Jacob Gagai is a one time South Sydney Reserve Grade premiership winner in 2023 who also won the 2023 NRL reserve grade State Championship with South Sydney.
Originating from Mackay in Queensland, Jacob followed brother Dane to Brisbane and then Newcastle. He would have stints with Souths Brisbane, Lakes United and Glebe-Burwood along the way. After a successful stint at Glebe-Burwood where he played in the Presidents Cup final he joined his brother Dane at South Sydney in late 2020 during Covid lockdown. In his first trial for the Rabbitohs in 2021 he scored a hattrick of tries against Group 20 in Griffith. He made his senior grade premiership debut for South Sydney in the 2021 Round 1 Reserve Grade clash against Penrith at Penrith Park, scoring a try on debut. In 2023 he got a call up and made his South Sydney first grade debut against Manly-Warringah in the Round 1 Pre-Season Challenge clash at Central Coast Stadium. Gagai would wait a whole year before he made his first grade premiership debut with South Sydney in the 2024 Round 1 Las Vegas clash against Manly-Warringah, scoring a try on debut.
Jacob Gagai, is a fleet footed runner who began his career in the halves. He is a extremely quick runner with a great swerve, and safe under the high ball, with a ability to setup tries on the run. His best position is fullback, while he has played wing, five eighth and centre during his career at South Sydney.
In Round 6 2022 Gagai was rewarded with captaincy of the South Sydney Reserve Grade team.
Gagai got his call up into representative football in the 2023 Maori team team for the All-Stars clash, but had to withdraw after it was found he needed to serve a one game suspension from the NRL State Championship final.
Player Relatives
Father - Gagai, Ray (Broncos)
Brother - Gagai, Dane
Playing - Height / Weight
183cm / 92kg
Representative Qualification
Queensland
Indigenous
Maori
Date of Birth
Mackay, Qld - 20th December 1995
Previous Clubs First Grade : Lower Grades : Juniors
M T G FG Pt : M T G FG Pt : M T G FG Pt
Mackay (2012) : : U18 . 1 - - 4
Newcastle (2013) : : U18
Souths-Bris (2013) : A-Gr :
Newcastle (2014) : NYC 14 3 - - 12
Brisbane (2015) : NYC 5 - - - -
Central Qld (2015) : QLDC 6 2 - - 8
Newcastle (2015) : NYC 6 3 - - 12
Newcastle (2016) : RG 2 - - - -
Lakes United (2017) :
Newcastle (2018-19) : RG 21 8 - - 32
Glebe-Burwood (2020) : PC 4 - - - -
Previous Rep Honours M T G FG Pt
Nth Qld-Murri (2011) U16
RU National Indigenous(2011) U16
NSW Country (2017) U23 1 2 - - 8
Playing Career at South Sydney (2021-24)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
