Northern United will celebrate a huge milestone for one of their players and the club on Sunday.

Djaan Jarrett will play his 100th game for the club on Sunday at Crozier Field against the Mullumbimby Giants.

The club released a statement congratulating Jarrett on the milestone and celebrating the major contribution he has made to the club over 10 years.

"Northern United RLFC wishes to congratulate Djaan Jarrett on playing his 100th first grade game for the Dirawongs this Sunday 16th June 2024 against Mullumbimby Giants at Crozier Oval.

Djaan will be the first player to reach 100 first grade games for our club in the NRRRL competition.

Djaan has been a player at Northern United RLFC since 2014 after returning home from the Mid North Coast.

He has contributed as a player to our club by playing prop, back row and lock over the years. Djaan is also known for his defence and skills.

Many people who know Djaan also know he is deaf and wears speech processors for his cochlear implants. Djaan does not play with speech processors which also highlights his awareness during games which is an amazing skill.

He is greatly respected by members of our community as a family man and an active member of our club. He is also recognised for his contribution off the field where he has coached first grade, ladies league tag and women’s tackle at our club.

He has also been president of our club and contributed to strengthening our clubs operations and governance.

We are proud to have a man of his character associated with our club. Congratulations on achieving 100 first grade games with the Dirawongs."

A big crowd will be in attendance for the match to celebrate the milestone, with extra incentive for the Dirawongs to get back into the winners circle after a heavy loss to Cudgen last weekend.

The day will start at 10:50am with the Women's Tackle Premiership game between Northern United and Bilambil, with the remaining matches against the Giants.

The First Grade match is set to kick off at 2:45pm.