Alex Seyfarth

Australian rugby league player

Alex Seyfarth

Personal information

Born|  (1999-01-20) 20 January 1999 (age 26)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height| 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight| 104 kg (16 st 5 lb)

Playing information

Position| Second-row
| Club

Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
2020–  | Wests Tigers | 77  | 8  | 0  | 0  | 32
Representative
Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
2024  | Prime Minister's XIII | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

Source: [1]

As of 21 April 2025

Alex Seyfarth (born 20 January 1999 in Orange, NSW) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Seyfarth made his NRL debut in 2020.

## Background

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Seyfarth played his junior rugby league for the Dundas Shamrocks. Seyfarth is of Italian,[2] Slovenian, English and Sri Lankan descent.[3] He played in an under-10s grand final at Leichhardt Oval.[3]

In 2017, Seyfarth joined the Wests Tigers Jersey Flegg team. He was named their best player in 2018, going on to play for the New South Wales under-18s team. The next year, he progressed to NSW's under-20s team.[4]

## Playing career

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### 2020

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Seyfarth made his debut in round 3 of the 2020 NRL season for the Wests Tigers against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks following the resumption of the sport due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Seyfarth (right) with teammate Aidan Sezer

### 2021

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On 27 July, it was announced that Seyfarth would be ruled out for an indefinite period after suffering a MCL injury.[6] Seyfarth played a total of 12 games for the Wests Tigers in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished 13th and missed the finals.[7]

### 2022

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Seyfarth played a total of 17 matches for the Wests Tigers in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished bottom of the table and claimed the wooden spoon for the first time.[8]

### 2023

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Seyfarth played a total of 14 games for the Wests Tigers in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished with the wooden spoon for a second straight year.[9] At season's end, he remained without a contract and was linked to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs before re-signing with Wests for a further two seasons.[10]

### 2024

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Seyfarth played 23 games for the Wests Tigers throughout the 2024 NRL season as the club finished with the Wooden Spoon for a third consecutive year.[11]

### 2025

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On 14 February, Wests announced that Seyfarth had signed a three-year extension with the club.[12]

## Statistics

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Year  | Team  | Games  | Tries  | Pts

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2020  |  Wests Tigers | 4  |  |
2021  | 12  | 1  | 4
2022  | 17  |  |
2023  | 14  | 1  | 4
2024  | 23  | 4  | 16
2025  | 4  | 1  | 4
| Totals  | 73  | 7  | 28

## References

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1. ^ Rugby League Project
2. ^ Walter, Brad (23 March 2022). "League of nations:Stars representing 40 countries". NRL.com.
3. ^ a b "Seyfarth: My favourite place". weststigers.com.au.
4. ^ Dan Talintyre. "Alex Seyfarth to make NRL debut". weststigers.com.au.
5. ^ "Round 3 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 26 May 2020.
6. ^ "Johnson's Sharks career on the brink as Panthers lose To'o in double blow: Casualty Ward". www.foxsports.com.au. 27 July 2021.
7. ^ Conrad, Alex (6 October 2021). "Wests Tigers fans savage the club's new-look logo". News.com.au.
8. ^ "Canberra Raiders hand out 56-10 NRL drubbing to Wests Tigers as Cronulla beats Newcastle Knights 38-16". ABC News. 4 September 2022.
9. ^ "'Circus act' that summed up year from hell... and big call left for Benji: Wests Tigers Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au.
10. ^ Michael Carayannis. "Alex Seyfarth to stay at Tigers". The Australian.
11. ^ "'Either the best or worst game all year': NRL world 'can't look away' from Spoon Bowl". www.foxsports.com.au.
12. ^ "Seyfarth re-signs on three-year deal". Wests Tigers. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.

## External links

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* Wests Tigers profile

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Wests Tigers – current squad

* Bird
* Bula
* Casey
* Da Silva
* Doueihi
* Faataape
* L. Fainu
* Sa. Fainu
* Si. Fainu
* Feledy
* Galvin
* Hope
* Hunt
* Johannssen
* Koroisau (c)
* K. Laulilii
* L. Laulilii
* Lobb
* Luai
* Mason
* Matamua
* May
* Naden
* Pole
* Porter
* Seyfarth
* Skelton
* Staines
* Sukkar
* To'a
* Tumeth
* Turuva
* Twal
* Coach: Marshall

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