Jackson Hastings

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Jackson Hastings
Jackson Hastings Salford.jpg
Personal information
Born (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 27)
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing information
PositionHalfback, Five-eighth, Lock, Fullback, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–16 Sydney Roosters 34 1 31 1 67
2017–18 Manly Sea Eagles 13 2 3 0 14
2018–19 Salford Red Devils 41 15 11 0 90
2020–21 Wigan Warriors 46 13 0 3 42
2022– Wests Tigers 13 0 10 1 21
Total 147 31 55 5 234
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019 Great Britain 4 0 0 0 0
2021 Combined Nations All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3]
As of 16 July 2022

Jackson Hastings (born 4 January 1996) is a Great Britain international rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback and five-eighth for the Wests Tigers in the NRL.

He previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the Sydney Roosters in the NRL, the Salford Red Devils and the Wigan Warriors in the Super League.

On 6 October 2019, he was crowned Man of Steel.

Background

Hastings was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, and is of British descent through his grandmother.[4]

He played his junior football for the Western Suburbs Red Devils before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

Playing career

Early career

In 2012 and 2013, Hastings played for the New South Wales Under 16s and Under 18s teams respectively.[5][6]

In 2013, Hastings played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons' NYC team,[7] and was selected for the Australian Schoolboys.

Hastings played 47 games, scored 14 tries, kicked 195 goals and 1 field goal for 447 points in his U20s career from 2013 to 2016 with both the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Sydney Roosters.[8]

Sydney Roosters

On 27 August 2013, Hastings signed with the Sydney Roosters on a 3-year contract,[9][10] rejecting offers from St. George Illawarra, North Queensland Cowboys and Newcastle Knights.[11] He played for the Roosters' NYC team in 2014.

In Round 26 of the 2014 NRL season, Hastings made his NRL debut for the Sydney Roosters against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[12][13][14]

Hastings playing for the Newtown Jets in 2014

On 2 May 2015, Hastings played for the Junior Kangaroos against Junior Kiwis.[15] On 8 July 2015, Hastings played for the New South Wales Under-20s team against the Queensland Under-20s team.[16]

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

In December 2016, Hastings signed a 2-year contract with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles starting in 2017.[17] Hastings made his Debut for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in Round 3 of the 2017 NRL season against the North Queensland Cowboys coming off the bench and filling in at Fullback and Scoring a try as the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles defeated the North Queensland Cowboys 30-8.[18]

At the start of the 2018 season, Hastings was involved in a well publicised falling out with fellow Manly player Daly Cherry-Evans and coach Trent Barrett. He was banished to reserve grade to play for Blacktown Workers and told he would be moved on by the club.[19][20]

Hastings playing for the Blacktown Workers in 2018

On 26 June 2018, Hastings was released from the remainder of his contract with Manly. The club released a statement saying "Manly Warringah Sea Eagles have today released Jackson Hastings from the remainder of his contract, effective immediately, The Club and Jackson’s management have made the decision mutually".[21]

Salford Red Devils

On 12 July 2018, Hastings signed a two year deal to join British side the Salford Red Devils.[22][23]

On 8 July 2019, Hastings was announced to have signed a 2-year deal with Super League side Wigan, effective from the start of the 2020 season.

On 6 October 2019, Hastings won the Man of Steel award after being voted as the Super League's best player during the Super League XXIV season.[24] Hastings was part of the Salford side which reached the 2019 Super League Grand Final but were defeated 23-6 by St Helens at Old Trafford. Salford were looking to win their first championship since 1976.[25][26][27]

Wigan Warriors

Hastings joined Wigan ahead of the 2020 Super League season.

Hastings played in the 2020 Super League Grand Final which Wigan lost 8-4 against St Helens.[28]

On April 19, 2021, Hastings signed a two-year deal to join NRL side the Wests Tigers starting in 2022.[29]

In round 7 of the 2021 Super League season against Salford, Hastings kicked a field goal to win the match for Wigan 17-16.[30]

Wests Tigers

Wests Tigers signed Hastings on a two-year deal worth about $500,000 a season with a possible upgrade next year. In round 1 of the 2022 NRL season, Hastings made his club debut for the Wests Tigers in their 26-16 loss against Melbourne.[31]

In round 6, Hastings helped the Wests Tigers to their first win of the 2022 season, kicking a 38 metre field goal to break a 20-all deadlock against Parramatta with seconds left remaining in the match.[32] On 31 July 2022, Hastings was ruled out for the remainder of the 2022 NRL season after suffering a broken ankle in Wests Tigers upset victory over Brisbane.[33]Despite his 16 appearances, he was still second in the NRL in the "line engaged" stat.[34] The Wests Tigers club would finish the 2022 NRL season on the bottom of the table and claim the Wooden Spoon for the first time.[35]

