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**Lewis** **Roberts-Thomson**
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Personal information
Birth	8 September 1983 (age 26), Sydney
Recruited from	North Shore (SAFL) / NSW-ACT U18
Height and weight	196cm / 93kg
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 8, 18 May 2003, Sydney vs. Geelong, at SCG
Team(s)	Sydney (2003-) 119 games, 14 goals
	¹ Statistics to end of 2009 season
Career highlights
	; Sydney premiership side: 2005; AFL Rising Star nomination, 2003;

Lewis Roberts-Thomson (born 8 September 1983 in Sydney) is a Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League.

He was drafted by the Swans from the NSW-ACT U18s with the 29th selection in the 2001 AFL Draft. He is colloquially known to fans and commentators as either "LRT" or "Hyphen" or "Hyphenator".^[1]

After being injured for most of the 2002 season,^[1] in 2003 he was awarded an AFL Rising Star nomination in his tenth game, after making his debut in Round 8.^[2] He was then injured again for most of the 2004 season with thumb and Achilles injuries.^[3]

Often criticised for poor performances early in his career,^[1] his performance as a key defender in 2005,^[4] including his exceptional grand final performance with the Sydney Swans win against the West Coast Eagles by less than a goal, has secured the 1.96m defender's position in the clubs player list.^[1]

Roberts-Thomson is a rarity in AFL as he grew up playing rugby union as a contemporary of Wallaby Phil Waugh at Sydney Church of England Grammar School.^[5]^[4] Having only taken up Australian rules football at age 14, he had played less than 40 Aussie rules matches when he was drafted in 2001,^[6] although he had already been named in the 2001 under-18 All-Australian team.

His father Barry has played in the Victorian Football Association for Sandringham and also captained the Queensland representative side.^[7]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sygall, David (9 April 2006). "Hyphen joins big names". http://www.smh.com.au/news/afl/hyphen-joins-big-names/2006/04/08/1143916766279.html. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
^ "Roberts-Thomson earns nomination". The Age (Fairfax Media). 4 August 2003. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/08/04/1059849336045.html. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
^ Lovett, Michael, ed (2005). AFL Record Guide to Season 2005. Melbourne: AFL Publishing. pp. 284-285. ISBN 0-9580300-6-5.
^ ^a ^b Cowley, Michael (2 July 2005). "Roberts-Thomson climbs AFL's stairway to heaven". Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). http://www.smh.com.au/news/afl/robertsthomson-climbs-afls-stairway-to-heaven/2005/07/01/1119724815389.html. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
^ Brown, Alex (15 May 2003). "Joining Swans spells success for The Hyphen". Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/14/1052885295524.html. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
^ Tugwell, Nikki (31 August 2007). "Welcome return for LRT". Fox Sports Australia (News Corp). http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,22337871-23211,00.html. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 724. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.

[edit] External links

Lewis Roberts-Thomson profile on the Official AFL Website of the Sydney Swans Football Club
Lewis Roberts-Thomson's statistics from AFL Tables

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[Hyphen-0] Sygall, David (9 April 2006). "Hyphen joins big names". http://www.smh.com.au/news/afl/hyphen-joins-big-names/2006/04/08/1143916766279.html. Retrieved 2009-11-10.

[Rising-1] "Roberts-Thomson earns nomination". The Age (Fairfax Media). 4 August 2003. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/08/04/1059849336045.html. Retrieved 2009-11-10.

[AFL_2005.2C_p_284-2] Lovett, Michael, ed (2005). AFL Record Guide to Season 2005. Melbourne: AFL Publishing. pp. 284-285. ISBN 0-9580300-6-5.

[Stairway-3] Cowley, Michael (2 July 2005). "Roberts-Thomson climbs AFL's stairway to heaven". Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). http://www.smh.com.au/news/afl/robertsthomson-climbs-afls-stairway-to-heaven/2005/07/01/1119724815389.html. Retrieved 2009-11-10.

[Joining-4] Brown, Alex (15 May 2003). "Joining Swans spells success for The Hyphen". Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/14/1052885295524.html. Retrieved 2009-11-10.

[Return-5] Tugwell, Nikki (31 August 2007). "Welcome return for LRT". Fox Sports Australia (News Corp). http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,22337871-23211,00.html. Retrieved 2009-11-10.

[6] Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 724. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.

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