Brendan Oake (born 17 September 1985) is an Australian former professional

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footballer played for the

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in the

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. He played as a or .

Background

Oake was born in

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, Australia. Brendan attended Sackville Street Primary School in Ingleburn NSW and

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Playing career

Oake made his first grade debut for Parramatta against arch rivals

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in round 1 of the

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, which ended in a 28–20 victory at

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. Oake made a total of 12 appearances in his debut season as the club finished a disappointing 11th on the table. In June 2008, he resigned with the club until 2010. In 2009, Oake was limited to only four appearances and did not feature in the club's finals campaign or the

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. In the

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, Oake only made six appearances for Parramatta and was released at the end of the season after the club failed to qualify for the finals despite being selected as premiership favorites before the year began. On 8 May 2011, Oake was banned from playing for the entire

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after testing positive to a prohibited stimulant along with fellow Parramatta player Tom Humble. It was reported that Oake and Humble were drug-tested after playing for Wentworthville in the final round of the

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in 2010. It is alleged the players were given the substance by Wentworthville staff in the form of a supplement commercially known as Jack3d. Oake and Humble later had their bans overturned on appeal as the NSWRL found there was "no substantial fault or negligence" on the part of either player.

References

External links

Parramatta Eels profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oake, Brendan 1985 births Living people Australian rugby league players Parramatta Eels players Rugby league locks Rugby league props Rugby league second-rows Rugby league players from Sydney Wentworthville Magpies players People educated at St Gregory's College, Campbelltown 21st-century Australian sportsmen