Name Jake Mamo Date joined 2014 Weight 87 kg | Height 1.77 m Role Rugby Player | |
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Jake mamo coming of age
Jake Mamo (born 6 June 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. He plays at fullback and wing. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.
Contents
- Jake mamo coming of age
- Jake mamo giants tries compliation
- Background
- Early career
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- References
Jake mamo giants tries compliation
Background
Born in Gosford, New South Wales, Mamo is of Maltese descent. He played his junior rugby league for the Ourimbah Wyoming Magpies, St Edwards Bears and The Entrance Tigers, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.
Early career
At the end of 2012, Mamo won the Brian Carlson Club-Andrew Johns Medal as the Knights' best under-17 player. In 2013 and 2014, he played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team. At the end of 2013, he won the Knights' NYC Players' Player of the Year award and re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract.
2014
On 15 and 16 February, Mamo played for the Knights in the inaugural NRL Auckland Nines. After Knights' regular winger Akuila Uate suffered a knee injury, Mamo was selected to make his NRL debut in Round 7 of the 2014 NRL season against the Brisbane Broncos at Hunter Stadium, playing on the wing in the Knights' 32-6 loss. On 3 May, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team and scored three tries in New South Wales' 30-8 win, the first hat-trick ever to be scored in an under-20s State of Origin match, as well as winning the Darren Lockyer medal for Man of the Match. In Round 14 against the Sydney Roosters, he scored his first NRL career try in the Knights' 29-12 loss at the Sydney Football Stadium. On 2 September, he was named at fullback in the 2014 NYC Team of the Year. He finished off his debut year in the NRL having played in 7 matches and scoring 2 tries for the Knights in the season. On 18 October, he played on the wing for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis at Mt Smart Stadium, scoring a try in the Kangaroos' 14–15 loss.
2015
On 31 January and 1 February, Mamo played for the Knights in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines. He finished the tournament as equal top try-scorer with 4 tries alongside Solomone Kata, Jack Bird, Justin O'Neill, Bryson Goodwin and Matt King. On 8 May, he re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract. He spent the first half of the season playing in the Knights' New South Wales Cup team before earning a recall back to the first-grade team in Round 15 against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. He scored a try in the match in which the Knights later lost 30-28 at Hunter Stadium. On 27 September, he played at fullback in the Knights' 2015 New South Wales Cup Grand Final win over the Wyong Roos. On 4 October, he played at fullback in the Knights' 2015 NRL State Championship match against Queensland Cup premiers Ipswich Jets, where in the second half, he left the field concussed after being blindsided by a punch from Jets forward Billy McConnachie following a scuffle with Jets hooker Matt Parcell. The Knights went on to lose the match 26-12. Mamo finished off the 2015 season having played in 9 matches and scoring 4 tries for the Knights as the club finished last.
2016
In February, Mamo played for the Knights in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines. He finished the 2016 season having played in 13 matches and scoring 5 tries. In December, he signed a 2-year contract with Super League side Huddersfield Giants, after gaining a release from the final year of his Knights contract.
2017
In April 2017, Mamo made his debut for the Giants against Catalan Dragons. After scoring a try, he went on to win Man of the Match, despite the team losing 29-22.