Jacob Lillyman
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Jacob Lillyman is an Australian professional rugby league
footaller, currently playing for the New Zealand Warriors
in the National Rugby League
. Lillyman formerly played in the second row, where he had appeared for Queensland in State of Origin. He is now considered a front row forward, a position he currently plays for the Warriors and Queensland. Lillyman has previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys
.
, Charters Towers, where he was a boarding student for a while. His youth club was the Richmond Tigers in Northwest Queensland.
While attending Kirwan State High School
, Lillyman played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2002.
in Round 22, 2003 against the Newcastle Knights
. He then went on to play sixty two games for the club, showing good enough form to earn State of Origin selection.
In 2008 Lillyman was forced to leave the North Queensland Cowboys
due to salary-cap pressures. His career playing for the Cowboys ended prematurely when he suffered a season ending injury in Round 15, playing against the Melbourne Storm
.
. He joined a strong Queensland contingent at the club, including former Cowboys Nathan Fien and Micheal Luck
and well as fellow State representatives Steve Price and Brent Tate
Who went to the cowboys in 2010. Lillyman has re-signed for the Warriors until the end of the 2013 season.
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...
footaller, currently playing for the New Zealand Warriors
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...
in the 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...
. Lillyman formerly played in the second row, where he had appeared for Queensland in State of Origin. He is now considered a front row forward, a position he currently plays for the Warriors and Queensland. Lillyman has previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys
The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
.
Early years
Lillyman attended Columba Catholic CollegeColumba Catholic College
Columba Catholic College is a private, co-educational, Catholic, day and boarding school located in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia. It is a school of the Diocese of Townsville....
, Charters Towers, where he was a boarding student for a while. His youth club was the Richmond Tigers in Northwest Queensland.
While attending Kirwan State High School
Kirwan State High School
Kirwan State High School is a coeducational state school located in Kirwan, Queensland, Australia, approximately from the Townsville CBD. It has 2,304 students and over 120 teaching staff, making it the biggest high school in the state and the largest in North Queensland and The former Thuringowa...
, Lillyman played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2002.
Cowboys
Lillyman made his debut for the CowboysNorth Queensland Cowboys
The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
in Round 22, 2003 against the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
. He then went on to play sixty two games for the club, showing good enough form to earn State of Origin selection.
In 2008 Lillyman was forced to leave the North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys
The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
due to salary-cap pressures. His career playing for the Cowboys ended prematurely when he suffered a season ending injury in Round 15, playing against the Melbourne Storm
Melbourne Storm
The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria....
.
Warriors
In June, 2008 it was announced he had signed a two year deal with the New Zealand WarriorsNew Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...
. He joined a strong Queensland contingent at the club, including former Cowboys Nathan Fien and Micheal Luck
Micheal Luck
Micheal Luck is a professional rugby league player who currently plays for the New Zealand Warriors. Micheal Luck's position of choice is as a lock or in the second-row.-Queensland:...
and well as fellow State representatives Steve Price and Brent Tate
Brent Tate
Brent Tate is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League...
Who went to the cowboys in 2010. Lillyman has re-signed for the Warriors until the end of the 2013 season.