Karl Lawton

Karl Lawton
Personal information
Born (1995-11-29) 29 November 1995
Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position Halfback, Five-eighth, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– Gold Coast Titans 1 0 0 0 0
As of 2 July 2016
Source: [1]

Karl Lawton (born 29 November 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League. He plays at halfback, five-eighth and hooker.

Background

Born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Lawton played his junior rugby league for the Burleigh Bears, before being signed by the Gold Coast Titans.

Lawton is the younger brother of former Titans player Kayne Lawton.[2]

Playing career

Early career

In 2014 and 2015, Lawton played for the Gold Coast Titans' NYC team.[3] On 5 May 2015, he re-signed with the Titans on a 2-year contract to the end of 2017.[4] On 8 July 2015, he played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team.[5]

2016

In 2016, Lawton graduated to the Titans' Queensland Cup team, Tweed Heads Seagulls.[6] In Round 17 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Titans against the New Zealand Warriors.[7][8] Joining his brother Kayne as a first-grade player, they became the first set of brothers to play for the Titans at NRL level.[9] His debut was cut short however, as he suffered a severe leg injury seven minutes into the second half.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Karl Lawton - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  2. ↑ Phelps, Cameron. "Gold Coast Titans star Karl Lawton who is an underwear model and glamorous girlfriend Rosie Van | Daily Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  3. ↑ "L". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  4. ↑ NRL. "Lawton another local to re-sign". Titans. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  5. ↑ "Queensland Under 20s squad". QRL.com.au. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  6. ↑ NRL. "Intrust Super Cup Round 6 teams". QRL. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  7. ↑ "Updated team lists: Warriors v Titans". NRL.com. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  8. ↑ NRL. "We talk to debutant Karl Lawton". Titans. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  9. ↑ "Lawton to make history". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  10. ↑ Dan Elsom and wires. "NRL Titans v Warriors: Karl Lawton suffers horrific leg injury in debut". News.com.au. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  11. ↑ Cadigan, Neil. "Depleted Titans beaten after leading". Titans. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
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