Tyler Randell

Tyler Randell (born 31 August 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker.

For the Canadian ice hockey player, see Tyler Randell (ice hockey)

Tyler Randell
Personal information
Born (1992-08-31) 31 August 1992
Scone, New South Wales, Australia
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–17 Newcastle Knights 44 5 2 0 24
2017–19 Wakefield Trinity 42 8 1 0 30
Total 86 13 3 0 54
As of 14 September 2019
Source: [1][2]

He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL and for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League.

Background

Randell was born in Scone, New South Wales, Australia.

He played his junior football for the Aberdeen Tigers, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.

In 2012, Randell changed his surname from Sullivan to Randell.[3]

Playing career

Early career

From 2009 to 2012, Randell played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team.[4][5] In May 2012, he re-signed with the Knights on a 3-year contract.[6]

Randell playing for the Knights in 2013

In 2013, he moved on to the Knights' New South Wales Cup team.

2014

In 2014, he played for the New South Wales Residents team against the Queensland Residents.

In Round 25 of the 2014 NRL season, Randell made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels.[7] On 21 September 2014, he was named on the interchange bench in the 2014 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.[8]

2015

On 6 March 2015, Randell re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract.[9]

2016

In February, Randell co-captained the Knights in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines.[10]

2017

In July, he signed a 2-year contract with Super League side Wakefield Trinity, starting in 2018,[11] however in August, he was allowed to join Wakefield early after being granted a release by the Knights.[12]

References
  1. loverugbyleague
  2. "Tyler Randell - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. "The Knights Realm – NYC Player Profiles". footyfortress.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  4. "Tyler Sullivan player results, scores, news and statistics". rleague.com. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  5. "Tyler Randell player results, scores, news and statistics". rleague.com. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  7. "Updated Team Lists: Round 25 - NRL.com". nrl.com. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  8. "2014 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year". NSWRL.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  9. "Knights re-sign Randell – Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  10. "Knights Announce Nines Squad - Rugby League Week". Rugbyleagueweek.com.au. 28 January 2016. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  11. "Tyler Randell signs with Wakefield". Zero Tackle. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  12. "Newcastle Knights release Tyler Randell - Zero Tackle". 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
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