Ryan Hoffman

Ryan Hoffman

Personal information
Born	(1984-01-26) 26 January 1984 (age 33) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	103 kg (16 st 3 lb)
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Lock
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2003–10 Melbourne Storm 170 41 0 0 164 2011 Wigan Warriors 34 11 0 0 44 2012–14 Melbourne Storm 75 18 0 0 72 2015– New Zealand Warriors 41 6 0 0 24 Total 320 76 0 0 304 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2006–14 NSW City 7 1 0 0 4 2007–15 New South Wales 14 0 0 0 0 2007–14 Australia 6 0 0 0 0
As of 23 July 2016 Source:

Ryan Hoffman (born 26 January 1984) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League.

Hoffman was born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. His father, Jay Hoffman, played professional football for the Canberra Raiders, representing Queensland in the pre-Origin era. Hoffman attended the renowned rugby league school St Gregory's College in Campbelltown, New South Wales.

Hoffman started his NRL career with the Melbourne Storm in 2003. In 2006, his improving form led to him being selected for the New South Wales City Origin side for the first time. It also earned him the Storm's Forward of the Year award. In addition, he was named in the second row for Melbourne Storm's team of the decade.

Following the 2006 NRL Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos, Hoffman sat in the middle of Telstra Stadium in tears, an image which was printed in newspapers all around Australia.

In 2007, Hoffman was part of the Melbourne team which won the Grand Final, defeating Manly by 34–8. He played in the 2009 NRL Grand Final defeat of the Parramatta Eels, scoring the opening try. Hoffman has won two grand finals.