Tom Starling

Tom Starling (born 4 June 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL.

Tom Starling
Personal information
Full nameThomas Starling
Born (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998
Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight82 kg (12 st 13 lb)
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 Newcastle Knights 1 0 0 0 0
2019– Canberra Raiders 8 0 0 0 0
Total 9 0 0 0 0
As of 20 July 2019
Source: [1]

He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.

Background

Starling was born in Windsor, New South Wales, Australia.

He played his junior rugby league for the Kincumber Colts, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.

Playing career

Early years

In June 2015, Starling won the Knights' Carlson Club-Andrew Johns Medal for best under-18s player.[2] In September 2015, he won the S. G. Ball Cup Player of the Year award for best under-18s player.[3] From 2015 to 2017, he played for the Newcastle Knights' National Youth Competition team.[4] In September 2017, he re-signed with the Knights on a 1-year contract until the end of 2018.[5]

2018

In 2018, Starling alternated between the new Jersey Flegg Cup competition[6] and Intrust Super Premiership NSW competition for the Knights.[7] In round 25 of the 2018 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Knights against the St. George Illawarra Dragons.[8] He parted ways with the Knights at the end of the season.[9]

2019

In 2019, Starling joined the Canberra Raiders as a development player. In round 12, he was granted an exemption by the NRL to join the top squad as a player outside of the top 30 due to the Raiders' injury toll and players missing to State of Origin. He made his debut for Canberra off the interchange bench against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs,[10] with Canberra winning 12-10.[11]

Starling spent most of the year playing for Canberra's feeder club side Mounties in the Canterbury Cup NSW competition. Starling played in Mounties elimination final loss against Newtown at Campbelltown Stadium.[12]

References
  1. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Tom Starling - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  2. KEEBLE, BRET (4 June 2015). "Who is the up and coming talent at the Knights?". Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  3. "Starling named SG Ball Player of the Year". 14 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  4. "S". 27 December 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  5. "Yates re-signs". 27 September 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  6. "Warriors v Newcastle". 6 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  7. "TEAMS: NSWRL Intrust Super Premiership - 2018 Round 7 » League Unlimited". League Unlimited. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  8. "Round 25 squad: Debutant named pending NRL approval". 28 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  9. "2019 NRL rosters: Official squads announced for all teams". 8 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  10. "NRL Team List: Raiders v Bulldogs". Canberra Raiders. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  11. "Bateman back with a bang as Raiders scrape past Bulldogs". Canberra Raiders. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  12. "Finals week 1". NSWRL.
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