Lloyd Weier Explained

Lloyd Weier
Birth Date:6 October 1938
Retired:yes
Club1:Gympie
Club2:Norths (Brisbane)
Year2start:19??
Year2end:6?
Club3:North Sydney
Year3start:1964
Year3end:69
Appearances3:115
Tries3:13
Goals3:0
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:39
Teama:Queensland
Yearastart:1962
Appearancesa:1
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Teamb:Australia
Yearbstart:1965
Yearbend:66
Appearancesb:3
Triesb:1
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:3
Teamc:City NSW
Yearcstart:1966
Appearancesc:1
Triesc:0
Goalsc:0
Fieldgoalsc:0
Pointsc:0
Updated:0

Lloyd Weier (1938–2003) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. A Queensland state and Australia national representative forward, he played his club football in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership for Norths and in the NSWRFL Premiership for North Sydney

Weier had played for Bundaberg and Gympie before joining the Brisbane Rugby League premiership with the Northern Suburbs club.[1] With them he won the 1961 grand final against Brothers.[2] The following year Weier played one match for Queensland against New South Wales.[3]

Weier joined the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership club North Sydney in 1964. He becoming Kangaroo No. 378[4] when selected to go on Australia's 1965 tour of New Zealand and playing two Test matches. He also was selected to play in the City New South Wales rugby league team the following year. After six seasons with North Sydney Weier retired at the end of the 1969 NSWRFL season.

In 2008 Weier was named in the front row of the Norths Devils' 75-year anniversary greatest ever side.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Whiticker. Alan. Lloyd Weier. yesterdayshero.com.au. SmartPack International. 24 June 2013.
  2. Web site: Higgison. Mike. Fantastic Footy Flashback: 1961. qrl.com.au. Queensland Rugby League. 24 June 2013.
  3. Web site: Queensland Representatives . qrl.com.au . . 24 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111201055656/http://www.qrl.com.au/default.aspx?s=history-players . 1 December 2011 .
  4. Web site: Australian Players Register . Annual Report – 2005 . . 10 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090705170103/https://secure.ausport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/98638/Australian_Rugby_League_2005.pdf . 5 July 2009 .
  5. News: Cameron Smith and Greg Inglis in Norths Devis 'greatest' team. Bernie. Pramberg. The Courier-Mail. 2008-08-17. 2008-08-17.