Todd Lowrie
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| Lowrie playing for the Eels in 2008. | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Born | 14 July 1983 Scone, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | |||||
| Position | Lock, Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2003–06 | Newcastle Knights | 57 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2007–09 | Parramatta Eels | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2010–12 | Melbourne Storm | 64 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2013 | New Zealand Warriors | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Brisbane Broncos | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 202 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 | |
| Source: [1][2] | ||||||
Todd Lowrie (born 14 July 1983) is an Australian retired professional rugby league footballer who currently coaches the Newcastle Knights' NYC team. He played at lock and second-row and played for the Newcastle Knights, Parramatta Eels, Melbourne Storm, New Zealand Warriors and Brisbane Broncos.
Early years
In his younger years Lowrie was a State representative athlete in a number of track, field and sporting events.
His father, Bert Lowrie, is the current team manager for the State of Origin NSW Blues, and has a major role in the Country Rugby League.[3][4]
Playing career
A Scone Thoroughbreds junior, Lowrie began his career with the Newcastle Knights between 2003 and 2006.
He joined the Parramatta Eels in 2007. After a few extensive injuries to the Parramatta Eels squad Lowrie was given a chance in the first-grade run on side, he played almost every game of the 2009 season and has proved himself to be a valuable and hard-working asset to the team.
The Melbourne Storm announced the signing of Todd Lowrie for the 2010 and 2011 seasons.[5][6] He played in their 2012 Grand Final victory over Canterbury-Bankstown.
In 2013, Lowrie signed the New Zealand Warriors for two seasons.[7] After the 2013 season Lowrie was released on compassionate grounds.[8]
After his release from the Warriors, Lowrie was signed by the Brisbane Broncos. Just two days before the Broncos 2014 match against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Lowrie commented on Brookvale Oval, labelling it a "shithole",[9] claiming that "the [field is] heavy, muddy and boggy". On the night of the game, Lowrie was interchanged into the match and met with a chorus of boos from the Manly fans. He played 18 games for the Broncos in the 2014 NRL season but did not play a first grade game in 2015, instead playing for the Norths Devils in the Queensland Cup.[10]
On 25 July 2015, Lowrie signed a one-year contract to return to the Newcastle Knights starting in 2016.[11] However, on 6 November 2015, before playing a game, he announced his retirement from rugby league to instead take up the Knights' NYC head coaching role.[12]
References
- ↑ "Todd Lowrie - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ↑
- ↑ Brad Walter. "Blues Brothers in on act as Ricky calls tune on backroom staff". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ↑ Ricketts, Steve (2012-07-04). "Paul Gallen's face spoke volumes at halftime - he knew chance had slipped". News.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ↑
- ↑ "No CookiesHerald Sun". Heraldsun.com.au. 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ↑ Lowrie a boost for Warriors New Zealand Herald, 12 August 2012
- ↑ "NRL: Lowrie released from Warriors - Sport - NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ↑ "Broncos Forward Todd Lowrie Labels Brookvale Oval 'a Sthole' Before Manly Clash". Foxsports.com.au. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ↑ "Intrust Super Cup Round 5 preview". NRL.com. 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ↑ "Lowrie returns to Newcastle - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ↑ "Todd Lowrie announces retirement - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-06.