Todd Lowrie (born 14 July 1983) is an Australian former professional

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footballer. He played at and and played for the Newcastle Knights,

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Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm are a rugby league club based in Melbourne, Victoria in Australia that participates in the National Rugby League. The first fully professional rugby league team based in the state, the Storm entered the competition in 1998. ...

New Zealand Warriors The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and is the League's only team from outside Australia. They were formed in 1995 as ...

and

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Early years

In his younger years Lowrie was a State representative athlete in a number of track, field and sporting events. His father, Bert Lowrie, is the current team manager for the State of Origin NSW Blues, and has a major role in the

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Playing career

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junior, Lowrie began his career with the

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between 2003 and 2006. He joined the

in 2007. After a few extensive injuries to the Parramatta Eels squad Lowrie was given a chance in the first-grade run on side, he played almost every game of the 2009 season and has proved himself to be a valuable and hard-working asset to the team. Lowrie played for Parramatta in the 2009 NRL grand final against Melbourne where despite a second half comeback the eels went down 23-16. The

announced the signing of Todd Lowrie for the 2010 and 2011 seasons. In the first season that Lowrie joined Melbourne, the club were stripped of the two premierships they won and ordered to play the 2010 season for no points after it was revealed the club deliberately breached the salary cap from 2006 until 2010. He played in their 2012 Grand Final victory over

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. In 2013, Lowrie signed the

for two seasons. After the 2013 season Lowrie was released on compassionate grounds. After his release from the Warriors, Lowrie was signed by the

. Just two days before the Broncos 2014 match against the

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. The team colours are maroon and white, while their namesake and logo is the sea eagle. They compete in Australia's premier rugb ...

, Lowrie commented on

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, labelling it a "shithole", claiming that "the ield isheavy, muddy and boggy". On the night of the game, Lowrie was interchanged into the match and met with a chorus of boos from the Manly fans. He played 18 games for the Broncos in the

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but did not play a first grade game in 2015, instead playing for the

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in the

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. On 25 July 2015, Lowrie signed a one-year contract to return to the

starting in 2016. However, on 6 November 2015, before playing a game, he announced his retirement from rugby league to instead take up the Knights'

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head coaching role.

References

External links

Brisbane Broncos profileParramatta Eels profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lowrie, Todd 1983 births Living people Australian rugby league players Newcastle Knights players Parramatta Eels players Melbourne Storm players New Zealand Warriors players Brisbane Broncos players Scone Thoroughbreds players Wentworthville Magpies players Norths Devils players Rugby league locks Rugby league second-rows Rugby league players from Scone, New South Wales