Sam Verrills

Sam Verrills

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Verrills
Born	(1999-01-13) 13 January 1999 (age 25) Avalon Beach, New South Wales, Australia
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	86 kg (13 st 8 lb)
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2019–22 Sydney Roosters 48 7 0 0 28 2023– Gold Coast Titans 15 1 0 0 4 Total 63 8 0 0 32
Source: [1] As of 7 April 2024

Sam Verrills (born 13 January 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Verrills previously played for the Sydney Roosters with whom he won the 2019 NRL Grand Final, scoring the opening try of the match.

Early life

Verrills was born in Sydney, Australia and was educated at Barrenjoey High School, Avalon.

Verrills played his junior rugby league for Avalon Bulldogs.

Career

Verrills made his NRL debut in round 6 of the 2019 NRL season for the Sydney Roosters against the Melbourne Storm at AAMI Park. ^[2] In Round 20 against the Gold Coast, Verrills scored his first try in the top grade as the Roosters won the match 58–6 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. ^[3]

In his debut year Verrills won his first premiership with the Roosters against the Canberra Raiders. Verrills scored the opening try after 6 minutes and the match was eventually won by Sydney, 14–8, making them the first club in 26 years to have won consecutive premierships in a unified competition, and the first time the club has won consecutive titles since 1974 and 1975. ^[4]

In round 7 of the 2020 NRL season, Verrills was taken from the field with an ACL injury. ^[5] In December, Verrills signed a contract extension keeping him at the Sydney Roosters until the end of 2024.

In the 2021 NRL season, after coming back from the injury, he then suffered a detached retina keeping him on the sidelines for multiple weeks. Verrills played a total of 14 games for the Roosters in the 2021 including the club's opening finals game against the Gold Coast. The Sydney would be eliminated from the second week of the finals losing to Manly 42-6. ^{[6] [7]}

On 10 August 2022, Verrills signed a two-year deal to join the Gold Coast. ^[8] In round 22 of the 2022 NRL season, Verrills scored two tries for the Sydney Roosters in a 32-18 victory over North Queensland. ^[9]

In round 1 of the 2023 NRL season, Verrills made his club debut for the Gold Coast in their victory over the Wests Tigers at Leichhardt Oval. The following week, Verrills fractured his collar bone in the clubs loss against St. George Illawarra. Verrills was later ruled out for an indefinite period. ^[10] On 8 August 2023, it was announced that Verrills would miss the rest of the 2023 NRL season due to a shoulder injury. ^[11]

Statistics

Year	Team	Games	Tries	Pts
2019	Sydney Roosters	14	3	12
2020		5
2021		14	1	4
2022		15	3	12
2023	Gold Coast Titans	11	1	4
2024 *		2
	Totals	61	8	32

^[12] *stats correct as of round 3 2024

References

1. Rugby League Project
2. "Round 6 NRL squad announcements". NRL.com. 19 April 2019.
3. "Horror show for Holbrook as Roosters run riot". NRL.
4. "Sydney Roosters beat Canberra Raiders to win NRL Grand Final". BBC.
5. "Sydney Roosters v St George score". wwos.nine.com.au.
6. "'They don't rate us': How injury toll eased pressure for revitalised Roosters". www.nrl.com. 16 September 2021.
7. "Manly Sea Eagles hammer Sydney Roosters 42-6 to advance to NRL preliminary finals". ABC News. 17 September 2021.
8. "Sam Verrills officially inks two-year deal with Gold Coast Titans". www.sportingnews.com.
9. "Brisbane Broncos defeat Newcastle Knights 28-10 as Cronulla Sharks, Sydney Roosters record NRL wins". www.abc.net.au.
10. "Casualty Ward: Hamlin-Uele, Chester suffer knee injuries". www.nrl.com.
11. "Raiders' top four hopes cop blow after flyer's injury; Titan's season-ending surgery: Casualty Ward". www.foxsports.com.au.
12. https://www.titans.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/gold-coast-titans/sam-verrills/

External links

• Roosters profile