Jacob Liddle

Jacob Liddle (born 27 October 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Wests Tigers in the NRL.

Jacob Liddle
Personal information
Full nameJacob Liddle
Born (1996-10-27) 27 October 1996
Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight91 kg (14 st 5 lb)
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– Wests Tigers 39 5 0 0 20
As of 17 August 2019
Source: [1]

Background

Liddle was born in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia. He studied at Wadalba Community School.[2]

He played his junior rugby league for the Wyong Roos, before being signed by the Wests Tigers.

Playing career

Early career

In November and December 2014, Liddle played for the Australian Schoolboys.[3] In 2015 and 2016, he played for the Wests Tigers' NYC team,[4][5] and he was named the team's Player's Player in 2015.[6] He played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team in 2015,[7] and was selected again in 2016, but forwent the match to make his first-grade debut.

2016

On 14 June, Liddle re-signed with the Tigers on a 2-year contract until the end of 2018.[8] With Robbie Farah absent for State of Origin, and Manaia Cherrington and Matt Ballin injured, Wests Tigers were given a dispensation for Liddle to make his debut in round 18 against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, despite exceeding the 2nd tier salary cap.[9] Coming off the bench, he scored a try early in the 2nd half.[10][11] Coach Jason Taylor said, "For salary cap reasons he probably won't play any more part. That's disappointing. He didn't look out of place for a second against a team with those big guys and his defence was superb."[9]

2017

With Farah leaving the club, Liddle was a regular in first grade, mostly playing from the bench and interchanging with Matt McIlwrick at hooker. From round 16, he changed to the starting hooker, but 3 games later he suffered a season-ending shoulder injury.[12] Scoring 3 tries from his 13 appearances, Liddle was awarded the Wests Tigers Rookie of the Year.[13] Mid-season he signed an extension to remain at the club to the end of 2019.[14]

2018

Returning from his shoulder injury, Liddle played on the bench in round 4. He said, "Definitely long-term, I want to wear that No.9 jersey. I think at the moment I just want to keep on playing footy and getting my match fitness up and getting my tackling right. But I was pretty happy with the hit out today."[15] He made his return to the starting team in round 6, and scored a penalty try against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, after he was illegally tackled without the ball by Daly Cherry-Evans, causing him to fumble the grounding of the ball. The Tigers went on to win 38-12.[16]

Injury again limited Liddle in 2018, making 13 appearances with only two in the starting side. With former captain Robbie Farah returning to the club mid-season, all of Liddle's subsequent appearances were spelling Farah. Liddle said, "He's come back and showed me a few things. I watch him at training on the field and you learn off him. I probably haven't played as much as I've wanted to play this year, but it's all a learning process."[17]

2019

Liddle remained the second string hooker behind Farah in 2019. After missing the beginning of the season with rehabilitation, he played 10 games off the bench mid-season before returning to reserve grade. With Farah suffering an injury in round 21, Liddle was recalled as starting hooker in round 22, but was taken from the field with a serious knee injury after just six minutes of play.[18][19] He was ruled out for the remainder of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament,[20] saying, "I’ll come back bigger and stronger. I’ve had two shoulder recos and you just take it day by day. You don’t think about the long haul, you just think about the daily things, doing the recovery. It’s all mental really. You get back on the horse and plough ahead."[21]

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References
  1. "Jacob Liddle - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  2. Newcastlerabbit. "Three Rabbitohs in Australian Schoolboys Side to take on England Combined Regional Ac | The Front Row Forums". Forums.leagueunlimited.com. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  3. "Robert Jennings picked for the Australian Schoolboys rugby league team". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  4. "L". Nyc Database. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  5. NRL. "NYC Team Announcement: Round 6 vs. Knights - Tigers". Weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  6. "Jacob Liddle to make NRL debut". weststigers.com.au.
  7. "PAY'S SAY: NSW Under-20s side". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  8. "Jacob Liddle commits to Wests Tigers". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  9. Pengilly, Adam (9 July 2016). "Wests Tigers debutant Jacob Liddle unlikely to play again this season, says Jason Taylor". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  10. "Updated team lists: Bulldogs v Wests Tigers". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  11. NRL. "Late Changes: NRL Round 18 vs. Bulldogs - Tigers". Weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  12. John Dean and Nathan Ryan. "Casualty Ward round 19: Shaun Johnson good news, Jacob Liddle injures shoulder". Fox Sports.
  13. "2017 Presentation Night Awards Winners". weststigers.com.au.
  14. "Jacob Liddle: rising star extends contract with Wests Tigers". South West Voice. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017.
  15. Ben Glover. "Jacob Liddle chasing Wests Tigers No.9 jersey after difficult start to NRL career". Fox Sports.
  16. "Wests Tigers stage first half blitz to beat Manly Sea Eagles". 15 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  17. Adam Pengilly. "Tigers youngster Liddle willing to bide his time behind Farah again". Sydney Morning Herald.
  18. "Manly beats Wests Tigers 32-12 at Brookvale Oval to leapfrog South Sydney into fourth spot". www.abc.net.au.
  19. "Tigers hooking stocks hit as Liddle's season over". nrl.com.
  20. "Every injury and every club's full list plus return dates". Fox Sports.
  21. Adrian Proszenko. "This won't finish me': Luckless Liddle vows to return from setback". Sydney Morning Herald.
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