Martin Locke (born 21 August 1970) is an Australian former

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer who played for the

South Queensland Crushers The South Queensland Crushers were an Australian rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. In 1992 it was decided that the team would be admitted into the New South Wales Rugby League competition, along with three other teams, a ...

and

North Queensland Cowboys The North Queensland Cowboys is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, the largest town in North Queensland. They compete in Australia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL). Sinc ...

in the 1990s and 2000s. He primarily played .

Playing career

In 1989, after representing the Queensland under-19 team, Locke signed with the

Brisbane Broncos The Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Football Club Ltd., commonly referred to as the Broncos, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in April 1987, the Broncos play in Australia's elite com ...

. Locke spent four years with the club, playing in the under-21 and reserve grade competitions. In 1995, Locke signed with the newly formed

. In Round 4 of the

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, Locke made his first grade debut in the Crushers' 0–32 loss to the Broncos' at

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. Locke played 17 games for the Crushers in his rookie season, scoring one try. In 1996, he joined the

and won the club's Club Person of the Year award. Locke spent five seasons at the club, before retiring at the end of the 2000 season.

Achievements and accolades

Individual

* North Queensland Cowboys Club Person of the Year: 1996, 2002

Statistics

NRL

: ''Statistics are correct to the end of the 2000 season''

Post-playing career

After retiring, Locke became the Cowboys' business development manager. In 2002, he won the club's Club Person of the Year award for the second time. Since 2010, Locke has been the director of Martin Locke Homes in

Townsville Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 180,820 as of June 2018, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland; it is unofficially considered its capital. Estimated resident population, 3 ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Locke, Martin 1970 births Living people Australian rugby league players South Queensland Crushers players North Queensland Cowboys players Rugby league players from Queensland Rugby league props Place of birth missing (living people)