Jayden Brailey

Jayden Brailey (born 9 April 1996) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL.

Jayden Brailey
Personal information
Born (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996
Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017–19 Cronulla Sharks 69 9 0 0 36
2020– Newcastle Knights 2 0 0 0 0
Total 71 9 0 0 36
As of 18 November 2020
Source: [1][2]

He previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League.

Background

Brailey was born in Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia.

He played his junior football for the Aquinas Colts and attended Aquinas College, Menai.[3] In 2014, Brailey played for the Australian Schoolboys.[4] In 2015 and 2016, Brailey played for the Sharks NYC team. On 4 September 2016, Brailey was awarded as the 2016 Holden Cup Player of the Year.[5]

Playing career

2017

After the retirement of Michael Ennis after the Sharks' historical 2016 NRL Grand Final win against the Melbourne Storm, Brailey earnt the job of hooker ahead of new recruits, Daniel Mortimer and Manaia Cherrington.[6] He made his debut for the Sharks in the World Club Challenge match against the Wigan Warriors. On 2 March, Brailey made his first appearance in the NRL against the Brisbane Broncos. In Round 16 against Manly, Brailey suffered a broken jaw after attempting to tackle Manly player Dylan Walker. He was ruled out for two months and returned for in round 24.[7][8]

2018

Brailey made 26 appearances for Cronulla in 2018 as the club fell one game short of another grand final appearance losing to Melbourne in the preliminary final.[9][10]

2019

In July, Brailey signed a 3-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2020, after being granted a release from the final year of his Cronulla contract.[11]

Brailey made a total of 24 appearances for Cronulla in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished in 7th spot on the table and qualified for the finals. Brailey's final game for Cronulla came in the elimination final against Manly which Cronulla lost 28-16 at Brookvale Oval.[12]

2020

In March, Brailey was ruled out for the remainder of the 2020 NRL season after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament against the Wests Tigers in round 2 of the competition.[13]

References
  1. "Jayden Brailey - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 9 April 1996. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. "Legend's touching moment for Sharks debutant". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 2 March 2017.
  4. "Panther ready to prowl in Europe". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 14 August 2014.
  5. Andrew Parkinson30 Sep 2016, 7 a.m. (30 September 2016). "Future bright for Cronulla as young Shark Brailey wins Dally M award | St George & Sutherland Shire Leader". Theleader.com.au. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  6. Rugby League (3 March 2017). "Cronulla Sharks hooker Jayden Brailey emerges from grand final crowd to Michael Ennis' hot seat". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  7. "The Repeat Set: One rule for Gus Gould and Wayne Bennett, another for everyone else". www.sportingnews.com.
  8. "Round 24 Team of the Week". National Rugby League. 21 August 2017.
  9. "Cronulla Sharks elite academy paying big dividends just four years in". National Rugby League. 19 September 2018.
  10. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  11. "Jayden Brailey to join Knights in 2020". Newcastle Knights. 31 July 2019.
  12. "Under-strength Sea Eagles send Sharks packing". NRL.
  13. "Brailey played on against Tigers despite tearing ACL". www.nrl.com.
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