Luke Priddis (born 14 April 1977) is an Australian former professional

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footballer. An Australian international and

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representative , he played club football in the

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for the

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(with whom he won the

2000 NRL Premiership The 2000 NRL season was the 93rd season of professional rugby league football in Australia and the third to be run by the National Rugby League. Fourteen teams competed from February till August for the NRL Premiership, culminating in the 2000 ...

) and

Penrith Panthers The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith that competes in the NRL. The team is based west of the centre of Sydney, at the foot of the Blue Mountains. Penrit ...

(with whom he won the 2003 NRL Premiership and

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) and, finally, the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

Playing career

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junior, Priddis started his career with the

, winning the club's rookie of the year award in his debut season. He was selected to represent New South Wales in the Super League Tri-series and also Australia in the post-season Trans-Tasman Super League

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. He later moved to the

and played at in the club's 2000 NRL grand final victory over the

Sydney Roosters The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional Rugby League Football Club based in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) and parts of inner Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. The Roosters have won fifteen Ne ...

. Having won the

, the Broncos traveled to England to play against 2000's Super League V Champions, St Helens R.F.C. for the

2001 World Club Challenge The 2001 World Club Challenge was contested between Super League V champions, St. Helens and 2000 NRL season premiers, the Brisbane Broncos. The Broncos made the trip to England to play St Helens before the start of the 2001 NRL and Super Leagu ...

, with Priddis playing at hooker in Brisbane's loss. Moving to the

, in the

2003 NRL grand final The 2003 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding match of the 2003 NRL season. In what was a contest of Sydney's east versus west, defending premiers the Sydney Roosters played against minor premiers the Penrith Panthers. The ...

, Priddis won the

in the 18-6 victory over the

. He scored one try and set up both other tries for winger

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, whilst making 47 tackles. After this match he became the only Panther to have played in two successful Grand Finals, having won with Brisbane in 2000. No hooker had previously won the Clive Churchill Medal since it was instigated in 1986, though one other (

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, in 2006) has won it since. As 2003 NRL premiers, the Panthers travelled to England to face

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champions, the

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in the

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. Priddis played at and scored Penrith's sole try in their 22-4 loss. In 2009, Priddis was re-united with his former coach at the Broncos, Wayne Bennett, after they both transferred to the Dragons. Despite being advised by Dragons coach Wayne Bennett to retire at the end of the 2009 season, Priddis went on to make his 300th NRL appearance in 2010. While Priddis played a very important role in the team's success after taking over from

Nathan Fien Nathan Fien (born 1 August 1979), also known by the nickname of "Fieny", is a former New Zealand international rugby league footballer who played as a and in the 2000s and 2010s. He last played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the Na ...

, who suffered a broken leg in Round 1 which kept him out most of the season, he did not play in the

2010 NRL Grand Final The 2010 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2010 NRL season. Played on Sunday, 3 October at Sydney's ANZ Stadium, the match was contested by the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Sydney Roosters. It was t ...

. By not playing in the Dragons' victorious Grand Final squad, he missed a golden opportunity to have won three Grand Finals at three clubs, a feat not achieved since

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did so with the Broncos,

and

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. ...

. Priddis retired at the end of the 2010 NRL season.

Representative career

Priddis made his only appearance for Australia in the 2005 ANZAC Test.Annual Report 2005
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References

External links

Player Details at stateoforigin.com.au

St George Illawarra Dragons player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Priddis, Luke 1977 births Living people Australia national rugby league team players Brisbane Broncos players Canberra Raiders players Clive Churchill Medal winners Country New South Wales Origin rugby league team players New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players Penrith Panthers captains Penrith Panthers players Prime Minister's XIII players Rugby league hookers Rugby league players from Dubbo St. George Illawarra Dragons players