Alex Seyfarth

Alex Seyfarth
Personal information
Born (1999-01-20) 20 January 1999 (age 25)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020– Wests Tigers 70 6 0 0 24
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2024 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 13 October 2024

Alex Seyfarth (born 20 January 1999 in Orange, NSW) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row and lock forward for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Seyfarth made his NRL debut in 2020.

Background

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Seyfarth played his junior rugby league for the Dundas Shamrocks. Seyfarth is of Italian,[2] Slovenian, English and Sri Lankan descent.[3] He played in an under-10s grand final at Leichhardt Oval.[3]

In 2017, Seyfarth joined the Wests Tigers Jersey Flegg team. He was named their best player in 2018, going on to play for the New South Wales under-18s team. The next year, he progressed to NSW's under-20s team.[4]

Playing career

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2020

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Seyfarth made his debut in round 3 of the 2020 NRL season for the Wests Tigers against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks following the resumption of the sport due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Seyfarth (right) with teammate Aidan Sezer

2021

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On 27 July, it was announced that Seyfarth would be ruled out for an indefinite period after suffering a MCL injury.[6] Seyfarth played a total of 12 games for the Wests Tigers in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished 13th and missed the finals.[7]

2022

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Seyfarth played a total of 17 matches for the Wests Tigers in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished bottom of the table and claimed the wooden spoon for the first time.[8]

2023

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Seyfarth played a total of 14 games for the Wests Tigers in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished with the wooden spoon for a second straight year.[9] At season's end, he remained without a contract and was linked to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs before re-signing with Wests for a further two seasons.[10]

2024

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Seyfarth played 23 games for the Wests Tigers throughout the 2024 NRL season as the club finished with the Wooden Spoon for a third consecutive year.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ Walter, Brad (23 March 2022). "League of nations:Stars representing 40 countries". NRL.com.
  3. ^ a b "Seyfarth: My favourite place". weststigers.com.au.
  4. ^ Dan Talintyre. "Alex Seyfarth to make NRL debut". weststigers.com.au.
  5. ^ "Round 3 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 26 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Johnson's Sharks career on the brink as Panthers lose To'o in double blow: Casualty Ward". www.foxsports.com.au. 27 July 2021.
  7. ^ Conrad, Alex (6 October 2021). "Wests Tigers fans savage the club's new-look logo". News.com.au.
  8. ^ "Canberra Raiders hand out 56-10 NRL drubbing to Wests Tigers as Cronulla beats Newcastle Knights 38-16". ABC News. 4 September 2022.
  9. ^ "'Circus act' that summed up year from hell... and big call left for Benji: Wests Tigers Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au.
  10. ^ Michael Carayannis. "Alex Seyfarth to stay at Tigers". The Australian.
  11. ^ "'Either the best or worst game all year': NRL world 'can't look away' from Spoon Bowl". www.foxsports.com.au.
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