# Jack Littlejohn

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**Jack Littlejohn** (born 8 November 1991) is an Australian professional [rugby league](/source/Rugby_league) footballer who last played for the [Salford Red Devils](/source/Salford_Red_Devils) in the [Super League](/source/Super_League). He previously played for the [Wests Tigers](/source/Wests_Tigers) and the [Manly Warringah Sea Eagles](/source/Manly_Warringah_Sea_Eagles) in the [National Rugby League](/source/National_Rugby_League). He plays as a and . He currently plays for the Mudgee Dragons in the [Western Premiership](/source/Western_Premiership)

## Background

Born in [Wagga Wagga, New South Wales](/source/Wagga_Wagga,_New_South_Wales), Littlejohn played his junior rugby league for the [Wagga Wagga Brothers](/source/Wagga_Wagga_Brothers), before being signed by the [Sydney Roosters](/source/Sydney_Roosters). Littlejohn currently shares the group 9 highest try scorer in a first grade season with his former teammate and opposite centre for Wagga Wagga Brothers James Campbell who has represented group 9 (Brothers 2011) and group 16 (Narooma Devils 2012) both men scored 32 tries in 24 games with Campbell throwing the pass to Littlejohn that lead to him equalling the record and the try to win the 2011 grand final against Tumut Blues at Twickenham

## Playing career

### Early career

In 2010 and 2011, Littlejohn played for the Sydney Roosters' [NYC](/source/National_Youth_Competition_(rugby_league)) team,[3][4] before moving on to the Roosters' [New South Wales Cup](/source/New_South_Wales_Cup) team, [Newtown Jets](/source/Newtown_Jets) in 2012.[5][6] On 30 September 2012, he played in the Jets' [2012 New South Wales Cup Grand Final](/source/2012_New_South_Wales_Cup#Final_Series_Chart) win over the [Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers](/source/Balmain_Tigers). In 2013, he joined [Randwick DRUFC](/source/Randwick_DRUFC) in the [Shute Shield](/source/Shute_Shield),[7] before joining the [Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs](/source/Canterbury-Bankstown_Bulldogs) mid-season and playing for their New South Wales Cup team.[8] After impressing for the Bulldogs, he signed a 2-year contract with the [Manly Warringah Sea Eagles](/source/Manly_Warringah_Sea_Eagles) starting in 2014.[7]

### 2014

In Round 8 of the [2014 NRL season](/source/2014_NRL_season), Littlejohn made his [NRL](/source/National_Rugby_League) debut for the Sea Eagles against the [Canberra Raiders](/source/Canberra_Raiders).[9][10] He made 5 appearances in the halves over the course of the season.

### 2015

On 3 August, Littlejohn signed a 1-year contract with the [Wests Tigers](/source/Wests_Tigers) starting in 2016.[11]

### 2016

In the absence of regular halfback [Luke Brooks](/source/Luke_Brooks), Littlejohn made his debut for Wests Tigers in round 1 against the [New Zealand Warriors](/source/New_Zealand_Warriors). He made 2 more similar appearances towards the end of the season.

### 2017

For the opening three games of the season, Littlejohn was named on the bench and played hooker when he took the field, covering for injuries to [Jacob Liddle](/source/Jacob_Liddle) and [Matt Ballin](/source/Matt_Ballin).

After an injury to halfback Luke Brooks, Littlejohn returned to the starting team in round 5. Coach Andrew Webster said, "He was one of our real leaders during pre-season training, the boys love having him around and enjoy playing with him. I’m extremely confident Jack will get the job done.".[12] On 17 November 2017, Littlejohn signed a two-year contract with English side Salford after being told by The [Wests Tigers](/source/Wests_Tigers) that his contract would not be renewed for the following season.[13][14]

## References

1. [loverugbyleague](https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Jack-Littlejohn/)

1. ["Jack Littlejohn - Career Stats & Summary"](http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/jack-littlejohn/summary.html). Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-03-29.

1. ["L"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150616162758/http://nycdatabase.org/players/l/). *NYC DATABASE*. 27 December 2012. Archived from [the original](http://nycdatabase.org/players/l/) on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

1. ["Jack Littlejohn Player"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130917202148/http://rleague.com/players/jack-littlejohn_2918/Stats/). Archived from [the original](http://rleague.com/players/Jack-Littlejohn_2918/Stats/) on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

1. ["NSW Cup: Canterbury v Newtown Preview"](http://www.nrl.com/nsw-cup-canterbury-v-newtown-preview/tabid/10874/newsid/70013/default.aspx). *NRL - The official site of the National Rugby League - NRL.com*. 22 September 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

1. ["Miracle kick sends the Jets into the 2012 finals"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140427114229/http://rleague.com/news/Miracle-kick-sends-the-Jets-into-the-2012-finals_76376/). Archived from [the original](http://rleague.com/news/Miracle-kick-sends-the-Jets-into-the-2012-finals_76376/) on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

1. ["Jack Littlejohn is Manly Sea Eagles's trump card following injuries to their halves"](http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/jack-littlejohn-is-manly-sea-eagless-trump-card-following-injuries-to-their-halves/story-fni3gnk1-1226906536784). Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-10.

1. ["Vb Nsw Cup Team Lists - Round Sixteen"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064925/http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2013/06/25/vb-nsw-cup-team-lists-round-sixteen.html). NSWRL. Archived from [the original](http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2013/06/25/vb-nsw-cup-team-lists-round-sixteen.html) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2015-08-10.

1. ["LATE MAIL: Littlejohn to make debut"](http://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2014/04/27/late_mail_littlejohn_to_make_debut_.html). Sea Eagles. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-10.

1. Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson (3 August 2015). ["NRL 2014"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151328/http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2014/round-8/manly-warringah-vs-canberra/summary.html). *rugbyleagueproject.org*. Archived from [the original](http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2014/round-8/manly-warringah-vs-canberra/summary.html) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

1. ["Wests Tigers strengthen 2016 squad"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150805071335/http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/wests-tigers-strengthen-2016-squad-18466/). *NRL - Zero Tackle*. Archived from [the original](http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/wests-tigers-strengthen-2016-squad-18466/) on 5 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

1. Christian Nicolussi. ["Wests Tigers put faith in Jack Littlejohn to replace Luke Brooks in halfback hot seat"](http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/tigers/wests-tigers-put-faith-in-jack-littlejohn-to-replace-luke-brooks-in-halfback-hot-seat/news-story/ccf22d7c577fc1ba33edb71b34151992). *Daily Telegraph*

1. ["NRL's Jack Littlejohn signs with Salford"](https://www.sbs.com.au/news/nrl-s-jack-littlejohn-signs-with-salford)

1. ["Nine players to depart Wests Tigers"](http://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2017/09/06/nine_players_to_depa.html). 5 September 2017.

## External links

- [Salford Red Devils profile](https://www.salfordreddevils.net/team/jack-littlejohn/)
- [Wests Tigers profile](http://www.weststigers.com.au/team/profiles/jack_littlejohn.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170816165641/http://www.weststigers.com.au/team/profiles/jack_littlejohn.html) 16 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- [NRL profile](http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/playerstats/playerprofile/tabid/10898/clubid/5/playerid/6356/seasonid/42/default.aspx)[dead link]
- [Zero Tackle profile](http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/rugby-league/players/jack-littlejohn/)
- [SL profile](http://www.rugby-league.com/superleague/player-info/20374)

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