Jayden Berrell (born 1 June 1995) is an Australian professional

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footballer who plays as hooker for the

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in the

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and hooker for the

Newtown Jets The Newtown Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Newtown, New South Wales, Newtown, a suburb of Inner West (Sydney), Sydney's inner west. They currently compete in the NSW Cup competition, having left the top grade after t ...

in the

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Early life

Berrell was born in

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on 1 June 1995 playing junior for Runaway Bay.

Playing career

2016

In 2016, Berrell signed a 1-year contract with the

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playing 16 games and scoring 1 try.

2017

In 2017, Berrell joined the

Wynnum Manly Seagulls The Wynnum Manly Seagulls are an Australian rugby league football club based at Kougari Oval, in Brisbane's bayside suburb of Manly West, Queensland, Manly West, which neighbours the suburb of Wynnum, Queensland, Wynnum. They competed in the Bri ...

after signing a 3-year contract with the club. He played 20 games and scored 3 tries. Additionally he earned the title of the 2017 Wynnum Manly Leagues Club Intrust Super Cup Player of the Year.

2018

In 2018, Berrell played 15 games scoring 2 tries.

2019

In 2019, Berrell played his last season of his contract with 26 games for the

, scoring 7 tries and helping the team reach the grand finals where they lost 10–28 to the

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2021

In 2021, Berrell signed a 1-year contract with the

. He played 20 games scoring 12 tries and assisting the team reach the grand finals losing 10–16 to the

2022-2023

In 2022, Berrell joined the

playing 17 games and scoring 6 tries. He captained the team throughout round 18, round 21, round 23 and the preliminary final. After a standout season in 2021 with the

, the

signed him with a 2 year contract. Berrell spent the entire 2023 season with Cronulla’s feeder side the Newtown Jets, where he was named the club’s player of the season. He later re-signed with the Sharks for the 2024 season. 2024 After spending the majority of the season in reserve grade, Berrell was called onto the interchange bench for the Sharks’ round 21 fixture against the

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to make his NRL debut. After spending 12 seasons in reserve grade, Berrell’s debut at 29 years of age makes him amongst the oldest debutants in the modern NRL era. Berrell went on to make a total of 3 appearances with Cronulla’s top-grade side in the 2024 season. In reserve grade, Berrell was a part of the

team that won the

premiership. Berrell was named to the NSW Cup team of the year, as the best hooker across the season.

Reference list

External links

Cronulla Sharks profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Berrell, Jayden 1995 births Living people Newtown Jets NSW Cup players Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players Australian rugby league players Rugby league players from Ipswich, Queensland Rugby league hookers 21st-century Australian sportsmen