Luke Douglas
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Luke Douglas is an Australia
n professional rugby league
footballer who currently plays for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League
. His position of choice is at Prop.
in round 2, 2006 (Cronulla had a round 1 bye).
Between his first grade debut in Round 2, 2006 and Round 12, 2011 inclusive he had never missed a first grade match through injury or suspension but in Round 25, 2009 he was controversially sent off for a high tackle on Manly's Chris Bailey which knocked him unconscious. No judiciary action was taken on Douglas. In 2010 he was picked as 18th man for the New South Wales State of Origin team for the third match but he didn't play.
On 20 April 2011, it was announced that Douglas had signed a three-year contract with the Gold Coast Titans
. His unbroken streak of 134+ NRL matches since debut appeared as if it was going to end after an injury against the Melbourne Storm, however an unusually quick return for injury saw him play the next match anyway, thus continuing his unbroken streak.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n professional rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer who currently plays for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
. His position of choice is at Prop.
2006
Douglas made his first grade debut for the Sharks against the Brisbane BroncosBrisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...
in round 2, 2006 (Cronulla had a round 1 bye).
2007-present
Douglas was selected for Country Origin in 2007 but was unable to play due to injury.Between his first grade debut in Round 2, 2006 and Round 12, 2011 inclusive he had never missed a first grade match through injury or suspension but in Round 25, 2009 he was controversially sent off for a high tackle on Manly's Chris Bailey which knocked him unconscious. No judiciary action was taken on Douglas. In 2010 he was picked as 18th man for the New South Wales State of Origin team for the third match but he didn't play.
On 20 April 2011, it was announced that Douglas had signed a three-year contract with the Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional rugby league football club, based in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The club competes in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership. It is the newest of the sixteen clubs in the league, having commenced its...
. His unbroken streak of 134+ NRL matches since debut appeared as if it was going to end after an injury against the Melbourne Storm, however an unusually quick return for injury saw him play the next match anyway, thus continuing his unbroken streak.