Jayden Berrell

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Jayden Berrell
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Personal information
Full nameJayden Berrell
Born (1995-06-01) 1 June 1995 (age 29)
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Position Hooker
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2024– Cronulla Sharks 30000
Source: [1] [2]

Jayden Berrell (born 1 June 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as hooker for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League and hooker for the Newtown Jets in the NSW Cup.

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Early life

Berrell was born in Ipswich, Queensland on 1 June 1995 playing junior for Runaway Bay. [3]

Playing career

2016

In 2016, Berrell signed a 1-year contract with the Norths Devils playing 16 games and scoring 1 try. [4]

2017

In 2017, Berrell joined the Wynnum Manly Seagulls after signing a 3-year contract with the club. He played 20 games and scored 3 tries. Additionally he earned the title of the 2017 Wynnum Manly Leagues Club Intrust Super Cup Player of the Year. [4] [5]

2018

In 2018, Berrell played 15 games scoring 2 tries. [4]

2019

In 2019, Berrell played his last season of his contract with 26 games for the Wynnum Manly Seagulls, scoring 7 tries and helping the team reach the grand finals where they lost 10–28 to the Burleigh Bears. [4]

2021

In 2021, Berrell signed a 1-year contract with the Wynnum Manly Seagulls. He played 20 games scoring 12 tries and assisting the team reach the grand finals losing 10–16 to the Norths Devils. [4]

2022-2023

In 2022, Berrell joined the Newtown Jets playing 17 games and scoring 6 tries. He captained the team throughout round 18, round 21, round 23 and the preliminary final. After a standout season in 2021 with the Wynnum Manly Seagulls, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks signed him with a 2 year contract. [3] [4] [6] Berrell spent the entire 2023 season with Cronulla’s feeder side the Newtown Jets, where he was named the club’s player of the season. [7] He later re-signed with the Sharks for the 2024 season. [8]

2024

After spending the majority of the season in reserve grade, Berrell was called onto the interchange bench for the Sharks’ round 21 fixture against the North Queensland Cowboys to make his NRL debut. [9] After spending 12 seasons in reserve grade, Berrell’s debut at 29 years of age makes him amongst the oldest debutants in the modern NRL era. [10]

Reference list

  1. "Jayden Berrell - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
  2. "Jayden Berrell stats". nothingbutleague.com.
  3. 1 2 "Jayden Berrell". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jayden Berrell - Playing Career - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  5. "Wynnum Manly award winners". Queensland Rugby League. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  6. "Jayden Berrell signs with the Cronulla Sharks - Wynnum Manly Seagulls". www.wynnumseagulls.com.au. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  7. "Berrell named Jets best". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  8. Chalk, Ethan Lee (5 October 2023). "Sharks announce re-signing of trio". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  9. Jayden Berrell to become Shark #562. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024 via www.sharks.com.au.
  10. "Berrell's persistence pays off with long-awaited NRL debut". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.


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