Braden Hamlin-Uele (né Uele; born 9 January 1995) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL. He has played for both Samoa and New Zealand at international level.
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| Full name | Braden Hamlin-Uele | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Braden Uele 9 January 1995 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League.
Background
editUele was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and is of English and Samoan and English descent.
He moved to New Zealand before he turned one. Uele played his junior rugby league for the Glenora Bears and Point Chevalier Pirates before signing with the Sydney Roosters.[citation needed]
Playing career
editEarly career
editIn 2013, Uele started the season playing for the Roosters' SG Ball Cup side before he made his NYC debut later that year.[2][3] In 2014, he represented the Junior Kiwis.[4]
In 2015, Uele joined the North Queensland Cowboys, playing for their NYC side and once again representing the Junior Kiwis.[5] After graduating from the NYC, Uele signed a two-year NRL contract with the Cowboys.[6] This re-united Uele with Paul Green, who gave him his NYC debut while he coached the Roosters. In 2016, Uele spent the entire season playing for the Mackay Cutters, one of the Cowboys' Queensland Cup feeder clubs.
2017
editIn Round 21 of the 2017 NRL season, Uele made his NRL debut against the Sydney Roosters.[7]
In August, Uele signed a two-year contract with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[8]
2018
editUele made his debut appearance for Cronulla in Round 10 against Canberra which ended in a 24-16 victory. Uele spent the majority of the season playing for Cronulla's feeder club team Newtown in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW. Uele played from the bench in Newtown's grand final defeat against Canterbury.[9][10]
2019
editOn 14 June, Uele signed a contract extension with Cronulla keeping him at the club until the end of the 2022 season.[11]
Uele made a total of 21 appearances for Cronulla in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished in 7th spot on the table. Uele played in the Cronulla's elimination final defeat against Manly at Brookvale Oval.[12]
2020
editHe played 21 games for Cronulla in the 2020 NRL season as the club finished 8th and qualified for the finals. He played in Cronulla's elimination final loss against Canberra.[13]
2021
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He played 19 games for Cronulla in the 2021 NRL season which saw the club narrowly miss the finals by finishing 9th on the table.[14]
2022
editHamlin-Uele played 17 games for Cronulla in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished second on the table and qualified for the finals. He played in both finals games which saw Cronulla eliminated in straight sets.[15]
In October Hamlin-Uele was named in the Samoa squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[16]
2023
editHamlin-Uele played a total of 19 games for Cronulla in the 2023 NRL season as Cronulla finished sixth on the table. Hamlin-Uele missed the clubs elimination final loss against the Sydney Roosters due to injury.[17]
2024
editHamlin-Uele was limited to only twelve appearances with Cronulla in the 2024 NRL season as they finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals. He did not feature in Cronulla's finals campaign which ended at the preliminary final stage against Penrith.[18] On 29 September, he played for Newtown in their 2024 NSW Cup Grand Final victory over North Sydney.[19]
Statistics
editNRL
edit| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
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| 2017 |  North Queensland
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1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 |  Cronulla-Sutherland
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1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 21 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 16 | |
| 2020 | 21 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 24 | |
| 2021 | 19 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 19 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 2024 | 12 | ||||||
| Career totals | 111 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 56 | |
International
edit| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |  New Zealand
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1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 |  Samoa
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1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ a b Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Braeden Uele – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "2013 Sydney Rooster SG Ball Summer Squad". Roosters.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "NYC Team List – Green welcomes back young grunt". Roosters.com.au. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Junior Kiwis confirm line-up". Warriors.kiwi. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Kiwis name Test squads". Nrl.com. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Cowboys confident of retaining grand final stars". Townsville Bulletin. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Post-match: Braden Uele". Cowboys.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Sharks agree to terms with Uele - The Obstruction Rule". Theobstructionrule.com. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Focused and fit, monster prop Braden Hamlin-Uele looms as Cronulla's bench weapon". Sporting News. 24 April 2019.
- ^ "I didn't think I'd be playing this year". NRL. 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Cronulla prop Braden Hamlin-Uele officially re-commits to Sharks until 2022". Sporting News. 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Under-strength Sea Eagles send Sharks packing". NRL. 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Wighton, Williams spark Raiders comeback as Sharks finals hopes ended". www.foxsports.com.au. 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Papenhuyzen back to best as Storm secure minor premiership". www.nrl.com. 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Young gun who can solve Sharks' big problem; masterstroke that can't be overlooked: Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au. 19 September 2022.
- ^ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
- ^ "Sydney Roosters score 'wild' 13-12 NRL elimination final win over Cronulla Sharks, Penrith Panthers beat Warriors". ABC News. 9 September 2023.
- ^ "The Mole's end of season review: Awkward Sharks puzzle laid bare after $1m star 'lost his way'". www.nine.com.au. 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Newtown wins Premiership number nine". www.nswrl.com.au. 29 September 2024.