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| Born | 11 January 1999 Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (12 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth, Halfback, Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brandon Wakeham (born 11 January 1999) is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a Five-eighth , Halfback or hooker for Blacktown Workers in the NSW Cup. He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Wests Tigers.
Wakeham was born in Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Fijian and Lebanese descent. [2]
He played his junior rugby league for Chester Hill Hornets.
He made his international debut for Fiji in their 56-14 victory vs Lebanon in the 2019 Pacific Test, where he scored 20 points in the match. [3]
In round 15 of the 2019 NRL season, Wakeham made his NRL debut for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs off the interchange bench in his sides 14-12 win over the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Wakeham played majority of the game at five-eighth after Kieran Foran left the field in the early stages due to injury.
Wakeham played a total of 16 appearances for Canterbury in the 2020 NRL season. The club finished in 15th place on the table, only avoiding the Wooden Spoon by for and against. [4]
In round 7 of the 2021 NRL season, Wakeham became the first ever 18th man to take the field after Canterbury-Bankstown suffered a concussion which invoked the new 18th man rule which had been brought in by the NRL. [5]
Wakeham made a total of eight appearances as Canterbury claimed the wooden spoon. [6]
On 1 June, Wakeham was suspended for four matches after being found guilty of eye gouging St. George Illawarra's Tyrell Sloan during a NSW Cup game at Belmore Sports Ground. He played a total of eight games for the club in the 2022 NRL season. [7] Wakeham captained Canterbury's NSW Cup team in their grand final loss to Penrith at the Western Sydney Stadium. [8]
On 24 January, Wakeham signed a one-year deal to join the Wests Tigers ahead of the 2023 NRL season. [9] Wakeham played a total of 15 games for the Wests Tigers in the 2023 NRL season with 2 tries and 8 try assists and kicking 27/33 goals as the club finished with the Wooden Spoon for a second straight year. [10]
On 9 January 2024, it was announced that he would join Blacktown Workers for 2024. [11] [12] In December, Wakeham was handed a lifeline by Manly as they had given him a train and trial contract. [13]
On 25 June 2021, Wakeham was one of three Canterbury players who were ordered to self-isolate after attending a Covid-19 exposure site in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs. The NRL had ordered players of all 16 teams a week earlier not to attend any restaurants, clubs or bars in the Waverley Local Government area. [14]
On 15 May 2024, it was alleged that Wakeham had been arrested by police at a Blacktown Workers training session. It had been reported that Wakeham was not charged by police but was suspected of possessing cocaine and supplying MDMA. [15] The following day, Wakeham was granted bail in court. He was charged with taking part in the supply of a prohibited drug in greater than a large commercial quantity, taking part in the supply of a prohibited drug in greater than an indictable amount and less than a commercial quantity, and participating in a criminal group. [16] On 12 November it was announced that all the charges against Wakeham had been dropped. [17]
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