Tyran Wishart (born 17 November 1999) is an Australian
rugby league footballer who plays as a for the
Melbourne Storm in the
National Rugby League (NRL).
Background
Wishart is the son of former
Illawarra Steelers and
St. George Illawarra Dragons
The St. George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 after a joint-ve ...
er
Rod Wishart.
He played his junior rugby league for the
Gerringong Lions. Wishart was educated at
Kiama High School
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before playing junior representative for the
St George Illawarra Dragons. He then signed his first senior contract with
Melbourne Storm.
Playing career
Wishart made his debut in round 1 of the
2022 NRL season
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Teams
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for
Melbourne Storm against
Wests Tigers. He had his jersey (cap 202) presented to him by his father and former
Illawarra Steelers player
Rod Wishart.
Wishart would make 15 appearances for Melbourne during 2022, mostly being used as a utility off the interchange bench. His season was cut short by a
syndesmosis injury in round 23.
Wishart played 14 games for Melbourne in the
2023 NRL season
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Teams
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as the club finished third on the table. Wishart played in Melbourne's semi-final victory over the
Sydney Roosters where he scored a try.
Statistics
References
External links
Storm profile
1999 births
Living people
Australian rugby league players
Melbourne Storm players
Rugby league halfbacks
Rugby league players from New South Wales
Sunshine Coast Falcons players
People from the Illawarra
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