Jake Foster
{{short description|Australian rugby league footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Jake Donald Foster
|fullname = Jake Donald Foster
|image = JAKE FOSTER.jpg
|caption =
|position = {{rlp|SR}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|10|5|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
|height = {{convert|188|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|96|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|club1 = Canterbury Bulldogs
|year1start = 2010
|year1end = 12
|appearances1 = 10
|tries1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 0
|club2 = Canberra Raiders
|year2start = 2013
|year2end = 14
|appearances2 = 5
|tries2 = 0
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 0
|teamA = Indigenous All Stars
|yearAstart = 2013
|yearAend =
|appearancesA = 1
|triesA = 0
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 0
|updated = 30 October 2023
}}
Jake Foster (born 5 October 1988) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Eastern Suburbs Tigers in the Queensland Cup, as a {{rlp|sr}}.[http://www.bulldogs.com.au/default.aspx?s=player-profile-nswcup-display&id=1303&team=Bulldogs-NSWCup Profile at Bulldogs]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Playing career
A Guildford Owls junior, Foster debuted in the NRL in 2010 for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and played ten matches for the club before joining the Canberra Raiders for the 2013 NRL season.{{Cite web |url=http://www.raiders.com.au/playerprofiledisplay/Raiders/Jake%20Foster/7001 |title=Jake Foster Player Profile at Canberra Raiders |access-date=9 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207050049/http://www.raiders.com.au/playerprofiledisplay/Raiders/Jake%20Foster/7001 |archive-date=7 February 2013 |url-status=dead }}
Foster made his representative debut for the Indigenous All Stars side in the 2013 All Stars match on 9 February.{{Cite web |url=http://www.raiders.com.au/playerprofiledisplay/Raiders/Jake%20Foster/7001 |title=Jake Foster Player Profile at Canberra Raiders |access-date=9 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207050049/http://www.raiders.com.au/playerprofiledisplay/Raiders/Jake%20Foster/7001 |archive-date=7 February 2013 |url-status=dead }}
On 21 September 2014, Foster was named captain and at {{rlp|sr}} in the 2014 NSW Cup Team of the Year.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2014/09/21/_2014_vb_nsw_cup_team_of_the_year.html |title=2014 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year – NSWRL |access-date=21 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708221216/http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2014/09/21/_2014_vb_nsw_cup_team_of_the_year.html |archive-date=8 July 2015 |url-status=dead }}
On 6 November 2014, Foster signed with Queensland Cup team Eastern Suburbs Tigers full time for the 2015 season. Foster played a total of 96 games for Easts between 2015 and 2019.{{Cite web |url=http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/romelo-heads-new-easts-signings-15615/ |title=Romelo heads new Easts signings | NRL | Zero Tackle |access-date=6 November 2014 |archive-date=6 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106155050/http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/romelo-heads-new-easts-signings-15615/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://www.qrl.com.au/players/intrust-super-cup/easts-tigers/jake-foster/|title=Player Profile|website=qrl.com.au}}{{cite web|url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2016/10/17/foster-leads-tigers-pack/|title=Foster leads Tigers pack|website=www.qrl.com.au}}
References
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{{2014 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year}}
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Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Canberra Raiders players
Category:Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players
Category:Indigenous All Stars players
Category:21st-century Indigenous Australian people
Category:Mount Pritchard Mounties players
Category:Rugby league second-rows
Category:Rugby league five-eighths