Jamal Fogarty (born 13 December 1993) is an Australian professional

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footballer who plays as a for the

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in the

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. He previously played for the

Gold Coast Titans The Gold Coast Titans are a professional rugby league football club, based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership, Australia's elite rugby league competition. Since 2008, the ...

in the NRL. Fogarty has represented both the Indigenous All Stars and the

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as a .

Background

Fogarty was born in

Beaudesert, Queensland Beaudesert ( Yugambeh: ''Yilbagan'') is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region of Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Beaudesert had a population of 6,752 people. Beaudesert is the administrative centre for the Scenic R ...

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, and is a member of the

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of the

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. He played his junior rugby league for the

Beaudesert Kingfishers The Beaudesert and District Junior Rugby League Football Club, more commonly known as the Beaudesert Kingfishers, was formed in 1962 as the Beaudesert Rugby League Football Club. The club is based at R.S. Willis Park in Beaudesert, Queensland a ...

, before being signed by the

. Fogarty attended

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and prior to that

Beaudesert State High School Beaudesert ( Yugambeh: ''Yilbagan'') is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region of Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Beaudesert had a population of 6,752 people. Beaudesert is the administrative centre for the Scenic Ri ...

Playing career

Early career

In October 2011, Fogarty played for the

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. In 2012 and 2013, he played for the Gold Coast Titans'

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team, before graduating to their

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team,

Tweed Heads Seagulls The Tweed Heads Seagulls, often referred to simply as Tweed or Seagulls or Tweed Seagulls, is a rugby league club based in Tweed Heads, New South Wales. It is one of only two club teams based outside of Queensland to play in the Queensland C ...

in 2014. In 2016, he joined Queensland Cup team

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. He was a member of the Burleigh Bears 2016 Queensland Cup winning side, defeating the

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in the final. In November 2016, he signed a one-year contract with the

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, starting in 2017.

2017

In June, after spending the season so far playing for Eels' feeder club,

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, Fogarty was granted a release mid-season to return to the Burleigh Bears. He signed a contract with the Titans and just under a fortnight after being released by the Eels, he made his

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debut for the Titans in round 16 of the

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against the

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2018

Fogarty made no appearances for

in 2018 and spent the entire year playing for the

making 17 appearances in total.

2019

In 2019, Fogarty rejoined the

full-time, starting at halfback in their Grand Final win over the

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. On 27 September, Fogarty won the

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Medal at the QRL awards.

2020

On 7 March, Fogarty signed with the

on a two-year deal. In round 9 2020, Fogarty scored his first points in the top grade by kicking a conversion in the 16-12 win over

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. In round 15, Fogarty was named as the captain of the team in the absence of

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. In the same match, Fogarty was chased down by Canberra forward

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after seemingly running away to score a try. Following the game, Fogarty spoke to media saying "I was very embarrassed. I've been copping a lot of text messages from people so I think I might throw my phone in the bin after the last couple of days". The following week, Fogarty scored the winning try as the Gold Coast defeated St. George 14-10 at

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2021

On 2 February, Fogarty was named at halfback in the Indigenous All Stars team to play the New Zealand Māori at

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. Fogarty asked the Gold Coast club for a release in September 2021 due to it becoming apparent that

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would land the starting halfback role for 2022. He signed for the

on a three-year deal shortly afterwards.

2022

On 2 March, Fogarty was ruled out for four months with a knee injury which he sustained in Canberra's pre-season trial against Manly. In round 12 of the

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, Fogarty made his club debut for Canberra in their 28-20 loss against

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. In round 25, Fogarty scored one try and kicked seven goals in Canberra's 56-10 victory over wooden spooners the

. Fogarty played a total of 15 games for Canberra in 2022 as the club finished 8th on the table and qualified for the finals. Fogarty played in both finals matches as Canberra were eliminated in the second week by

2023

In round 9 of the

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, Fogarty scored a try and kicked his first career field goal to give Canberra a 31-30 golden point extra-time victory over the

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. In round 14, Fogarty scored two tries and kicked a penalty goal with three minutes remaining to win the game for Canberra 20-19 against the

. Fogarty played a total of 24 matches for Canberra in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 8th on the table and qualified for the finals. He played in Canberra's golden point extra-time elimination final loss to

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2024

In round 6 of the

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, Fogarty kicked the winning field goal for Canberra in golden point extra-time against his former club the Gold Coast which saw Canberra earn a 21-20 victory. Fogarty played 14 matches for Canberra in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 9th on the table.

2025

On 29 April, it was revealed that Fogarty had informed the Raiders of his decision to leave the club and join

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on a three-year deal. On 14 May, the Sea Eagles officially announced the signing of Fogarty.

Statistics

Achievements and accolades

Individual

* Petero Civoniceva Medal: 2019 *

Team of the Year: 2016

References

External links

Gold Coast Titans profileNRL profileQRL.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fogarty, Jamal 1993 births Living people Australian rugby league players Burleigh Bears players Gold Coast Titans captains Gold Coast Titans players Canberra Raiders players Indigenous Australian rugby league players 21st-century Indigenous Australian people Sportspeople from Beaudesert, Queensland Queensland Residents rugby league team players Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league players from Queensland Tweed Heads Seagulls players Wentworthville Magpies players People educated at Palm Beach Currumbin State High School 21st-century Australian sportsmen