers, but will need to do more to be in the Origin picture. He get's his chance to dominate another Blues contender in James Maloney when they play this weekend.
SOO I - NSW No.6
$2.50 Todd Carney
$2.75 Jamie Soward
$5.00 Jarrod Mullen
$9.00 James Maloney
$11.00 Players Not Quoted
$21.00 Kurt Gidley
$34.00 Terry Campese
Origin Series Winner
$1.65 QLD
$2.25 NSW
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 2012 NRL Telstra Premiership
Newcastle Knights
10 games; 5 tries, 20 points.
[View] Round 1 [01 Mar 12] L 14-15 v Dragons (H). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [11 Mar 12] W 18-6 v Cronulla (A). [HB]
[View] Round 3 [16 Mar 12] L 10-24 v Brisbane (H). [HB]
[View] Round 4 [25 Mar 12] W 20-6 v Canterbury (A). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 5 [30 Mar 12] L 22-34 v Melbourne (A). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 6 [08 Apr 12] W 14-6 v Parramatta (H). [F8]
[View] Round 7 [13 Apr 12] L 4-12 v Dragons (A). [F8]
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 12] W 34-14 v Penrith (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 9 [06 May 12] L 6-24 v Roosters (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [12 May 12] L 12-32 v North Qld (H). [F8]
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2011 NRL Telstra Premiership
Newcastle Knights
21 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Mar 11] W 42-8 v Panthers (A). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 11] W 34-22 v Cowboys (A). [HB]
[View] Round 3 [27 Mar 11] L 12-26 v Sea Eagles (A). [HB]
[View] Round 4 [03 Apr 11] L 18-20 v Dragons (H). [HB]
[View] Round 5 [11 Apr 11] L 6-17 v Broncos (A). [HB]
[View] Round 6 [17 Apr 11] W 24-20 v Cronulla (H). [HB]
[View] Round 7 [24 Apr 11] W 22-12 v Canberra (A). [HB]
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 11] L 12-42 v Storm (A). [HB]
[View] Round 10 [15 May 11] L 16-25 v Warriors (H). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [22 May 11] L 10-12 v Roosters (A). [HB]
[View] Round 12 [28 May 11] W 8-6 v Eels (H). [HB]
[View] Round 18 [11 Jul 11] L 12-22 v Cowboys (H). [HB]
[View] Round 19 [17 Jul 11] L 10-32 v Sea Eagles (H). [HB]
[View] Round 20 [23 Jul 11] W 18-0 v Cronulla (A). [HB]
[View] Round 21 [31 Jul 11] W 50-20 v Titans (H). [HB]
[View] Round 22 [07 Aug 11] W 40-8 v Canberra (H). [HB]
[View] Round 23 [13 Aug 11] L 12-20 v Warriors (A). [HB]
[View] Round 24 [22 Aug 11] L 6-26 v Broncos (H). [HB]
[View] Round 25 [27 Aug 11] L 22-32 v Canterbury (A). [HB]
[View] Round 26 [02 Sep 11] W 40-24 v Rabbitohs (H). [HB]
[View] Finals Week 1 [11 Sep 11] L 8-18 v Melbourne. [HB]
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2011 City vs Country
Country Origin
1 games; [View] Place of Origin [06 May 11] W 18-12 v City Origin (H). [HB]
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2010 NRL Telstra Premiership
Newcastle Knights
21 games; 2 tries, 1 field goals, 9 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Mar 10] W 20-16 v Bulldogs (A). [F8]
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 10] L 14-20 v Storm (H). [F8]
[View] Round 3 [27 Mar 10] L 12-36 v Sea Eagles (A). [F8]
[View] Round 4 [05 Apr 10] L 30-34 v Panthers (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 5 [10 Apr 10] L 10-28 v Rabbitohs (A). [F8]
[View] Round 6 [17 Apr 10] W 36-18 v Cowboys (H). [F8]
[View] Round 7 [24 Apr 10] L 6-26 v Sharks (A). [HB]
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 10] W 30-22 v Broncos (A). [HB]
[View] Round 9 [09 May 10] L 36-38 v Titans (H). [F8]
[View] Round 13 [05 Jun 10] L 10-28 v Panthers (A). [F8]
[View] Round 14 [13 Jun 10] L 24-32 v Warriors (H). [F8]
[View] Round 15 [21 Jun 10] W 6-4 v Eels (H). [HB]
[View] Round 16 [27 Jun 10] W 24-16 v Titans (A). [HB]
[View] Round 18 [11 Jul 10] W 21-10 v Sharks (H). [HB] 1 Pts; 1fg
[View] Round 19 [18 Jul 10] L 18-52 v Raiders (A). [HB]
[View] Round 20 [24 Jul 10] L 24-28 v Cowboys (A). [HB]
[View] Round 21 [02 Aug 10] W 32-14 v Sea Eagles (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [08 Aug 10] W 30-6 v Bulldogs (H). [F8]
[View] Round 24 [20 Aug 10] W 44-18 v Broncos (H). [F8]
[View] Round 25 [28 Aug 10] L 18-26 v Dragons (H). [F8]
[View] Round 26 [05 Sep 10] L 4-34 v Storm (A). [F8]
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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
Newcastle Knights
23 games; 10 tries, 2 field goals, 42 points.