2023 Feb 10 Pre01 v Manly-Warringah (Pre-Season Challenge - 27y 52d)
2024 Mar 2 Rd01 v Manly-Warringah (Premiership - 28y 73d)
First Grade
Premiership : Pre-Season Challenge
M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts
2023 - - - - - - - - : 2 1 (1) 1 - - - 4
2024 17 17 - 9 - - - 36 : 1 1 - - - - - -
TOTAL 17 17 - 9 - - - 36 : 3 2 (1) 1 - - - 4
SS Cup 3 2 (1) 1 - - - 4
SS FG 20 19 (1) 10 - - - 40
South Sydney Senior Grade Debut
2021 Mar 13 Rd01 Penr v Penrith (Reserve Grade)
Lower Grades
(RG) Premiership : (RG)State Championship
Year M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts
2021 11 11 - 7 - - - 28 :
2022 21 21 - 7 - - - 28 :
2023 26 26 - 7 - - - 28 : 1 1 - - - - - -
2024 4 4 - 2 - - - 8 :
TOTAL 62 62 - 23 - - - 92 : 1 1 - - - - - -
South Sydney Senior(FG/RG/3G) Grade Career
Premiership : Cup : All Matches
M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG 2FG Pts
CAREER 79 79 - 32 - - - 128 : 4 3 (1) 1 - - - 4 : 83 82 (1) 33 - - - 132
Versus - First Grade : Lower Grades
(FG) Premiership : (FG)Pre-Season : (RG) Premiership
T G/A FG 2FG Pts : T G/A FG 2FG Pts : T G/A FG 2FG Pts
Blacktown : : 2 - - - 8
Canterbury : : 1 - - - 4
Dolphins 3 - - - 12 : :
Gold Coast 1 - - - 4 : :
Manly 1 - - - 4 : :
Melbourne 2 - - - 8 : :
Newcastle : : 1 - - - 4
Newtown : : 1 - - - 4
Norths : : 4 - - - 16
Mt Prtchrd : : 2 - - - 8
Parramatta 2 - - - 8 : : 2 - - - 8
Penrith : : 3 - - - 12
St Geo-Ill : 1 - - - 4 : 2 - - - 8
Syd Rstrs : : 1 - - - 4
Warriors : : 1 - - - 4
Wests : : 2 - - - 8
Venues - First Grade : Lower Grades
(FG) Premiership : (FG)Pre-Season : (RG) Premiership
T G/A FG 2FG Pts : T G/A FG 2FG Pts : T G/A FG 2FG Pts
StAu : : 6 - - - 24
Redf : : 1 - - - 4
Aubr : : 2 - - - 8
Coog : : 1 - - - 4
Coll : : 1 - - - 4
Dubb : : 1 - - - 4
Layb : : 2 - - - 8
Lidc : : 2 - - - 8
LVgs 1 - - - 4 : :
MRSt 2 - - - 8 : :
Mudg : 1 - - - 4 :
NSO : : 1 - - - 4
Penr : : 2 - - - 8
Redc 3 - - - 12 : :
Robi 1 - - - 4 : :
SFS2 : : 1 - - - 4
WSS 2 - - - 8 : : 2 - - - 8
Match Statistics at South Sydney
2021 First Grade Statistics : Lower Grade Statistics
Min Tac Pe 6A MT LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG : Min Tac Pe 6A MT LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG
Trial Wing #5 Group 20 Grif W 3 - - :
Rd01 : RG LWng #5 Penrith Penr L 80 5 - - 3 - 12 3 100 - - - - 1 - - -
Rd03 : RG LWng #5 Norths StAu L 80 2 - - 4 2 17 1 209 1 1 - - 2 - - -
Rd04 : RG Flbk #1 Mt Prtchrd Aubr W 80 6 - - 2 1 16 - 130 2 - - - 1 - - -
Rd06 : RG Flbk #1 Wests StAu L 80 4 - - 3 - 13 1 142 1 - - - - - - -
Rd07 : RG 5/8 #1 Parramatta Ring L 80 12 - - 3 - 5 - 31 3 - 1 2 - - - -
