Thomas Flegler

Thomas Flegler (born 19 August 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop and lock for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL.

Tom Flegler
Personal information
Full nameThomas Flegler
Born (1999-08-19) 19 August 1999
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– Brisbane Broncos 35 1 0 0 4
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
As of 17 September 2019
Source: [1]

He has played for the Prime Minister's XIII.

Background

Flegler was born in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. He played his junior rugby league for the Tully Tigers, before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos.

Career

2018

In early 2018, Queensland under-20s coach, Justin Hodges drew comparisons of Flegler to that of former Broncos forward, Shane Webcke and praised him saying one day he could become the centrepiece of the Broncos in the future. “They’re obviously different body shapes but in terms of being physical and the way he runs the ball and the way he tackles, he’s definitely like Shane Webcke. That’s all he did, ran straight and did his job. Tommy’s a little bit more agile on his feet, he can play with the ball and draw defenders."[2]

2019

He made his debut in round 1 of the 2019 NRL season against the Melbourne Storm.[3] In Round 2, In his second NRL game against the North Queensland Cowboys, Flegler ran for the most running metres, running for 196 metres off 16 runs. On 29 June, he scored his first career try for the Broncos in a 26–12 loss to the Newcastle Knights. On 7 October 2019, Flegler was named at prop for the U23 Junior Australian side. On 21 October, Flegler won the Broncos' Rookie of the Year along with Patrick Carrigan.[4]

In December 18, Flegler re-signed with the Broncos for a one-year-deal, keeping him at the club until the end of 2021. "It all happened pretty quick, so I'm pumped to be here for another year and get back into training and focus on 2020," said Flegler.[5]

2020

Flegler played 13 games for Brisbane in the 2020 NRL season in a year which saw them finish last on the table and claim the wooden spoon.[6]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "Brisbane Broncos NRL 2018: Queensland 20s Justin Hodges Tom Flegler". Fox Sports. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. "Round 1 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 12 March 2019.
  4. "Duo claim Rookie honours". Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  5. "Flegler extends his time in Brisbane". Brisbane Broncos. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  6. "Brisbane get wooden spoon as North Queensland finish on a high". www.nrl.com.
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