Aaron Woods

Aaron Woods

Personal information
Nickname	Woodsy
Born	(1991-03-13) 13 March 1991 (age 26) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	109 kg (17 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2011– Wests Tigers 128 10 0 0 40 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2012–13 City Origin 2 0 0 0 0 2012–16 Prime Minister's XIII 3 2 0 0 8 2013–16 New South Wales 11 1 0 0 4 2014–16 Australia 9 0 0 0 0
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Aaron Woods (born 13 March 1991) is an Australian rugby league footballer who is currently the captain of the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League. His position is prop. He has represented Australia, and New South Wales in State of Origin.

Born in Sydney, Woods was raised by his mother in an apartment above a newsagent on Norton Street, Leichhardt. He has spoken of the influence of the women in his life. He said, "My dog is female, I was a mummy's boy and a nanna's boy, my aunties would bash me and pick on me like a young brother, my missus is strong and stable, my youngest sister is my biggest fan. They’ve all been great for me."

Woods played junior rugby league with Leichhardt Juniors and participated in the Balmain Tigers Development Program. He based his game on players Jason Ryles and Ben Kennedy. He attended St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney, and later played for Holy Cross College, Ryde, and represented NSW Catholic Colleges when he was 17. In 2008, he played for the Australian schoolboys side.

In 2009, Woods played for Wests Tigers' Toyota Cup side in their run to the Grand Final, but 2010 was mired by injury, with his hamstring coming close to being torn completely off the bone. However, before the start of the 2011 season, Ricky Stuart named him in a "Blues in Waiting" squad, for potential future NSW State of Origin players. He was described as one of, "the State's best crop of young talent."

Woods made his NRL debut for the Wests Tigers at the start of the 2011 season, scoring a try in his 4th appearance. He was a regular in the first-grade team throughout the year, mostly starting from the bench. His first season form was described as, "impressive," and, "one of the few constants in an erratic Wests Tigers' NRL season." He was named the club's rookie of the year.