Karl Lawton
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| Born | 29 November 1995 Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker, Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 13 May 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Karl Lawton (born 29 November 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League. He plays as a halfback, five-eighth, hooker and centre. He previously played for the Gold Coast Titans.
Background
Born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Lawton played his junior rugby league for the Bilambil Jets, Tweed Coast Raiders and Burleigh Bears, before being signed by the Gold Coast Titans.
Lawton is the younger brother of former Titans player Kayne Lawton.[2]
Playing career
Early career
In 2014 and 2015, Lawton played for the Gold Coast Titans' NYC team.[3] On 5 May 2015, he re-signed with the Titans on a 2-year contract to the end of 2017.[4] On 8 July 2015, he played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team.[5]
2016
In 2016, Lawton graduated to the Titans' Queensland Cup team, Tweed Heads Seagulls.[6] In Round 17 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Titans against the New Zealand Warriors.[7][8] Joining his brother Kayne Lawton as a first-grade player, they became the first set of brothers to play for the Titans at NRL level.[9] His debut was cut short however, as he suffered a severe leg injury seven minutes into the second half.[10][11]
2017
Playing 11 games for the club in 2017, Lawton geared up for one of his better years of Rugby League, scoring his first career try in the Gold Coast Titans Round 2 loss to the Newcastle Knights at McDonald Jones Stadium Newcastle and his second a month later in his sides other loss to the Canberra Raiders at home. Lawton finished his 2017 campaign with 2 tries to his name and 11 first grade games for the club.
2018
On 1 March, Lawton was released effective-immediately from the final year of his contract with the Titans to take up a two-year deal with the New Zealand Warriors exactly a week before the 2018 Telstra Premiership season commenced. Lawton debuted for the Warriors in Round 9 against the Tigers, scoring two tries.[12]
References
- ^ "Karl Lawton - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ Wenzel, Murray (1 March 2018). "Titans' Lawton signs Warriors NRL deal". Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "L". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ NRL. "Lawton another local to re-sign". Titans. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ "Queensland Under 20s squad". QRL.com.au. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ NRL. "Intrust Super Cup Round 6 teams". QRL. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ "Updated team lists: Warriors v Titans". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ NRL. "We talk to debutant Karl Lawton". Titans. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ "Lawton to make history". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ Dan Elsom and wires. "NRL Titans v Warriors: Karl Lawton suffers horrific leg injury in debut". News.com.au. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ Cadigan, Neil. "Depleted Titans beaten after leading". Titans. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "Warriors sign Titans utility Karl Lawton". 1 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.