Ben Marschke

Ben Marschke

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Marschke
Born	(1997-06-19) 19 June 1997 (age 27) Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2021 Sydney Roosters 13 1 0 0 4
Source: [1] As of 4 June 2021

Ben Marschke (/mɑːrʃkiː/ MARSH-key,) (born 19 June 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Background

Marschke was born in Bundaberg, Queensland and played his junior rugby league for the Across The Waves Tigers and attended St Luke's Anglican School and Shalom College before being signed by the Sydney Roosters.^[2][3] Marschke is of Irish descent.^[4]

Playing career

In 2013, Marschke played for the Central Crows in the Cyril Connell Cup.^[5] In 2014, he moved up to their Mal Meninga Cup side.^[6] In 2015, Marschke moved to Sydney, playing for the Roosters in the SG Ball Cup.^[7] In 2016 and 2017, Marschke played for the Roosters' under-20s team.^[8]

In 2018, Marschke played for the Penrith Panthers in the NSW Cup.^[9] In 2019, he played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs NSW Cup side.^[10] In 2020, he played for the Bulldogs at the NRL Nines in Perth.^[11]

2021

In 2021, Marschke joined North Sydney, the Roosters' NSW Cup feeder club.^[12] In Round 4 of the 2021 NRL season, Marschke was called up to the Sydney Roosters first grade side, making his debut in their 32–12 win over the New Zealand Warriors.^[13][14]

2022

Marschke made no appearances for the Sydney Roosters in the 2022 NRL season. Marschke instead featured for the clubs NSW Cup team North Sydney playing 23 games throughout the year.^[15]

2023

Marschke spent the entire 2023 season playing for North Sydney in the NSW Cup. Marschke played in North Sydney's 22-18 NSW Cup grand final loss against South Sydney.^[16]

References

1. Rugby League Project
2. "Six twins boost Tigers". Northern Star. 23 March 2012.
3. "Clean sweep for St. Luke's". News-Mail. 26 May 2011.
4. Walter, Brad (23 March 2022). "League of nations:Stars representing 40 countries". NRL.com.
5. "2013". 18th Man.
6. "2014". 18th Man.
7. "HIGHLIGHTS: SG Ball (Rd 7)". NSWRL. 31 March 2015.
8. "NYC Roosters continue perfect start to 2017". Sydney Roosters. 9 March 2017.
9. "Jets get cracking on the player recruitment front". Newtown Jets.
10. "Round 1 Canterbury Cup Team News". Canterbury Bulldogs. 12 March 2019.
11. "Confirmed starters for NRL Nines squads". NRL. 5 February 2020.
12. "Pathways Squads for Round 2 Clashes Named". Sydney Roosters. 16 March 2021.
13. "Late Mail Round 4 vs Warriors: Robinson Names Dual Debutant". Sydney Roosters. 4 April 2021.
14. "Morris chasing history after 26-year first in epic try-scoring run to start season". www.foxsports.com.au.
15. "NSW Cup 2022 Finals Preview". www.nswrl.com.au.
16. "Taaffe's statement as Souths end 40-year drought; veteran's captain's knock: Reserves Wrap". www.foxsports.com.au.

External links

• Sydney Roosters profile