Rd08 : RG Flbk #1 Canberra Belc W 80 7 - - 2 1 15 - 133 3 - - 1 - - - -
Rd09 : RG 5/8 #6 Blacktown Redf L 70 8 1 - 4 - 4 - 41 - - 3 1 - - - -
Rd11 : RG LWng #2 Penrith Dubb L 80 7 - - 2 1 8 - 71 - - - - 1 - - -
Rd12 : RG 5/8 #6 Parramatta StAu L 80 20 - - 6 - 5 1 29 - 1 2 - - - - -
Rd13 : RG LWng #2 St Geo-Ill Redf L 80 5 - - - 1 10 1 98 - 1 - - 1 - - -
Rd14 : RG RWng #2 Newcastle StAu L 80 3 1 - 3 1 13 - 104 1 1 - 1 1 - - -
2021 TOTALS : 870 79 2 - 32 7 118 7 1088 11 4 6 5 7 - - -
2022 First Grade Statistics : Lower Grade Statistics
Min Tac Pe 6A MT LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG : Min Tac Pe 6A MT LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG
Trial Flbk #19 Nth Qld Crns L 80 5 - - 4 - 10 - 71 2 1 - 1 - - - - :
Rd01 : RG Flbk #1 Canterbury Belm L 80 7 - - 1 - 12 - 133 - 1 - - - - - -
Rd02 : RG Flbk #1 Mt Prtchrd Aubr W 80 11 - - - 1 8 - 82 - - 1 - 1 - - -
Rd03 : RG Flbk #1 Norths StAu L 80 4 - - 3 1 14 - 135 1 - - - 1 - - -
Rd04 : RG Flbk #1 Penrith Penr W 80 3 2 - 1 - 12 - 114 - 1 - - 1 - - -
Rd05 : RG Flbk #1 St Geo-Ill StAu L 80 5 - - 2 - 13 2 125 1 - - - - - - -
Rd06 : RG Flbk #1 Newtown StAu W 80 8 1 - 1 2 13 1 184 1 - 1 - - - - - (c)
Rd07 : RG 5/8 #6 Wests Lidc W 80 17 - - 3 1 12 - 120 - - 2 - 1 - - -
Rd08 : RG Flbk #1 Blacktown Redf W 80 6 - - 1 - 16 1 186 2 - - 1 - - - -
Rd09 : RG Flbk #1 Newcastle Redf W 80 6 - - 1 1 12 - 117 - - - 1 - - - -
Rd10 : RG Flbk #1 Canberra Redf L 80 9 - - 4 1 10 - 101 1 - - 1 - - - -
Rd12 : RG Flbk #1 Norths NSO L 80 4 - - 4 - 9 1 96 - - - 2 - - - -
Rd13 : RG Flbk #1 Wests Redf W 80 7 - - - - 6 1 62 2 - - 1 - - - -
Rd14 : RG Flbk #1 St Geo-Ill Coll W 80 9 - - 1 - 12 - 94 1 - - 1 1 - - - (c)
Rd15 : RG Flbk #1 Blacktown Layb W 80 2 - - - 2 13 - 179 - - 1 1 1 - - - (c)
Rd16 : RG Flbk #1 Parramatta StAu L 80 10 1 - 1 - 10 1 102 1 - - - - - - - (c)
Rd18 : RG Flbk #1 Canterbury StAu L 80 4 - - 1 - 14 - 135 - - - - 1 - - - (c)
Rd19 : RG LCnt #4 Mt Prtchrd StAu W 80 8 - - 3 - 13 - 124 - 1 - 1 - - - - (c)
Rd20 : RG LCnt #3 Newtown Hens L 80 12 - - 7 1 13 - 133 1 2 - - - - - - (c)
Rd21 : RG Flbk #1 Canberra Bruc W 80 4 - - 2 1 14 1 132 1 - - 1 - - - - (c)
Rd22 : RG Flbk #1 Parramatta WSS L 80 5 - - 1 1 18 - 194 1 - - - - - - - (c)
Rd23 : RG Flbk #1 Penrith StAu D 80 5 - - 1 1 18 - 194 1 - - - - - - - (c)
2022 TOTALS : 1680 150 4 - 39 19 257 10 2637 13 6 5 11 7 - - -
2023 First Grade Statistics : Lower Grade Statistics
Min Tac Pe 6A MT LA LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG : Min Tac Pe 6A MT LA LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG
