John Carlaw

John Carlaw
Personal information
Born 6 February 1975
Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Position Centre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997 Hunter Mariners 13 8 0 0 32
1998 Melbourne Storm 24 6 0 0 24
1999 Balmain Tigers 23 7 0 0 28
2000–01 Wests Tigers 41 14 0 0 56
2002–03 NZ Warriors 35 10 0 0 40
2004 St. George Illawarra 15 3 0 0 12
Total 151 48 0 0 192
Source: Rugby League Project

John Carlaw (born 6 February 1975 in Gosford, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A three-quarter back, he played for several Super League and National Rugby League clubs during his career.

Playing career

Early years

An Ourimbah junior, Carlaw started playing first grade rugby league with the Hunter Mariners club in the Australian Super League competition of 1997. Following the disbanding of that club upon the creation of the National Rugby League, he joined another new venture team, the Melbourne Storm for their first season.

Tigers

In 1999 Carlaw moved to the Balmain Tigers for their final year before they merged with Western Suburbs Magpies to form the Wests Tigers club, whom Carlaw continued to play with.

Warriors and Dragons

In 2002 Carlaw moved to the New Zealand Warriors. He played at centre their 2002 NRL Grand Final loss to the Sydney Roosters at the end of the season.[1] He played another season with New Zealand before moving to the St. George Illawarra Dragons for his final year in 2004. He played in his 150th first grade game for the Dragons against his old club, the Warriors, on 14 August 2004.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Warriors sign John Carlaw AAP Sports News, 16 November 2001
  2. ↑ Dragons down Warriors in drawn-out affair AAP Sports News, 14 August 2004

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