 He previously played for the Penrith Panthers, winning the 2003 NRL premiership with them, and the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles whom he won the 2011 NRL Grand Final with, primarily as a or in the .In 2019, Rodney coached the St Marys Saints Sydney Shield side.Following a bull-riding accident when he was 15, Rodney decided to give up rodeoing and concentrate on rugby league as the "safer" option.