Pre01 LCnt #4 Manly Gosf L 80 11 2 - 2 - - 6 - 63 - - - - - - - - :
Pre02 Int #25 St Geo-Ill Mudg W 40 1 - - 2 - - 4 - 28 1 - - - 1 - - - :
Rd01 : RG LCnt #4 Newtown Hens L 80 12 - - 1 - 1 10 2 104 1 1 - - - - - -
Rd02 : RG 5/8 #6 Penrith Penr L 80 19 1 - 4 - - 7 - 64 - - 1 1 - - - -
Rd03 : RG 5/8 #6 Syd Rstrs Went L 80 17 - - 3 - - 8 - 79 1 1 - - - - - -
Rd04 : RG Flbk #6 Blacktown StAu W 80 1 - - - - 2 21 3 291 1 - 1 - - - - -
Rd06 : RG LCnt #4 Canterbury StAu L 80 12 - 1 6 - - 11 1 90 - - - - - - - -
Rd07 : RG Flbk #1 Norths NSO L 80 6 - - 3 - - 12 3 116 - - - - - - - -
Rd08 : RG LCnt #3 Penrith StAu W 80 14 - - 3 1 1 20 1 182 - - - - - - - -
Rd09 : RG LCnt #3 Canberra Wagg L 80 10 - - 3 - - 13 - 124 - - - - - - - -
Rd10 : RG LCnt #3 Syd Rstrs NSO W 80 7 - - 2 - - 13 - 110 3 - - - - - - -
Rd11 : RG LCnt #3 Wests StAu L 80 6 - - 4 1 1 20 2 197 - 2 - 1 - - - -
Rd12 : RG Flbk #1 Parramatta SFS2 L 80 8 - - 1 - - 14 1 99 1 - - - - - - -
Rd13 : RG Flbk #1 Canberra StAu W 80 3 - - 2 1 - 11 1 99 1 - - 1 - - - -
Rd14 : RG Flbk #1 Warriors Redf W 80 4 - - 3 - - 18 3 174 1 - - - - - - -
Rd15 : RG Flbk #1 St Geo-Ill Koga W 80 10 - - 1 1 - 15 3 149 2 - - 1 - - - -
Rd16 : RG Flbk #1 Norths Coog W 80 4 1 - 1 1 - 16 - 203 - - - 1 1 - - -
Rd17 : RG Flbk #1 Blacktown Layb W 80 6 - - 1 1 - 16 1 182 3 - 1 - 1 - - -
Rd18 : RG Flbk #1 Warriors MtSm L 80 14 - - 2 - - 14 - 89 - - - - - - - -
Rd19 : RG Flbk #1 Canterbury StAu L 80 5 - - 4 1 - 8 2 57 - 2 - 1 - - - -
Rd20 : RG Flbk #1 Parramatta WSS W 80 5 - - 2 - 1 22 1 186 1 - - - 2 - - -
Rd21 : RG Flbk #1 Newcastle Redf W 80 4 - - 1 - 1 11 - 113 2 - - - - - - -
Rd22 : RG RCnt #3 Wests Lidc W 80 13 - - 2 1 1 10 - 98 - 1 - - 2 - - -
Rd23 : RG RCnt #3 Newtown Redf W 80 15 - - 1 - - 8 - 62 - - - - - - - -
Rd24 : RG RCnt #3 St Geo-Ill Redf W 80 9 1 - 3 2 - 11 - 107 - 1 - - - - - -
MPSF : RG Flbk #1 Warriors NSO W 80 3 - - 1 1 - 14 1 149 1 - - - 1 - - -
MSF : RG Flbk #1 Norths Leic W 80 3 - - 4 1 1 12 - 110 - - - 1 - - - -
GF : RG RCnt #4 Norths WSS W 80 16 - - 1 - - 9 1 74 - - 1 - - - - -
StCh : RG RCnt #4 Bris-Tig StAu W 80 11 2 - 5 1 2 16 2 173 3 1 - 2 - - - -
2023 TOTALS : 2160 237 5 1 64 13 11 360 28 3481 21 9 4 9 7 - - -
2024 First Grade Statistics : Lower Grade Statistics
Min Tac Pe 6A MT LA LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG : Min Tac Pe 6A MT LA LB Rn DR m Er OL K TA T G FG 2FG
Pre01 Flbk #1 St Geo-Ill Koga W 40 7 - - - - - 10 - 76 - - - - - - - - :
Rd01 RWng #5 Manly LVgs L 80 7 - - 3 - 1 11 - 119 1 - - - 1 - - - :
Rd03 : RG LCnt #5 Syd Rstrs SFS2 W 80 6 - - 5 - 1 14 1 130 - - - - 1 - - -
