Jacob Liddle

Jacob Liddle
Liddle playing for the Tigers in 2016.
Personal information
Born (1996-10-27) 27 October 1996
Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– Wests Tigers 1 1 0 0 4
As of 9 July 2016
Source: [1]

Jacob Liddle (born 27 October 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League. He plays at hooker.

Background

Born in Gosford, New South Wales, Liddle played his junior rugby league for the Wyong Roos, before being signed by the Wests Tigers.

Playing career

Early career

In November and December 2014, Liddle played for the Australian Schoolboys.[2] In 2015 and 2016, he played for the Wests Tigers' NYC team,[3][4] and he was named the team's Player's Player in 2015.[5] He played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team in 2015,[6] and was selected again in 2016, but forewent the match to make his first-grade debut.

2016

On 14 June, Liddle re-signed with the Tigers on a 2-year contract until the end of 2018.[7] With Robbie Farah absent for State of Origin, and Manaia Cherrington and Matt Ballin injured, Wests Tigers were given a dispensation for Liddle to make his debut in round 18 against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, despite exceeding the 2nd tier salary cap.[8] Coming off the bench, he scored a try early in the 2nd half.[9][10] Coach Jason Taylor said, "For salary cap reasons he probably won't play any more part. That's disappointing. He didn't look out of place for a second against a team with those big guys and his defence was superb."[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Jacob Liddle - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  2. ↑ "Robert Jennings picked for the Australian Schoolboys rugby league team". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  3. ↑ "L". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  4. ↑ NRL. "NYC Team Announcement: Round 6 vs. Knights - Tigers". Weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  5. ↑ "Jacob Liddle to make NRL debut". weststigers.com.au.
  6. ↑ "PAY'S SAY: NSW Under-20s side". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  7. ↑ "Jacob Liddle commits to Wests Tigers". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  8. 1 2 Pengilly, Adam (9 July 2016). "Wests Tigers debutant Jacob Liddle unlikely to play again this season, says Jason Taylor". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Updated team lists: Bulldogs v Wests Tigers". NRL.com. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  10. ↑ NRL. "Late Changes: NRL Round 18 vs. Bulldogs - Tigers". Weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
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