Carl Frommel is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Canberra Raiders in the New South Wales Rugby Football League (NSWRFL).
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| Born | Canberra, ACT, Australia[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography edit
Born in Canberra, Frommel has a background in rugby union, but played rugby league with the Queanbeyan Blues for several seasons before joining the Raiders in his late 20s. He was a regarded as a fitness fanatic and had a high tackle rate.[3]
Frommel was Canberra's lock in the club's first ever premiership season in 1982, where he featured in a total of 25 first-grade games. He missed only one round for Canberra that season, which made him the second most capped player of 1982 behind Jon Hardy.[4]
References edit
- ^ "The two worlds of Carl Frommel". The Canberra Times. 19 June 1982. p. 42. Retrieved 7 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781921024986.
- ^ "Who's Who on the Books in '82". The Canberra Times. 5 March 1982. p. 18. Retrieved 8 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "O'Sullivan, McGrath in line-up". The Canberra Times. 27 August 1982. p. 23. Retrieved 8 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
External links edit
- Carl Frommel at Rugby League project