Joe Chan

Joe Chan
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Chan
Born (2002-03-10) 10 March 2002 (age 24)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)
Weight15 st 8 lb (99 kg)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021–22 Catalans Dragons 29 9 0 0 36
2023–26 Melbourne Storm 47 4 0 0 16
2027- North Queensland 0 0 0 0 0
Total 76 13 0 0 52
Source:
As of 13 October 2026
FatherAlex Chan
RelativesTiaki Chan (brother)
Willie McLean (uncle)
Casey McLean (cousin)

Joseph Chan (born 10 March 2002) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL).

He previously played for Catalans Dragons in the Super League and Saint-Esteve in the Elite One Championship.

Background

Chan is of Chinese, Māori, Samoan and Irish heritage and is the son of former New Zealand international Alex Chan and brother of Tiaki Chan. He played his junior rugby league for St Clair Comets, before moving to Catalans Dragons. Chan is first cousins with Penrith Panthers centre Casey McLean. Chan attended St.Dominic’s College, Penrith before moving to the south of France to complete his schooling.

Career

In 2021 he made his Catalans debut in the Challenge Cup against the Warrington Wolves. On 22 April 2022 he signed a two-year contract to play for the Melbourne Storm for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.

Chan made his NRL debut in round 27 of the 2023 NRL season for the Melbourne Storm against Broncos at Suncorp Stadium. Being presented with jersey (cap number 233), Joe along with his father and former Melbourne Storm (cap number 71), Alex Chan are the first father-son Storm duo.

Chan went onto win the 2023 Queensland Cup with Storm feeder club the Brisbane Tigers where he came off the interchange bench in their 22–18 grand final victory over Burleigh. He would also be recognised as the Tigers Rookie of the Year at the club's annual awards.

On 27 August 2024, Chan re-signed with Melbourne until the end of 2028. On 29 September 2024, Chan played for Melbourne's feeder team North Sydney in their NSW Cup Grand Final loss against Newtown.

On 31 August 2026, Melbourne announced that Chan would depart the club at the end of the season and join the North Queensland Cowboys. Chan played 18 games for Melbourne in the 2026 NRL season as the club finished 10th on the table, missing the finals for the first time since 2010.

Honours and achievements

Individual:

Club:

Statistics

Year Team Games Tries Pts
2021 Catalans Dragons 7 2 8
2022 22 7 28
2023 Melbourne Storm 1
2024 11 1 4
2025 17 1 4
2026 13 2 8
Totals 71 13 52

References

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  2. ↑ Itsrugby
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  4. ↑ "Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Website". Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Catalans Dragons 6-16 Warrington Wolves: Clinical Wolves move into Challenge Cup semi-finals". Sky Sports. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Challenge Cup: Catalans Dragons v Warrington Wolves". BBC. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Melbourne Storm confirm signings of Joe Chan and Tariq Sims". Love Rugby League. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  8. ↑ Staff Writer (31 August 2023). "Joe Chan becomes player 233". Melbourne Storm. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  9. ↑ Brinums, Jorja (17 September 2023). "Tigers pounce to create history with grand final win over Bears". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "2023 season awards for Hostplus Cup and Hastings Deering Colts Tigers". thetigers.com.au. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  11. ↑ Staff Writer (26 August 2024). "Storm's family connection continues". Melbourne Storm. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Newtown wins Premiership number nine". www.nswrl.com.au.
  13. ↑ "Chan released to join Cowboys". Melbourne Storm. 31 August 2026. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Mole's season review: Sobering reality facing Storm after 'nightmare' year". www.nine.com.au.