Michael Weyman

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Mick "Horse" Weyman
Personal information
Full nameMichael Weyman
Born (1984-09-13) 13 September 1984 (age 39)
Moruya, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight113 kg (17 st 11 lb)
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2003–08 Canberra Raiders 47 3 0 0 12
2009–13 St. George Illawarra 94 9 0 0 36
2014–15 Hull Kingston Rovers 24 7 0 0 28
Total 165 19 0 0 76
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–12 NSW Country 2 0 0 0 0
2009–10
New South Wales
4 0 0 0 0
2010 Australia 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

Michael Weyman (born 13 September 1984) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. Weyman is the older brother of former Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks player, Tim Weyman.

Playing career

Born in

New South Wales
U19s in 2003.

National Rugby League

Weyman was signed by the

NRL debut for Canberra against the Penrith Panthers.[5]

In May 2008, Weyman signed a two-year deal with the St. George Illawarra Dragons starting in 2009, despite being offered a one-year extension with the Raiders.[6][7] In 2008, Weyman was suspended for six weeks after punching

NRL matches for Canberra that year.[6]

In 2009, Weyman was selected for Country in the

. Weyman missed the final game of the Origin series with an ankle injury.

For the

ANZ Stadium
.

In February 2011, Weyman played in the

NRL regarding Weyman, Dragons coach Wayne Bennett said "I'd have him in any team I coached, I wouldn't have a hesitation."[11]

In 2012, Weyman tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and had to have reconstructive surgery.[12] He was ruled out for the rest of the 2012 NRL season having only played 10 games.

Super League

In July 2013, Weyman signed a two-year deal with Hull Kingston Rovers for the 2014 Super League season. During the 2014 season, he scored four tries in four consecutive games which placed him 2nd in the Hull Kingston Rovers try charts for a brief period of time.[13] Weyman retired in March 2015.

References

  1. ^ loverugbyleague
  2. ^ Rugby League Project
  3. ^ "Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  4. ^ Mascord, Steve (14 May 2003). "Smith has the Moodie blues". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Rugby League Forums". rleague.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  6. ^ a b c Read, Brent (28 March 2009). "Weyman thrives in Bennett revolution". The Australian. Retrieved 1 June 2009. [dead link]
  7. ^ Prichard, Greg (8 May 2008). "A ring, proposal and Weyman's sold". Fairfax Digital. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
  8. ^ "Weyman banned for six weeks". Fox Sports. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
  9. ^ Balym, Todd (3 May 2009). "Blues halfback duel in two as Mitchell Pearce misses selection". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
  10. ^ Fitzgibbon, Liam (25 May 2009). "NSW selectors go with form and not reputation for Origin opener". Fox Sports News (Australia). Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  11. ^ "What Bennett saw in Weyman". Nrl.com. 4 July 2011.
  12. ^ Barton, Joe (16 May 2012). "Weyman's NRL season over with knee injury". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  13. ^ "Hull KR: 'Try-machine' Michael Weyman gunning for Salford Red Devils". Hull Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

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