Brandon Wakeham

Brandon Wakeham (born 11 January 1999) is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback or five-eighth for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL.

Brandon Wakeham nasio
Personal information
Full nameBrandon Wakeham nasio
Born (1999-01-11) 11 January 1999
tonga
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight78 kg (12 st 4 lb)
Playing information
PositionHalfback, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– Canterbury Bulldogs 25 2 4 0 16
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– Fiji 3 1 16 0 36
As of 4 June 2021
Source: [1]

Background

Wakeham was born in Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Fijian and Lebanese descent.[2]

He played his junior rugby league for Chester Hill Hornets.

Playing career

2019

He made his international debut for Fiji in their 56-14 victory vs Lebanon in the 2019 Pacific Test, where he scored 20 points in the match.[3]

In round 15 of the 2019 NRL season, Wakeham made his NRL debut for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs off the interchange bench in his sides 14-12 win over the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Wakeham played majority of the game at five-eighth after Kieran Foran left the field in the early stages due to injury.

2020

Wakeham played a total of 16 appearances for Canterbury in the 2020 NRL season. The club finished in 15th place on the table, only avoiding the Wooden Spoon by for and against.[4]

2021

In round 7 of the 2021 NRL season, Wakeham became the first ever 18th man to take the field after Canterbury-Bankstown suffered a concussion which invoked the new 18th man rule which had been brought in by the NRL.[5]

Wakeham made a total of eight appearances for Canterbury in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished last and claimed the Wooden Spoon.[6]

Controversy

On 25 June 2021, Wakeham was one of three Canterbury players who were ordered to self-isolate after attending a Covid-19 exposure site in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs. The NRL had ordered players of all 16 teams a week earlier not to attend any restaurants, clubs or bars in the Waverley Local Government area.[7]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "Fiji Bati thrashes Lebanon". FBC News. 22 June 2019.
  3. "Fiji vs Lebanon". Wide World of Sports. 22 June 2019.
  4. "Dogs confirm EIGHT-man clean-out in first glimpse of Barrett era". www.foxsports.com.au.
  5. "'Desperate' 219-day upset brings coach to tears as Sharks bomb SIX tries: 3 Big Hits". www.foxsports.com.au.
  6. "Canterbury Bulldogs set to sign Rabbitohs star Braidon Burns, Storm prop Max King for 2022 NRL season". wwos.nine.com.au.
  7. "Bulldogs Dylan Napa, Brandon Wakeham, Aaron Schoupp to self-isolate for visit to Bondi COVID exposure site". www.abc.net.au.
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