Jahrome Hughes

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Jahrome Hughes
Jahrome Hughes (Storm).jpg
Personal information
Born (1994-10-08) 8 October 1994 (age 27)
Wellington, New Zealand
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionHalfback, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013 Gold Coast Titans 1 0 0 0 0
2016 North Qld Cowboys 1 1 0 0 4
2017– Melbourne Storm 82 30 0 0 120
Total 84 31 0 0 124
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019–20 Māori All Stars 2 0 0 0 0
2019– New Zealand 3 1 0 0 4
As of 25 Sept 2021
Source: [1]

Jahrome Hughes (born 8 October 1994) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL, and the New Zealand Māori and New Zealand at international level.

He previously played for the Gold Coast Titans and the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League, and played as a fullback earlier in his career.

Early life[]

Hughes was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and is of Māori descent.

He played junior rugby league for the Harbour City Eagles.

In 2008, Hughes moved to the Gold Coast, where he played for the Tugun Seahawks and Currumbin Eagles. He was educated at Palm Beach Currumbin State High School.

Playing career[]

Early career[]

Hughes played for the Sydney Roosters SG Ball Cup team before being signed by the Gold Coast Titans in 2012.[2] He played for the Gold Coast NYC team from 2012 to 2014.

2013-2014[]

In Round 17 of the 2013 NRL season, Hughes made his NRL debut for the Gold Coast Titans against Penrith at Darwin.[3] In 2014, he spent the season in the NYC and was released by the Gold Coast at the end of the year.

2015[]

Hughes joined the new Intrust Super Cup side, the Townsville Blackhawks.[4] In September, he was named at fullback in the inaugural Intrust Super Cup Team of the Year. Hughes was named Blackhawks' Best Back and Players' Player.[5]

In October, Hughes signed a one-year contract with North Queensland.[6]

2016[]

On 8 May, Hughes represented the Queensland Residents against the New South Wales Residents, playing at fullback and scoring a try in the 16-30 win.[7] In Round 12, Hughes made his North Queensland debut in Wollongong, scoring a try in the 10-14 loss to St. George Illawarra.[8] On 30 June, he signed a two-year contract with Melbourne starting in 2017.[9]

On 3 September, Hughes was named in the Queensland Cup Team of the Year at fullback for the second straight year.[10]

2017[]

In round 16, Hughes made his Melbourne debut against the Sydney Roosters at Adelaide on 24 June, becoming Melbourne player 184.

2018[]

Hughes warming up for the Kiwis in 2018

At season end Hughes was selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team.

2019[]

With the retirement of Billy Slater and injury to Scott Drinkwater, Hughes began the season playing the full time as the Melbourne Storm fullback role. Mid season with consistent performances for the Storm, Hughes made his international debut for New Zealand Kiwis against Tonga. He scored a try on debut and played off the bench.

2020[]

Hughes played halfback in Melbourne's 2020 NRL Grand Final over Penrith in a 26-20 win.[11]

Achievements and accolades[]

Individual[]

  • Queensland Cup Team of the Year: 2015, 2016
  • New Zealand International: 2019

Melbourne Storm[]

  • Gold Cup icon.svg Premiers: 2020
  • Spirit of ANZAC Medal: 2021
  • Melbourne Storm Player of the Year: 2021

Statistics[]

NRL[]

Season Team Matches T G GK % F/G Pts
2013 Gold Coast 1 0 0 – 0 0
2016 North Queensland 1 1 0 – 0 4
2017 Melbourne 4 3 0 – 0 12
2018 Melbourne 11 2 0 – 0 8
2019 Melbourne 24 9 0 – 0 36
2020 Melbourne 19 7 0 – 0 28
2021 Melbourne 10 5 0 – 0 20
Career totals 70 27 0 — 0 108

References[]

  1. ^ "Jahrome Hughes - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 8 October 1994. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Blackhawks fullback Jahrome Hughes close to NRL deal". Townsville Bulletin. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  3. ^ Gardini, Adam (6 July 2013). "The Late Mail: Titans vs Panthers". www.titans.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Jahrome Hughes « Mendi Townsville & Districts Blackhawks RLFC". Blackhawkstsv.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Award Winners – Presentation Night 2015 « Mendi Townsville & Districts Blackhawks RLFC". Blackhawkstsv.com.au. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Blackhawks fullback Jahrome Hughes earns Cowboys contract". Townsville Bulletin. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  7. ^ Nunn, Michael. "NSW too strong in Residents match". QRL. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  8. ^ NRL (28 May 2016). "Dragons hold out brave". Cowboys. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Storm trump Titans to sign youngster Hughes". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Chudleigh wins Courier-Mail Medal". 31 August 2016.
  11. ^ Hytner, Mike (25 October 2020). "Melbourne Storm beat Penrith Panthers as it happened". The Guardian.

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