Lachlan Lam

Lachlan Lam (born 25 March 1998) is a Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer who plays as a scrum-half or stand-off for the Leigh Leopards in the Super League.

Lachlan Lam
Personal information
Born (1998-03-25) 25 March 1998
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
Playing information
PositionScrum-half, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019–21 Sydney Roosters 31 3 0 0 12
2022– Leigh Leopards 39 13 0 1 53
Total 70 16 0 1 65
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– Papua New Guinea 8 6 0 0 24
Source: [1][2]
As of 7 November 2022

He previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Early life

Lam was born and raised in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Papua New Guinean, Chinese and English descent through his father Adrian, a former professional rugby league player who represented Papua New Guinea and Queensland.

Lam grew up playing junior rugby league for the Clovelly Crocodiles and attended Marcellin College.[3]

When his father played for the Wigan Warriors, Lam played as a junior for Wigan St Patricks.[4]

Playing career

Lam has been in the Sydney Roosters' youth system since he was 13, playing for their Harold Matthews Cup and S. G. Ball Cup teams.[3] In 2014, Lam became the first player to utilise the 'father-son rule' introduced a year prior when he was selected to represent the Queensland under-16s team.[5][6]

Having made his NYC debut in 2016, Lam was the first choice five-eighth for the Roosters in 2017.[7][8] In October, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2017 World Cup.[9][10] Lam made his Test debut against the United States on 12 November, becoming Kumul #283.[11]

In Round 2 of the 2019 season, Lam made his first grade debut for the Sydney Roosters against Manly-Warringah at Brookvale Oval.[12] On 7 April 2019, Lam scored a hat-trick for the North Sydney Bears against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in a 42–0 victory at North Sydney Oval.[13]

On 30 September 2019, Lam was named in the Papua New Guinea team for the Downer World Cup 9s.

He made seven appearances for the Roosters in the 2020 NRL season as the club fell short of a third successive premiership. Lam played a total of 20 games for them in the 2021 NRL season including the club's two finals matches. The Roosters would be eliminated from the second week of the finals losing to Manly 42–6.[14][15]

On 21 July 2022, Lam signed a two-year deal to join RFL Championship side Leigh until the end of 2023.[16] Lam scored a try on debut for Leigh against Featherstone Rovers and setup one for team-mate Joe Wardle at the 2022 Summer Bash in Leeds.[17] On 3 October 2022, Lam played for Leigh in their Million Pound Game victory over Batley which saw the club promoted back to the Super League.[18] On 12 August 2023, Lam kicked the winning drop goal one minute into golden point extra-time for Leigh in the 2023 Challenge Cup Final against Hull Kingston Rovers, after the match finished 16–16 at full time. Lam also won the Lance Todd Trophy as man of the match.[19] Lam played 28 games for Leigh in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished fifth on the table and qualified for the playoffs. He played in their elimination playoff loss against Hull Kington Rovers.[20]

References
  1. "Lachlan Lam - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
  2. "Lachlan Lam". roosters.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  3. Thompson, Sean (7 September 2016). "Sydney Roosters NYC halfback Lachlan Lam takes time to work with juniors at Clovelly Crocs". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  4. Adrian Lam on Leigh promotion, 2023 goals, quota spots & reshuffling squad
  5. Garry, Chris (9 May 2014). "Lachlan Lam is the first player to represent his state through the father-son Origin rule". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  6. Walter, Brad (13 June 2016). "The eligibility rule delivering Queensland more NSW-bred players". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  7. "L". NYC Database. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  8. "Sydney Roosters - 2017". NYC Database. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  9. Walter, Brad (4 October 2017). "Lachlan Lam following in his father's footsteps with PNG". RLWC2017.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  10. "Lam makes Kumuls". The National. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  11. Taule, Troy (7 November 2017). "Marum makes changes for USA clash". Loop PNG. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  12. Nicolussi, Christian (22 March 2019). "'It's been a dream of his for so long': Lam's tears as son makes debut". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  13. "Lachlan Lam Stars For Dominant Bears". roosters.com.au. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  14. "'They don't rate us': How injury toll eased pressure for revitalised Roosters". www.nrl.com. 16 September 2021.
  15. "Manly Sea Eagles hammer Sydney Roosters 42-6 to advance to NRL preliminary finals". ABC News. 17 September 2021.
  16. "Leigh pull off major coup with Lachlan Lam signing". www.loverugbyleague.com.
  17. McCallister, Josh (31 July 2022). "Leigh extend at top of Championship with dominant victory over rivals". Yahoo Sports (via Love Rugby League).
  18. "Leigh 44-12 Batley: Centurions seal Super League return with deserved win in Championship Grand Final". www.skysports.com.
  19. "Challenge Cup final: Hull KR 16-17 Leigh Leopards - Leigh claim first Wembley final win in 52 years". www.bbc.co.uk.
  20. "Leigh Leopards 2023 season in review". www.leighleopards.co.uk.
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