Aitken was a junior standout player playing for New South Wales juniors and Junior Kangaroos before playing for NSW Country and Australian PMXIII before playing internationals with Scotland. He developed through the Illawarra system and was experianced NRL player by the time he came to South Sydney. Having played with St George-Illawarra, Warriors and the Dolphins. Signed by South Sydney midway through 2024. He suffered a serious pec injury, mid year also, which ruled him out for the rest of the 2024 season. After recovering from injury, Aitken made his South Sydney club and first grade premiership debut in the 2025 Round 6 clash against North Queensland at Optus Stadium in Perth.
Aitken is a nuggety second rower who is a strong defender.
Playing - Height / Weight
183cm / 96kg
Representative Qualification
NSW Country
Scotland
Date of Birth
Pambula - 16th June 1995
Previous Clubs First Grade : Lower Grades : Juniors
(FG) Premiership : (FG) Cup : :
M T G FG Pt : M T G FG Pt : M T G FG Pt : M T G FG Pt
Illawarra (2012-13) : : : U18s . 15 - - 60
St George-Illawarra (2013-14) : : NYC 25 19 - - 76 :
Illawarra (2015) : : NSWC 2 1 - - 4 :
St George-Illawarra (2015-20) 121 39 - - 156 : : RG 1 - - - - : (Played 9s as well)
Warriors (2021-22) 35 10 - - 40 : : :
Dolphins (2023-24) 36 6 - - 24 : 4 - - - - : :
Central Queensland (2024) : : QLDC 1 1 - - 4 :
Previous Rep Honours M T G FG Pt
Aus Schoolboys U15 (2010)
New South Wales U16s (2011) 1 - - - -
New South Wales U18s (2013) 1 - - - -
New South Wales U20s (2014) (Selected - Withdrew due to Injury)
Junior Kangaroos (2014) 1 - - - -
Australia PM XIII (2015) 1 1 - - 4
NSW Country Origin (2016) 1 1 - - 4
Scotland (2016-22) 5 1 - - 4
Previous Awards
2014 - St George-Illawarra NYC Player of the Year
2015 - St George-Illawarra Academic Excellence Award
2022 - Warriors PLayer of the Year
2023 - Dolphins Academic Award
Playing Career at South Sydney (2025)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
2025 Apr 12 Rd06 PrSt v North Queensland (29y 300d)
Contracted Until
End of 2027
First Grade
Premiership : Pre-Season Challenge
M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts
2025 - - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - -
TOTAL - - - - - - - -
SS FG - - - - - - - -
Lower Grades
(RG) Premiership
Year M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts
2025 - - - - - - - -
TOTAL - - - - - - - -
South Sydney Senior(FG/RG/3G) Grade Career
Premiership : Cup : All Matches
M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts
CAREER - - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - -
Scoring at South Sydney
Versus - First Grade : Lower Grades
(FG) Premiership : (FG)Cup : (RG)Premiership
T G/A FG 2FG Pts : T G/A FG 2FG Pts : T G/A FG 2FG Pts
Nth Qld 1 - - - 4 : :
Wests-Tig 1 - - - 4 : :
Venues - First Grade : Lower Grades
(FG) Premiership : (FG)Cup : (RG)Premiership
T G/A FG 2FG Pts : T G/A FG 2FG Pts : T G/A FG 2FG Pts
Camp 1 - - - 4 :
PrSt 1 - - - 4 : :
Match Statistics at South Sydney
2025 First Grade Statistics : Lower Grade Statistics
Min Tac Pe 6A MT LA LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG : Min Tac Pe 6A MT LA LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG
Rd06 LCnt #3 Nth Qld PrSt L 80 24 2 - - - 1 13 - 97 1 - - - 1 - - - :
Rd07 LCnt #3 Canterbury StAu L 70 17 2 - 2 - - 9 - 65 - - - - - - - - :
Rd08 RSRw #12 Melbourne MRSt L 80 50 - 2 4 - - 9 - 77 - - - - - - - - :
Rd09 LCnt #3 Newcastle LngS L 80 11 - - 1 1 - 16 2 139 2 4 - - - - - - :
Rd10 RSRw #11 Brisbane StAu W 80 48 - - 1 - - 11 - 107 - - - - - - - - :
Rd11 RSRw #11 Wests-Tig Camp W 80 42 - - 4 - - 13 - 138 - 1 - - 1 - - - :
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
none
Suspension Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v Fine Wk CO Ldg G CHARGE none
Sin Bins
Year Grade v CHARGE 2025 Rd07 FG Canterbury 10SB Professional Foul
Player Awards
Year Award none
Representative Honours at South Sydney
Domestic none International none
Player News
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