Luke Harlen

Luke Harlen (born 28 April 1984) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He previously played for the Cronulla Sharks, North Queensland and the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League. He played as a prop-forward.

Luke Harlen
Personal information
Born (1984-01-28) 28 January 1984
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight99 kg (15 st 8 lb)
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006 Cronulla-Sutherland 2 0 0 0 0
2008 North Queensland 5 0 0 0 0
2010 Cronulla-Sutherland 3 0 0 0 0
Total 10 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

Background

Harlen was born in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

Career

Harlen made his debut for the Cronulla Sharks in 2006.

Although contracted to the Wests Tigers for the 2008 season[3] he did not play in the first-grade team. Harlen was released mid-season to play for the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup competition.[4]

He made his debut for the North Queensland Cowboys against the Brisbane Broncos in Round 19, 2008 after being called up from the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup competition. He returned to the Cronulla Sharks in 2010 and played a further 3 more NRL Games.

After being unsigned by the Cronulla Sharks in 2010, Harlen returned to the QLD Cup with the Northern Pride. Harlen represented the QLD residents side in 2011 after strong performances with the Northern Pride. In 2012 the Nth QLD Cowboys signed the front rower on a one-year deal. Harlen retired midway through the 2012 season due to an ongoing knee injury.

Career highlights

References
  1. Luke Harlen at the Rugby League Project
  2. NRL Stats
  3. "2009 NRL Player Movements". NRL Live. 4 October 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  4. "Harlen leaves Wests Tigers". Wests Tigers. 26 June 2008. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2008.


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