Jake Averillo
Personal information
Born (2000-08-11) 11 August 2000
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Fullback, Halfback, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020–23 Canterbury Bulldogs 78 31 39 0 202
2024– Dolphins 0 0 0 0 0
Total 78 31 39 0 202
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022 Prime Minister's XIII 1 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]
As of 3 September 2023

Jake Averillo (born 11 August 2000) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL). Averillo previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

Background

Averillo was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Averillo is of Zimbabwean descent. He is the nephew of Socceroo Jason Van Blerk and the grandson of Socceroo Cliff Van Blerk.

Averillo played his junior rugby league for Bankstown Sports and Moorebank Rams, before being recruited by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[2]

Playing career

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (2020-2023)

Averillo made his NRL debut in round 2 of the 2020 season for Canterbury-Bankstown against the North Queensland Cowboys at ANZ Stadium.[3][4]

In round 14 of the 2021 NRL season, Averillo scored two tries and kicked five goals as Canterbury-Bankstown defeated St. George Illawarra. This was Canterbury-Bankstown's second win for the season.[5] In round 22, Averillo broke his hand in Canterbury-Bankstown's loss against the New Zealand Warriors.[6] In round 25, he scored two tries for Canterbury-Bankstown in a 38-0 victory over the Wests Tigers.[7] Averillo made a total of twenty-one appearances for Canterbury-Bankstown in the 2021 NRL season.[8][9]

In round 12 of the 2022 NRL season, he scored two tries for Canterbury-Bankstown in their 34-24 loss against St. George Illawarra at Belmore Sports Ground.[10] In round 14, Averillo scored two tries for Canterbury-Bankstown in their 34-4 victory over the Parramatta Eels.[11] The following week, he scored two tries in Canterbury-Bankstown's 36-12 victory over the Wests Tigers.[12] Averillo played a total of 20 matches for Canterbury-Bankstown throughout the season scoring nine tries. The club finished twelfth on the table and missed the finals.[13]

In round 9 of the 2023 NRL season, Averillo scored two tries for Canterbury-Bankstown in their 18-16 victory over St. George Illawarra.[14] The following week, Averillo scored two tries in Canterbury-Bankstown's 30-34 loss against Canberra.[15] In round 20 of the 2023 NRL season, Averillo scored two tries for Canterbury in their 44-24 loss against Brisbane.[16]

Dolphins (2024-2026)

In June 2023, it was announced that Averillo would depart the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at the end of the 2023 season, and commence a three-year contract with the Dolphins from 2024 onwards.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Jake Averillo - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ↑ "Official NRL profile of Jake Averillo for Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | NRL.com". National Rugby League.
  3. ↑ "Round 2 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 10 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Taumalolo the man as Cowboys beat Bulldogs". ESPN.com. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "'We were in control': Averillo stars in Bulldogs blitz". www.nrl.com. 14 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Fifita hospitalised with 'significant' larynx injury, 'trouble breathing': Casualty Ward". www.foxsports.com.au. 16 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Gold Coast Titans beat Warriors 44-0 to clinch NRL finals berth, Canterbury defeats Wests Tigers 38-0". www.abc.net.au.
  8. ↑ "Flanagan in line for another NRL recall as Barrett seethes at bunker". www.smh.com.au. 15 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Canterbury Bulldogs set to sign Rabbitohs star Braidon Burns, Storm prop Max King for 2022 NRL season". wwos.nine.com.au.
  10. ↑ "Parramatta Eels edge Canberra Raiders 28-20, Dragons beat Bulldogs 34-24". ABC News. 29 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "'Disgraceful': Mitchell Moses' unforgivable blunder in loss to Canterbury Bulldogs". www.news.com.au.
  12. ↑ "Canterbury Bulldogs beat Wests Tigers, Canberra Raiders survive dogged Newcastle Knights fightback". ABC News. 19 June 2022.
  13. ↑ "NRL 2022: Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs season review". www.sportingnews.com. 12 September 2022.
  14. ↑ "Awesome Averillo leads Bulldogs to victory over Dragons". au.sports.yahoo.com. 30 April 2023.
  15. ↑ "Magic Round begins with Brisbane Broncos beating Manly 32-6, Canberra Raiders downing Canterbury Bulldogs 34-30". ABC News. 5 May 2023.
  16. ↑ "'Magician' Reynolds puts on clinic as Broncos spoil Bulldogs' farewell party at Belmore: Big Hits". www.foxsports.com.au. 15 July 2023.
  17. ↑ "NRL contract news: Jake Averillo signs with Dolphins, will depart Bulldogs at end of 2023". 21 June 2023.
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