Joe Stimson

Joe Stimson (born 2 December 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or forward for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.

He previously played for the Melbourne Storm, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League.

Early life Stimson was born in Temora, New South Wales, Australia. He is the son of former South Sydney Rabbitohs player Peter Stimson and nephew of former Balmain and Wests Tigers player Mark Stimson.

Stimson played his junior rugby league for the Temora Dragons. He was educated at Mosman High School before being signed by the Melbourne Storm.

Playing career Early career In 2014 and 2015, Stimson played for the Melbourne Storm's NYC team, captaining the side in 2015. In July 2015, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team. In August 2015, he re-signed with the Storm on a 2-year contract until the end of 2017. In 2016, he graduated to the Storm's Queensland Cup team, Sunshine Coast Falcons.

2017 In round 2 of the 2017 NRL season, Stimson made his NRL debut for the Melbourne side against the New Zealand Warriors. A few days later, he re-signed with Melbourne on a two-year contract until the end of 2019.

2018 Stimson was part of the Melbourne team that played in the 2018 NRL Grand Final against the Sydney Roosters but lost 21–6.

2019 On 4 June, Stimson signed a three-year deal with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs from 2020.

In round 22, Stimson played his 50th NRL game for the Storm in their 18–22 loss to the Canberra Raiders at AAMI Park in Melbourne.

2020 Stimson made his debut for Canterbury-Bankstown in round 1 of the 2020 NRL season against arch rivals Parramatta. Canterbury would go on to lose the match 8–2.

On 29 April, Stimson was ruled out for the entire 2020 NRL season due to a shoulder injury which required surgery.

2021

Stimson played 11 games for Canterbury in the 2021 NRL season which saw the club finish last and claim the Wooden Spoon.

2022 Stimson made a total of 21 appearances for Canterbury throughout the 2022 season. The club would finish 12th on the table and miss the finals.

On 30 September, Stimson signed a two-year deal to join the Gold Coast starting in 2023.

2023 Stimson played a total of 23 matches for the Gold Coast in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 14th on the table.

2024 Stimson was limited to only six matches for the Gold Coast in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 14th on the table.

2025 Following his departure from the Gold Coast Titans, Stimson joined Brisbane Tigers in the Queensland Cup, while worked in landscaping and maintenance.

On 23 June, Stimson signed for Castleford Tigers in the Super League on a one-and-a-half-year contract. He made his Tigers debut on 28 June against Wigan Warriors in round 16, and played a total of 11 games in the 2025 season as Castleford finished 11th on the table. He scored the first try of Castleford's 2026 season, his first for the club, in their opening game against Doncaster in the Challenge Cup. He scored a try in round 14 against Catalans Dragons, touching down his own kick in behind. He kicked his first Super League conversion in round 18 against Leigh Leopards.

Statistics

+ Appearances and points in all competitions by year Club Season Tier Melbourne Storm 2017 NRL 15 3 1 0 14 2018 NRL 24 1 2 0 8 2019 NRL 12 5 0 0 20 Total 51 9 3 0 42 Canterbury Bulldogs 2020 NRL 2 0 0 0 0 2021 NRL 11 0 0 0 0 2022 NRL 21 2 0 0 8 Total 34 2 0 0 8 Gold Coast Titans 2023 NRL 23 2 0 0 8 2024 NRL 6 0 0 0 0 Total 29 2 0 0 8 Castleford Tigers 2025 Super League 11 0 0 0 0 2026 Super League 19 2 1 0 10 Total 30 2 1 0 10 Career total 144 15 4 0 68