Kaeo Weekes
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Full name | Kaeo Alan Weekes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 6 February 2002|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Halfback, Fullback, Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 14 June 2024 |
Kaeo Alan Weekes (born 6 February 2002) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League (NRL).
He previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles as a fullback.
Background
Weekes is born in Australia but is of Māori descent.
A former athletics sprint champion from Newington College, Weekes made a big impression in his first season in the Harold Matthews Cup in 2017, scoring 11 tries despite playing up an age group.[citation needed]
He is a product of the Asquith Magpies junior club in the Norths district.[citation needed]
Weekes attended the Sea Eagles Pathways Academy and was a prolific try scorer in the SG Ball and Harold Matthews competitions after joining Manly at 14 years of age. He joined the development squad at Manly in 2021. Weekes will join the Canberra Raiders in 2024.[citation needed]
Playing career
2022 & 2023
Weekes made his NRL debut in round 19 of the 2022 NRL season against the St. George Illawarra Dragons playing 13 minutes off the bench. In the 2023 NRL season, Weekes played nine games for the Manly club. On 15 October 2023, Weekes signed a two year deal with Canberra starting in 2024.[2]
2024
In round 8 of the 2024 NRL season, Weekes made his club debut for Canberra in their 40-0 loss against Cronulla. The following week, he scored a try and kicked three goals in the clubs comeback victory against his former club Manly.[3]
Statistics
Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
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2022 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 9 | 1 | 4 | |
Totals | 12 | 1 | 4 |
References
- ^ "Kaeo Weekes - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Kaeo Weekes signs with the Raiders". www.raiders.com.au.
- ^ "'Disjointed' Manly punished as skipper sparks stunning Raiders comeback: What we learned". www.foxsports.com.au.
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- Living people
- People educated at Newington College
- Australian rugby league players
- Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players
- Canberra Raiders players
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league players from Sydney