title: Aaron Moule
text: Aaron Moule (born 20 June 1977) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played club football for the South Queensland Crushers and Melbourne Storm in Australasia's National Rugby League and Widnes Vikings and Salford City Reds in the Super League.
  
  Early life
  
  Moule grew up in the Redcliffe, Queensland area of Brisbane, playing junior rugby league with Redcliffe Dolphins. He was later captain of the Sunshine Coast schoolboys representative team, leading the team to second place in the state carnival.
  
  Playing career
  
  Moule made his first grade rugby league debut for South Queensland Crushers in the 1997 ARL season, winning the club's rookie of the year honour, before joining Melbourne Storm for the 1998 NRL season.
  
  Moule played at  for Melbourne in their 1999 NRL Grand Final victory against the St. George Illawarra Dragons. Having won the 1999 Premiership, Melbourne Storm contested in the 2000 World Club Challenge against Super League Champions St Helens R.F.C., with Moule playing at  and scoring a try in the victory. 
  
  A consistent, but combative player, Moule was the leading try scorer for Melbourne Storm in 2001 and 2002.
  
  Moule stunned Melbourne by announcing his retirement from the NRL in April 2003, revealing that a succession of injuries had taken away his enjoyment of the game. "At 25, three shoulder reconstructions, knee surgery and a severe case of osteitis pubis head my list of injuries," he said. "Put simply, the passion to play isn't there any more." After sitting out the rest of 2003, in November Moule had agreed to return to rugby league with Widnes Vikings.
  
  Moule retired from the professional game at the end of the 2007 Super League season.
  
  Career highlights and honours
   First Grade Debut: 
  1997 – Round 11, South Queensland v Western Suburbs Magpies at Campbelltown Stadium, 18 May
   Rookie of the Year:
  1997 – South Queensland Crushers
   Premierships: 
  1999 – Melbourne Storm
   World Club Challenge Champions
  2000 – Melbourne Storm
  
  References
  
  External links
  Salford Squad Profile: Aaron Moule
  Salford City Reds Website Homepage
  Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
  
  1977 births
  Living people
  Australian rugby league players
  South Queensland Crushers players
  Melbourne Storm players
  Widnes Vikings players
  Salford Red Devils players
  Rugby league centres
  Rugby league players from Brisbane