Dane Carlaw
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Dane Carlaw is an Australia
n professional rugby league
footballer. He currently plays for the Brisbane Broncos
in Australia's National Rugby League
after spending three years in the European Super League
competition playing for French side Catalans Dragons
.
and also tasted premiership success with the club at the end of his first season. He goes in and out of form in patches but has represented Queensland and, at his peak, Australia. Alternately, Greg Dowling
once commented about him, "looks like Tarzan plays like Jane."
Carlaw's position of choice is Second row however he has also played Prop, Lock Forward and even Centre
At the end of the 2001 NRL season, he went on the 2001 Kangaroo tour
.
In the 2006 NRL Grand Final Carlaw was selected to play from the interchange bench for the Broncos who won the match, claiming another premiership.
Carlaw moved to Catalans after the 2007 NRL season. In 2010 he became eligible to play for France after spending three years playing in the country.
On 30 November 2010, he re-signed with Brisbane Broncos
on a one year deal He played for the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the 2011 Queensland Cup
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n professional rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer. He currently plays for the Brisbane Broncos
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...
in Australia's National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
after spending three years in the European Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
competition playing for French side Catalans Dragons
Catalans Dragons
The Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, and are the only team in the competition from outside of the United Kingdom...
.
Early years
While attending Padua College, Carlaw played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1997.Playing career
A reliable workhorse in the second row, Carlaw won the Broncos' rookie of the year award in 2000Brisbane Broncos 2000
The 2000 Brisbane Broncos season was the thirteenth in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2000 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 1st to claim the minor premiership before going on to win the grand final, their fifth title in the last nine years.-Season summary:Brisbane...
and also tasted premiership success with the club at the end of his first season. He goes in and out of form in patches but has represented Queensland and, at his peak, Australia. Alternately, Greg Dowling
Greg Dowling
Gregory Dowling is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s. He represented both Australia and Queensland....
once commented about him, "looks like Tarzan plays like Jane."
Carlaw's position of choice is Second row however he has also played Prop, Lock Forward and even Centre
At the end of the 2001 NRL season, he went on the 2001 Kangaroo tour
2001 Kangaroo Tour
The 2001 Kangaroo Tour was almost abandoned due to the events of September 11, 2001. The tour was initially cancelled by the ARL but after strong public opinion in both Great Britain and Australia, it went ahead, though the only games played were the three tests, marking the first Kangaroo Tour to...
.
In the 2006 NRL Grand Final Carlaw was selected to play from the interchange bench for the Broncos who won the match, claiming another premiership.
Carlaw moved to Catalans after the 2007 NRL season. In 2010 he became eligible to play for France after spending three years playing in the country.
On 30 November 2010, he re-signed with Brisbane Broncos
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...
on a one year deal He played for the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the 2011 Queensland Cup
Queensland Cup
The Queensland Cup is the premier rugby league football competition in the State of Queensland, Australia.It is a statewide competition with the majority of teams based in South East Queensland but also including sides based in Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton.The competition began in 1996 as a...
.