Jacob Preston (rugby league)

Jacob Preston, Australian rugby league player

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Born: October 11, 2001
Age in 2026: 25
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 2001

About Jacob Preston (rugby league)

Jacob Preston is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-rower for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL. Preston made his first grade debut from the bench in his side's 31−6 loss to the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at Brookvale Oval in round 1 of the 2023 NRL season. Preston scored his first career try in his side's 26−12 victory over the Melbourne Storm at AAMI Park the following week. In round 5, Preston scored his first career double during Canterbury's golden point win against North Queensland.

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The world when Jacob Preston (rugby league) was born

Jacob Preston (rugby league) was born in 2001. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2001

#1 song"Hanging by a Moment" – Lifehouse
Top movieA Beautiful Mind
Top TV showSurvivor
Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone – J.K. Rowling (US paperback peak)

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBarry Bonds hits 73 home runs
Top headline9/11 attacks change the world forever
Technology milestoneApple iPod released
Defining fadiPod
Notable inventioniPod
World population6.17 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGeorge W. Bush
Sports championArizona Diamondbacks (World Series)
Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
U.S. population284.9M

2001 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jacob Preston (rugby league)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	2001	2026
Gas	$1.46	$3.45/gal
Average home	$147,800	$435,000
Average income	$51,407	$67,500
Minimum wage	$5.15	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$5.66	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.34	$0.73
Population	284.9M	341 million

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