Brandon Wakeham
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| Full name | Brandon Wakeham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 January 1999 Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback, Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brandon Wakeham (born 11 January 1999) is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback or five-eighth 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 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]
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.[6]
References[]
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Fiji Bati thrashes Lebanon". FBC News. 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Fiji vs Lebanon". Wide World of Sports. 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Dogs confirm EIGHT-man clean-out in first glimpse of Barrett era". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "'Desperate' 219-day upset brings coach to tears as Sharks bomb SIX tries: 3 Big Hits". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "Bulldogs Dylan Napa, Brandon Wakeham, Aaron Schoupp to self-isolate for visit to Bondi COVID exposure site". www.abc.net.au.
External links[]
- 1999 births
- Australian rugby league players
- Australian people of Fijian descent
- Australian people of Lebanese descent
- Fiji national rugby league team players
- Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players
- Rugby league halfbacks
- Living people