Jake Friend

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Jake Friend
Friend playing for the Roosters in 2008
Personal information
Born (1990-02-01) 1 February 1990
Noosa, Queensland, Australia
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 86 kg (13 st 8 lb)
Playing information
Position Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008- Sydney Roosters 120 15 0 0 60
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
Source: NRL Stats

Jake Friend is a rugby league player for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. He plays as a hooker.

Friend played in the 2010 NRL Grand Final. However the Roosters were defeated 32-8 by the Dragons. Friend started the game at Hooker.

He has signed with the Sydney Roosters until the end of the 2015 Season.

On 17 March 2009, Friend was found guilty of drink-driving. He was disqualified from driving for 16 months. [citation needed]

On 27 June 2009, Friend along with Sandor Earl were charged with assaulting a woman in Sydney. It was alleged Friend & Earl punched the niece of ABC radio commentator David Morrow at The Tank nightclub in The Rocks.[1]

On 13 December 2009, Friend was arrested and charged by police following an altercation with a taxi driver.[2] As a result the Roosters terminated his contract. In May 2010, Friend was re-instated in the Roosters team after counselling and rehabilitation.[3][4]

On 6 June 2010, Friend was searched by police, then arrested and charged with two counts of possessing a prescription drug (valium) without prescription. The Roosters released a statement that they were "of the firm belief that there is an innocent explanation." Friend is due to appear at Waverley Local Court on 30 June after being given bail"[4]

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