Aaron Booth (rugby league) explained

Aaron Booth (born 1 October 1995) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a for the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL, and is currently an assistant coach of their NRLW side.

He previously played for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League.

Background

Born in Sydney, Booth was raised in Brunswick Heads and played his junior rugby league for the Mullumbimby Giants.^[2]

He attended Palm Beach Currumbin State High School before being signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Playing career

In 2011, Booth played for Gold Coast Green in the Cyril Connell Cup.^[3] In 2012, he played for Gold Coast Green in the Mal Meninga Cup and later for Gold Coast White in 2013.^{[4] [5]}

In 2014, Booth joined the Rabbitohs' Under-20 side, playing for 40 games for them over two seasons.^{[6] [7]} In 2016, he played for the North Sydney Bears, the Rabbitohs' New South Wales Cup feeder club.^[8]

In 2017, Booth joined the Mackay Cutters in the Queensland Cup.^[9] He missed the entire 2018 season after tearing his ACL in pre-season training.^[10]

In 2019, Booth signed with the Easts Tigers, a feeder club for the Melbourne Storm.^[11] In November 2019, he joined Melbourne's NRL squad for pre-season training, earning a contract with the club.^{[12] [13]}

Melbourne Storm: 2020–21

In Round 20 of the 2020 NRL season, Booth made his NRL debut for the Melbourne Storm against St. George Illawarra Dragons. He had his Melbourne jersey (cap number 208) presented to him by Melbourne Storm captain Cameron Smith.^[14]

Gold Coast Titans: 2022–23

In August 2021 the Gold Coast Titans added Booth to their squad for 2022, with coach Justin Holbrook saying "Aaron is a local (Gold Coast) boy and it’s great that he is coming back to represent the region."^[15]

While with the Titans during the 2022 NRL season, Booth also played with Burleigh Bears in the 2022 Queensland Cup.

Booth made his Gold Coast debut in round 18 of the 2022 NRL season, starting at against the Brisbane Broncos.^[16] He suffered a serious knee injury playing against Melbourne in round 21, with surgery required to repair a multi-ligament injury.^{[17] [18]}

On August 3 2023, the Titans announced that Booth would be retiring, effective immediately, but would remain at the club in an administrative role while continuing his duties as assistant coach of the Titans' NRLW team.^{[19] [20]}

External links

• Gold Coast Titans profile
• Queensland Rugby League profile
• 18th man profile

Notes and References

1. https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/aaron-booth/summary.html Rugby League Project
2. Web site: Storm recruit arrives then rushes home before Queensland border shuts. 24 March 2020. Sydney Morning Herald.
3. Web site: Cyril Connell Cup 2011. 18th Man.
4. Web site: Mal Meninga Cup 2012. 18th Man.
5. Web site: Mal Meninga Cup 2013. 18th Man.
6. Web site: B. 18th Man.
7. Web site: Late Mail: Rd 10, 2015. 16 May 2016. South Sydney Rabbitohs.
8. Web site: TEAMS - Intrust Super Premiership NSW Rd 13. 31 May 2016. NSWRL.
9. Web site: Cutters gear up for State of Origin. 22 June 2017. Queensland Times.
10. Web site: Leadership crisis for Cutters. 13 March 2018. The Chronicle.
11. Web site: Gains and Losses for 2019: Easts Tigers. 20 February 2019. QRL.
12. Web site: Pre-season insight with Hoffy. 12 November 2019. Melbourne Storm.
13. Web site: Melbourne the perfect fit for Booth. 3 June 2020. Melbourne Storm.
14. Web site: Three to debut. 26 September 2020. Melbourne Storm.
15. Web site: Booth becomes a Titan for '22 . titans.com.au . 25 July 2022 . 27 August 2021.
16. Web site: From the Field: Aaron Booth . titans.com.au . 25 July 2022 . 16 July 2022.
17. Web site: Dobson . Shanee . Scans confirm worst for Titans hooker Aaron Booth . mygc.com.au . 8 August 2022 . 8 August 2022.
18. Web site: Jenkinson . Lance . ‘It’s really bad’: The ‘awful’ extent of NRL star’s gruesome knee injury revealed . foxsports.com.au . News Corporation Australia . 7 August 2022 . 6 August 2022.
19. Web site: St John . Mark . Titans hooker Aaron Booth retires from rugby league at 27 amid knee injury battle . foxsports.com.au . News Corporation Australia . 8 August 2023 . 3 August 2023.
20. Web site: Pryde . Scott . Gold Coast dummy half forced into retirement by knee injury . Zero Tackle . 8 August 2023 . 3 August 2023.