Joe Westerman
Encyclopedia
Joe Westerman, born in Pontefract
, England
, is a rugby league
footballer for Hull in the Super League
competition. Joe previously played for Castleford Tigers
.
NL1 campaign after signing from junior club Featherstone Lions
. Joe played in most of Castleford's games and scored 2 tries in the NL1 Grand Final at Headingley. Joe was named NL1 young player of the year.
In 2008 Joe had a great first season in Super League
for Castleford scoring 12 tries in 25 games. He was tipped for being a future England RL international. Joe missed out on the squad at the end of the season due to being injured for Castleford's final 2 games.
2009 saw Joe suffer a fit on the pitch in a game against St. Helens in a game at Castleford. Joe came back from that and played on through 2009 though his form slightly dipped.
’s marquee signing for Super League XVI, with the Black and Whites paying one of their highest ever transfer fees to secure the services of the former Castleford Tigers man.
Despite being just 21, the talented loose forward set the league alight with his early career form, being voted Super League Young Player of the Year in 2007 and winning the same award for Castleford Tigers. He’s been around the fringes of the international setup for quite sometime, although is yet to make is debut, but many believe the move to the KC Stadium will now help him do that.
Despite being a big forward with the ability to play at loose forward or second row, he has superb ball handling skills, meaning he’s just as comfortable at stand off. On top of that, he’s one of the games strongest kickers, notching up 154 goals along with 36 tries in just 86 appearances ahead of the kick off of Super League XVI.
Pontefract
Pontefract is an historic market town in West Yorkshire, England. Traditionally in the West Riding, near the A1 , the M62 motorway and Castleford. It is one of the five towns in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield and has a population of 28,250...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, is a rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer for Hull in the Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
competition. Joe previously played for Castleford Tigers
Castleford Tigers
Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. They participate in the professional European competition Super League. They are sometimes known as 'Cas', 'Cas Tigers', 'Classy Cas' or the 'Black & Amber'...
.
Castleford Tigers
Joe burst onto the scene in 2007 in Castleford TigersCastleford Tigers
Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. They participate in the professional European competition Super League. They are sometimes known as 'Cas', 'Cas Tigers', 'Classy Cas' or the 'Black & Amber'...
NL1 campaign after signing from junior club Featherstone Lions
Featherstone Lions
Featherstone Lions are an amateur rugby league club from Featherstone, West Yorkshire who play in the Rugby League Conference National Division and the CMS Yorkshire league Division 3. The under-18 team play in the Gilette National Youth League....
. Joe played in most of Castleford's games and scored 2 tries in the NL1 Grand Final at Headingley. Joe was named NL1 young player of the year.
In 2008 Joe had a great first season in Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
for Castleford scoring 12 tries in 25 games. He was tipped for being a future England RL international. Joe missed out on the squad at the end of the season due to being injured for Castleford's final 2 games.
2009 saw Joe suffer a fit on the pitch in a game against St. Helens in a game at Castleford. Joe came back from that and played on through 2009 though his form slightly dipped.
Hull F.C
Westerman was Hull FCHull FC
Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull FC, is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition...
’s marquee signing for Super League XVI, with the Black and Whites paying one of their highest ever transfer fees to secure the services of the former Castleford Tigers man.
Despite being just 21, the talented loose forward set the league alight with his early career form, being voted Super League Young Player of the Year in 2007 and winning the same award for Castleford Tigers. He’s been around the fringes of the international setup for quite sometime, although is yet to make is debut, but many believe the move to the KC Stadium will now help him do that.
Despite being a big forward with the ability to play at loose forward or second row, he has superb ball handling skills, meaning he’s just as comfortable at stand off. On top of that, he’s one of the games strongest kickers, notching up 154 goals along with 36 tries in just 86 appearances ahead of the kick off of Super League XVI.