Braden Hamlin-Uele
{{Short description|NZ & Samoa international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Braden 'Brades' Hamlin-Uele
|fullname = Braden Hamlin-Uele
|image = Braden Uele.jpg
|imagesize = 285
|caption =
|birth_date = Braden Uele
{{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|1|9}}
|birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand
|height = {{convert|191|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|115|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|position = {{rlp|PR}}
|club1 = {{nowrap|North Qld Cowboys}}
|year1start = 2017
|year1end =
|appearances1 = 1
|tries1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 0
|club2 = Cronulla Sharks
|year2start = 2018
|year2end = present
|appearances2 = 113
|tries2 = 15
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 60
|teamA = New Zealand
|yearAstart = 2019
|appearancesA = 1
|triesA = 0
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 0
|teamB = Samoa
|yearBstart = 2022
|yearBend = present
|appearancesB = 1
|triesB = 0
|goalsB = 0
|fieldgoalsB = 0
|pointsB = 0
|retired =
|updated = 22 March 2025
}}
Braden Hamlin-Uele (né Uele; born 9 January 1995) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a {{rlp|pr}} for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL. He has played for both Samoa and New Zealand at international level.
He previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League.
Background
Uele was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and is of English and Samoan and English descent.
He moved to New Zealand before he turned one. Uele played his junior rugby league for the Glenora Bears and Point Chevalier Pirates before signing with the Sydney Roosters.{{cn|date=October 2022}}
Playing career
=Early career=
In 2013, Uele started the season playing for the Roosters' SG Ball Cup side before he made his NYC debut later that year.{{cite web|url=http://www.roosters.com.au/news/2012/10/02/2013-sydney-rooster-sg-ball-summer-squad.html|title=2013 Sydney Rooster SG Ball Summer Squad|website=Roosters.com.au|accessdate=30 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730065200/http://www.roosters.com.au/news/2012/10/02/2013-sydney-rooster-sg-ball-summer-squad.html|archive-date=30 July 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.roosters.com.au/news/2013/06/25/nyc-team-list-green-welcomes-back-young-grunt.html|title=NYC Team List – Green welcomes back young grunt|website=Roosters.com.au|date=25 June 2013 |accessdate=30 July 2017}} In 2014, he represented the Junior Kiwis.{{cite web|url=http://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2014/10/18/junior_kiwis_confirm_line_up.html|title=Junior Kiwis confirm line-up|website=Warriors.kiwi|date=18 October 2014 |accessdate=30 July 2017}}
In 2015, Uele joined the North Queensland Cowboys, playing for their NYC side and once again representing the Junior Kiwis.{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/kiwis-name-test-squads/tabid/10874/newsid/85721/default.aspx|title=Kiwis name Test squads|website=Nrl.com|date=26 April 2015 |accessdate=30 July 2017}} After graduating from the NYC, Uele signed a two-year NRL contract with the Cowboys.{{cite news|url=http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/sport/cowboys-confident-they-can-hold-off-the-raids-from-rival-nrl-clubs-next-year-as-grand-final-talent-goes-off-contract-after-next-year/news-story/67c5faf0165b1cd62920f187b48a6891|title=Cowboys confident of retaining grand final stars|newspaper=Townsville Bulletin|date=7 October 2015 |accessdate=30 July 2017}} This re-united Uele with Paul Green, who gave him his NYC debut while he coached the Roosters. In 2016, Uele spent the entire season playing for the Mackay Cutters, one of the Cowboys' Queensland Cup feeder clubs.
=2017=
In Round 21 of the 2017 NRL season, Uele made his NRL debut against the Sydney Roosters.{{cite web|url=http://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2017/07/29/post_match_braden_ue..html|title=Post-match: Braden Uele|website=Cowboys.com.au|accessdate=30 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730080213/http://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2017/07/29/post_match_braden_ue..html|archive-date=30 July 2017|url-status=dead}}
In August, Uele signed a two-year contract with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.{{cite web|url=http://theobstructionrule.com/2017/08/03/sharks-agree-to-terms-with-uele/|title=Sharks agree to terms with Uele - The Obstruction Rule|date=3 August 2017|website=Theobstructionrule.com|accessdate=5 October 2018}}
=2018=
Uele made his debut appearance for Cronulla in Round 10 against Canberra which ended in a 24-16 victory. Uele spent the majority of the season playing for Cronulla's feeder club team Newtown in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW. Uele played from the bench in Newtown's grand final defeat against Canterbury.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-news-braden-hamlin-uele-cronulla-sharks-ruby-league-round-seven-brisbane-broncos-fitness/b0a9ufml3l8z11m2kbb7u1tnb/|title=Focused and fit, monster prop Braden Hamlin-Uele looms as Cronulla's bench weapon|website=Sporting News|date=24 April 2019 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/05/13/hamlin-uele-i-didnt-think-id-even-be-playing-this-year/|title=I didn't think I'd be playing this year|website=NRL|date=13 May 2019 }}
=2019=
On 14 June, Uele signed a contract extension with Cronulla keeping him at the club until the end of the 2022 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-news-cronulla-sharks-braden-hamlin-uele-re-signing-2022-contract/z1uinohsutfq1ccvwsjizcsy4/|title=Cronulla prop Braden Hamlin-Uele officially re-commits to Sharks until 2022|website=Sporting News|date=14 June 2019 }}
Uele made a total of 21 appearances for Cronulla in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished in 7th spot on the table. Uele played in the Cronulla's elimination final defeat against Manly at Brookvale Oval.{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/09/14/under-strength-sea-eagles-send-sharks-packing/|title=Under-strength Sea Eagles send Sharks packing|website=NRL|date=14 September 2019 }}
