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Alan Tongue
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Alan Tongue |
| Date of birth |
13 October 1980 (1980-10-13) (age 27) |
| Place of birth |
Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia |
| Height |
181 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight |
88 kg (13 st 12 lb) |
| Nickname(s) |
Tonguey |
| School(s) |
Farrer Agricultural High School |
| University(s) |
University of Canberra |
| Club information |
| Position(s) |
Lock / Second-Row |
| Current club |
Canberra Raiders |
| Number |
13 |
| Youth clubs |
| Years |
Club |
|
Farrer Agricultural |
| Youth representative teams |
| 1998 |
Australian Schoolboys |
|
| Senior clubs* |
| Years |
Club |
Apps (points) |
| 2000 – present |
Canberra Raiders |
153 (97) |
|
* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only and
correct as of 08:11, 23 January 2008 (UTC).
|
Alan Tongue (born 13 October 1980) in Tamworth, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league player who is the current captain of the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. His position of choice is at lock.
Tongue is a 10 year veteran at Canberra, making his debut in 2000 after joining the club in 1998. He spent the majority of his early years moving between the backrow, hooker and the interchange bench. He established his position within the side in 2005, and in 2006 Tongue broke the record for most tackles in the regular season with 1,087.[1] The next highest ranking player was Nathan Hindmarsh with 911. Tongue was also voted the Raider's Player of the Year in 2006.[2]
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