Career
A New South Wales Country representative, he plays at second-row and lock and previously played for the Melbourne Storm. Born in Maitland, New South Wales, Rochow played his junior football for the East Maitland Griffins before graduating to first-grade for the Kurri Kurri Bulldogs. As a 17-year-old, Rochow played SG Ball with the Newcastle Knights before being signed by the Melbourne Storm.
Rochow played for the Storm"s New York City team in 2009 and 2010.
In 2009, Rochow played in the Toyota Cup Grand Final-winning Storm team 2010
In Round 14, Rochow made his NRL debut for the Storm against the Sydney Roosters off the interchange bench in the Storm"s 38-6 loss at AAMI Park.
This was Rochow’s only NRL match for the season. 2011
In July, Rochow signed a 1-year contract with the Knights, his junior club, to link up with Wayne Bennett.
He only played 1 match in 2011.
2012
In May, Rochow re-signed with the Knights on 2-year contract after impressive form in the NSW Cup. In Round 19, Rochow made his club debut for the Knights off the interchange bench after Neville Costigan was ruled out with injury. Rochow finished his first year with the Knights with him playing in 8 matches and scoring 1 try.
2013
On 22 May, Rochow re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract.
Rochow finished the season with him playing in all 27 matches and scoring 2 tries. 2014
In February, Rochow was selected in the Knights 2014 inaugural Auckland Nines squad.
Rochow was selected for the Country Origin squad for the annual Country versus City Origin match. Rochow played off the interchange bench in the 26-26 all draw in Dubbo.
He finished the year with him playing in all of the Knights 24 matches and scoring 3 tries.
2015
On 31 January and 1 February, Rochow played for the Knights in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines. His 2015 season was interrupted by back and arm injuries, limiting his game time to just 5 matches and scoring 1 try as the club finished last. 2016
In February, Rochow co-captained the Knights in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines.
