page_title: Jake Friend
section_title: First grade career
hierarchical_section_title: Jake Friend / First grade career
caption_attribution_description: English: Jake Friend
context_page_description: Jake Friend is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker and is the co-captain of the Sydney Roosters in the NRL, and has played for Australia at international level.
  He has played for the Prime Minister's XIII and the World All Stars.
context_section_description: Friend made his first grade debut for the Sydney Roosters against Canterbury-Bankstown in round 16 of the 2008 NRL season.  In the 2009 NRL season, Friend played 21 games for the club as they finished last on the table for the first time since 1966.  
  Friend finished the 2010 NRL season as the Roosters starting Hooker in the 2010 NRL Grand Final. However the Roosters were defeated 32-8 by St. George at Telstra Stadium. 
  Friend's good form continued in 2011 and despite a lacklustre year by the team, he was awarded the club's highest individual honour, the Jack Gibson Medal, after a season of consistent performances.
  2013 was a true breakout season for Friend. he maintained a high work rate in defence with an average of 37 tackles a game. He played for the Roosters in their 2013 NRL Grand Final win over Manly-Warringah at ANZ Stadium.
  He continued his form in 2014, which started with a starring role for the Sydney Roosters in the 2014 World Club Challenge at hooker, where he was named man of the match in the Australian premiers' 36-14 World Champion victory over Wigan in Sydney. He also won the Ashton Collier medal for Man of the Match in the 2014 ANZAC Game between the Sydney Roosters and St George Illawarra Dragons.
  Friend was part of the Eastern Suburbs sides which made preliminary final appearances in 2015 and 2017 but fell short of a grand final appearance on both occasions.  In 2018, Friend was part of the side which won their 4th minor premiership in 6 seasons.  On 30 September 2018, Friend co-captained Easts in the 2018 NRL Grand Final victory over Melbourne.
  At the start of the 2019 NRL season, Friend scored a try for the Sydney Roosters in the club's round 1 defeat against arch rivals South Sydney at the Sydney Cricket Ground.  In round 3, Friend was taken from the field with a shoulder injury in the club's 32-18 win over Parramatta at ANZ Stadium.  Friend returned to the Easts team for the ANZAC Day match against St George but suffered a torn right bicep and was ruled out for 10 weeks.  Friend returned to the Easts side in Round 17 against North Queensland at the Central Coast Stadium.  Friend scored a try in a 15-12 defeat.
  The following week against Newcastle, Friend was taken from the field during the club's 48-10 victory at the Sydney Cricket Ground with a fracture to his forearm.  Subsequent scans revealed that Friend was ruled out for 8 weeks.
  Friend made only 6 appearances for the Sydney Roosters in the 2019 NRL season as the club reached the 2019 NRL Grand Final against Canberra.  Friend was a late inclusion for the grand final team after coach Trent Robinson decided to replace Zane Tetevano with Friend.  The Sydney Roosters would go on to win the final 14-8 and claim their second consecutive premiership.  The premiership victory was Friend's third as a player.
  On 22 February 2020, Friend played for the Sydney Roosters in their 2020 World Club Challenge victory defeating St Helens R.F.C. 20-12.
caption: Friend playing for the Roosters
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