Tom Learoyd-Lahrs

Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
Learoyd-Lahrs playing for the Raiders in 2009
Personal information
Full name Thomas Learoyd-Lahrs
Born 13 September 1985 (1985-09-13) (age 26)
Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Height 194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Prop, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004–05 Brisbane Broncos 10 0 0 0 0
2006– Canberra Raiders 77 8 0 0 32
Total 87 8 0 0 32
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–2010 New South Wales 4 0 0 0 0
2010–2011 Country NSW 2 0 0 0 0
2010–2011 Indigenous All Stars 2 0 0 0 0
2010 Australia 4 0 0 0 0
As of 14 June 2011
Source: RLP, League Central, [1]

Tom Learoyd-Lahrs (born 13 September 1985, in Tamworth, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Canberra Raiders of the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australian international representative forward, he previously played for the Brisbane Broncos.

Biography

While attending Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School, Learoyd-Lahrs played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2002 and 2003.[1] 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 2009 Rugby League State of Origin series after being the 18th man for Game 2. Previously Queensland had tried to poach Learoyd-Lahrs in similar fashion to Greg Inglis by inviting him to attend an Emerging Origin camp but Learoyd-Lahrs was only eligible for NSW.[2]

Despite playing in the second row Learoyd-Lahrs can also cover in the front row. Luke Bailey once commented that "Learoyd-Lahrs is about 600 kilos".[3] He typically plays an "enforcer" type role similar to the role played by Anthony Watmough and Neville Costigan.[4]

Learoyd-Lahrs is eligible to play for the Indigenous DreamTime team.[5]

He represented Australia in the 2010 Four Nations tournament.

References

  1. ^ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424. Retrieved 2008-10-10. 
  2. ^ The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 July 2009. http://www.smh.com.au/news/origin/rookie-nearly-became-a-maroon/2009/07/13/1247337076812.html. 
  3. ^ http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/origin/bull-takes-charge-of-own-fate/2007/06/03/1180809340577.html
  4. ^ Ritchie, Dean (8 July 2009). "NSW look to Tom Learoyd-Lahrs to intimidate Queensland". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/nrl/story/0,27074,25749817-14823,00.html. 
  5. ^ Walter, Brad (14 August 2009). "Melbourne looks to snatch DreamTime match from Gold Coast". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/news/lhqnews/melbourne-looks-to-snatch-dreamtime-match/2009/08/13/1249756399209.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1. Retrieved 19 August 2009. 

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