Aiden Tolman

Aiden Tolman is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL.

Aiden Tolman
Personal information
Born (1988-11-10) 10 November 1988
Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–10 Melbourne Storm 54 4 0 0 16
2011– Canterbury Bulldogs 216 10 0 0 40
Total 270 14 0 0 56
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–14 NSW Country 3 0 0 0 0
As of 22 September 2019
Source: [1][2]

He previously played for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League. Tolman has also played for NSW Country.

Early life

Tolman was born in Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia.

He was educated at St Paul's College, Kempsey and represented 2006 Australian Schoolboys.[3] He has also played for the Junior Kangaroos.[4]

Tolman played his junior football with the Smithtown Tigers and he has also played for the Central Coast Storm and the Queensland Cup side, Norths Devils.[5][6]

Playing career

2008

Tolman made his first-grade debut for Melbourne Storm against the Canberra Raiders in round 6 of the 2008 season.[7] He has been compared to former Melbourne Storm player Robbie Kearns.[8] In 2008 he was named the Melbourne Storm rookie of the year.[9]

2009

He played in the 2009 premiership against Parramatta. This premiership was later stripped in 2010 by the NRL due to the club's multiple and deliberate breaches of the salary cap between 2006-2010.[10][11]

2011

On 18 May 2010, he signed for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs for three years.[12]

In round one of the 2011 National Rugby League season Tolman made his debut for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs against the West Tigers at ANZ Stadium. Tolman finished the season with 21 appearances and six tries.

2012

In 2012, Tolman ended the season with 27 appearances and 3 tries. He achieved the coach's award for the club. Tolman played for Canterbury in the 2012 NRL Grand Final loss against his former club Melbourne at ANZ Stadium.[13][14]

2013

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs re-signed Tolman for a further four years, through until the end of season 2017.[15] For the second year in a row, Tolman once again received the coach's award from coach Des Hasler.[16] Tolman finished the season with 25 appearances and a try.

2014

Tolman played in Canterbury's 2014 NRL Grand Final loss against the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Tolman finished the season with 22 appearances and a try.

2015

Tolman played 21 games for Canterbury in the 2015 NRL season as the club qualified for the finals. Tolman played in both of Canterbury's finals matches as the club reached the second week but were eliminated by the Sydney Roosters.[17]

2016

On 6 December 2016, Tolman re-signed with Canterbury which would see him at the club until 2020.[18]

2017

On 27 May 2017, Tolman made 51 tackles, 17 hit ups for 148 running meters, and played 80 minutes, in round 12 against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Tolman made a total of 24 appearances for Canterbury-Bankstown in the 2017 NRL season as they failed to reach the finals for the first time since 2011.[19]

2018

In 2018, Tolman made 16 appearances for Canterbury as the club endured one of its toughest seasons on the field. At one stage of the season, Canterbury were sitting second last on the table but rallied to achieve upset victories over the Brisbane Broncos, New Zealand Warriors and St George to finish the season in 12th place.[20]

2019

In round 15, Tolman made his 250th first grade appearance against Cronulla-Sutherland at ANZ Stadium which ended in a 14-12 victory to Canterbury-Bankstown.[21]

In round 20 against the Penrith Panthers, Tolman played his 200th game for Canterbury - just the 12th Canterbury player to do so - and achieved in inside of nine seasons.[22]

Tolman made a total of 23 appearances for Canterbury in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 12th on the table. At one stage, Canterbury-Bankstown found themselves sitting last on the table and in real danger of finishing with the wooden spoon. However, for the third straight season, Canterbury achieved four upset victories in a row over Penrith, the Wests Tigers, South Sydney and Parramatta who were all competing for a place in the finals series and were higher on the table. Pay was credited with the late season revival as the side focused heavily on defence.[23][24]

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References
  1. Rugby League Project
  3. "Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  4. "4 Devils in Junior Kangaroos". Norths Devils. 1 January 2007. Archived from the original on 8 May 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
  5. "Player Information". RLeague.com. 23 April 2008. Archived from the original on 3 May 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
  6. "Ashes To Ashes, Dust to Dust". QRL. 23 April 2008. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
  7. "Docs fear Manu has broken ankle". Melbourne Storm. 22 April 2008. Archived from the original on 25 May 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
  8. Donaghy, Dave (23 April 2008). "Storm player Aiden Tolman rides wave of success". Herald Sun. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
  9. melbournestorm.com.au. "NRL Honour Board". Club. Melbourne Storm. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013.
  10. [1] Archived 3 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  11. "'They are ours': Why Cameron Smith will always recognise Storm's stripped premierships". Fox Sports.
  12. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/aiden-tolman-signs-with-canterbury-bulldogs/news-story/0f2cefd2c439a93fe2e7254bb000e298
  13. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/NC0xNTMwLTQtLS0tLS03NzM1LS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLQ==
  14. "Melbourne Storm beat Canterbury Bulldogs in 2012 NRL grand final". News.com.au.
  15. http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/tolman-resigns-with-bulldogs-on-fouryear-deal-20130501-2iu36.html
  16. http://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2013/10/28/2013-coaches-award-aiden-tolman.html
  17. "Sydney Roosters v Canterbury Bulldogs: Controversial try fuels massive win for minor premiers". www.foxsports.com.au.
  18. http://www.espn.com.au/nrl/story/_/id/18212968/aiden-tolman-inks-three-year-nrl-extension-canterbury-bulldogs
  19. "Bulldogs 2017 season review". www.nrl.com.
  20. "Canterbury Bulldogs 2018 season review". www.nrl.com.
  21. "'Toughest I've played with': Tolman does it his way to 250". NRL.
  22. "'Bulldogs celebrate Tolman's 200th'". Bulldogs.
  23. "Spoons of wood, high hopes and chances lost... the final round storylines". Brisbane Times.
  24. "The Dean Pay way: 'Unashamedly' old school". NRL.
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