Aiden Tolman

Aiden Tolman
Personal information
Born (1988-11-10) 10 November 1988
Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–10 Melbourne Storm 54 4 0 0 16
2011– Canterbury Bulldogs 180 8 0 0 32
Total 234 12 0 0 48
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–14 NSW Country 3 0 0 0 0
As of 4 March 2018
Source: [1][2]

Aiden Tolman is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL. He previously played for the Melbourne Storm. He primarily plays prop.

Playing career

Early years

While attending St Paul's College, Kempsey in 2006, Tolman was selected to play for the Australian Schoolboys team.[3] He has also played for the Junior Kangaroos.[4]

Tolman played his junior football with the Smithtown Tigers and he has also played for the Central Coast Storm and the Queensland Cup side, Norths Devils.[5][6]

2008

Tolman made his first-grade debut against the Canberra Raiders in round 6 of the 2008 season.[7] He has been compared to former Melbourne Storm player Robbie Kearns.[8] In 2008 he was named the Melbourne Storm rookie of the year.[9]

2009

He played in the 2009 premiership against Parramatta.[10]

2011

On 18 May 2010, he signed for the Canterbury Bulldogs for three years.[11]

In round one of the 2011 National Rugby League season Tolman made his debut for the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs against the West Tigers at ANZ Stadium. Tolman finished the season with 21 appearances and six tries.

2012

In 2012, Tolman ended the season with 27 appearances and 3 tries. He achieved the coach's award for the club.[12]

2013

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs re-signed Tolman for a further four years, through until the end of season 2017. [13] For the second year in a row, Tolman once again received the coach's award from coach Des Hasler.[14] Tolman finished the season with 25 appearances and a try.

2014

Tolman played in the Bulldogs 2014 grand final loss against the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Tolman finished the season with 22 appearances and a try.

2016

On 6 December 2016, Tolman re-signed with the Bulldogs that will see him at the club until 2020. [15]

2017

On 27 May 2017, Tolman made 51 tackles, 17 hit ups for 148 running meters, and played 80 minutes, in round 12 against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.

References

  1. ↑ Rugby League Project
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  4. ↑ "4 Devils in Junior Kangaroos". Norths Devils. 2007-01-01. Archived from the original on 8 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
  5. ↑ "Player Information". RLeague.com. 2008-04-23. Archived from the original on 3 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
  6. ↑ "Ashes To Ashes, Dust to Dust". QRL. 23 April 2008. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
  7. ↑ "Docs fear Manu has broken ankle". Melbourne Storm. 2008-04-22. Archived from the original on 25 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
  8. ↑ Donaghy, Dave (2008-04-23). "Storm player Aiden Tolman rides wave of success". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
  9. ↑ melbournestorm.com.au. "NRL Honour Board". Club. Melbourne Storm. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013.
  10. ↑ [1] Archived 3 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/aiden-tolman-signs-with-canterbury-bulldogs/news-story/0f2cefd2c439a93fe2e7254bb000e298
  12. ↑ http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/NC0xNTMwLTQtLS0tLS03NzM1LS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLQ==
  13. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/tolman-resigns-with-bulldogs-on-fouryear-deal-20130501-2iu36.html
  14. ↑ http://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2013/10/28/2013-coaches-award-aiden-tolman.html
  15. ↑ http://www.espn.com.au/nrl/story/_/id/18212968/aiden-tolman-inks-three-year-nrl-extension-canterbury-bulldogs


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