Justin Loomans
Personal information
Born (1975-05-22) 22 May 1975
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight78 kg (12 st 4 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995–97 North Queensland 44 19 0 0 76
1998–99 South Sydney 35 12 0 0 48
Total 79 31 0 0 124
Source: [1]
As of 11 August 2017

Justin Loomans (born 22 May 1975) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. He played for the North Queensland Cowboys in their inaugural season and later played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs. He primarily played on the wing or at centre.

Background

Born in Rockhampton, Queensland, Loomans is of Indigenous Australian descent and attended Rockhampton State High School. He was originally a Brisbane Broncos scholarship holder, before being signed by the North Queensland Cowboys in 1994.[2]

Playing career

In Round 4 of the 1995 ARL season, at age 19, Loomans made his first-grade debut for the Cowboys in an 8–14 loss to the Canberra Raiders. He scored his first try a week later, in the Cowboys' 12–20 loss to the Brisbane Broncos. In Round 8, he played in the club's first-ever win, a 14–10 victory over the Illawarra Steelers. Loomans ended his first season as the Cowboys' equal top try scorer, scoring nine tries in 16 appearances.

In 1996, Loomans was again the Cowboys' equal top try scorer, scoring eight tries in 21 appearances. In 1997, the Cowboys competed in the breakaway Super League competition, with Loomans playing just seven games and scoring two tries.

In 1998, Loomans moved to Sydney, joining the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Over two seasons, he scored 12 tries in the 35 games for the struggling side including a try in Souths final match against Parramatta before the club was controversially axed from the competition. When the Rabbitohs were excluded from the NRL at the end of the 1999 season, Loomans returned to Queensland to play in the Queensland Cup. He played for the Easts Tigers and his hometown club, the Central Comets, scoring 39 tries for them.[3][4]

Statistics

ARL/SL/NRL

Season Team Matches T G GK % F/G Pts
1995 North Queensland 1690—036
1996 North Queensland 2180—032
1997 North Queensland 720—08
1998 South Sydney 1450—020
1999 South Sydney 2170—028
Career totals 79 31 0 — 0 124

Post-playing career

Following his retirement, Loomans became a mentor and trainer for the Central Queensland NRL bid's junior development program and Operations Manager of Central Queensland Indigenous Development.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Justin Loomans - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Cadigan, Neil (2015). 25 Years in the Saddle. Playright Publishing. p. 78. ISBN 9780994237316.
  3. ↑ Media, NRL Digital. "CQ Capras Profile".
  4. ↑ "Justin Loomans - Junior Footy Academy".
  5. ↑ "NRL Bid shows faith in CQ's talent".
  6. ↑ Rock. "CQ NRL Bid Junior Development Program". Rock.
  7. ↑ "NRL star hopes bid saves local players". www.abc.net.au. 8 November 2012.
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