Lachlan Coote
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Lachlan "Ron" Coote is an Australia
n rugby league
player for the Penrith Panthers
in the NRL
. His position of choice is . A representative for New South Wales and Australia at junior level, Coote made his first grade
debut in the 2008 NRL season
.
of Sydney, attended Windsor High School and is a junior product of the Windsor Wolves
. A star performer at junior level, he has represented both New South Wales and Australian junior teams. After representing Australian Schoolboys and New South Wales Under-17s in 2007, Coote was selected in the New South Wales Under-18 side to play in the curtain raiser to Game Two of the 2008 State of Origin series
, scoring an impressive 14 points in the Blues' victory over Queensland. In 2008, Coote played for the Penrith Panthers
in the inaugural season of the National Youth Competition. A clear stand out performer for the Panthers, Coote scored 138 points in 12 games before becoming a fixture in the Panthers' first grade team. Coote supplements his rugby league income by working as an apprentice greenkeeper at Centrebet Stadium.
was ruled out with injury, Coote made his first grade
debut on 27 June 2008 in the Round 16 clash with the Brisbane Broncos
at CUA Stadium
. In the first draw of the 2008 season, Coote had an outstanding game, winning Man of the Match. While Rhys Wesser
returned from injury in the next game against the Parramatta Eels
, Coote remained in the first grade side, being named as winger.
Coote had established himself as the first-choice Panthers fullback for the 2009 season, until a season-ending shoulder injury ruled him out.
In an effort to prevent further injury, Coote has added 10 kg of muscle to his frame in the off-season and will start season 2010 weighing in at 85 kilograms.
Throughout 2010 and 2011 Coote has been suffering from Osteitis Pubis which has kept him out through the end of 2010 and start of 2011
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 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...
player for the Penrith Panthers
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan...
in the NRL
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...
. His position of choice is . A representative for New South Wales and Australia at junior level, Coote made his first grade
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...
debut in the 2008 NRL season
National Rugby League season 2008
The 2008 NRL season was the 101st season of professional rugby league club competition in Australia, and the eleventh run by the National Rugby League. For the second year, sixteen teams competed for the 2008 Telstra Premiership title. The season commenced with the first matches played on 14 March...
.
Early career and personal life
Coote was raised in the Greater WestGreater Western Sydney
Greater Western Sydney is a term used to describe the western region of the metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. The University of Western Sydney defines Greater Western Sydney as comprising 14 local government areas...
of Sydney, attended Windsor High School and is a junior product of the Windsor Wolves
Windsor Wolves
The Windsor Wolves are a Rugby league team based in the town of Windsor, NSW. The club fields both junior and senior teams in the Penrith district competitions and, since 2003, the semi-professional NSWRL Jim Beam Cup competition in NSW, Australia...
. A star performer at junior level, he has represented both New South Wales and Australian junior teams. After representing Australian Schoolboys and New South Wales Under-17s in 2007, Coote was selected in the New South Wales Under-18 side to play in the curtain raiser to Game Two of the 2008 State of Origin series
2008 Rugby League State of Origin series
The 2008 State of Origin series was the 27th year that the annual best-of-three series of interstate rugby league football matches contested between the Queensland and New South Wales representative teams was played under 'State of Origin' selection rules...
, scoring an impressive 14 points in the Blues' victory over Queensland. In 2008, Coote played for the Penrith Panthers
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan...
in the inaugural season of the National Youth Competition. A clear stand out performer for the Panthers, Coote scored 138 points in 12 games before becoming a fixture in the Panthers' first grade team. Coote supplements his rugby league income by working as an apprentice greenkeeper at Centrebet Stadium.
NRL career
After regular Panthers' fullback Rhys WesserRhys Wesser
Rhys Joseph "Sugar" Wesser is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the NRL...
was ruled out with injury, Coote made his first grade
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...
debut on 27 June 2008 in the Round 16 clash with 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...
at CUA Stadium
Penrith Stadium
Penrith Stadium is a rugby league and soccer stadium located on Mulgoa Road, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.The 22,500 seat venue is the home ground for the Penrith Panthers who play in the National Rugby League...
. In the first draw of the 2008 season, Coote had an outstanding game, winning Man of the Match. While Rhys Wesser
Rhys Wesser
Rhys Joseph "Sugar" Wesser is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the NRL...
returned from injury in the next game against the Parramatta Eels
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...
, Coote remained in the first grade side, being named as winger.
Coote had established himself as the first-choice Panthers fullback for the 2009 season, until a season-ending shoulder injury ruled him out.
In an effort to prevent further injury, Coote has added 10 kg of muscle to his frame in the off-season and will start season 2010 weighing in at 85 kilograms.
Throughout 2010 and 2011 Coote has been suffering from Osteitis Pubis which has kept him out through the end of 2010 and start of 2011