Freddy Lussick
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Full name | Frederick Lussick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Beacon Hill, New South Wales, Australia | 28 August 2000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: < 16 August 2024 |
Freddy Lussick (born 28 August 2000) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).
He previously played for the Sydney Roosters and the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL.
Background
[edit]Freddy is the youngest brother of professional rugby league players, Darcy Lussick and Joey Lussick.[1]
Before making his first grade debut for the Sydney Roosters, Lussick played in the NSW Cup for North Sydney.[2]
Career
[edit]2020
[edit]Lussick made his first grade debut in round 15 of the 2020 NRL season for the Sydney Roosters against the Wests Tigers.[3]
2021
[edit]Lussick made his debut for St. George Illawarra Dragons in Round 24 for a loan deal replacing Andrew McCullough. He did 2 offloads and thirty one tackles for St. George Illawarra. He ran a total of 57 meters. Lussick only got 32 Fantasy Points in NRL Fantasy. Lussick lost both of his games in Round 24 and 25.
2022
[edit]Lussick made a total of 11 appearances for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2022 NRL season as they finished 15th on the table.[4]
2023
[edit]Lussick played 14 games for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals. Lussick played in the clubs qualifying final loss against Penrith.[5]
2024
[edit]In round 5 of the 2024 NSW Cup season, Lussick was placed on report and immediately referred to the judiciary after he was placed on report for a nasty tackle on South Sydney's Lachlan Ilias which left the player with a fractured tibia. Lussick was later handed a four-game suspension over the incident.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Mole: Sydney Roosters to gamble on untried hooker as injury toll mounts". 9 Wide World of Sports. 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Raiders big guns can spark club turnaround". www.nswrl.com.au.
- ^ "Round 15 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Warriors farewell 15 players after return to New Zealand". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "NRL 2023: New Zealand Warriors season review". www.sportingnews.com.
- ^ "Warrior facing HUGE ban from NRL judiciary over gruesome hit which fractured Souths star's leg". www.foxsports.com.au.