Brendan Hands

Brendan Hands (born 2 December 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as hooker for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Brendan Hands
Personal information
Full nameBrendan Hands
Born (1999-12-02) 2 December 1999
Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2023– Parramatta Eels 19 1 0 0 4
As of 18 August 2023

Playing career

Early career

Hands was a Brothers Penrith junior who played both rugby league and basketball.[1] From a young age his coaches said that he would be a NRL player.[2] He would join the Penrith Panthers playing for their Jersey Flegg Cup under 20's team in 2019, winning the club's Junior Education Award.[3] In 2020, he was a part of Penrith's first grade squad.[4]

Parramatta Eels

In 2022, Hands signed with the Parramatta Eels to play in the NSW Cup competition. Hands played 23 games for Parramatta's NSW Cup team in 2022.[4]

In round 4 of the 2023 NRL season, Hands made his NRL debut for Parramatta[5] against his former club, Penrith at Western Sydney Stadium and scored a try in his side's 17−16 golden point extra-time victory.[6][4][7][8] Hands played a total of 19 matches for Parramatta in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 10th and missed the finals.[9]

References
  1. Jones, Matt (1 August 2012). "Rugby league and basketball in good Hands". Hawkesbury Gazette. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. Crawley, Paul; Pollard, Kyle (23 December 2020). "NRL 2021: The best rookies set to debut next season". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney, New South Wales: Nationwide News Pty Ltd.
  3. "2019 Junior Education Award: Brendan Hands". penrithpanthers.com.au. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  4. Whaley, Pamela (24 March 2023). "Brendan Hands has dream NRL start for Eels against the club he grew up supporting". www.codesports.com.au.
  5. "Emotions high as Hands receives his NRL debut jersey". NRL.com. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  6. "Moses the saviour as Eels win dramatic Grand Final rematch". www.nrl.com. 23 March 2023.
  7. "'What a game': Fans lose it over golden point NRL madness". www.news.com.au.
  8. Bruce, Jasper (24 March 2023). "NRL's new $6 million Mitchell Moses the hero as Parramatta Eels sink Penrith Panthers despite Nathan Cleary genius". 7news.com.au. Seven West Media. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  9. "NRL 2023: Parramatta Eels season review". www.sportingnews.com.
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