Emre Guler (Turkish: Emre Güler; born 19 January 1998) is a rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League (NRL).
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| Born | 19 January 1998 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 17 August 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editGuler was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and is of Turkish descent.[2]
He played his junior rugby league for the Mascot Jets.
Playing career
edit2017
editIn 2017 Guler represented the NSW Under 20s and the Junior Kangaroos.
2018
editIn round 23 of the 2018 NRL season, Guler made his first grade debut for Canberra against the Sydney Roosters at Canberra Stadium.[3]
2019
editGuler made 11 appearances for Canberra in the 2019 NRL season as the club reached the grand final for the first time in 25 years. Guler played from the bench in the club's 2019 NRL Grand Final defeat against the Sydney Roosters at Stadium Australia.[4][5][6]
On 7 October 2019, Guler was named on the bench for the U23 Junior Australian side.
2020
editGuler scored his first try in the top grade in round 1 of the 2020 NRL season as Canberra defeated the Gold Coast 24-6.[7]
Guler was limited to only eight appearances for Canberra in the 2020 NRL season. He played no part in the club's finals campaign as they reached the preliminary final but were defeated by Melbourne.[8]
2021
editGuler played 19 games for Canberra in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished 10th on the table.[9][10]
2022
editGuler played a total of 16 games for Canberra in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished 8th on the table and qualified for the finals. Guler played in both finals matches as Canberra were eliminated in the second week by Parramatta.[11]
2023
editGuler played a total of 25 matches for Canberra in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 8th on the table and qualified for the finals. Guler played in Canberra's golden point extra-time elimination final loss to Newcastle.[12]
2024
editGuler was limited to only eleven matches with Canberra in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 9th on the table.[13]
Statistics
edit| Season | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
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| 2018 |  Canberra Raiders
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3 | ||
| 2019 | 11 | |||
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 19 | 4 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |||
| 2023 | 25 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2024* | 11 | |||
| Totals | 93 | 6 | 24 |
*denotes still competing
References
edit- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Polkinghorne, David (15 August 2018). "Guler shaking at the chance to take on leaders of the pack". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "NRL teams lists round 23". Daily Telegraph. 14 August 2018.
- ^ "NRL grand final player ratings: Roosters and Raiders hits and misses". SMH.
- ^ "Sydney Roosters beat Canberra Raiders to win NRL Grand Final". BBC.
- ^ "How Ricky Stuart reacted to grand final 'six-again' refereeing shocker". WWOS.
- ^ "Canberra Raiders v Gold Coast". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart storms out of press conference after one question". wwos.nine.com.au.
- ^ "Roosters' 'Mr Fix It' stuns with hat-trick, Sloppy Raiders' final fade out ends season: 3 Big Hits". www.foxsports.com.au. 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Tough conversations coming for senior Canberra stars as interest grows in Parramatta young gun Dylan Brown". www.theaustralian.com.au.
- ^ "Eels send ruthless title message, bury finals 'ghosts' in Raiders no-show: 3 Big Hits". www.foxsports.com.au. 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Ricky turned losing a club legend into a winning season. Now for his biggest challenge - Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "The Mole's end-of-season review: The 'wasted' enforcer Ricky Stuart must 'fire up' in 2025". www.nine.com.au.