Jonus Pearson

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Jonus Pearson
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Personal information
Born (1995-05-28) 28 May 1995 (age 28)
Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position Wing, Centre, Fullback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2016–18 Brisbane Broncos 1140016
2019 St. George Illawarra 102008
2020–21 Gold Coast Titans 20000
Total2360024
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2017–18 Queensland Residents 20000
Source: [1]
As of 7 January 2024

Jonus Pearson (born 28 May 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Central Queensland Capras in the Queensland Cup.

Contents

He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos, Gold Coast Titans and St George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League.

Background

Pearson was born on Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia.

He attended St Brendan's College in Yeppoon and played his junior rugby league for the Yeppoon Seagulls, before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos. [2]

Playing career

2015

In 2015, Pearson played for the Brisbane Broncos' NYC team. [3]

2016

In 2016, Pearson graduated to Brisbane's Queensland Cup team, Redcliffe Dolphins. [4] In Round 23 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Brisbane club against the Parramatta Eels, [5] [6] scoring two tries. [7] In September, he re-signed with the Brisbane club on a one-year contract until the end of 2017. [8]

2018

At the end of 2018, he signed with St. George Illawarra on a two-year deal after 11 intermittent appearances for Brisbane between 2016 and 2018.[ citation needed ]

2019

Pearson made 10 appearances for St. George in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished second last on the table after a horror year on and off the field. On 18 December, it was announced that St George had released Pearson from the final year of his contract so he could join the Gold Coast on a two-year deal. [9]

2020

Pearson played only one game for the Gold Coast in the 2020 NRL season as the club finished ninth on the table and missed the finals. [10]

2021

Pearson made only one appearance for the Gold Coast in the 2021 NRL season. On 14 September, he was released by the club. [11]

Following his departure from the Gold Coast, it was announced Pearson would be playing with Rockhampton-based QRL club the Central Queensland Capras in the Queensland Cup competition during the 2022 season. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jonas Pearson - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 McKay, Pam (22 November 2021). "CQ Capras ready to turn strong performances of 2021 into results next year" . The Morning Bulletin . Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "P". Nyc Database. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. ↑ NRL. "Intrust Super Cup: Round 1 teams". QRL. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Updated team lists: Broncos v Eels". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  6. ↑ NRL Digital Media. "Late Mail - Broncos v Eels". Broncos. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Broncos return to form to beat Eels". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  8. ↑ Broncos.com.au (26 August 2016). "Broncos re-sign NRL rookies". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Gold Coast Titans sign Jonus Pearson". Sporting News.
  10. ↑ "Former captain Tyrone Roberts shown the door by Gold Coast Titans". www.foxsports.com.au.
  11. ↑ "Big-name Gold Coast playmakers Ash Taylor, Tyrone Peachey among off-season Titans discards". wwos.nine.com.au.


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