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Full name | Jesse Arthars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 8 July 1998|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 21 April 2024 |
Jesse Arthars (born 8 July 1998) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL).
He previously played for the Gold Coast Titans and the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL.
Arthars was born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand. In late 2010, when Arthars was 12, his family moved to Gold Coast, Queensland, where he attended Keebra Park State High School and played junior rugby league for the Helensvale Hornets. [2]
From 2016 to 2017, Arthars played for the Melbourne Storm in the Holden Cup, scoring 22 tries and kicked 160 goals for 408 points in 44 games. [3]
In 2018, Arthars signed a one year deal to join South Sydney after leaving Melbourne Storm at the end of 2017. On 5 October 2018, Arthars was released by Souths on compassionate grounds. Arthars spent the majority of 2018 playing with South Sydney's feeder club side North Sydney in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW making 6 appearances. [4] [5]
On 9 May 2019, Arthars made his NRL debut for the Titans against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. In Round 22 of the 2019 NRL season, Arthars scored his first try for the Gold Coast in a 36-12 loss against Parramatta at Cbus Super Stadium. [6]
On 29 October 2019, Arthars signed a two-year deal to join the Brisbane Broncos. [7]
Arthars made his club debut for the Broncos against the North Queensland Cowboys in a 28-21 victory. In the 2020 NRL season, Arthars played six games for Brisbane scoring 1 try as the club claimed the wooden spoon by finishing last on the table. [8]
Arthars was set to play his first game of the season in Round 6 against the Penrith Panthers before falling ill the day before the game and was replaced by Corey Oates. In the 2021 NRL season, Arthars eventually played his first game of the season against the Gold Coast Titans scoring a try, as Brisbane achieved their greatest ever comeback coming back from 22-0 down, then winning 36-28. Arthars played 11 games scoring 5 tries and kicking 2 goals in the 2021 NRL season.
On 30 November, Brisbane agreed to loan Arthars to the New Zealand Warriors for the 2022 season before returning to the Brisbane club in 2023. [9] He played 12 games, scoring 5 tries for the Warriors in 2022..
Arthars experienced a breakout season with the Brisbane in 2023 as he cemented a starting position on the team and was the preferred wing option over veteran Corey Oates. On the 4 April 2023, Arthars resigned with the Brisbane outfit for a further three seasons. extending his deal until the end of the 2026 season. [10] Arthars played a total of 20 games for Brisbane in the 2023 NRL season. Arthars played in Brisbane's 26-24 loss against Penrith in the 2023 NRL Grand Final. He has also been chosen to play for Toa Samoa, but ended up having to withdraw to attend the wedding of Jayden Nikorima. [11]
Year | Team | Games | Tries | Goals | Pts |
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2019 | Gold Coast Titans | 12 | 2 | 8 | |
2020 | Brisbane Broncos | 6 | 1 | 4 | |
2021 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 24 | |
2022 | New Zealand Warriors (loan) | 12 | 5 | 20 | |
2023 | Brisbane Broncos | 20 | 9 | 36 | |
2024 * | 6 | 4 | 16 | ||
Totals | 67 | 26 | 2 | 108 |
*denotes season competing
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