| Jake Averillo | |
| Birth Date: | 2000 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Height: | 183cm (72inches) |
| Weight: | 920NaN0 |
| Year1start: | 2020 |
| Year1end: | 23 |
| Appearances1: | 78 |
| Tries1: | 31 |
| Goals1: | 39 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 202 |
| Club2: | Dolphins |
| Year2start: | 2024 |
| Year2end: | present |
| Appearances2: | 20 |
| Tries2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 32 |
| Yearastart: | 2022 |
| Appearancesa: | 1 |
| Triesa: | 1 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 4 |
| New: | yes |
| Source: | [1] |
| Updated: | 17 August 2024 |
Jake Averillo (born 11 August 2000) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL).
He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
Averillo was born in Sydney and played junior rugby league for Bankstown Sports and Moorebank Rams.[2] He is the nephew of Socceroo Jason Van Blerk, the grandson of Socceroo Cliff Van Blerk and is of Zimbabwean descent.
Averillo made his NRL debut in round 2 of the 2020 season for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs against the North Queensland Cowboys at ANZ Stadium.[3] [4]
In round 14 of the 2021 NRL season Averillo scored two tries and kicked five goals as Canterbury–Bankstown defeated St. George Illawarra. This was Canterbury–Bankstown's second win for the season.[5] In round 22 Averillo broke his hand in Canterbury-Bankstown's loss against the New Zealand Warriors.[6] In round 25, he scored two tries for Canterbury–Bankstown in a 38–0 victory over the Wests Tigers.[7] Averillo made a total of twenty-one appearances for Canterbury–Bankstown in the 2021 NRL season.[8] [9]
In round 12 of the 2022 NRL season he scored two tries for Canterbury–Bankstown in their 34–24 loss against St. George Illawarra at Belmore Sports Ground.[10] In round 14 Averillo scored two tries for Canterbury-Bankstown in their 34–4 victory over the Parramatta Eels.[11] The following week, he scored two tries in Canterbury–Bankstown's 36–12 victory over the Wests Tigers.[12] Averillo played a total of 20 matches for Canterbury-Bankstown throughout the season scoring nine tries. The club finished twelfth on the table and missed the finals.[13]
In round 9 of the 2023 NRL season Averillo scored two tries for Canterbury–Bankstown in their 18–16 victory over St. George Illawarra.[14] The following week, Averillo scored two tries in Canterbury-Bankstown's 30–34 loss against Canberra.[15] In round 20 of the 2023 NRL season Averillo scored two tries for Canterbury in their 44–24 loss against Brisbane.[16]
Averillo commenced a three-year contract with the Dolphins from 2024 onwards.[17]
| 2020 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 13 | 3 | 12 | 36 | |
| 2021 | 21 | 7 | 27 | 82 | ||
| 2022 | 20 | 9 | 36 | |||
| 2023 | 24 | 6 | 24 | |||
| 2024 | Dolphins | 19 | 7 | 28 | ||
| Totals | 97 | 38 | 39 | 230 |