Jamil Hopoate

Jamil Hopoate is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played as a lock and second-row for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL.

Jamil Hopoate
Personal information
Full nameJamil Hopoate
Born (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994
Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Playing information
PositionLock, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020 Brisbane Broncos 12 0 0 0 0
As of 9 March 2021
Source: [1]

Background

He was born and raised in Manly, New South Wales but of Tongan descent. He is the son of former Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles player John Hopoate[2] and younger brother of rugby league player William Hopoate.

Playing career

Hopoate made his debut in round 1 of the 2020 NRL season for the Brisbane Broncos vs North Queensland Cowboys starting from the bench.[3]

Hopoate played 12 games for Brisbane in the 2020 NRL season as they finished last on the table for the first time in the club's history.[4]

Hopoate was released by Brisbane Broncos at the end of the 2020 season.

Controversies

In 2012, Hopoate was sacked by Parramatta due to a string of off-field incidents which included a mid-range drink driving conviction.[5]

In 2014, Hopoate was jailed for one year and given a two-year good behaviour bond after a violent assault on two men at a Sydney pub. Hopoate was later sacked by his club Manly-Warringah over the incident.[6]

In December 2020, Hopoate was charged with two counts of domestic violence-related assault, one count of assault, two counts of intimidation with intent to cause fear of physical or mental harm, and one count each of driving while his licence was suspended and mid-range drink-driving.[7] In October 2021 he was sentenced to a 12-month intensive corrections order under which he must abstain from alcohol and undertake 250 hours of community service. He also has to pay $2100 in fines for the driving offences.[8]

In May 2021, Hopoate was charged with large-scale commercial drug supply.[9]

References
  1. "Jamil Hopoate - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "'Jail was the wake up call I needed':Jamil Hopoate ready for NRL debut". Sydney Morning Herald. 9 March 2020.
  3. "Round 1 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 10 March 2020.
  4. "Brisbane get wooden spoon as North Queensland finish on a high". www.nrl.com.
  5. "Parramatta Eels sack Jamil Hopoate over off field behaviour". www.heraldsun.com.au.
  6. "Jamil Hopoate jailed over unprovoked attack". www.theguardian.com.
  7. "NRL 2020: Jamil Hopoate charged with assault and drink driving, Brisbane Broncos, off season". December 28, 2020.
  8. Chung, Laura (2021-10-08). "Former NRL player Jamil Hopoate avoids jail for assaulting partner, drink driving charges". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  9. McPhee, Sarah and Keoghan, Sarah (2021-05-19). "Bulldogs star Will Hopoate offers $50,000 to secure brother's release from jail". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
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