Representative career

He was selected in squad for the 2019 Great Britain Lions tour of the Southern Hemisphere.[36] He made his Great Britain test début in the defeat by Tonga.[37]

On 25 June 2021 he played for the Combined Nations All Stars in their 26-24 victory over England, staged at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington, as part of England’s 2021 Rugby League World Cup preparation.[citation needed]

Personal life

Hastings is the son of Megan Harrod and former Sydney Roosters player Kevin Hastings.[13][38]

References

  1. ^ loverugbyleague
  2. ^ "Jackson Hastings - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  3. ^ Rugby League Records
  4. ^ "Salford coach Ian Watson tips Jackson Hastings for England". Sky Sports. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  5. ^ "NSW Under 16s - NSWRL Academy - FOX SPORTS PULSE". foxsportspulse.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  6. ^ "NYC Quartet Selected for NSW U18 Origin - Dragons". dragons.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Sydney Roosters ready to join fight to sign son of legendary Kevin 'Horrie' Hastings". dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  8. ^ "18thman - U20s Player Records". 18thman.com.
  9. ^ "Roosters officially sign Jackson Hastings to a three year deal from 2014 | 26 Rounds". 26rounds.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Jackson Hastings signs with Roosters | NRL | Zero Tackle". zerotackle.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  11. ^ "Wayne Bennett, Nick Politis go after Horrie's son, Jackson Hastings". dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  12. ^ "Late Mail: Robbo names debutant - Roosters". roosters.com.au. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  13. ^ a b "The 18-year-old son of Roosters great Kevin Hastings, Jackson, will make his debut against South Sydney at Allianz Stadium". dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  14. ^ "Jackson Hastings to make his debut | NRL | Zero Tackle". zerotackle.com. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  15. ^ "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  16. ^ "PAY'S SAY: NSW Under-20s side". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  17. ^ SeaEagles.com.au (12 April 2016). "Manly sign Jackson Hastings". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  18. ^ "NRL 2017 - Round 3". rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  19. ^ "Lussick let rip at Barrett before taking Toronto lifeline".
  20. ^ "Manly Sea Eagles to name Jackson Hastings following well-publicised axing | Sportingnews".
  21. ^ "Jackson Hastings released from Manly Sea Eagles effective immediately | news.com.au — Australia's leading news site".
  22. ^ "Jackson Hastings: Salford Red Devils sign former NRL half-back - BBC Sport".
  23. ^ "Salford sign Australian Jackson Hastings to boost Super League fight | Rugby League News | Sky Sports".
  24. ^ "Jackson Hastings wins Super League Man of Steel after leading Salford to Grand Final". Mirror.co.uk.
  25. ^ "St Helens 23-6 Salford Red Devils: Super League Grand Final – as it happened". The Guardian.
  26. ^ "St Helens give Justin Holbrook the perfect send-off with commanding Grand Final victory over Salford". Telegraph. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  27. ^ "St Helens win 2019 Super League League Leaders' shield". Sky Sports.
  28. ^ "Super League Grand Final: Wigan 4-8 St Helens". www.bbc.co.uk.
  29. ^ "Tigers confirm Hastings capture as Chambers signs on with Sharks: Transfer Centre". www.foxsports.com.au.
  30. ^ "Jackson Hastings drop goal secures win against former club". www.loverugbyleague.com.
  31. ^ "Melbourne Storm fight back to down Wests Tigers 26-16 after Newcastle, St George Illawarra record NRL wins". www.abc.net.au.
  32. ^ "Tigers hero Jackson Hastings mic drop says it all about Luke Brooks". www.news.com.au.
  33. ^ "Coach blasts 'horrendous' tackle that cruelled Wests Tigers' Jackson Hastings". wwos.nine.com.au.
  34. ^ "Line Engaged". nrl.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  35. ^ "Canberra Raiders hand out 56-10 NRL drubbing to Wests Tigers as Cronulla beats Newcastle Knights 38-16". www.abc.net.au.
  36. ^ "Zak Hardaker shock inclusion in 24-man Great Britain squad for tour of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea". Telegraph. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  37. ^ "Great Britain left bruised at Tonga party". Times. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  38. ^ "NRL rising star: Sydney Roosters recruit, young halfback Jackson Hastings". foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 4 September 2014.

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