Leon Bott

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Leon Bott
Personal information
Full name Leon Bott
Date of birth 30 October 1986 (1986-10-30) (age 21)
Place of birth Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
School(s) Westfields Sports High
Lurnea High School
Club information
Position(s) Wing / Centre
Current club Bulldogs
Number 20
Youth clubs
Years Club
Toowoomba Clydesdales
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
2005–2006
2006
2007–		 Brisbane Broncos
Cronulla Sharks
Bulldogs		 25 (56)
1 (0)
0 (0)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only and
correct as of 12:38, 2 January 2008 (UTC).
** Representative team caps and points correct
as of 31 August 2006.

Leon Bott (born 30 October 1986 in Canterbury, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league player currently signed with the Bulldogs in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is on the wing.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Brisbane Broncos

Leon Bott made his debut in the National Rugby League in the 2005 season playing for the Brisbane Broncos, the club he followed as a boy. He signed with the Brisbane Broncos for a reported AUD$20,000 a year and reportedly turned down a contract from the Sydney Roosters worth around AUD$350,000 a year. It proved to be worthwhile for Bott who played in 24 games and scored 13 tries for the Broncos including a hat-trick against the St George Dragons in Round 6. At the end of the 2005 season Leon Bott won the Brisbane Broncos 2005 Rookie of the Year Award. He was also nominated for the Dally M Rookie of the Year the same year but missed out to Parramatta Eels half-back Tim Smith.

The 2006 season would not be as bright for Bott as his rookie season proved to be as he injured his shoulder and struggled to hold down a Wing spot at the Broncos due to eventual Brisbane Broncos 2006 Rookie of the Year award winner Darius Boyd playing very strongly. After such a strong rookie season in 2005 in the NRL he only played once for the Broncos in 2006 and became frusturated being stuck playing with the Broncos feeder club side the Toowoomba Clydesdales in the Queensland Cup and eventually he asked for a release from the Broncos and signed mid-season with the Cronulla Sharks.

[edit] Cronulla Sharks

Again Bott never had a concrete role in the first grade squad at the Sharks and after only one appearance in the NRL in the 2006 season he again asked for a release at the end of the year.

[edit] Bulldogs

He joined his home-town team the Canterbury Bulldogs during the 2007 pre-season on a train-and-trial basis but medical staff discovered his shoulder was not stable and he required reconstructive surgery. After going through extensive rehabilitation and one-on-one fitness sessions with Bulldogs trainers, he was signed with the Bulldogs until the end of the 2008 season where he will be hoping to make an impact with the Dogs and renew his contract.

[edit] Career Statistics

[edit] Statistics

Matches Tries Goals F/G Points
26 14 - - 56

[edit] Matches Played

Team Matches Years
Brisbane Broncos 25 2005 - 2006
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 1 2006
Bulldogs - 2007 -

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