Shaun Lane

Australian rugby league footballer

For those of a similar name, see Sean Lane (disambiguation).

Shaun Lane

Personal information

Full name| Shaun Lane
Born|  (1994-11-29) 29 November 1994 (age 29)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height| 198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight| 110 kg (17 st 5 lb)

Playing information

Position| Second-row, Prop
| Club

Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
2015  | Canterbury Bulldogs | 14  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 20
2016  | New Zealand Warriors | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
2017–18  | Manly Sea Eagles | 33  | 10  | 0  | 0  | 40
2019–  | Parramatta Eels | 109  | 16  | 0  | 0  | 64
| Total  | 157  | 31  | 0  | 0  | 124
Representative
Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
2016  | NSW Residents | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

Source: [1]

As of 10 January 2024

Shaun Lane (born 29 November 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as second-row forward for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League (NRL).

He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, New Zealand Warriors and the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the NRL.

## Background[edit]

Lane was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is the younger brother of former Bulldogs player Brett Lane.[2]

Lane played his junior rugby league for the South Eastern Seagulls, before being signed by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

## Playing career[edit]

### Early career[edit]

In 2013 and 2014, Lane played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs' NYC team.[3]

### 2015[edit]

In 2015, Lane graduated to the Bulldogs' New South Wales Cup team.[4] In Round 14, he made his NRL debut for Canterbury against the Gold Coast Titans.[5] On 27 September, he was named on the interchange bench in the 2015 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.[6] He was named the club’s rookie of the year, winning the Steve Mortimer Medal.[7]

### 2016[edit]

On 5 April, Lane was released by Canterbury in exchange for Raymond Faitala-Mariner.

Lane playing for the Warriors in 2016

He signed a one year deal with the New Zealand Warriors.[7] He made his sole appearance for the Warriors in round 9 against the St. George Illawarra Dragons.[8] In August, he signed a 2-year contract with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles starting in 2017.[9]

### 2018[edit]

Lane had a good year for the Sea Eagles, finishing the year as their top try scorer. In the middle of the season, he signed with the Parramatta Eels.

### 2019[edit]

Lane made his debut for Parramatta in Round 1 against Penrith which ended in a 20-12 victory. The following week, Lane scored his first try for the club in Parramatta's 36-16 victory over Canterbury. In Round 6, Lane scored his second try for the club as Parramatta defeated Wests Tigers 51-6 in the opening match at the new Western Sydney Stadium.[10]

At the end of the 2019 regular season, Parramatta finished in 5th place on the table and qualified for the finals. In the elimination final against Brisbane, Lane scored a try as Parramatta won the match 58-0 at the new Western Sydney Stadium. The victory was the biggest finals win in history, eclipsing Newtown's 55-7 win over St George in 1944. The match was also Parramatta's biggest win over Brisbane and Brisbane's worst ever loss since entering the competition in 1988.[11]

### 2020[edit]

On 3 March, Lane signed a new three-year deal worth $1.3 million to see him stay at Parramatta until the end of the 2023 season.[12]

### 2021[edit]

Lane played almost every match for Parramatta in the 2021 NRL season including both finals matches. Parramatta were eliminated from the semi-final stage of the competition by Penrith in a tough 8-6 defeat.[13][14]

#### Drug prank[edit]

On 12 August 2019, it was revealed that Lane was under investigation by the NRL integrity unit after photos were shown Lane holding a plastic bag with a white substance inside. The photos were alleged to have been taken during Manly's 2018 mad monday celebrations.[15]

On 19 August 2019, Lane spoke to the media saying that he felt like an idiot after the photos of him with a plastic bag containing a white substance were leaked. Lane said that it was a prank gone wrong and explained further by saying “I have made the game look very bad and brought it into disrepute, so on that basis, I was accepting of my punishment". Lane was fined $17,500 over the incident.[16]

### 2022[edit]

Lane played 26 games for Parramatta in the 2022 NRL season including their Grand Final loss to Penrith.[17] On 5 October 2022, Lane was awarded with the Ken Thornett Medal as Parramatta's player of the year.[18] On 7 October, Lane signed a three-year contract extension to remain at Parramatta until the end of 2026.[19]

### 2023[edit]

On 20 February, it was announced that Lane would be ruled out for an indefinite period after suffering a fractured jaw in Parramatta's trial victory over Newcastle.[20] In round 6 of the 2023 NRL season, Lane made his return to the Parramatta side in their 28-22 victory over the bottom placed Wests Tigers. In round 8, Lane played his 150th first grade game in Parramatta's 26-16 loss against Brisbane at TIO Stadium in Darwin. During Parramatta's round 11 loss to Canberra, Lane was taken from the field with a leg injury. It was later announced that Lane would be ruled out for 6-8 weeks with a torn hamstring.[21] On 25 July, Lane was ruled out for the remainder of the 2023 NRL season after he suffered a dislocated elbow during Parramatta's loss against North Queensland.[22]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Shaun Lane - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
2. ^ "NRL: 7th tackle with Josh Massoud and Jim Wilson - Yahoo7". yahoo.com. Retrieved on 8 July 2015.
3. ^ "L". Nycdatabase.org. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
4. ^ "VB NSW CUP TEAMS ROUND 1". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
5. ^ "NRL LATE MAIL: Titans v". Bulldogs.com.au. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
6. ^ "2015 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year". NSWRL. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
7. ^ a b "Vodafone Warriors complete player swap". New Zealand Warriors. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
8. ^ "Updated team lists: Warriors v Dragons". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
9. ^ "Manly sign Warriors forward Shaun Lane for two years". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
10. ^ "Parramatta Eels thrash Wests Tigers 51-6 to christen new Parramatta Stadium". www.abc.net.au.
11. ^ "Parramatta Eels eliminate Brisbane Broncos from the NRL Finals with a thumping 58-0 win". ABC.
12. ^ "The Eel deal: Parramatta wards off NRL rivals to lock up Shaun Lane on $1.3 million contract". www.foxsports.com.au.
13. ^ "Parramatta Eels defeat Newcastle Knights 28-20 in NRL elimination final". www.abc.net.au.
14. ^ "Penrith Panthers handed NRL breach notice, fined $25,000 after incident in Parramatta semi-final". www.abc.net.au.
15. ^ "Integrity Unit to investigate Lane over Mad Monday allegations". NRL.
16. ^ "Eels forward Shaun Lane apologises for 'joke' gone wrong". Fox Sports.
17. ^ "NRL Grand Final as it happened". www.theguardian.com.
18. ^ "Why did Ryan Matterson choose to serve a suspension rather than pay a fine?". www.sportingnews.com.
19. ^ "Eels enforcer handed huge extension as Warriors recruit unveiled: NRL Transfer Centre". www.foxsports.com.au.
20. ^ "Panthers star OUT for season after cruel blow; Bulldogs enforcer set for sideline stint: Casualty Ward". www.foxsports.com.au.
21. ^ "NRL 2023: Brisbane Broncos, Parramatta Eels, bizarre ruck call, news, Selwyn Cobbo, Adam Reynolds, Shaun Lane, results, highlights". www.foxsports.com.au.
22. ^ "NRL Casualty Ward: Finucane out for season; Surgery for Paseka". www.nrl.com.

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