Jake Clifford
Halfback
Player Bio
- Height:
- 184 cm
- Date of Birth:
- 02 January 1998
- Weight:
- 92 kg
- Birthplace:
- Cairns, QLD
- Age:
- 26
- Nickname:
- Cliffo
- Debut Club:
- North Queensland Cowboys
- Date:
- 21 July 2018
- Opposition:
- St. George Illawarra Dragons
- Round:
- 19
- Previous Club:
- Newcastle Knights
- Junior Club:
- Tully Tigers
- Biography:
Cowboys members number: 119602
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Tully Tigers junior Jake Clifford first came to the Cowboys in 2016 as a junior member of Aaron Payne’s NYC team.
After being named 2017 NYC Player of the Year, Clifford was rewarded with a two-year contract in the Cowboys’ senior squad.
Clifford made his first-grade debut in Round 19 of 2018 against St George Illawarra, partnering Johnathan Thurston in the halves.
Despite playing just 16 games, Clifford was named a finalist for the Queensland Cup Player of the Year Award and claimed the competition’s Rookie of the Year gong. He was also named Cowboys Rookie of the Year and nabbed man of the match honours in Queensland’s under 20s State of Origin victory over NSW.
Over the course of four seasons with the Cowboys, Clifford appeared in 42 games, scoring seven tries and booting 19 goals.
Clifford spent time with the Newcastle Knights and Hull FC between 2021-2023, before signing a one-year contract to return home to North Queensland for the 2024 season.
Clifford is contracted until the end of the 2024 season.
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Who is your celebrity lookalike: Channing Tatum
If you could swap jobs with anyone in the world, who would it be: Tiger Woods
Least favourite household chore: Hanging out the washing
One thing you’d like to learn how to do: Hit a nice draw consistently
Favourite holiday destination: Greece
What would your ultimate golf grouping be: Tiger Woods, Tom Brady, Steph Curry
Career
- Appearances
- 67
- Tries
- 11
Career By Season
| Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Offloads | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | 2018 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 50% | - | - | - | - | - | 890 | 148.37 | - | 5 | 3 | 2 | 177 | 108 | 21 | 83.72% | 361 | 60.00 | - | 182 | 30.3 |
| Cowboys | 2019 | 15 | 3 | 12 | - | 20% | 3 | 18 | 1 | - | 49 | 3,711 | 247.38 | 69.23% | 3 | 2 | 2 | 507 | 243 | 49 | 83.22% | 771 | 51.00 | 6 | 560 | 37.3 |
| Cowboys | 2020 | 14 | 4 | 10 | - | 29% | 3 | 1 | - | - | 14 | 4,380 | 312.85 | 50.00% | 13 | 5 | 7 | 566 | 280 | 44 | 86.42% | 839 | 59.00 | 15 | 635 | 45.4 |
| Cowboys | 2021 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 43% | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 1,895 | 270.71 | - | 7 | 1 | 2 | 246 | 147 | 26 | 84.97% | 415 | 59.00 | - | 277 | 39.6 |
| Knights | 2021 | 13 | 7 | 6 | - | 54% | 2 | 33 | - | - | 74 | 4,311 | 331.63 | 67.35% | 10 | 7 | 4 | 535 | 241 | 41 | 85.46% | 813 | 62.00 | 8 | 646 | 49.7 |
| Knights | 2022 | 12 | 4 | 8 | - | 33% | 2 | 19 | - | - | 46 | 4,508 | 375.69 | 63.33% | 4 | 2 | 2 | 454 | 215 | 39 | 84.65% | 619 | 51.00 | 18 | 426 | 35.5 |
Career Overall
| Year Start | Year End | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Offloads | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | 2018 | 2021 | 42 | 13 | 29 | - | 31% | 7 | 19 | 1 | - | 67 | 10,876 | 247.18 | 67.86% | 28 | 11 | 13 | 1,496 | 646 | 140 | 82.19% | 2,147 | 48.00 | 22 | 1,497 | 35.6 |
| Knights | 2021 | 2022 | 25 | 11 | 14 | - | 44% | 4 | 52 | - | - | 120 | 8,820 | 352.78 | 65.82% | 14 | 9 | 6 | 989 | 456 | 80 | 85.07% | 1,433 | 57.00 | 26 | 1,072 | 42.9 |
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