Sam Verrills
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| Full name | Samuel Verrills | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 January 1999 Avalon Beach, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 7 September 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samuel Verrills (born 13 January 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Verrills previously played for the Sydney Roosters with whom he won the 2019 NRL Grand Final, scoring the opening try of the match.
Early life
Verrills was born in Sydney, Australia and was educated at Barrenjoey High School, Avalon.
Verrills played his junior rugby league for Avalon Bulldogs.
Career
Verrills made his NRL debut in round 6 of the 2019 NRL season for the Sydney Roosters against the Melbourne Storm at AAMI Park.[2] In Round 20 against the Gold Coast, Verrills scored his first try in the top grade as the Roosters won the match 58–6 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[3]
In his debut year Verrills won his first premiership with the Roosters against the Canberra Raiders. Verrills scored the opening try after 6 minutes and the match was eventually won by Sydney, 14–8, making them the first club in 26 years to have won consecutive premierships in a unified competition, and the first time the club has won consecutive titles since 1974 and 1975.[4]
In round 7 of the 2020 NRL season, Verrills was taken from the field with an ACL injury.[5] In December, Verrills signed a contract extension keeping him at the Sydney Roosters until the end of 2024.
In the 2021 NRL season, after coming back from the injury, he then suffered a detached retina keeping him on the sidelines for multiple weeks. Verrills played a total of 14 games for the Roosters in the 2021 including the club's opening finals game against the Gold Coast. The Sydney would be eliminated from the second week of the finals losing to Manly 42-6.[6][7]
On 10 August 2022, Verrills signed a two-year deal to join the Gold Coast.[8] In round 22 of the 2022 NRL season, Verrills scored two tries for the Sydney Roosters in a 32-18 victory over North Queensland.[9]
In round 1 of the 2023 NRL season, Verrills made his club debut for the Gold Coast in their victory over the Wests Tigers at Leichhardt Oval. The following week, Verrills fractured his collar bone in the clubs loss against St. George Illawarra. Verrills was later ruled out for an indefinite period.[10] On 8 August 2023, it was announced that Verrills would miss the rest of the 2023 NRL season due to a shoulder injury.[11] Verrills played 24 games for the Gold Coast in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 14th on the table.[12]
Statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
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| 2019 |  Sydney Roosters
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14 | 3 | 12 |
| 2020 | 5 | |||
| 2021 | 14 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 15 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2023 |  Gold Coast Titans
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11 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 24 | 1 | 4 | |
| Totals | 83 | 9 | 36 |
References
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Round 6 NRL squad announcements". NRL.com. 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Horror show for Holbrook as Roosters run riot". NRL. 4 August 2019.
- ^ "Sydney Roosters beat Canberra Raiders to win NRL Grand Final". BBC Sport. 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Sydney Roosters v St George score". wwos.nine.com.au. 26 June 2020.
- ^ "'They don't rate us': How injury toll eased pressure for revitalised Roosters". www.nrl.com. 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Manly Sea Eagles hammer Sydney Roosters 42-6 to advance to NRL preliminary finals". ABC News. 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Sam Verrills officially inks two-year deal with Gold Coast Titans". www.sportingnews.com. 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Brisbane Broncos defeat Newcastle Knights 28-10 as Cronulla Sharks, Sydney Roosters record NRL wins". ABC News. 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Casualty Ward: Hamlin-Uele, Chester suffer knee injuries". www.nrl.com.
- ^ "Raiders' top four hopes cop blow after flyer's injury; Titan's season-ending surgery: Casualty Ward". www.foxsports.com.au. 9 August 2023.
- ^ "The Mole's end-of-season review: Titans 'perennial enigma' who went missing as Des Hasler 'hallmark' falls flat". www.nine.com.au.
- ^ "Sam Verrills". 30 January 2023.