Shane Webcke
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Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shane Webcke (born 28 September 1974) is an Australian former professional
After retiring from playing in 2006, Webcke became the Sunday–Thursday sports presenter on Seven News in his hometown of Brisbane, a position he holds to this day.[6]
Early life
Webcke was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, of German and Scottish descent.[7][8]
Originally from Leyburn, Queensland and having played for Toowoomba, Webcke was scouted by Wayne Bennett, whom he acknowledges as the greatest influence on his career, after seeing him play as a schoolboy in 1993. The following year Webcke's father was killed in a work accident when he was still 19 years of age. [9]
Playing career
1990s
Webcke made his debut for the Broncos in the 1995 ARL season. Within two seasons he had his first premiership ring, when he helped Brisbane to victory over the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the 1997 Super League season's grand final.
Webcke made his first appearance for the
Webcke won his second grand final in
2000s
In 2000 Webcke broke his arm during the finals series that season but went on to play for the Broncos in their
Having won the 2000 NRL Premiership, the Broncos travelled to England to play against 2000's
Webcke won the Broncos' best player award for the
Webcke announced on 26 April 2006 that he would retire at the end of the 2006 NRL season. Webcke's final game was the Broncos' victory in the 2006 grand final against the Melbourne Storm,[14] days after his 32nd birthday.
Post-playing
Post-football, Webcke went on to release his auto-biography, Warhorse and also ventured into media with the Seven Network in his hometown of Brisbane, presenting sport on the local Seven News bulletin on Sundays to Thursdays.[6] He also worked on-screen with Matthew Johns in the first and only season of The Matty Johns Show.
Webcke's pub at Leyburn, Queensland – the Royal Hotel – is the longest, continuously licensed premises in Queensland[1]. Webcke was set to become the first player to give the annual Tom Brock Lecture when he was invited to do so in 2007,[15] but this did not eventuate.
In 2007 at the Broncos' 20-year anniversary celebration, the club announced a list of the 20 best players to play for them to date which included Webcke.[16]
In February 2008, Webcke was named in the list of Australia's
A few months later the Brisbane Broncos appointed Shane Webcke, along with
Accolades
Dally M Prop Of The Year: 2000, 2001, 2002
Rugby League Week Player of the Year: 2001
Named in NRL Team of the 1990s: 2003
Playing career highlights
- Junior Club: Wattles Allora/Clifton
- First Grade Debut: Round 10, Brisbane v. Norths at North Sydney, 19 May 1995 won
- First Grade Premierships: 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2006 with Brisbane Broncos
- Career Stats: 254 career appearances with 18 tries
- State of Origin: 21 games for Queensland between 1998 and 2004, captain in Game I 2004
- International: 26 tests for Australia
Footnotes
- ^ "Vella warns of Webcke power"[dead link] AAP Sports News (Australia); 17 August 2000
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ISBN 9781741755602.
- ^ Jackson, Glenn (2 October 2006). "Webcke top of the props". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Digital. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ Ritchie, Dean (2 October 2006). "Webcke fairytale". The Daily Telegraph. News Limited. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
- ^ a b "Shane Webcke". Yahoo!7. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Rugby league: Tri-Nations Series: Webcke paddles his own canoe". 12 November 2004.
- ^ Heming, Wayne (23 September 2009). "Kenny deserves his success, says Webcke". theage.com.au. Fairfax digital. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
- ^ Peter Badel & Steve Mascord (1 October 2006). "This one dedicated to Bennett". The Sunday Telegraph. Australia: News Limited. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- ^ Magnay, Jacquelin (2 October 2009). "Bring on the 4x2 – and those grand final hits". The Sydney Morning Herald. LeagueHQ. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
- ^ Mercer, Phil (25 April 2001). "Australia's game of shame". BBC News. UK: BBC. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ Hadfield, Dave (11 July 2002). "Violent tone marks build-up to Ashes Test". Independent, The. London: Independent News and Media Limited. Archived from the original on 15 April 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ^ "Hagan hits back ahead of Origin I". ABC News. ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 26 May 2004. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ Magnay, Jacquelin (2 October 2006). "Lockyer's heroes embrace their victory". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Digital. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- News Limited. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ Dekroo, Karl (9 May 2007). "Still the king". The Courier-Mail. Australia: Queensland Newspapers. Archived from the original on 12 May 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ Peter Cassidy (23 February 2008). "Controversy reigns as NRL releases top 100 players". Macquarie National News. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
- ARL. 23 February 2008. Archived from the originalon 26 February 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
- ^ Halloran, Jessica (11 April 2009). "Told, Shane: Webcke's honest approach a road less travelled". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Digital. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
- ^ Crawley, Paul; Marshall, Matt; Dick, Barry (25 March 2009). "Now Shane Webcke will publish book he planned to pulp". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Shane Webcke - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Shane Webcke - National Rugby League Hall Of Fame". Hall of Fame. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
Further reading
- Webcke, Shane; Ian Heads (2006). Warhorse: Life, Football and Other Battles. Australia: Pan Macmillan. ISBN 9781405037525.
- Shane Webcke; Damien Richards; Glen Hanna (2007). Icons of Australian sport: Shane Webcke. HyperActive Inc. ISBN 9780980301526.
- Shane Webcke; Ian Heads (2009). Hard road. Pan Macmillan. ISBN 9781405038874.
External links
- Shane Webcke at the Brisbane Broncos official website. (This link no longer works, please see the template page to change.)
- Shane Webcke at the Former Origin Greats website.
- Queensland representatives at qrl.com.au