=2020=
He played 21 games for Cronulla in the 2020 NRL season as the club finished 8th and qualified for the finals. He played in Cronulla's elimination final loss against Canberra.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2020-canberra-raiders-vs-cronulla-sharks-finals-live-stream-live-blog-teams-videos-supercoach-scores-jack-wighton/news-story/4fed4e0a89be75dfcdf95cba3a693e27/|title=Wighton, Williams spark Raiders comeback as Sharks finals hopes ended|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=3 October 2020 }}
=2021=
File:Braden Hamlin-Uele.jpgHe played 19 games for Cronulla in the 2021 NRL season which saw the club narrowly miss the finals by finishing 9th on the table.{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/09/03/storm-secure-minor-premiership-anxious-wait-for-sharks/|title=Papenhuyzen back to best as Storm secure minor premiership|website=www.nrl.com|date=3 September 2021 }}
=2022=
Hamlin-Uele played 17 games for Cronulla in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished second on the table and qualified for the finals. He played in both finals games which saw Cronulla eliminated in straight sets.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/cronullas-dual-gamble-pays-off-major-flaw-exposed-in-finals-disaster-brutal-review/news-story/619a3957ee64720ef66e0e9542f375b7/|title=Young gun who can solve Sharks' big problem; masterstroke that can't be overlooked: Brutal Review|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=19 September 2022 }}
In October Hamlin-Uele was named in the Samoa squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/rugby-league-world-cup-2021-squad-lists/ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021]
=2023=
Hamlin-Uele played a total of 19 games for Cronulla in the 2023 NRL season as Cronulla finished sixth on the table. Hamlin-Uele missed the clubs elimination final loss against the Sydney Roosters due to injury.{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-09/nrl-finals-panthers-warriors-sharks-roosters-live-updates/102816232/|title=Sydney Roosters score 'wild' 13-12 NRL elimination final win over Cronulla Sharks, Penrith Panthers beat Warriors|newspaper=ABC News|date=9 September 2023 }}
=2024=
Hamlin-Uele was limited to only twelve appearances with Cronulla in the 2024 NRL season as they finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals. He did not feature in Cronulla's finals campaign which ended at the preliminary final stage against Penrith.{{cite web|url=https://www.nine.com.au/sport/nrl/mole-2024-season-review-cronulla-sharks-20240929-p5kegl.html/|title=The Mole's end of season review: Awkward Sharks puzzle laid bare after $1m star 'lost his way'|website=www.nine.com.au|date=29 September 2024 }}
On 29 September, he played for Newtown in their 2024 NSW Cup Grand Final victory over North Sydney.{{cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2024/09/29/newtown-wins-premiership-number-nine/|title=Newtown wins Premiership number nine|website=www.nswrl.com.au|date=29 September 2024 }}
Statistics
=NRL=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:80%;" | |||||
| width=2%|Season
!width=8%|Team !width=2%|Matches !width=2%|T !width=2%|G !width=2%|GK % !width=2%|F/G !width=2%|Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| 2017
|style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} North Queensland | 1|| 0|| 0|| —|| 0|| 0 | |||||
| style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" | 2018 | rowspan="8" style="text-align:center;" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} Cronulla-Sutherland | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" | 2019
| 21|| 4|| 0|| —|| 0|| 16 | |||||
| style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" | 2020 | 21 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 24 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" | 2021
| 19|| 1|| 0|| —|| 0|| 4 | |||||
| style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal" | 2022 | 17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2023
|19 |1 | | | |4 | |||||
| 2024
|12 | | | | | | |||||
| 2025
|3 | | | | | | |||||
| class="sortbottom"
! colspan="2" | Career totals ! 114 ! 14 ! 0 ! — ! 0 ! 56 |
=International=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:80%;" |
| width=2%|Season
!width=8%|Team !width=2%|Matches !width=2%|T !width=2%|G !width=2%|GK % !width=2%|F/G !width=2%|Pts |
|---|
| scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| 2019
|style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|New Zealand|16}} New Zealand | 1|| 0|| 0|| —|| 0|| 0 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| 2022
|style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|Samoa|16}} Samoa | 1|| 0|| 0|| —|| 0|| 0 |
| class="sortbottom"
! colspan="2" | Career totals ! 2 ! 0 ! 0 ! — ! 0 ! 0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.sharks.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/cronulla-sutherland-sharks/braden-uele/ Cronulla Sharks profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170730080722/http://www.cowboys.com.au/team/profiles/braden_uele.html North Queensland Cowboys profile]
- [https://www.nrl.com/players/rugby-league-world-cup/samoa/braden-hamlin-uele/ Samoa profile]
{{Cronulla Sharks squad}}
{{Samoa 2021 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamlin-Uele, Braden}}
Category:Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players
Category:Mackay Cutters players
Category:New Zealand national rugby league team players
Category:New Zealand rugby league players
Category:New Zealand people of English descent
Category:New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent
Category:New Zealand people of Tokelauan descent
Category:North Queensland Cowboys players
Category:Newtown Jets NSW Cup players