Brandon Wakeham

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Brandon 'Wakes' Wakeham
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Personal information
Full nameBrandon Wakeham
Born (1999-01-11) 11 January 1999 (age 25)
Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight78 kg (12 st 4 lb)
Playing information
PositionHalfback, Five-eighth, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019–22 Canterbury Bulldogs 25 2 4 0 16
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– Fiji 6 1 28 0 60
Source: [1]
As of 31 October 2022

Brandon Wakeham (born 11 January 1999) is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback, five-eighth or hooker.

He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL.

Background

Wakeham was born in Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Fijian and Lebanese descent.[2]

He played his junior rugby league for Chester Hill Hornets.

Playing career

2019

He made his international debut for Fiji in their 56-14 victory vs Lebanon in the 2019 Pacific Test, where he scored 20 points in the match.[3]

In round 15 of the 2019 NRL season, Wakeham made his NRL debut for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs off the interchange bench in his sides 14-12 win over the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Wakeham played majority of the game at five-eighth after Kieran Foran left the field in the early stages due to injury.

2020

Wakeham played a total of 16 appearances for Canterbury in the 2020 NRL season. The club finished in 15th place on the table, only avoiding the Wooden Spoon by for and against.[4]

2021

In round 7 of the 2021 NRL season, Wakeham became the first ever 18th man to take the field after Canterbury-Bankstown suffered a concussion which invoked the new 18th man rule which had been brought in by the NRL.[5]

Wakeham made a total of eight appearances for Canterbury in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished last and claimed the Wooden Spoon.[6]

2022

On 1 June, Wakeham was suspended for four matches after being found guilty of eye gouging St. George Illawarra's Tyrell Sloan during a NSW Cup game at Belmore Sports Ground. Wakeham played a total of eight games for the club in the 2022 NRL season.[7] Wakeham captained Canterbury's NSW Cup team in their grand final loss to Penrith at the Western Sydney Stadium.[8]

Controversy

On 25 June 2021, Wakeham was one of three Canterbury players who were ordered to self-isolate after attending a Covid-19 exposure site in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs. The NRL had ordered players of all 16 teams a week earlier not to attend any restaurants, clubs or bars in the Waverley Local Government area.[9]

References

  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ "Fiji Bati thrashes Lebanon". FBC News. 22 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Fiji vs Lebanon". Wide World of Sports. 22 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Dogs confirm EIGHT-man clean-out in first glimpse of Barrett era". www.foxsports.com.au.
  5. ^ "'Desperate' 219-day upset brings coach to tears as Sharks bomb SIX tries: 3 Big Hits". www.foxsports.com.au.
  6. ^ "Canterbury Bulldogs set to sign Rabbitohs star Braidon Burns, Storm prop Max King for 2022 NRL season". wwos.nine.com.au.
  7. ^ "Bulldogs playmaker Brandon Wakeham hit with four-game ban for eye gouge on Tyrell Sloan". www.sportingnews.com.
  8. ^ "NSW Cup Grand Final 2022". www.nswrl.com.
  9. ^ "Bulldogs Dylan Napa, Brandon Wakeham, Aaron Schoupp to self-isolate for visit to Bondi COVID exposure site". www.abc.net.au.

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