Jamahl Lolesi

Jamahl Lolesi

Personal information
Full name	Jamahl Edward Lolesi
Nickname	Jammer the Hammer, Jamaal
Born	20 March 1981 (1981-03-20) Auckland, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	15 st 2 lb (96 kg)
Playing information
Position	Centre, Second-row, Wing
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2000–03	Canberra Raiders	68	32	0	0	128
2004–05	Bulldogs	44	20	0	0	80
2006	Wests Tigers	22	1	0	0	4
2007–	Huddersfield Giants	96	34	0	0	136
	Total	230	87	0	0	348
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2004–05	New Zealand	2	0	2	0	4
Source: Rugby League Project

Jamahl Lolesi (born 20 March 1981 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby league player for the Huddersfield Giants of Super League. A New Zealand and Samoa international representative, he has previously played for Wests Tigers, Bulldogs and Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League. His position of choice is at Centre, but he has slotted in on the wing and at lock in his first grade career.

Jamahl is known by fans as J-Lo, a play on Jennifer Lopez's nickname. He is of Samoan/Irish background.

The correct spelling of Lolesi's forename is Jamahl but it has previously been spelt incorrectly Jamaal. He has gained a new nickname at Huddersfield, "Jammer the Hammer", which has been used as the basis of several promotional campaigns, for example, the Giants handing out 500 hammers to young fans at certain games.

Lolesi's first match for the Wests Tigers was the pre-season 2006 World Club Challenge which was lost to Bradford Bulls in England.

On 26 May 2009, Lolesi signed a new two-year contract which will keep him at Huddersfield Giants until the end of the 2011 season.

Career highlights

• Junior Club: Southport Tigers
• Career Stats: 131 career games to date scoring 52 tries
• Test Stats: 1 test for New Zealand in 2005, scoring 4 points (2 conversions)

External links

• Jamahl Lolesi Official Player Profile
• Jamahl Lolesi NRL Player Profile