Luke Priddis

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Luke Priddis
fullname = Luke Priddis

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position = Hooker
currentclub = Penrith Panthers
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|4|14
placeofbirth = Dubbo
countryofbirth = Australia
height = 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
weight = 90 kg (14 st 3 lbs)
club1 = leagueicon|Canberra Raiders|16 Canberra Raiders
year1start = 1997
year1end = 1998
appearances1 = 44
tries1 = 11
goals1 = 0
fieldgoals1 = 0
points1 = 44
club2 = leagueicon|Brisbane Broncos|16 Brisbane Broncos
year2start = 1999
year2end = 2001
appearances2 = 79
tries2 = 17
goals2 = 0
fieldgoals2 = 0
points2 = 68
club3 = leagueicon|Penrith|16 Penrith Panthers
year3start = 2002
year3end = 2008
appearances3 = 162
tries3 = 34
goals3 = 0
fieldgoals3 = 0
points3 = 136
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year4end =
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goals4 =
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teamA = leagueicon|Australia|16 Australia (SL)
yearAstart = 1997
yearAend =
appearancesA = 1
triesA = 0
goalsA = 0
fieldgoalsA = 0
pointsA = 0
teamB = leagueicon|New South Wales|16 New South Wales (SL)
yearBstart = 1997
yearBend =
appearancesB = 2
triesB = 0
goalsB = 0
fieldgoalsB = 0
pointsB = 0
teamC = leagueicon|New South Wales|16 New South Wales
yearCstart = 2001
yearCend =
appearancesC = 3
triesC = 0
goalsC = 0
fieldgoalsC = 0
pointsC = 0
teamD = leagueicon|Country|16 Country Origin
yearDstart = 2004
yearDend = 2006
appearancesD = 2
triesD = 0
goalsD = 0
fieldgoalsD = 0
pointsD = 0
teamE = leagueicon|Australia|16 Australia
yearEstart = 2005
yearEend =
appearancesE = 1
triesE = 0
goalsE = 0
fieldgoalsE = 0
pointsE = 0
updated = 25 August 2008
source = [http://rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Luke_Priddis.html Rugby League Project]

Luke Priddis (born 14 April 1977 in Dubbo, New South Wales) is an Australian National Rugby League player. He plays the position of hooker for the Penrith Panthers Rugby League Club.

He will join the St. George Illawarra Dragons from the 2009 season.cite web|url=http://www.nrllive.com.au/2009-nrl-player-movements/|title=2009 NRL Player Movements|publisher=NRL Live|date=2008-10-04|accessdate=2008-10-04]

Before moving to Penrith, Priddis played for the Canberra Raiders (winning the club's rookie of the year award in his debut season) and later the Brisbane Broncos.

Priddis has previously represented Australia and also gained representative honours playing for New South Wales in the State of Origin. In the year 2003 Luke Priddis won the Clive Churchill Medal in the Grand Final where the Penrith Panthers beat the Sydney Roosters 18-6. He scored one try and set up both other tries for winger Luke Rooney. After this match be became the only Panther to have played in two successful Grand Finals, having won with Brisbane in 2000. No hooker had previously won the Clive Churchill Medal since it was instigated in 1986, though two others have won it since.

t George Illawarra Dragons

After many years at Penrith, Luke will move to St George in 2009 till 2010. He is looking forward to linking with Ben Hornby and Jamie Soward. He will direct a fairly young forward pack that includes Dan Hunt, Beau Scott and Justin Poore. He will reunite will his old coach at the Broncos, Wayne Bennett.

References

External links

[http://www.stateoforigin.com.au/soogame/PlayerDetails.aspx?Pid=230 Player Details at stateoforigin.com.au]