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Todd Lowrie
Lowrie playing for the Eels in 2008.
Personal information
Born (1983-07-14) 14 July 1983 (age 41)
Scone, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
PositionLock, 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 NZ 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.[citation needed]

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

  1. ^ "Todd Lowrie - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  2. ^ [1][dead link]
  3. ^ Brad Walter. "Blues Brothers in on act as Ricky calls tune on backroom staff". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  4. ^ Ricketts, Steve (4 July 2012). "Paul Gallen's face spoke volumes at halftime - he knew chance had slipped". News.com.au. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  5. ^ [2][dead link]
  6. ^ "No CookiesHerald Sun". Heraldsun.com.au. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  7. ^ Lowrie a boost for Warriors New Zealand Herald, 12 August 2012
  8. ^ "NRL: Lowrie released from Warriors - Sport - NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Broncos Forward Todd Lowrie Labels Brookvale Oval 'a Sthole' Before Manly Clash". Foxsports.com.au. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Intrust Super Cup Round 5 preview". NRL.com. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Lowrie returns to Newcastle - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Todd Lowrie announces retirement - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
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