Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Saturday, 22nd April, 1978
- Current Age
- 47 years and 341 days
- Place Of Birth
- Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- NRL Premiership
- 2008
- World Club Challenge
- 2009
Biography
Diminutive Gosford halfback spent several seasons in Norths’ lower grades before he got his chance with the merged Northern Eagles club in 2000 after coach Peter Sharp dropped the more experienced Jason Taylor to First Division. Orford made a marked impact in first grade despite the Northern Eagles’ lacklustre season but the signing of incumbent Test half Brett Kimmorley ended his tenure at the club. In one of the game’s great ironies Orford signed with Melbourne and made the halfback role his own while Kimmorley’s career came to a momentary standstill with the troubled Northern Eagles. In his five seasons with the Storm Orford has established a club points-scoring record but despite his good form in 2003-05, as the club returned to the play-offs, rep honours eluded him. In 2006 he signed with Manly and his personal good form never skipped a beat.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia PM XIII Annual | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| City vs Country | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NRL Premiership | 1 | 235 | 73 | 598 | 12 | 1500 | 126 | 107 | 2 | 53.62% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | - | 15 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 81 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 53.33% | List | ||||
| Club Career - UK | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Super League | - | 12 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 76 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 58.33% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | - | 2 | - | 5 | - | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| UK Top Division | - | 12 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 76 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 58.33% | List | ||||
| Other | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| World Club Challenge | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | - | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Reserve Grade | - | 1 | 21 | 119 | - | 322 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 253 | 76 | 638 | 14 | 1594 | 143 | 122 | 3 | 56.52% | List | |||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSW City | 2001, 2004, 2006 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
NRL Premiership - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Northern Eagles | NRL 2000 | 11 | 4 | 23 | / | 33 | 69.70% | - | 62 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.27% | List | |
| Melbourne | NRL 2001 | 26 | 15 | 78 | / | 116 | 67.24% | - | 216 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 42.31% | List | |
| Melbourne | NRL 2002 | 19 | 8 | 62 | / | 79 | 78.48% | - | 156 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 31.58% | List | |
| Melbourne | NRL 2003 | 24 | 8 | 74 | / | 102 | 72.55% | - | 180 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |
| Melbourne | NRL 2004 | 25 | 10 | 56 | / | 80 | 70.00% | 1 | 153 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 56.00% | List | |
| Melbourne | NRL 2005 | 26 | 11 | 63 | / | 88 | 71.59% | 2 | 172 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 53.85% | List | |
| Manly | NRL 2006 | 26 | 6 | 63 | / | 88 | 71.59% | 3 | 153 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 53.85% | List | |
| Manly | NRL 2007 | 21 | 5 | 42 | / | 61 | 68.85% | 2 | 106 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 71.43% | List | |
| Manly | NRL 2008 | 26 | 3 | 78 | / | 112 | 69.64% | 1 | 169 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 73.08% | List | |
| Manly | NRL 2009 | 25 | 3 | 59 | / | 77 | 76.62% | 3 | 133 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 56.00% | List | |
| Canberra | NRL 2011 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
NRL Premiership - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Northern Eagles | 2000 | 11 | 4 | 23 | / | 33 | 69.70% | - | 62 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.27% | List | |
| Melbourne | 2001-05 | 120 | 52 | 333 | / | 465 | 71.61% | 3 | 877 | 61 | 57 | 2 | 50.83% | List | |
| Manly | 2006-09 | 98 | 17 | 242 | / | 338 | 71.60% | 9 | 561 | 62 | 36 | 0 | 63.27% | List | |
| Canberra | 2011 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 2000-2011 | 235 | 73 | 598 | / | 836 | 71.53% | 12 | 1,500 | 126 | 107 | 2 | 53.62% | List | |
NSW/QLD Cup - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Norths (R) | NSWRL Reserve Grade 1997 | 1 | 4 | 36 | - | 88 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
NSW/QLD Cup - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Norths (R) | 1997 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
English Career - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Bradford | 2010 | 14 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 86 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 64.29% | List | ||||
English Career - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Bradford | 2010 | 14 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 86 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 57.14% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates, Michael Borg, AJ Lucantonio
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), 2006 Official Rugby League Annual
Your Say
16/07/2015
Should have played for NSW
12/06/2021
Last of the old school number 7
Tough as an ox.
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