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 Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | |||||
| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2004–05 | Brisbane Broncos | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006–14 | Canberra Raiders | 109 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 2015 | Melbourne Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 120 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2009–10 | New South Wales | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010–12 | NSW Country | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010–12 | Indigenous All Stars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Australia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: [1][2][3] | ||||||
Tom Learoyd-Lahrs (born 13 September 1985 in Tweed Heads, New South Wales[4]) is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer of the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australian international representative forward, he played for the Brisbane Broncos, Canberra Raiders and the Melbourne Storm.
Playing career
While attending Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School, Learoyd-Lahrs played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2002 and 2003.[5] 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 State of Origin series after being the 18th man for Game 2.
Despite playing in the second row Learoyd-Lahrs also covered the front row. Luke Bailey once commented that "Learoyd-Lahrs is about 600 kilos".[6] He typically plays an "enforcer" type role similar to the role played by Anthony Watmough and Neville Costigan.[7]
Learoyd-Lahrs is eligible to play for the Indigenous DreamTime team.[8]
He represented Australia in the 2010 Four Nations tournament.
Lahrs signed on with the Melbourne Storm for the 2015 season. Following the season, he announced his retirement due to ongoing injury.
After retiring from the NRL, he played one last season for North Tamworth Bears in the Group 4 Rugby League competition in 2016, winning the premiership with them.
References
- ↑ RLP
- ↑ League Central
- ↑
- ↑ The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 July 2009 http://www.smh.com.au/news/origin/rookie-nearly-became-a-maroon/2009/07/13/1247337076812.html. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Walter, Brad (14 August 2009). "Melbourne looks to snatch DreamTime match from Gold Coast". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 August 2009.