Kaeo Weekes

Kaeo Alan Weekes (born 6 February 2002) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League.

He previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.

Background Weekes was born in Australia and is of Māori descent. He is the grandson of former St George Dragons and Parramatta centre Geoff Weekes (1932–2015). The elder Weekes played for the Dragons from 1954-1961, playing in the centres in their 1958 and 1959 Grand Final wins before joining the Eels for 2 seasons and retiring after the 1963 NSWRFL season.

Along with being a former athletics sprint champion from Newington College, Weekes played rugby union. Weekes made a big impression in his first season in the Harold Matthews Cup in 2017, scoring 11 tries despite playing up an age group.

He is a product of the Asquith Magpies junior club in the North Sydney Bears district.

Weekes attended the Sea Eagles Pathways Academy and was a prolific try scorer in the SG Ball and Harold Matthews competitions after joining Manly at 14 years of age. He joined the development squad at Manly in 2021. Weekes joined the Canberra Raiders in 2024.

Playing career 2022 & 2023 Weekes made his NRL debut in round 19 of the 2022 NRL season against the St. George Illawarra Dragons playing 13 minutes off the bench. In the 2023 NRL season, Weekes played nine games for the Manly club. On 15 October 2023, Weekes signed a two-year deal with Canberra starting in 2024.

2024 In round 8 of the 2024 NRL season, Weekes made his club debut for Canberra in their 40-0 loss against Cronulla. The following week, he scored a try and kicked three goals in the clubs comeback victory against his former club Manly. On 24 September, Weekes had re-signed with the club until the end of the 2027 season.

2025 On 25 July, Canberra announced that Weekes extended his contract for a further two years until the end of 2029. In round 25 of the 2025 NRL season, Weekes scored the winning try in golden point extra-time as Canberra defeated Penrith 20-16. Weekes played 25 matches for Canberra in the 2025 NRL season as the club claimed the Minor Premiership. He played in both finals matches as Canberra went out in straight sets losing to both Brisbane and Cronulla.

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