Jake Shearer

Nickname:

Shearer

Position:

Prop

Height:

192cm

Weight:

110kg

Date Of Birth:

22 Jan 1990

Place Of Birth:

Gosford, NSW

Years Present:

2009, 2010

Jake Shearer is a big prop-forward with the ability to carry his team forward all game. Had a good 2009 season and will be looking to build on that and lead the team from the front line. Jake is in his third year of a Bachelor of Physical Education degree at ACPE and also works at the Park Cafe in Redfern.

Junior club:

Kincumber Colts

Toyota Cup games:

49 (49 for the Rabbitohs)

Toyota Cup tries:

6 (6 for the Rabbitohs)

Toyota Cup points:

24 (24 for the Rabbitohs)

What do you like to do outside of football:

Chill out, go to the beach

Community activities:

Movember

Education:

Current studying a degree in PE Teaching

What do you remember about your debut game:

We smashed the Roosters in my first Toyota Cup game for Souths

What are your goals in Rugby League:

To play in the NRL

What's the best advice you've received from someone:

That discipline is about what you do when no one is watching

What was your first job:

Washing dishes

Favourite book:

This rise and fall, and rise - Mark Occhilupo

Favourite song/album on your iPod?:

Everything on it

Which actor would play you best in a movie:

Adam Sandler

Which meal do you cook best:

BBQ

What could you not live without:

Family, mates and my missus

What was your best subject at school:

Marine Studies

What was your worst subject at school:

Maths

Earliest football memory:

Playing with mates as a young fella

Favourite football moment:

Winning my under 17s grand final on the Central Coast

Moment that changed my career:

Signing an under 20s contract with the Rabbitohs

What advice do you have for junior Rugby League players:

To not just concentrate on footy, but to make sure you have other interests as well

Who is your most annoying team mate and why:

Nathan Peats because he loves himself

Which of the young players at the Rabbitohs has the most potential and why:

Malcolm Webster because he is a freak

Who is your favourite South Sydney player of all time (Carl H. – Member # 3002):

Mark Carroll

What does it mean to you to wear the red and green of South Sydney (John G. – Member # 29026):

It is a massive honour

Who were your favourite players when you were a kid (Nik J. – Member # 1914):

Steve Menzies

What would winning Souths 21st premiership mean to you (Philip C. – Member # 14140):

It would be an unbelievable feeling

Who is the biggest pest in the team and why (Kieran H. – Member # 349):

Nathan Peats because he can give it but he can't take it

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