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Lachlan Coote
Lachlan Coote
Personal information
Full name	Lachlan Coote
Nickname	Ron
Born	6 April 1990 (age 19)
	Sydney, Australia
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	73 kg (11 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position	Fullback
Club
	Source: NRL Stats

Lachlan Coote (born 6 April 1990 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. His position of choice is fullback, however he has also played on the wing. A representative for New South Wales and Australia at junior level, Coote made his first grade debut in the 2008 NRL season.

[edit] Early career and personal life

Coote was raised in the Greater West of Sydney, attended Windsor High School and is a junior product of the Windsor Wolves.^[1] A star performer at junior level, he has represented both New South Wales and Australian junior teams. After representing Australian Schoolboys and New South Wales Under-17s in 2007,^[2] Coote was selected in the New South Wales Under-18 side to play in the curtain raiser to Game Two of the 2008 State of Origin series, scoring an impressive 14 points in the Blues' victory over Queensland.^[3] In 2008, Coote played for the Penrith Panthers in the inaugral season of the National Youth Competition. A clear stand out performer for the Panthers, Coote scored 138 points in 12 games before becoming a fixture in the Panthers' first grade team.^[4] Coote supplements his rugby league income by working as an apprentice greenkeeper at CUA Stadium.^[5]

[edit] NRL career

After regular Panthers' fullback Rhys Wesser was ruled out with injury, Coote made his first grade debut on 27 June 2008 in the Round 16 clash with the Brisbane Broncos at CUA Stadium.^[3] In the first draw of the 2008 season, Coote had an outstanding game, winning Man of the Match.^[6] While Rhys Wesser returned from injury in the next game against the Parramatta Eels, Coote remained in the first grade side, being named as winger.

Coote had established himself as the first-choice Panthers fullback for the 2009 season, until a season-ending shoulder injury ruled him out.

Despite his doctor's and manager's advice to focus on "bulking up" during the off-season, Coote has declared that he is keen to play finals football for the Panthers this season.

[edit] References

^ Full-back to the future Fairfax Digital. Retrieved July 6, 2008
^ Under-17 Blues smash Queensland NSWRL. Retrieved July 6, 2008
^ ^a ^b Panther prodigy Lachlan Coote poised to pounce Daily Telegraph. July 6, 2008
^ 2008 Toyota National Youth Competition Rleague. Retrieved July 6, 2008
^ This Panther can cut it big time League HQ. Retrieved July 6, 2008
^ Coote swears to stay The Mt Druitt Standard. Retrieved July 6, 2008

[edit] External links

[0] Full-back to the future Fairfax Digital. Retrieved July 6, 2008

[1] Under-17 Blues smash Queensland NSWRL. Retrieved July 6, 2008

[coote-2] Panther prodigy Lachlan Coote poised to pounce Daily Telegraph. July 6, 2008

[3] 2008 Toyota National Youth Competition Rleague. Retrieved July 6, 2008

[4] This Panther can cut it big time League HQ. Retrieved July 6, 2008

[5] Coote swears to stay The Mt Druitt Standard. Retrieved July 6, 2008

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Contents

[edit] Early career and personal life

[edit] NRL career

[edit] References

[edit] External links