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| Full name | Brendan Hands | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 December 1999 Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 6 September 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Brendan Hands (born 2 December 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as hooker for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Hands was a Brothers Penrith junior who played both rugby league and basketball. [1] From a young age his coaches said that he would be a NRL player. [2] He would join the Penrith Panthers playing for their Jersey Flegg Cup under 20's team in 2019, winning the club's Junior Education Award. [3] In 2020, he was a part of Penrith's first grade squad. [4]
In 2022, Hands signed with the Parramatta Eels to play in the NSW Cup competition. Hands played 23 games for Parramatta's NSW Cup team in 2022. [4]
In round 4 of the 2023 NRL season, Hands made his NRL debut for Parramatta [5] against his former club, Penrith at Western Sydney Stadium and scored a try in his side's 17−16 golden point extra-time victory. [6] [4] [7] [8] Hands played a total of 19 matches for Parramatta in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 10th and missed the finals. [9] After Parramatta's upset loss to the Wests Tigers in round 4 of the 2024 NRL season, Hands was demoted to reserve grade by Parramatta head coach Brad Arthur. [10] Hands played 19 games for Parramatta in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 15th on the table. On 27 November 2024, Hands signed a two-year contract extension to remain at Parramatta until the end of 2026. [11]
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