Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
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| Learoyd-Lahrs playing for the Raiders in 2009 | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Full name | Thomas Learoyd-Lahrs | |||||
| Born | 13 September 1985 Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Second-row, Prop, Lock | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2004–05 | Brisbane Broncos | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006– | Canberra Raiders | 77 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Total | 87 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2009–2010 | New South Wales | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010–2011 | Country NSW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010–2011 | Indigenous All Stars | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Australia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As of 14 June 2011 | ||||||
| Source: RLP, League Central, [1] | ||||||
Tom Learoyd-Lahrs (born 13 September 1985, in Tamworth, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Canberra Raiders of the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australian international representative forward, he previously played for the Brisbane Broncos.
[edit] Biography
While attending Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School, Learoyd-Lahrs played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2002 and 2003.[1] Learoyd-Lahrs' first 3 seasons with Canberra were disrupted by injuries, but in 2009 he discovered his best form and began a series of impressive displays that led to his selection on the bench for NSW in Game 3 of the 2009 Rugby League State of Origin series after being the 18th man for Game 2. Previously Queensland had tried to poach Learoyd-Lahrs in similar fashion to Greg Inglis by inviting him to attend an Emerging Origin camp but Learoyd-Lahrs was only eligible for NSW.[2]
Despite playing in the second row Learoyd-Lahrs can also cover in the front row. Luke Bailey once commented that "Learoyd-Lahrs is about 600 kilos".[3] He typically plays an "enforcer" type role similar to the role played by Anthony Watmough and Neville Costigan.[4]
Learoyd-Lahrs is eligible to play for the Indigenous DreamTime team.[5]
He represented Australia in the 2010 Four Nations tournament.
[edit] References
- ^ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ^ The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 July 2009. http://www.smh.com.au/news/origin/rookie-nearly-became-a-maroon/2009/07/13/1247337076812.html.
- ^ http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/origin/bull-takes-charge-of-own-fate/2007/06/03/1180809340577.html
- ^ Ritchie, Dean (8 July 2009). "NSW look to Tom Learoyd-Lahrs to intimidate Queensland". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/nrl/story/0,27074,25749817-14823,00.html.
- ^ Walter, Brad (14 August 2009). "Melbourne looks to snatch DreamTime match from Gold Coast". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/news/lhqnews/melbourne-looks-to-snatch-dreamtime-match/2009/08/13/1249756399209.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
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