Jake Friend

  • Playing Career

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Thursday, 1st February, 1990
Current Age
34 years and 46 days
Place Of Birth
Nambour, Queensland, Australia

Awards & Accolades

Ron McAuliffe Medal
2020

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 264 27 -   1 109 144 119 1 54.55% List
Anzac Cup 11 2 -   - 8 5 6 0 45.45% List
NRL Finals 19 1 -   - 4 13 6 0 68.42% List
Australia PM XIII Annual 2 - -   - - 2 0 0 100.00% List
World Club Challenge 4 - -   - - 4 0 0 100.00% List
Four Nations 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
All Stars 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
State of Origin 3 - -   - - 2 1 0 66.67% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 2016 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 2017 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
QLD 2020 3 - -   - - 2 1 0 66.67% List
Overall2017-2020 4 0 0   0 - 2 2 0 50.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Sydney NRL 2008 5 - -   - - 3 2 0 60.00% List
Sydney NRL 2009 21 2 -   - 8 4 17 0 19.05% List
Sydney NRL 2010 19 1 -   - 4 11 8 0 57.89% List
Sydney NRL 2011 24 3 -   - 12 10 14 0 41.67% List
Sydney NRL 2012 24 2 -   - 8 8 15 1 33.33% List
Sydney NRL 2013 27 7 -   - 28 21 6 0 77.78% List
Sydney NRL 2014 23 3 -   - 12 14 9 0 60.87% List
Sydney NRL 2015 22 2 -   1 9 16 6 0 72.73% List
Sydney NRL 2016 24 1 -   - 4 6 18 0 25.00% List
Sydney NRL 2017 22 3 -   - 12 15 7 0 68.18% List
Sydney NRL 2018 27 - -   - - 19 8 0 70.37% List
Sydney NRL 2019 6 2 -   - 8 4 2 0 66.67% List
Sydney NRL 2020 19 1 -   - 4 12 7 0 63.16% List
Sydney NRL 2021 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Sydney 2008-21 264 27 -   1 109 144 119 1 54.55% List

Your Say

  • Mark Bennett
    15/04/2021

    Dead set little champion who played way above his weight.
    The greatest hooker to wear the Red White and Blue.
    Sorely missed.

  • Anonymous
    01/06/2021

    All time Roosters great. 14 seasons, 3 premierships, World Club Challenges, Australian rep, Queensland rep

  • Cosmic Rooster
    10/06/2021

    Great hooker and prolific tackler for the Sydney Roosters (Eastern Suburbs) over 14 seasons, an integral part of 3 premiership winning teams (2013, 2018-19). Overcome some off field controversies as a teenager and after a second chance with the club became a mature leader, role model and respected captain. As a Queenslander his origin opportunities were limited as he was in the same era as the great Cameron Smith. Finally got his opportunity playing all three games for QLD in 2020 where they caused a major upset to win the series 2-1. Forced into premature retirement aged 31 several head knocks resulting in repeated concussions, announcing his retirement on 8 April 2021.

  • thatnrlguy
    18/05/2022

    He is considered one of the greatest defenders of all-time and one of the hardest working players ever. He was known for his vast quantities of tackles throughout the years. He was always second in line to play origin behind Cameron Smith but never got his chance until 2020. He only played the 3 origin games throughout the series and was an integral part of their upset win. He was with the Roosters since 2008 and was very significant in his role in their 3 premierships throughout his career (2013, 2018 and 2019). The QLD fans loved him when he finally got the chance to prove himself and the Roosters fans loved him every time he was on the field.

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates, AJ Lucantonio, Max Turner, Paul Carter, Darren Andrews, Tim Costello, Greg Fiveash

Sources: Official NRL Website