Jake Marketo Explained

Jake Marketo
Birth Date:17 February 1989
Birth Place:Wollongong, New South Wales Australia
Height:187cm (74inches)
Weight:97kg (214lb)
Club1:St. George Illawarra
Year1start:2010
Year1end:17
Appearances1:52
Tries1:5
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:20
Teama:City NSW
Yearastart:2017
Appearancesa:1
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Updated:4 March 2018
First:RL
Ru Position:Centre
Ru Club1:Timișoara Saracens
Ru Year1start:2017
Ru Year1end:18
Source:[1] [2]

Jake Marketo (born 17 February 1989) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Intrust Super Cup. He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. Marketo also had a short stint playing rugby union for the Timișoara Saracens in the SuperLiga CEC Bank in Romania. He primarily plays as a or but can also play at

Early life

Born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, Marketo is the son of former Balmain Tigers player Michael Marketo. He played his junior rugby league for Holy Cross Rhinos.[3]

Playing career

Rugby league

Marketo made his NRL debut for the Dragons in round 11 of the 2010 NRL season, coming off the bench in a 22–14 loss at home to the Canberra Raiders.

Marketo just played one NRL game for the Dragons in 2017 and was axed from the Dragons squad at the end of the year.

Rugby Union

Marketo signed with Romanian rugby union club Timișoara Saracens in November 2017.[4] [5] He played as a centre.

Return To Rugby League

After a few weeks training for the Timișoara Saracens, Marketo decided to return to Australia. He signed with the Townsville Blackhawks for the 2018 season.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jake Marketo. Rugby League Project.
  2. Web site: dragons.com.au profile . 29 May 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100511232335/http://www.dragons.com.au/default.aspx?s=player-profile-display&id=99&team=dragons&jake-marketo . 11 May 2010 . dead .
  3. Web site: Walshaw. Nick. 3 May 2017. Jake Marketo's surprise journey from NRL reserves to rep honours. Daily Telegraph. 30 December 2017.
  4. Web site: Ryan. Nathan. 15 November 2017. NRL Market Watch: Dragon makes bizarre rugby switch, Titans Roosters sign young gun. Fox Sports. 30 December 2017.
  5. Web site: 14 November 2017. Former Dragon Marketo running around in Romanian rugby. Sporting News. 30 December 2017.