Luke Covell
Covell in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Luke Covell
Nickname	The Cooler
Born	9 November 1981 (1981-11-09) (age 28)
	Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia
Height	187cm
Weight	98kg
Playing information
Position	Wing
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2003–2004	Wests Tigers	22	7	57	0	142
2005–	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	118	50	347	0	894
	Total	140	57	404	0	1036
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2005	Country Origin	1	0	3	0	6
2007	New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0
As of 07:11, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
Source: NRL Stats, RLP and Yesterday's Hero

Luke Covell (born 9 November 1981 in Goondiwindi, Queensland) is an Australian-New Zealand professional rugby league footballer for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks of the National Rugby League. He also previously played for the Wests Tigers. His position of choice is on the wing.

[edit] Biography

[edit] Pre NRL

Covell was raised in Murwillumbah and attended Mt St Patrick's College. Covell played early football for the Murwillumbah Colts.

[edit] NRL Career

Covell debuted with the Wests Tigers in 2003 at the age of 21. The wingers limited game time saw him join the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in 2004.

In 2007 Covell made his Test Debut for New Zealand against Australia, In which a young Australian side defeated the Kiwis 58-0. Covell however was injured in the early minutes of the match.

In 2008 Covell won the Dally M Pointscorer of the Year award, playing a major role in the Cronulla Sharks steller season.

[edit] Trivia

• Covell is known for his lack of speed, but Covell makes up for it in catching and defence, and is one of the best goalkickers in the NRL (career avg. of 78.6/100 goals)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Cronulla Sharks profile