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Sam Thaiday
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Sam Thaiday | |
| Date of birth | 12 June 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | |
| Height | 1.81 m | |
| Weight | 108 kg | |
| Position | Second Row | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Brisbane Broncos | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Townsville Brothers | ||
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 2003-present | Brisbane | 44 (12) |
| Representative teams** | ||
| 2006 2006 |
Queensland Australia |
3 (0) 2 (0) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Sam Thaiday (born 12 June 1985 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian rugby league player for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is at Prop forward.
Sam Thaiday was born in Sydney, NSW before moving to Queensland. He made his debut for the Brisbane Broncos against the Canterbury Bulldogs in Round 18 of the 2003 season, at the age of 18. He had played just 10 games before 2005, and in 2005 he still only played 14 games.
It wasn't until 2006 that Sam Thaiday's career, still at a young age of 20, started to lift. Solid form in the first 10 weeks of the Broncos season earned him a spot on the Queensland bench for Game I of the 2006 Rugby League State of Origin series. He was also selected on the bench for the following 2 games for the Maroons, who went on to win the series. After that, when the Broncos were in the "slump that wasn't a slump", coach Wayne Bennett moved Thaiday from the bench to the starting side. This, among other changes, saw the Broncos' season turn around, and they ended up winning the premiership.
Thaiday was selected for the Australian Tri-Nations team and made his international debut in Game 2 against New Zealand after concussion ruled Willie Mason out.
- 3 state of origin for Queensland
- Junior Club: Townsville Brothers
- Schoolboys: Kirwan State High School
- First Grade Debut: Round 18, Brisbane v. Bulldogs at Suncorp, 11 July 2003
- First Grade Record: 44 appearances scoring 3 tries
- Australia selection Tri-Nations 2006
- Australian debut, Game 2 Tri-Nations
- Sam Thaiday Official Player Profile
- Sam Thaiday NRL Profile
- State of Origin Offical website Rugby League Player Stats
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