Sam Isemonger

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Sam Isemonger
Personal information
Full name Sam Isemonger
Date of birth May 4, 1978 (1978-05-04) (age 30)
Place of birth Sutherland, Australia
Height 1.84 m
Weight 100 kg
Nickname(s) Iceman
Club information
Position(s) Second Row
Current club St George Illawarra Dragons
Youth clubs
Years Club
Como-Jannali
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
1998-2005
2006-		 Cronulla-Sutherland
St George-Illa		 74 (36)
16 (4)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only and
correct as of 19 February 2007.
** Representative team caps and points correct
as of 19 February 2007.

Sam Isemonger (born May 4, 1978 in Sutherland, New South Wales) is an Australian rugby league player for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the Australian National Rugby League competition, he has also previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. His position of choice is in the second row.

Isemonger is also the son of former professional rugby league player for Cronulla Peter Isemonger.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Childhood and early career

Isemonger grew up in the Sutherland Shire and began playing rugby league at the age of three for his local club side Como Jannali. He was eventually signed by the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks while still a teenager.

[edit] 1998

After signing with his local National Rugby League side Isemonger eventually made his first grade debut on July 10, 1998 at the age of twenty against the Parramatta Eels.

[edit] 1999-2005

Over the next several years Isemonger was both in and out of the first grade team with the Sharks for a variety of reasons; originally having to compete with representative players such as Chris McKenna, Tawera Nikau, Les Davidson and Danny Lee meant a first team position was more often than not hard to come by. With several senior players moving on as the years passed Isemonger was able to get more game time but again hit a stumbling block with two knee reconstructions over a short period of time cutting back his playing time once again.

After eight seasons with the Sharks in which he made a total of seventy-four appearances he was subsequently released from his contract by new coach Stuart Raper.

[edit] 2006-present

After being released by the Sharks Isemonger signed on to local rivals the St George Illawarra Dragons for the beginning of the 2006 NRL season.

[edit] Career playing statistics

[edit] Point scoring summary

Games Tries Goals F/G Points
90 11 - - 40

[edit] Matches played

Team Matches Years
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 74 1998 - 2005
St George Illawarra Dragons 16 2006

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