[View] Round 1 [15 Mar 09] L 20-34 v Titans (A). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [23 Mar 09] W 24-12 v Sharks (A). [HB]
[View] Round 4 [05 Apr 09] W 26-12 v Sea Eagles (H). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [12 Apr 09] W 24-22 v Warriors (H). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [18 Apr 09] W 24-18 v Dragons (A). [HB]
[View] Round 7 [26 Apr 09] L 24-26 v Tigers (A). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [02 May 09] W 28-12 v Broncos (H). [F8] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 9 [10 May 09] W 23-18 v Titans (H). [BE] 1 Pts; 1fg
[View] Round 10 [16 May 09] W 38-6 v Roosters (A). [HB] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 11 [25 May 09] L 10-36 v Cowboys (A). [HB]
[View] Round 12 [31 May 09] W 22-14 v Bulldogs (H). [F8]
[View] Round 13 [07 Jun 09] L 18-20 v Eels (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 14 [12 Jun 09] L 0-13 v Warriors (A). [HB]
[View] Round 16 [29 Jun 09] W 25-20 v Rabbitohs (H). [HB] 1 Pts; 1fg
[View] Round 17 [04 Jul 09] L 14-18 v Storm (A). [HB]
[View] Round 18 [11 Jul 09] W 23-4 v Raiders (H). [HB]
[View] Round 21 [01 Aug 09] L 18-30 v Roosters (H). [HB]
[View] Round 22 [09 Aug 09] L 8-40 v Eels (A). [HB]
[View] Round 23 [17 Aug 09] W 26-14 v Storm (H). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [22 Aug 09] W 32-26 v Cowboys (H). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [31 Aug 09] L 14-30 v Raiders (A). [HB]
[View] Round 26 [06 Sep 09] W 35-0 v Panthers (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week 1 [12 Sep 09] L 12-26 v Bulldogs. [F8]
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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
Newcastle Knights
21 games; 5 tries, 3 field goals, 23 points.
