Alex Seyfarth (born 20 January 1999 in Orange, NSW) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row and lock forward for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL).
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| Born | 20 January 1999 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seyfarth made his NRL debut in 2020.
Background
editSeyfarth played his junior rugby league for the Dundas Shamrocks. Seyfarth is of Italian,[2] Slovenian, English and Sri Lankan descent.[3] He played in an under-10s grand final at Leichhardt Oval.[3]
In 2017, Seyfarth joined the Wests Tigers Jersey Flegg team. He was named their best player in 2018, going on to play for the New South Wales under-18s team. The next year, he progressed to NSW's under-20s team.[4]
Playing career
edit2020
editSeyfarth made his debut in round 3 of the 2020 NRL season for the Wests Tigers against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks following the resumption of the sport due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
2021
editOn 27 July, it was announced that Seyfarth would be ruled out for an indefinite period after suffering a MCL injury.[6] Seyfarth played a total of 12 games for the Wests Tigers in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished 13th and missed the finals.[7]
2022
editSeyfarth played a total of 17 matches for the Wests Tigers in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished bottom of the table and claimed the wooden spoon for the first time.[8]
2023
editSeyfarth played a total of 14 games for the Wests Tigers in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished with the wooden spoon for a second straight year.[9] At season's end, he remained without a contract and was linked to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs before re-signing with Wests for a further two seasons.[10]
2024
editSeyfarth played 23 games for the Wests Tigers throughout the 2024 NRL season as the club finished with the Wooden Spoon for a third consecutive year.[11]
References
edit- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Walter, Brad (23 March 2022). "League of nations:Stars representing 40 countries". NRL.com.
- ^ a b "Seyfarth: My favourite place". weststigers.com.au.
- ^ Dan Talintyre. "Alex Seyfarth to make NRL debut". weststigers.com.au.
- ^ "Round 3 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Johnson's Sharks career on the brink as Panthers lose To'o in double blow: Casualty Ward". www.foxsports.com.au. 27 July 2021.
- ^ Conrad, Alex (6 October 2021). "Wests Tigers fans savage the club's new-look logo". News.com.au.
- ^ "Canberra Raiders hand out 56-10 NRL drubbing to Wests Tigers as Cronulla beats Newcastle Knights 38-16". ABC News. 4 September 2022.
- ^ "'Circus act' that summed up year from hell... and big call left for Benji: Wests Tigers Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ Michael Carayannis. "Alex Seyfarth to stay at Tigers". The Australian.
- ^ "'Either the best or worst game all year': NRL world 'can't look away' from Spoon Bowl". www.foxsports.com.au.
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