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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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

A Scone Thoroughbreds 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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, despite suffering a leg injury in the club's final training session before the match. 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

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, 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' NYC head coaching role.

Post playing

In March 2020, Lowrie was named as the coach for the Scone Thoroughbreds. On 3 November 2022, Lowrie returned to the Storm as the development coach for the Storm's feeder side.

References

External links

Brisbane Broncos profileParramatta Eels profile
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