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Alan Tongue

Alan Tongue(born 13 October 1980) is an Australian former professionalrugby leaguefootballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. ACountry New South Walesrepresentative forward, he captained theCanberra Raidersfor several seasons in theNRL.

Alan Tongue
Personal information
Born(1980-10-13)13 October 1980(age 44)
Tamworth,New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
PositionLock,Hooker,Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2000–11 Canberra Raiders 220 31 0 1 125
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008 Prime Minister's XIII 3 0 0 0 0
2009 Country Origin 1 1 0 0 4
Source:[1]

Background

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Tongue was born inTamworth, New South Wales,Australia.

Early years

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While attending Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School in 1998, Tongue was selected to play for his country in theAustralian Schoolboys team.[2]While attending Farrer, Tongue was on a scholarship contract with theBrisbane Broncosfrom grades 10 to 12.[3]

Playing career

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Tongue is a 10-year veteran at Canberra, making his debut in 2000 and winning the Raiders'Rookie of the Yearaward after joining the club in 1998. He spent the majority of his early years moving between the backrow and the interchange bench. He established his position within the side in 2005, and in 2006 Tongue broke the record for most tackles in the regular season with 1,087.[4]The next highest ranking player wasNathan Hindmarshwith 911. Tongue was also voted the Raider'sPlayer of the Yearin 2006.[5]

At the end of the 2008 NRL regular season, Tongue was awardedDally Mrecognition forLock of the YearandCaptain of the Yearafter leading the Raiders to 6th on the competition ladder. Tongue was also named in thePrime Minister's XIIIat the end of 2008.[6]

Tongue was selected in theCity vs Countrymatch on 8 May 2009.[7]In this game he scored a rare try in a 40–18 defeat.

In his 200th game for Canberra, on 28 August 2010, a Tongue supporter commented on the opposition (North Queensland Cowboys,through its playerWillie Mason) in a sexually suggestive crowd poster shown prominently at the stadium and in TV coverage: "Who needs a Big Willie when you have a great Tongue?". In this game, Tongue returned to the side, and suffered another injury, in a 48-4 high scoring win over the Cowboys atCanberra Stadium[8]that had the Raiders join the top 8 teams in the competition and join the finals rounds for the 2010 competition.

Tongue announced his retirement on 17 August 2011.

Post-playing career

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Tongue is an Australian Apprenticeships Ambassador for the Australian Government and an Apprentice Mentor in the NRL's Trading Up program.[9]As an NRL Ambassador, since 2017 he has conducted workshops as part of the NRL's Voice Against Violence program.[10]

Tongue was named ACTAustralian of the Yearin 2017.[11]

References

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  1. ^Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew."Alan Tongue – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project".Rugby League Project.
  2. ^"Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League".Sporting Pulse. Archived fromthe originalon 31 January 2017.Retrieved10 October2008.
  3. ^"Legend Q&A: Alan Tongue".26 July 2020.
  4. ^Tongue ties up top spot
  5. ^"Tongue tied with the Raiders until 2010".Archived fromthe originalon 18 March 2008.Retrieved16 January2008.
  6. ^"Tongue named in PM'S XIII".Archived fromthe originalon 26 October 2008.Retrieved29 September2008.
  7. ^Balym, Todd (3 May 2009)."Blues halfback duel in two as Mitchell Pearce misses selection".Fox Sports.Australia.Retrieved3 May2009.
  8. ^Raiders in the eight in Tongue’s 200,Canberra Raiders,28 August 2010, accessed 29 August 2010
  9. ^"Australian School-Based Apprentice of the Year Says Genuine Is Best".Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries. 29 January 2016.Retrieved9 September2019.
  10. ^Riccio, Dave (30 April 2017)."Domestic violence: Alan Tongue spokesman for NRL prevention campaign".The Daily Telegraph.London.Retrieved9 September2019.
  11. ^"Former Canberra Raiders captain Alan Tongue named ACT Australian of the Year".Australia:ABC News.31 October 2016.Retrieved9 September2019.
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