Jake Friend

Jake Friend
Personal information
Born (1990-02-04) 4 February 1990
Nambour, Queensland, Australia
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position Hooker

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008– Sydney Roosters 231 24 0 1 97
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–16 Prime Minister's XIII 2 0 0 0 0
2016 Australia 1 0 0 0 0
2017 World All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
As of 4 March 2018
Source: [1]

Jake Friend (born 4 February 1990) is an Australian rugby league footballer and captain of the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. He plays as a hooker. He has played one game for the Australia national rugby league team.

Junior career

The Noosa Pirates junior joined the Roosters on a scholarship when he was 15 and, in 2008, progressed from SG Ball through to Toyota Cup to the NRL in just four months.

First grade career

Jake finished the 2010 season as the Roosters starting Hooker in the 2010 NRL Grand Final. However the Roosters were defeated 32-8 by the Dragons.

Friend playing for the Roosters

Friend's good form continued in 2011 and despite a lacklustre year by the team, he was awarded the club's highest individual honour, the Jack Gibson Medal, after a season of consistent performances.

2013 was a true breakout season for Friend. he maintained a high work rate in defence with an average of 37 tackles a game. He played for the Roosters in their 2013 Grand Final win.[2]

He has continued his form in 2014, which started with a starring role for the Sydney Roosters in the 2014 World Club Challenge at hooker, where he was named man of the match in the Australian premiers' 36-14 World Champion victory over the Wigan Warriors in Sydney. He also won the Ashton Collier medal for Man of the Match in the 2014 ANZAC Game between the Sydney Roosters and St George Illawarra Dragons.

Friend was part of the Eastern Suburbs sides which made preliminary final appearances in 2015 and 2017 but fell short of a grand final appearance on both occasions. In 2018, Friend was part of the side which won their 4th minor premiership in 6 seasons. On 30 September 2018, Friend co-captained Easts in the 2018 NRL grand final victory over Melbourne.[3]

Representative career

In 2016, he was selected in Australia's 2016 Four Nations squad as a back-up hooker for skipper Cameron Smith. Friend made his international debut against Scotland off the interchange bench.

Achievements

  • NRL Grand Final winner (2013)
  • NRL Grand Final winning Co-Captain *Boyd Cordner* (2018)
  • NRL Minor Premiership (2013)
  • NRL Minor Premiership (2014)
  • NRL Minor Premiership (2015)
  • NRL Minor Premiership (2018)
  • World Club Challenge winner (2014)
  • World Club Challenge man of the match (2014)
  • Ashton Collier medallist (2014)

Controversy

In March 2009, Friend was suspended by the NRL for 2 weeks for high range drink driving offences.[4]

On 27 June 2009, Friend along with Sandor Earl were initially charged with assaulting a woman in Sydney. It was alleged the niece of ABC radio commentator David Morrow 'was punched' at The Tank nightclub in The Rocks. They were quickly cleared of any charges after surveilence video was reviewed.[5]

On 13 December 2009, Friend was arrested and charged by police following an altercation with a taxi driver.[6] As a result, the Roosters terminated his contract. In May 2010, Friend was re-instated in the Roosters team after counselling and rehabilitation.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Rugby League Project
  2. ↑ http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/nrls-most-improved-players-in-2013-11738/
  3. ↑ https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/live-nrl-grand-final-2018-storm-vs-roosters-from-anz-stadium/news-story/201676e5e809c4713bcd150d9d0687da
  4. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au//breaking-news-sport/friend-suspended-for-two-weeks-by-nrl-20090319-934r.html
  5. ↑ Jackson, Glenn; Walter, Brad (14 December 2009). "Career in the balance: Roosters suspend Jake Friend". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  6. ↑ "Roosters hooker Friend arrested again". Brisbane Times. 13 December 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
  7. ↑ http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/out-of-the-kitchen-and-into-cauldron-for-friend-20100511-uuxc.html
  8. ↑ "Friend on prescription drugs charges". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
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