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| Full name | Jacob Lillyman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (229 lb; 16 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jacob Lillyman (born 1 March 1984 in Richmond, Queensland) is a rugby league player who currently plays for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League competition.
Early Years
Lillyman attended Columba Catholic College, Charters Towers, where he was a boarding student for a while. His youth club was the Richmond Tigers in Northwest Queensland.[1]
While attending Kirwan State High School, Lillyman played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2002.[2]
Cowboys
Lillyman made his debut for the Cowboys in Round 22, 2003 against the Newcastle Knights.
Lillyman went on to play sixty two games for the club, showing good enough form to earn State of Origin selection.
In 2008 Lillyman was forced to leave the North Queensland Cowboys due to salary-cap pressures.[1] His career playing for the Cowboys ended prematurely when he suffered a season ending injury in Round 15, playing against the Melbourne Storm.[3]
Warriors
In June, 2008 it was announced he had signed a two year deal with the New Zealand Warriors.[4][5] He joins a strong Queensland contingent at the club, including former Cowboys Nathan Fien and Micheal Luck and well as fellow State representatives Steve Price and Brent Tate.[6][7]
Representative
Lillyman Made his State of Origin debut for Queensland on Wednesday 14 June 2006 coming off the bench in the 53rd minute.
References & External Links
References
- ^ a b "Lillyman set to quit Cowboys". Fox Sports. 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ^ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ 'Devastated' Lillyman accepts fate AAP, June 26, 2008
- ^ Warriors sign Origin backrower, 19 June 2008
- ^ "2009 NRL Player Movements". NRL Live. 2008-10-04. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
- ^ Warriors still in hunt for quality NZ Herald, Jun 20, 2008
- ^ Jacob Lillyman coup for Warriors Courier Mail, June 18, 2008
External links
- Warriors Official profile
- Jacob Lillyman at the Former Origin Greats website.
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