Jonus Pearson
{{short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Jonus Pearson
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|image = Jonus Pearson.jpg
|imagesize = 295
|caption =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|5|28}}
|birth_place = Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia
|height = {{convert|186|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|96|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|position = {{rlp|WG|CE|FB}}
|club1 = {{nowrap|Brisbane Broncos}}
|year1start = 2016
|year1end = 18
|appearances1 = 11
|tries1 = 4
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 16
|club2 = St. George Illawarra
|year2start = 2019
|year2end =
|appearances2 = 10
|tries2 = 2
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 8
|club3 = {{nowrap|Gold Coast Titans}}
|year3start = 2020
|year3end = 21
|appearances3 = 2
|tries3 = 0
|goals3 = 0
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 0
| teamA = {{nowrap|Queensland Residents}}
| yearAstart = 2017
| yearAend = 18
| appearancesA = 2
| triesA = 0
| goalsA = 0
| fieldgoalsA = 0
| pointsA = 0
|retired =
|updated = 7 January 2024
}}
Jonus Pearson (born 28 May 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a {{rlp|wg}}er for the Central Queensland Capras in the Queensland Cup.
He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos, Gold Coast Titans and St George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League.
Background
Pearson was born on Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia.
He attended St Brendan's College in Yeppoon and played his junior rugby league for the Yeppoon Seagulls, before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos.{{cite news|last=McKay|first=Pam|date=22 November 2021|title=CQ Capras ready to turn strong performances of 2021 into results next year|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/rockhampton/cq-capras-ready-to-turn-strong-performances-of-2021-into-results-next-year/news-story/1ccbd0bb7f62d6a4729ea347ca6c60a3|url-access=subscription|work=The Morning Bulletin|location= |access-date=23 November 2021}}
Playing career
=2015=
In 2015, Pearson played for the Brisbane Broncos' NYC team.{{cite web|url=https://nycdatabase.org/players/p/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705095446/http://nycdatabase.org/players/p/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=5 July 2015|title=P|publisher=Nyc Database|date=|accessdate=2016-08-12}}
=2016=
In 2016, Pearson graduated to Brisbane's Queensland Cup team, Redcliffe Dolphins.{{cite web|author=NRL|url=http://www.qrl.com.au/content/qrl/club/news/2016/03/01/intrust_super_cup_ro.html|title=Intrust Super Cup: Round 1 teams|publisher=QRL|accessdate=2016-08-12|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328190951/http://www.qrl.com.au/content/qrl/club/news/2016/03/01/intrust_super_cup_ro.html|archivedate=28 March 2016|df=dmy-all}} In Round 23 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Brisbane club against the Parramatta Eels,{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/updated-team-lists-broncos-v-eels/tabid/10874/newsid/100194/default.aspx|title=Updated team lists: Broncos v Eels|publisher=NRL.com|date=2016-02-28|accessdate=2016-08-12}}{{cite web|author=NRL Digital Media|url=http://www.broncos.com.au/news/2016/08/12/late_mail_broncos_v_.html#sf33170038|title=Late Mail - Broncos v Eels|publisher=Broncos|date=|accessdate=2016-08-12}} scoring two tries.{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/broncos-return-to-form-to-beat-eels/tabid/10874/newsid/100203/default.aspx|title=Broncos return to form to beat Eels|publisher=NRL.com|date=2016-02-28|accessdate=2016-08-12}} In September, he re-signed with the Brisbane club on a one-year contract until the end of 2017.{{cite web|author=Broncos.com.au|url=http://www.zerotackle.com/broncos-re-sign-nrl-rookies-23767/|title=Broncos re-sign NRL rookies|publisher=Zero Tackle|date=2016-08-26|accessdate=2016-09-15}}
=2018=
At the end of 2018, he signed with St. George Illawarra on a two-year deal after 11 intermittent appearances for Brisbane between 2016 and 2018.{{cn|date=October 2022}}
=2019=
Pearson made 10 appearances for St. George in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished second last on the table after a horror year on and off the field. On 18 December, it was announced that St George had released Pearson from the final year of his contract so he could join the Gold Coast on a two-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/gold-coast-titans-secure-justin-holbrooks-first-signing-as-jonus-pearson-joins-club-on-two-year-deal/|title=Gold Coast Titans sign Jonus Pearson|website=Sporting News}}
=2020=
Pearson played only one game for the Gold Coast in the 2020 NRL season as the club finished ninth on the table and missed the finals.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/nrl-2020-nrl-contract-news-signings-transfers-tyrone-roberts-leaves-gold-coast-titans/news-story/fc243b6b9be9fa4e9cf98cd4c2e8d616/|title= Former captain Tyrone Roberts shown the door by Gold Coast Titans|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}
=2021=
Pearson made only one appearance for the Gold Coast in the 2021 NRL season. On 14 September, he was released by the club.{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/news-2021-gold-coast-titans-ash-taylor-tyrone-peachey-contracts/b6fc2716-8e77-4cff-9a2a-20f8b6bcb13c/|title=Big-name Gold Coast playmakers Ash Taylor, Tyrone Peachey among off-season Titans discards|website=wwos.nine.com.au}}
Following his departure from the Gold Coast, it was announced Pearson would be playing with Rockhampton-based QRL club the Central Queensland Capras in the Queensland Cup competition during the 2022 season.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.dragons.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/st-george-illawarra-dragons/jonus-pearson/ St George Illawarra Dragons profile]
- [https://www.broncos.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/brisbane-broncos/jonus-pearson/ Brisbane Broncos profile]
- [http://www.broncos.com.au/team/profiles/jonus_pearson.html Broncos profile]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pearson, Jonus}}
Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Brisbane Broncos players
Category:Central Queensland Capras players
Category:Gold Coast Titans players
Category:Indigenous Australian rugby league players
Category:21st-century Indigenous Australian people
Category:Queensland Residents rugby league team players
Category:Redcliffe Dolphins players
Category:Rugby league players from Thursday Island