Russell Aitken

Who is Russell Aitken?

Russell Aitken is an Australian professional rugby league footballer currently employed as the captain- coach of the Campbelltown City Kangaroos RLFC in the Group 6 Rugby League competition. Russ was most recently with the AS Carcassonne rugby league club in France.

While attending Cronulla High School, Aitken played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2002 After brief stints with Cronulla and North Queensland, Aitken signed for the Melbourne Storm at the beginning of the 2007 season. Aitken made his debut for the Storm against St George Illawarra in round 5 at the start of the 2007 season, coming off the bench as an interchange player.

Previous clubs:Nth Qld Cowboys, Cronulla Caringbah Black Cats.

Following Cameron Smith's controversial suspension after Melbourne's semi-final victory against the Brisbane Broncos, Aitken was selected at hooker to play in the 2008 NRL Grand Final after only a handful of first grade appearances. Melbourne went on the lose the grand final by a large margin after having achieved the rare feat of making three consecutive grand finals.