Jamal Shibasaki

Jamal Shibasaki
Personal information
Born (2005-06-07) 7 June 2005
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2024–25 North Qld Cowboys 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 3 August 2025
EducationIgnatius Park College
RelativesEnemarki Shibasaki (brother)
Gehamat Shibasaki (brother)

Jamal Shibasaki (born 7 June 2005) is an Australian rugby league footballer who last played as a second-rower for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Background

Born in Townsville, Queensland, Shibasaki is of Torres Strait Islander and Japanese descent.[2] He is the younger brother of Brisbane Broncos player Gehamat Shibasaki.[3]

He played his junior rugby league for Townsville Brothers and attended Ignatius Park College before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos.[4][5][6]

Playing career

Early career

In 2021, Shibasaki played for the Townsville Blackhawks in the under-16 Cyril Connell Challenge competition, scoring four tries in four games.[7] In 2022, he moved up to their under-18 Mal Meninga Cup side, starting at second-row in their Grand Final loss to the Souths Logan Magpies.[8] In September 2022, Shibasaki signed with the North Queensland Cowboys.[9][10]

In 2023, he began the year captaining the Blackhawks' Mal Meninga Cup side, being named the competition's Player of the Year at the end of the season.[11][12]

In May 2023, Shibasaki, aged just 17 years and 339 days, made his Queensland Cup debut for the Blackhawks in their 54–4 win over the PNG Hunters.[13] In July 2023, he represented Queensland under-19, coming off the bench in their loss to New South Wales.[14] On 17 September 2023, he started at second-row in Townsville's under-21 Colts Grand Final win over the Brisbane Tigers.[15]

2024

Shibasaki joined the Cowboys' NRL squad ahead of the 2024 season.[16] He began the season playing for the Mackay Cutters in the Queensland Cup.[17]

In Round 13 of the 2024 NRL season, he made his NRL debut off the bench against the Sydney Roosters.[18]

2025

Shibasaki played just one NRL game in 2025 before the club announced he would be departing at the end of the season.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Rugby League Project". Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "The destiny that led to Gehamat Shibasaki's NRL debut for the Brisbane Broncos". National Rugby League. 8 August 2018. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Get to know our young players ahead of Sunday's trial". NQ Cowboys. 15 February 2024. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Brisbane Broncos pinch son of a gun from North Queensland Cowboys". Courier Mail. 24 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Spoils shared in junior rugby league deciders". Courier Mail. 17 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ignatius Park's Jamal Shibasaki draws on brother ahead of positional switch". Courier Mail. 10 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "'What a weapon!' - Jamal Shibasaki". QRL. 15 March 2021. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "QRL U18 Mal Meninga Cup - 2022 Round 3". LeagueUnlimited. 8 March 2022. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  9. ↑ "New Cowboy Gehamat Shibasaki's heartwarming reason for signing". Townsville Bulletin. 18 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Shibasaki signs for 2023". NQ Cowboys. 15 November 2022. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "Mal Meninga Cup Player of the Year Jamal Shibasaki". QRL. 16 September 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "2023 QRL U18 Auswide Bank Mal Meninga Cup Preliminary Finals". LeagueUnlimited. 15 April 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "Townsville Blackhawks 54 def. Papua New Guinea Hunters 4". Rugby League Project. 12 May 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  14. ↑ "Queensland Under 19 team named". QRL. 3 July 2023. Archived from the original on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  15. ↑ "Nine Cowboys named for Sunday's U21s Grand Final". NQ Cowboys. 15 September 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  16. ↑ "Cowboys promote seven from Pathways program to NRL squad for 2024". NQ Cowboys. 24 October 2023. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  17. ↑ "Q-Cup stats: Cowboys combine for 1,188 running metres". NQ Cowboys. 18 March 2024. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  18. ↑ "Cowboys team list: Round 13 v Roosters". NQ Cowboys. 28 May 2024.
  19. ↑ "Cowboys to farewell seven departing players". NQ Cowboys. 3 September 2025. Archived from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
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