Jeremiah Simbiken

Jeremiah Simbiken
Personal information
Born (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 24)
Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022–2023 Redcliffe Dolphins 32 18 0 0 72
2024 Norths Devils 23 10 0 0 40
2025– Dolphins 0 0 0 0 0
Total 55 28 0 0 112
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022– Papua New Guinea 2 0 0 0 0
2023 PNG Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 10 November 2023

Jeremiah Simbiken (born 17 August 2000) is an Australia-based Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Papua New Guinea at international level.

Background

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Simbiken was born in Goroka, Papua New Guinea but is originally from Wewak in the East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea.[2]

Playing career

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International career (2022)

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In 2022, Simbiken was named in the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in England,[3] and made his international début for PNG against Wales in October 2022.[4]

Club career

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In the 2022 Queensland Cup state competition, Simbiken debuted for the Redcliffe Dolphins and scored a total of thirteen tries in sixteen matches.[5]

In 2024 Simbiken won the Queensland Cup starting in the second row for the Norths Devils in their grand final win against the Redcliffe Dolphins.[6] Two weeks later he helped the Devils win the NRL State Championship, scoring the opening try against the Newtown Jets[7]

NRL career

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Dolphins (2023-present)

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On 25 August 2022, Simbiken signed a three-year deal with the Dolphins (NRL) club, seeing him hold development contract status with them in 2023 until 2025.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Jeremiah Simbiken - Career Stats & Summary". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ "NRL bound". 29 August 2022.
  3. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (4 October 2022). "Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021". LoveRugbyLeague.
  4. ^ https://www.thenational.com.pg/duo-to-debut-against-wales/
  5. ^ "Jeremiah Simbiken". 17 August 2000.
  6. ^ https://www.qrl.com.au/draw/qrl-premiership/2024/grand-final/game-1/
  7. ^ "Jets v Devils". National Rugby League. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  8. ^ From the verge of walking away, Simbiken earns NRL contract
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