Luke Patten

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Luke Patten
fullname = Luke Patten
nickname = the General, Clarence


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position = Fullback
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|1|9|df=yes
placeofbirth = Bulli, New South Wales
countryofbirth = Australia
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weight = convert|87|kg|stlb|abbr=on
club1 = leagueicon|Illawarra|16 Illawarra Steelers
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fieldgoals1 = 0
points1 = 20
club2 = leagueicon|St George|16 St George Illawarra
year2start = 1999
year2end = 2000
appearances2 = 44
tries2 = 13
goals2 = 0
fieldgoals2 = 0
points2 = 52
club3 = leagueicon|Bulldogs|16 Bulldogs
year3start = 2001
year3end = present
appearances3 = 177
tries3 = 67
goals3 = 0
fieldgoals3 = 0
points3 = 268
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yearAend = 2004
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updated = 05:19, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
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Luke Patten (born 9 January 1980 in Bulli, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Bulldogs club in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. An Illawarra junior, Patten previously played for the Illawarra Steelers and the St George Illawarra Dragons. His position of choice is at fullback.

Patten has acquired the nickname "General" because of his surname's similarity to that of General Patton.

Patten and Sydney Roosters forward Craig Fitzgibbon are the only two former Illawarra Stellers players who are current playing the NRL. [cite news|first=Nick|last=Walshaw|title=Sacrifice wins Fitzy's spot|url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/sport/nrl/story/0,26799,23693633-5006066,00.html|publisher="The Daily Telegraph"|date=2008-05-14|accessdate=2008-08-26]

Career highlights

*"First grade debut:" Round 3, 1998 - Illawarra v Newcastle, WIN Stadium

Awards

*Bulldogs "Player of the Year" - 2006
*Bulldogs "Player of the Year" - 2007 [cite news|publisher="The Daily Telegraph (Australia)"|title=Patten Bulldog of the Year |url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22528716-5012650,00.html |accessdate=2007-10-27|date=2007-10-03]

Footnotes

External links

* [http://bulldogs.com.au/main.php?page=player&id=641 Luke Patten at the "Bulldogs"]
* [http://www.nrl.com.au/Clubs/Bulldogs/BulldogsPlayerProfile/tabid/186/playerid/117/Default.aspx Luke Patten at "NRL.com"]