[View] Round 1 [15 Mar 08] W 30-14 v Raiders (H). [F8]
[View] Round 2 [22 Mar 08] W 13-12 v Sea Eagles (H). [F8]
[View] Round 3 [28 Mar 08] L 23-24 v Eels (A). [F8] 1 Pts; 1fg
[View] Round 4 [06 Apr 08] L 20-26 v Warriors (A). [F8]
[View] Round 8 [03 May 08] W 13-12 v Gold Coast (H). [HB] 5 Pts; 1t (35), 1fg
[View] Round 9 [12 May 08] L 4-18 v Storm (A). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [18 May 08] L 26-38 v Tigers (H). [HB]
[View] Round 12 [31 May 08] L 16-18 v Warriors (H). [F8]
[View] Round 13 [07 Jun 08] W 22-12 v Bulldogs (A). [F8]
[View] Round 14 [16 Jun 08] W 30-18 v Cowboys (A). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 15 [22 Jun 08] L 14-16 v Roosters (H). [HB]
[View] Round 16 [28 Jun 08] L 12-28 v Sea Eagles (A). [HB]
[View] Round 17 [05 Jul 08] L 16-24 v Dragons (H). [HB]
[View] Round 18 [11 Jul 08] W 30-18 v Panthers (A). [HB]
[View] Round 19 [19 Jul 08] L 13-16 v Sharks (A). [HB] 1 Pts; 1fg
[View] Round 21 [04 Aug 08] W 32-12 v Eels (H). [HB]
[View] Round 22 [11 Aug 08] W 32-12 v Gold Coast (A). [F8]
[View] Round 23 [17 Aug 08] L 18-38 v Raiders (A). [F8]
[View] Round 24 [23 Aug 08] W 38-24 v Cowboys (H). [F8] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 25 [30 Aug 08] W 17-16 v Storm (H). [F8]
[View] Round 26 [05 Sep 08] L 2-24 v Broncos (A). [F8]
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2007 State of Origin
New South Wales Origin
1 games; [View] Origin [23 May 07] L 18-25 v QLD Origin (A). [HB]
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
Newcastle Knights
12 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [18 Mar 07] W 25-24 v Bulldogs (H). [F8]
[View] Round 2 [23 Mar 07] W 16-12 v Dragons (A). [HB]
[View] Round 3 [02 Apr 07] L 18-48 v Raiders (A). [F8]
[View] Round 4 [07 Apr 07] L 12-22 v Storm (H). [HB]
[View] Round 5 [15 Apr 07] W 23-22 v Rabbitohs (A). [HB]
[View] Round 6 [22 Apr 07] L 16-20 v Broncos (H). [HB]
[View] Round 7 [30 Apr 07] W 20-16 v Sharks (H). [HB]
[View] Round 9 [12 May 07] W 24-18 v Warriors (H). [HB]
[View] Round 11 [27 May 07] L 6-71 v Broncos (A). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 14 [18 Jun 07] W 22-18 v Raiders (H). [F8]
[View] Round 15 [23 Jun 07] L 22-28 v Titans (A). [F8]
[View] Round 16 [29 Jun 07] L 25-28 v Rabbitohs (H). [F8]
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2006 VB NSWRL Premier League
Newcastle Knights
3 tries, 1 field goals, 13 points.
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
Newcastle Knights
15 games; 3 tries, 2 field goals, 14 points.
[View] Round 4 [02 Apr 06] L 22-26 v Warriors (H). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [22 Apr 06] L 6-52 v Storm (A). [HB]
[View] Round 8 [30 Apr 06] W 24-18 v Rabbitohs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 9 [07 May 06] W 32-30 v Broncos (H). [BE]
[View] Round 10 [14 May 06] W 18-16 v Tigers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 11 [20 May 06] W 22-12 v Raiders (H). [BE]
[View] Round 17 [30 Jun 06] W 26-12 v Sea Eagles (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [08 Jul 06] L 12-46 v Eels (A). [F8]
[View] Round 19 [16 Jul 06] L 16-24 v Storm (H). [F8]
[View] Round 20 [22 Jul 06] W 24-18 v Rabbitohs (H). [F8]
[View] Round 21 [28 Jul 06] W 22-18 v Sharks (A). [F8]
[View] Round 24 [19 Aug 06] W 19-12 v Cowboys (A). [HB] 5 Pts; 1t, 1fg
[View] Round 25 [26 Aug 06] W 40-4 v Panthers (H). [HB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week One [08 Sep 06] W 25-18 v Sea Eagles (H). [BE] 1 Pts; 1fg
[View] Finals Week Two [16 Sep 06] L 6-50 v Broncos (H). [F8]
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Newcastle Knights
8 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 10 [15 May 05] L 16-32 v Tigers (H). [F8]
[View] Round 11 [21 May 05] L 16-18 v Dragons (H). [F8]
[View] Round 13 [05 Jun 05] L 16-34 v Broncos (H). [F8]
[View] Round 14 [11 Jun 05] L 0-50 v Eels (H). [F8]
[View] Round 15 [19 Jun 05] L 26-48 v Sea Eagles (A). [F8]
[View] Round 16 [25 Jun 05] W 28-24 v Panthers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 17 [02 Jul 05] L 14-28 v Roosters (H). [F8]
[View] Round 18 [10 Jul 05] W 22-18 v Cowboys (H). [F8] 8 Pts; 2t (59th, 72nd)
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