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Full name | Lincoln Raudonikis | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 21 March 1977|||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row, Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 31 May 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Father | Tommy Raudonikis |
Lincoln Raudonikis is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. He played for the Western Suburbs Magpies in the NRL.
Background
[edit]Raudonikis is the son of Western Suburbs legend and team of the century member Tommy Raudonikis.
Playing career
[edit]Raudonikis made his first grade debut for Western Suburbs in Round 6 against South Sydney at the Sydney Football Stadium which ended in a 41–10 loss. Western Suburbs would go on to finish the 1998 season in last place winning only 4 games for the entire year but were handed the wooden spoon as the Gold Coast Chargers who had also finished bottom avoided last position due to a better for and against.
In 1999, Raudonikis played 8 games for the club in what proved to be their last season in the top grade as a stand-alone entity. Raudonikis played in the club's last game before their merger with fellow foundation club Balmain. Raudonikis played at prop as Wests were defeated 60-16 by the Auckland Warriors at Campbelltown Stadium. Western Suburbs would also finish last in 1999 winning only 3 games and conceded 944 points throughout the season which was an average of 39.33 per game, the most in league history.
Following the 1999 season, Raudonikis was not offered a contract to play with the newly formed Wests Tigers.[2][3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lincoln Raudonikis - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Rugby League: 'A good kicking' promises coach". NZ Herald.
- ^ "Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Players". Wests Magpies.
- ^ "The day the Warriors put the once mighty Western Suburbs Magpies out of their final misery". 81st minute.
- ^ "Who were the worst NRL teams of all time?". Daily Telegraph.