Ryley Jacks


Ryley Jacks is a Canada international rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL.
Jacks played for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League.

Early life

Jacks was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He is of Canadian descent. His parents Terry and Donna both captained Australia in Touch Football, and Terry played A grade for Brothers Old Boys Rugby Club in the Queensland Rugby Union A grade competition.
Ryley was educated at St Laurence's College, South Brisbane where he was named Sportsman of the Year in 2009.

Playing career

Jacks played for the Sydney Roosters' National Youth Competition team in 2011 and 2012. In 2013, he played for the Newtown Jets, the Roosters' feeder team, in the New South Wales Cup.
After starting the 2014 season with the Easts Tigers in the Queensland Cup, Jacks signed with the Gold Coast Titans in March to play for their feeder team, the Burleigh Bears, also in the Queensland Cup.
Eligible via his Toronto-born father, Jacks was selected to represent Canada in their 2017 World Cup qualifying campaign in December 2015 alongside his brother Rhys. He scored 1 try in their match against Jamaica, and 3 tries against the United States.
In 2016, Jacks played for the Sunshine Coast Falcons, a feeder team of the Melbourne Storm, in the Queensland Cup. With 19 tries for the season, he was awarded the James Ackerman Medal as the Falcons' player of the year.
In September 2016, Jacks signed a one-year deal with the Melbourne Storm for the 2017 season. In February 2017, he was a member of the Storm's 18-man squad for the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines. Jacks made his NRL debut in round 1 of the 2017 season, against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs on 3 March. In June 2017, Jacks extended his contract with the Storm until the end of 2018. Often acting as injury cover for the Storm throughout the 2017 season, Jacks spent much of the year playing for the Sunshine Coast Falcons. In his 12 matches for Melbourne, he was described statistically as the best defensive in the NRL. for the 2019 NRL season, Jacks signed on with the Gold Coast for 2 seasons.
Jacks made a total of 13 appearances for the Gold Coast in the 2019 NRL season as the club endured a horror year on and off the field. During the halfway mark of the season, head coach Garth Brennan was sacked by the club after a string of poor results. The Gold Coast managed to win only 4 games for the entire season and finished last claiming the Wooden Spoon.
Jacks Left The Titans At the end of the season to return to The Melbourne Storm on a 1 year deal to replace departing halfback Brodie Croft.