Lachlan Lam

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Lachlan Lam
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Personal information
Full nameLachlan Lam
Born (1998-03-25) 25 March 1998 (age 23)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth, Halfback, Hooker, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– Sydney Roosters 30 3 0 0 12
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017–18 Papua New Guinea 2 2 0 0 8
As of 30 May 2021
Source: [1][2]

Lachlan Lam (born 25 March 1998) is a Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth, halfback, or hooker for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL.

He has represented the Papua New Guinean national team, most notably at the 2017 World Cup.

Early life[]

Lam was born and raised in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Papua New Guinean, Chinese and English descent through his father Adrian, a former professional rugby league player who represented Papua New Guinea and Queensland.

Lam grew up playing junior rugby league for the Clovelly Crocodiles and attended Marcellin College.[3]

Playing career[]

Lam has been in the Sydney Roosters' youth system since he was 13, playing for their Harold Matthews Cup and S. G. Ball Cup teams.[3] In 2014, Lam became the first player to utilise the 'father-son rule' introduced a year prior when he was selected to represent the Queensland under-16s team.[4][5]

Having made his NYC debut in 2016, Lam was the first choice five-eighth for the Roosters in 2017.[6][7] In October, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2017 World Cup.[8][9] Lam made his Test debut against the United States on 12 November, becoming Kumul #283.[10]

In Round 2 of the 2019 season, Lam made his first grade debut for the Sydney Roosters against Manly-Warringah at Brookvale Oval.[11] On 7 April 2019, Lam scored a hat-trick for the North Sydney Bears against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in a 42-0 victory at North Sydney Oval.[12]

On 30 September 2019, Lam was named in the Papua New Guinea team for the Downer World Cup 9s.

He made seven appearances for the Sydney Roosters in the 2020 NRL season as the club fell short of a third successive premiership.

References[]

  1. ^ "Lachlan Lam - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
  2. ^ "Lachlan Lam". roosters.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Thompson, Sean (7 September 2016). "Sydney Roosters NYC halfback Lachlan Lam takes time to work with juniors at Clovelly Crocs". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  4. ^ Garry, Chris (9 May 2014). "Lachlan Lam is the first player to represent his state through the father-son Origin rule". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  5. ^ Walter, Brad (13 June 2016). "The eligibility rule delivering Queensland more NSW-bred players". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  6. ^ "L". NYC Database. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Sydney Roosters - 2017". NYC Database. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  8. ^ Walter, Brad (4 October 2017). "Lachlan Lam following in his father's footsteps with PNG". RLWC2017.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Lam makes Kumuls". The National. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  10. ^ Taule, Troy (7 November 2017). "Marum makes changes for USA clash". Loop PNG. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  11. ^ Nicolussi, Christian (22 March 2019). "'It's been a dream of his for so long': Lam's tears as son makes debut". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Lachlan Lam Stars For Dominant Bears". roosters.com.au. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

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