Jake Friend
Hooker
Retired
Player Bio
- Date of Birth:
- 01 February 1990
- Birthplace:
- Nambour, QLD
- Nickname:
- Friendy
- Debut Club:
- Sydney Roosters
- Date:
- 27 June 2008
- Opposition:
- Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
- Round:
- 16
- Previous Club:
- Sydney Roosters
- Junior Club:
- Noosa Pirates
- Biography:
One of the Roosters’ favourite sons, Jake Friend played 264 games for the Tricolours between 2008 and 2021, savouring three Premierships with the club (2013, 2018, 2019).
A two-time winner of the Jack Gibson Medal as the Roosters’ Best and Fairest, Friend was a combative hooker who got through a power of work in defence and also crossed for 27 tries during his career.
Friend made his State of Origin debut for Queensland in 2020, playing a key role in the 3-0 series win over NSW.
He played one Test for Australia, coming off the bench in a 54-12 win over Scotland during the 2016 Four Nations tournament.
Career
Career Milestones
- 2x Jack Gibson Medal winner
Playing
- Appearances
- 264
- Points
- 109
- Tries
- 27
Career By Season
| Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Offloads | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosters | 2008 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 60% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 122 | 9 | 89.10% | 92 | 18.00 | - | - | - |
| Roosters | 2009 | 21 | 4 | 17 | - | 19% | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | 783 | 37.29 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 689 | 55 | 89.23% | 567 | 27.00 | - | - | - |
| Roosters | 2010 | 19 | 11 | 8 | - | 58% | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 362 | 19.05 | - | - | 1 | 8 | - | 735 | 47 | 90.36% | 786 | 41.00 | - | - | - |
| Roosters | 2011 | 24 | 10 | 14 | - | 42% | 3 | - | - | - | 12 | 551 | 22.96 | - | - | 9 | 12 | - | 1,081 | 82 | 90.54% | 1,137 | 47.00 | - | - | - |
| Roosters | 2012 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 33% | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | 529 | 22.04 | - | - | 8 | 18 | - | 922 | 57 | 94.18% | 1,289 | 53.00 | - | - | - |
| Roosters | 2013 | 27 | 21 | 6 | - | 78% | 7 | - | - | - | 28 | 1,008 | 37.34 | - | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2,159 | 1,005 | 35 | 94.31% | 1,221 | 45.00 | 16 | 1,315 | 48.7 |
| Roosters | 2014 | 23 | 14 | 9 | - | 61% | 3 | - | - | - | 12 | 1,172 | 50.93 | - | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2,108 | 1,031 | 42 | 93.66% | 916 | 39.00 | 27 | 1,257 | 54.6 |
| Roosters | 2015 | 22 | 16 | 6 | - | 73% | 2 | - | - | - | 9 | 1,441 | 65.49 | - | 10 | 6 | 14 | 2,396 | 966 | 32 | 96.79% | 753 | 34.00 | 2 | 1,170 | 53.2 |
| Roosters | 2016 | 24 | 6 | 18 | - | 25% | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 1,820 | 75.82 | - | 12 | 11 | 12 | 2,632 | 1,277 | 62 | 92.62% | 627 | 26.00 | 3 | 1,403 | 58.5 |
| Roosters | 2017 | 22 | 15 | 7 | - | 68% | 3 | - | - | - | 12 | 1,258 | 57.17 | - | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2,379 | 1,102 | 64 | 94.51% | 315 | 14.00 | - | 1,128 | 51.3 |
| Roosters | 2018 | 27 | 19 | 8 | - | 70% | - | - | - | - | - | 931 | 34.47 | - | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2,689 | 1,251 | 75 | 94.34% | 719 | 26.00 | - | 1,264 | 46.8 |
| Roosters | 2019 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | 67% | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | 233 | 38.85 | - | - | 1 | - | 398 | 213 | 13 | 94.25% | 129 | 21.00 | - | 266 | 44.3 |
| Roosters | 2020 | 19 | 12 | 7 | - | 63% | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 761 | 40.06 | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1,881 | 835 | 39 | 95.54% | 608 | 32.00 | 4 | 893 | 47.0 |
| Roosters | 2021 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 100% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 72 | 30 | 3 | 90.91% | 24 | 24.00 | - | 24 | 24.0 |
Career Overall
| Year Start | Year End | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Offloads | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosters | 2008 | 2021 | 264 | 144 | 119 | 1 | 55% | 27 | - | - | - | 109 | 10,847 | 41.09 | - | 45 | 71 | 100 | 16,775 | 10,699 | 615 | 94.56% | 8,961 | 33.00 | 54 | 8,130 | 47.5 |
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