Rd04 : RG LCnt #4 Canterbury StAu L 80 8 - - 1 - - 10 2 82 - - - - - - - -
Rd05 : RG LCnt #4 Warriors StAu W 80 11 - - 2 - - 11 1 73 - 2 - - - - - - (c)
Rd06 18th Cronulla : RG Flbk #1 Newtown StAu W 80 - - - - - - 15 1 228 - - 1 - 1 - - - (c)
Rd08 LWng #2 Melbourne MRSt L 80 3 - - 1 - 2 11 - 105 - - - - 2 - - - :
Rd11 RWng #5 Nth Qld LngS L 80 7 - - 2 - - 12 - 83 1 - - - - - - - :
Rd12 RWng #5 Parramatta StAu W 80 7 - - 3 - - 8 1 61 1 - - - - - - - :
Rd14 RWng #5 Gold Coast Robi W 80 5 - - 1 - 2 10 - 149 1 - - - 1 - - - :
Rd15 RWng #5 Brisbane StAu W 80 9 - - 4 - - 14 1 120 - 1 - - - - - - :
Rd16 RWng #5 Manly StAu W 80 5 - - - - 1 11 2 125 1 - 1 - - - - - :
Rd18 RWng #5 Parramatta WSS W 80 9 - - - - 3 9 1 115 1 - - 1 2 - - - :
Rd19 RWng #5 Dolphins Redc L 67 5 - - 3 - 3 10 1 75 - - - - 3 - - - :
Rd20 RWng #5 Wests-Tig Gosf W 80 6 - - 2 - 1 8 1 99 - - - - - - - - :
Rd21 RWng #5 Canberra Bruc L 80 9 - - 3 - - 7 1 62 - - - - - - - - :
Rd22 RWng #5 Cronulla Ende L 80 9 - - - - - 8 - 54 1 - - - - - - - :
Rd23 RWng #5 Melbourne StAu L 80 7 - - 1 - - 7 - 45 - - - - - - - - :
Rd24 RWng #5 Wests-Tig Camp L 80 7 - - 1 - 1 9 - 87 1 - - - - - - - :
Rd25 RWng #5 Newcastle StAu L 80 9 1 - - - - 9 - 68 1 - 1 - - - - - :
Rd26 RWng #5 Penrith Penr L 80 11 - - 3 1 - 7 - 45 - - 1 - - - - - :
Rd27 RWng #5 Syd Rstrs StAu L 80 6 - - 3 - 1 6 - 62 - - 1 1 - - - - :
2024 TOTALS 1347 121 1 - 30 1 15 157 8 1474 9 1 4 2 9 - - - : 320 25 - - 8 - 1 50 5 513 - 2 1 - 2 - - -
2024 FG Average Minutes - 79.2
2024 FG Average Tackles (80 min) - 7.2
2024 FG Average Runs (80 min) - 9.3
2024 FG Average Meters per run - 9.4m
2024 FG Tackling Ability - 80.1%
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
Lower Grades Year RG-Premiership( W- D-L %) : RG-StCh( W- D-L %) 2022 9( 4- 0-5 44%) : 2024 2( 2- 0-0 100%) : TOTAL 11( 6- 0-5 55%) : SS CAREER 11( 6- 0-5 55%)
Suspension Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v Fine Wk CO Ldg G CHARGE 2023 StCh RG Bris-Tig - 1 - - 2 Carless High Tackle
Sin Bins
Year Grade v CHARGE 2021 Rd09 RG Blacktown 10SB Professional Foul
Player Awards
Year Award 2023 - South Sydney Reserve Grade(NSW Cup) Best Back 2023 - South Sydney Senior Pathways Team of the Year(Fullback)
Representative Honours at South Sydney
Domestic none International none Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG 2024 Wing NZ Maori v Aus Indigenous All Stars (Withdrew due to suspension)
Player News
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After Leaving South Sydney
Subsequent Clubs First Grade
M T G FG Pt
Huddersfield(England) (2025)
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