Jesse Ramien

Jesse Ramien

Personal information
Born	(1997-04-27) 27 April 1997 (age 27) Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Playing information
Position	Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2017–18 Cronulla Sharks 21 11 0 0 44 2019 Newcastle Knights 17 2 0 0 8 2020– Cronulla Sharks 105 39 0 0 156 Total 143 52 0 0 208 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2018 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0 2020–22 Indigenous All Stars 3 1 0 0 4
Source: [1] As of 9 August 2024

Jesse Ramien (born 27 April 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League (NRL).

He has previously played for the Newcastle Knights as well as a previous spell at the Cronulla club in the NRL. Ramien has also played at representative level for the Indigenous All Stars.

Background

Ramien was born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, and is of Indigenous Australian descent. ^[2]

He played his junior rugby league for the Coonamble Bears, before being signed by the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.

Playing career

Early career

From 2014 to 2016, Ramien played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles' NYC team. ^[3] Mid-season in 2016, he made the switch to the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks' NYC team. ^[4]

2017

In February, Ramien played for the Sharks' first-grade side in the 2017 World Club Challenge match against the Wigan Warriors, a game in which he scored a try. ^[5] In May, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis. ^[6] In round 26 of the 2017 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Sharks against the Newcastle Knights, scoring a try. ^[7] The very next day, he was named at centre in the Team of the Year. ^[8]

2018

In February, Ramien signed a 2-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2019. ^[9] In round 12 against the Knights, he scored two tries in the Sharks' 48-10 win at Hunter Stadium. ^[10]

2019

Ramien made his Knights debut in round 1 of the season in Newcastle's 14-8 victory over his former side the Sharks. ^[11] Throughout the season, there was speculation that he was unhappy playing for the Knights due to a lack of ball passed his way at right centre, the Knights favouring their left edge more. ^[12] After playing in 17 games and scoring 2 tries, Ramien was left out of the team for their round 20 game following four straight losses for the Knights. It was reported that during the week coach Nathan Brown approached him at training and told him if he was unhappy at the club and wanted to seek an immediate release then Newcastle head of football Brian Canavan could make that happen. ^[13] The day after, Ramien was granted permission negotiate with other clubs and leave the Knights immediately, however due to it being past the NRL's June 30 mid-season transfer deadline, he would not be allowed to play for another club until the 2020 season. ^[14]

2020

In round 4 of the 2020 NRL season, Ramien scored two tries as Cronulla-Sutherland won their first game of the year defeating North Queensland 26-16 at Queensland Country Bank Stadium. ^[15]

2021

Ramien made 17 appearances for Cronulla in the 2021 NRL season which saw the club narrowly miss the finals by finishing 9th on the table. ^[16]

2022

In round 9 of the 2022 NRL season, Ramien was sent to the sin bin for an illegal shoulder charge during the clubs victory over the New Zealand Warriors. Cronulla won the game despite being down to 11 men. ^[17] In round 17, Ramien scored a hat-trick in Cronulla's 28-6 victory over Melbourne. ^[18] Ramien played a total of 23 games for Cronulla in 2022 scoring ten tries. Ramien played in both of Cronulla's finals matches which saw the club eliminated in straight sets. ^[19]

2023

In round 4 of the 2023 NRL season, Ramien scored two tries for Cronulla in their 40-8 victory over rivals St. George Illawarra. ^[20] Ramien played a total of 25 games for Cronulla in the 2023 NRL season as they finished sixth on the table. Ramien played in the clubs 13-12 upset loss against the Sydney Roosters which ended their season. ^[21]

Statistics

NRL

^[1]

Season	Team	Matches	T	G	GK %	F/G	Pts
2017	Cronulla-Sutherland	1	1	0	—	0	4
2018		20	10	0	—	0	40
2019	Newcastle Knights	17	2	0	—	0	8
2020	Cronulla-Sutherland	19	8	0	—	0	32
2021		17	5	0	—	0	20
2022		23	10	0	—	0	40
2023		25	11				44
2024		17	4				16
Career totals		139	51	0	—	0	204

All Star

Season	Team	Matches	T	G	GK %	F/G	Pts
2019	Indigenous All Stars	1	0	0	—	0	0
2020	Indigenous All Stars	1	0	0	—	0	0
2022	Indigenous All Stars	1	1	0	—	0	4
Career totals		3	1	0	—	0	4

References

1. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Jesse Ramien - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
2. CINI, ANTHONY (23 May 2013). "Ramien brother to play in Origin curtain-raiser" . Retrieved 9 March 2018.
3. "R". 27 December 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
4. "NYC Team List: Sharks v Knights". 19 July 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
5. "World Club Challenge: Wigan Warriors 22-6 Cronulla Sharks". BBC. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
6. "TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT - Junior Kangaroos". 1 May 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
7. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "NRL 2017 - Round 26 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
8. "2017 NYC Team of the Year - Zero Tackle". 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
9. "Jesse Ramien to join Knights in 2019 - Zero Tackle". 23 February 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
10. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "NRL 2018 - Round 12 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
11. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
12. "Knights' shock decision to cut star centre". wwos.nine.com.au.
13. "Jesse Ramien vs Nathan Brown, NRL, Knights contract, signing". 1 August 2019.
14. "Statement on future of Jesse Ramien". Newcastle Knights. 1 August 2019.
15. "Cronulla v NQ Round 4". www.foxsports.com.au.
16. "Papenhuyzen back to best as Storm secure minor premiership". www.nrl.com.
17. "Cronulla beat New Zealand Warriors despite send off". www.foxsports.com.au.
18. "'What did you say bra?': Storm star Smith's big admission after ugly clash with Sharks fan". www.foxsports.com.au.
19. "Young gun who can solve Sharks' big problem; masterstroke that can't be overlooked: Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au.
20. "Cronulla thrashes St George Illawarra 40-8 as Newcastle, Warriors enjoy NRL victories". www.abc.net.au.
21. "Sydney Roosters score 'wild' 13-12 NRL elimination final win over Cronulla Sharks, Penrith Panthers beat Warriors". www.abc.net.au.

External links

• Cronulla Sharks profile
• NRL.com profile