{{Short description|Australian rugby league player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Jamie Goddard |fullname = |image = |caption = |position = {{rlp|HK}} |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1972|07|18}} |birth_place = Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |height = 177 cm |weight = 87 kg |club1 = {{nowrap|Gold Coast}} |year1start = 1992 |year1end = 98 |appearances1 = 86 |tries1 = 23 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 92 |club2 = North Sydney |year2start = 1999 |year2end = |appearances2 = 24 |tries2 = 7 |goals2 = 0 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 28 |club3 = Northern Eagles |year3start = 2000 |year3end = 02 |appearances3 = 50 |tries3 = 4 |goals3 = 0 |fieldgoals3 = 0 |points3 = 32 |teamA = Queensland |yearAstart = 1997 |yearAend = 98 |appearancesA = 4 |triesA = 0 |goalsA = 0 |fieldgoalsA = 0 |pointsA = 0 |source =<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/jamie-goddard/summary.html|title=Jamie Goddard – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project|publisher=Rugby League Project}}</ref> }}
'''Jamie Goddard''' (born 18 July 1972<ref>{{cite web|title=Northern Eagles Players |url=http://www.zip.com.au/~gfiveash/players.htm |access-date=2007-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070830084647/http://www.zip.com.au/~gfiveash/players.htm |archive-date=30 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a {{rlp|hk}} in the 1990s and 2000s.
He played club football for the Gold Coast Seagulls/Chargers, the North Sydney Bears and the Northern Eagles.<ref>{{cite web|title=State of Origin player profile |url=http://www.stateoforigin.com.au/soogame/PlayerDetails.aspx?Pid=321 |access-date=2007-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024202319/http://www.stateoforigin.com.au/soogame/PlayerDetails.aspx?Pid=321 |archive-date=24 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Goddard was also selected for the Queensland Maroons on four occasions, three of them starting at hooker.
==Background== Goddard was born in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.
==Early years== Goddard first played junior football at the age of 13 with Brothers Mount Isa.<ref name="qld o">{{cite web|title=Player Stats – Jamie GODDARD|url=http://www.fogs.com.au/players/g-l/jamie-goddard|access-date=24 January 2010| publisher=FOGS Queensland}}</ref> He was playing with the Queensland Under 19s team when spotted by the Gold Coast team.<ref name="nw star">{{cite news|work=The North West Star|title=Making of a legend |author=Matt Nicholls |url=http://www.northweststar.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-league/making-of-a-legend/1530345.aspx?storypage=0 |access-date=24 January 2010 |date=3 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005043852/http://www.northweststar.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-league/making-of-a-legend/1530345.aspx?storypage=0 |archive-date= 5 October 2009 }}</ref>
==Gold Coast== In 1992, Goddard made his debut with the Gold Coast Seagulls in a 26–6 win over Parramatta Eels,<ref name="chargers">{{cite web|title=Jamie Goddard at RLP – Gold Coast Chargers|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/MjItLTQtLS0tLS02MjQtLS0tLS0tLS0=|access-date=24 January 2010| publisher=Rugby League Project}}</ref> but it was to be his only appearance for the season. In 1993 and 1994, he made a handful of appearances, mostly from the bench, but it wasn't until 1995 that cemented his position at hooker,<ref name="chargers" /> winning the job from Eddie Fallins.
Goddard played with Gold Coast Chargers, as they became known, captaining the club until their exit from the competition at the end of the 1998 NRL season. He holds the club record for most first grade matches (86),<ref>{{cite web|title=NRL Heritage Round|url=http://www.bestbets.com.au/web/sport.afl.news.viewarticle.cmd?NEWS_ITEM_ID=12102|access-date=24 January 2010|publisher=Best Bets}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and was a member of the first Gold Coast team to make, and win, a semi-final during the split 1997 season in which they defeated the Illawarra Steelers 25–14. His team-mates included Marcus Bai, Wes Patten, Martin Bella and Scott Sattler.<ref>{{cite web|title=ARL 1997 Minor Qualif|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/ARL_1997/Minor_Qualif/Gold_Coast-vs-Illawarra/summary.html|access-date=24 January 2010| publisher=Rugby League Project}}</ref>
==North Sydney and Northern Eagles== With the closure of the Chargers, Goddard signed with North Sydney Bears for the 1999 season. He started from the bench in his first game, behind Mark Soden, but was the starting hooker for the remainder of the year, scoring 7 tries.<ref name="goddard rlp">{{cite web|title=Jamie Goddard|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Jamie_Goddard/summary.html|access-date=24 January 2010| publisher=Rugby League Project}}</ref> Goddard played in Norths final ever game as a first grade side which was a 28–18 victory against North Queensland in Townsville.
With the merger between Norths and Manly in 2000, Goddard found himself playing with the newly formed Northern Eagles. He played 50 games with the Eagles, mostly starting from the bench in the first 2 seasons. Goddard was starting at hooker in 2002, but at the end of that season Manly dissolved their relationship with the Bears, and Goddard retired.<ref name="nw star" />
==Representative== Goddard played 4 games for the Queensland Maroons. He played in all 3 games in the 1997 series, when many of Queensland's stars were playing in the rival Super League Tri-series. Queensland lost the series 2–1. The next year he played hooker in the series-deciding third match, which Queensland won.<ref>{{cite web|title=State Of Origin 1998 Series|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/State_Of_Origin_1998/Game_1/New_South_Wales-vs-Queensland.html|access-date=23 January 2010| publisher=Rugby League Project}}</ref> Goddard never played Origin football again, though he was named in the 22-man squad as late as 2002.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|title=Langer left out of Queensland origin squad|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/04/22/1019441218559.html|access-date=23 January 2010|date=23 April 2002}}</ref>
Goddard's contribution is perhaps best remembered for a fight he had with Andrew Johns during the third match of the 1997 series, when he knocked Johns to the ground and Johns required 27 stitches.<ref name="nw star" />
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090201083149/http://qrl.com.au/qrl_history/qld_rep_g.php Queensland Representatives at qrl.com.au]
==Sources== * {{cite book|author=Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson|title=The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players|year=2007 |publisher=Gary Allen Pty Ltd|location=Wetherill Park, New South Wales|isbn=978-1-877082-93-1}}
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