Look what Cyrell found now!!

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Vowles wasn't the only new face to attract attention today with hulking 115kg Tamworth teenager Tom Learoyd taking over Kangaroo prop Shane Webcke's mantle as the Broncos' heaviest player.

A school high jump champion and track sprinter at Farrar College, Tamworth, where he clocked 11.2sec for 100m, Learoyd, a two-time Australian Schoolboy, first played open schoolboy rugby league at the age of 15.

He played NSW Under 19s this season.

Learoy was first spotted as a 13 year-old by Brisbane talent scout Cyril Connell and put on a scholarship as soon as he turned 15.

"I signed with Brisbane when I was 15 and the plan was to come to Brisbane as soon as I finished school," said Learoyd, who'll start a carpenter's apprenticeship early next year.

Several Sydney clubs showed an interest in Learoyd but the thought of living in a big city scared the youngster who feels much more at home living in Brisbane.

The chance to be coached by Bennett was the other big factor in his decision.

Brisbane skipper Gorden Tallis welcomed him with a few lines from the song "Bad, bad Leroy Brown", including calling him a "junk yard dog" but apart from that he hadn't copped too much from his new teammates.

 

[blacktip-reefy]

That is Tamworth NSW 8 hours from Brisvegas. How do they spot him?
Where are the sharks scouts?
Ohh well at least he is cockroach.

 

[cheese]

holy f**k...

115 kegs and 11.2 ......thats scary !

He's a wigger Lomu

 

[Macca]

What does this have to do with Cronulla? You know there is a Bronco's section here.

 

[beerboy]

What does this have to do with Cronulla? You know there is a Bronco's section here.

thats what i was thinking

 

[PJ]

With Ando gone he needs someone else to put sh!t on

 

[blacktip-reefy]

What does this have to do with Cronulla? You know there is a Bronco's section here.

ohh right I hope they construct .........

The kid was on the market 2 years ago. he was scouted.
If he is the natural athlete that he sounds like, he is the sort of player that teams build multiple premierships around.
why isn't he a shark?

 

[Grantwhy]

What does this have to do with Cronulla? You know there is a Bronco's section here.

ohh right I hope they construct .........

The kid was on the market 2 years ago. he was scouted.
If he is the natural athlete that he sounds like, he is the sort of player that teams build multiple premierships around.
why isn't he a shark?

Learoy was first spotted as a 13 year-old by Brisbane talent scout Cyril Connell and put on a scholarship as soon as he turned 15.

"I signed with Brisbane when I was 15 and the plan was to come to Brisbane as soon as I finished school," said Learoyd, who'll start a carpenter's apprenticeship early next year.

Several Sydney clubs showed an interest in Learoyd but the thought of living in a big city scared the youngster who feels much more at home living in Brisbane.

The chance to be coached by Bennett was the other big factor in his decision.

;-)

And before anyone says it - if you want to stop Qld clubs from going into NSW to spot/recruit young players you will also have to stop all those NSW club from going into Qld to do the same (and the NSW clubs gets more players out of this than the Qld clubs ever will )