Kaeo Weekes

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Kaeo Weekes
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Personal information
Full nameKaeo Alan Weekes
Born (2002-02-06) 6 February 2002 (age 22)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position Halfback, Fullback, Five-eighth
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2022–23 Manly Sea Eagles 121004
2024– Canberra Raiders 1786044
Total2996048
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2024 Prime Minister's XIII 12008
Source: [1]
As of 13 September 2024

Kaeo Alan Weekes (born 6 February 2002) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Contents

He previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles as a fullback.

Background

Weekes is born in Australia but is of Māori descent.

A former athletics sprint champion from Newington College, Weekes made a big impression in his first season in the Harold Matthews Cup in 2017, scoring 11 tries despite playing up an age group.[ citation needed ]

He is a product of the Asquith Magpies junior club in the North Sydney Bears district. [2]

Weekes attended the Sea Eagles Pathways Academy and was a prolific try scorer in the SG Ball and Harold Matthews competitions after joining Manly at 14 years of age. He joined the development squad at Manly in 2021. Weekes joined the Canberra Raiders in 2024.[ citation needed ]

Playing career

2022 & 2023

Weekes made his NRL debut in round 19 of the 2022 NRL season against the St. George Illawarra Dragons playing 13 minutes off the bench. In the 2023 NRL season, Weekes played nine games for the Manly club. On 15 October 2023, Weekes signed a two-year deal with Canberra starting in 2024. [3]

2024

In round 8 of the 2024 NRL season, Weekes made his club debut for Canberra in their 40-0 loss against Cronulla. The following week, he scored a try and kicked three goals in the clubs comeback victory against his former club Manly. [4] On 24 September, Weekes had re-signed with the club until the end of the 2027 season. [5]

Statistics

YearTeamGamesTriesGoalsPts
2022 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 3000
20239104
2024 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 178644
20250000
Totals299648

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References

  1. "Kaeo Weekes - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "Asquith Magpies Local juniors playing for Manly". 25 February 2021.
  3. "Kaeo Weekes signs with the Raiders". www.raiders.com.au. 25 October 2023.
  4. "'Disjointed' Manly punished as skipper sparks stunning Raiders comeback: What we learned". www.foxsports.com.au. 3 May 2024.
  5. Staff Writer (24 September 2024). "Kaeo Weekes Re-Signs with the Raiders". Canberra Raiders. Retrieved 24 September 2024.