Jayden Walker

Jayden Walker

Personal information
Born	(1996-08-13) 13 August 1996 (age 28) Sydney, Australia
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Lock
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2018– De La Salle Caringbah 360 24 0 0 96 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2016–17 Italy 7 2 0 0 8
Source: [1] [2] As of 18 May 2018
Father	Shane Walker

Jayden Walker (born 13 August 1996) is an Italy international rugby league footballer who is contracted to the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays as a second-row.

Early life

The son of former professional rugby league footballer Shane Walker, ^[3] Walker played his junior rugby league for De La Salle Caringbah. He is of Italian descent.

Playing career

Walker was signed by the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks to play for their S. G. Ball Cup side, before moving into their National Youth Competition side in 2014. ^[4] On Australia Day in 2015, he was arrested for verbally abusing police and resisting arrest, having been initially approached by authorities for possessing alcohol in an alcohol-free zone. ^[5] In May 2016, he admitted to using recreational drugs and was banned from playing by the Sharks for 12 weeks. ^[6] Walker played 14 NYC games for the Sharks between 2014 and 2016. ^[7]

Walker was selected to represent Italy at the 2017 World Cup qualifying tournament in late 2016. He played in all 3 of Italy's matches, scoring a try against Russia. ^[8] In 2017, Walker played for the Sharks' feeder team, the Newtown Jets, in the New South Wales Cup. Walker scored a try for Italy in their 24–24 draw against Malta on 8 October, ^[9] and was a member of Italy's squad for the 2017 World Cup. ^[10]

In November 2017, Walker signed a one-year contract with the Penrith Panthers for 2018. ^[11]

International caps

Cap	Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition	T	G	FG	Points
1	22 October 2016	Makiš Stadium, Belgrade	Serbia	2017 World Cup qualifying	0	0	0	0
2	29 October 2016	Stadio Brianteo, Monza	Wales		0	0	0	0
3	4 November 2016	Leigh Sports Village, Leigh	Russia		1	0	0	4
4	8 October 2017	Marconi Stadium, Sydney	Malta		1	0	0	4
5	29 October 2017	Barlow Park, Cairns	Ireland	2017 World Cup	0	0	0	0
6	5 November 2017	Willows Sports Complex, Townsville	United States		0	0	0	0
7	10 November 2017	Canberra Stadium, Canberra	Fiji		0	0	0	0

References

1. "Jayden Walker". Rugby League Project.
2. "2017 SQUAD | Newtown Jets". NSWRL.com.au. 17 February 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
3. "The Newtown Jets are determined to put an end to the New Zealand Warriors' unbeaten record". newtownjets.com. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017. Newtown Jets second rower Jayden Walker, a product of the Cronulla Sharks junior system, has been in consistently good form this year. Jayden is the son of Shane Walker, the tough front-rower who played with St George, Eastern Suburbs, Balmain, Wests Tigers and Melbourne Storm between 1990 and 2002.
4. "Walker set for stardom". The Leader. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
5. Beichert, Kahlia (28 January 2015). "Sharks under-20s player arrested for abuse". The Leader. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
6. "Cronulla youngster Jayden Walker banned for three months for drug use". Daily Telegraph. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
7. "W". NYC Database. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016.
8. "Italy take the final RLWC2017 place". Rugby League International Federation. 5 November 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
9. "Test Match, l'Italia pareggia 24-24 con Malta a Sydney" (in Italian). Federazione Italia Rugby League. 9 October 2017. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
10. "Rugby League World Cup – Gli azzurri" (in Italian). Federazione Italia Rugby League. 10 October 2017. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
11. "Panthers reveals new recruits". penrithpanthers.com.au. 13 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.

External links

• 2017 RLWC profile