Alex Seyfarth

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Alex Seyfarth
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Personal information
Born (1999-01-20) 20 January 1999 (age 25)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Lock
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2020– Wests Tigers 7060024
Source: [1]
As of 22 August 2024

Alex Seyfarth (born 20 January 1999 in Orange, NSW) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row and lock forward for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Contents

Seyfarth made his NRL debut in 2020.

Background

Seyfarth played his junior rugby league for the Dundas Shamrocks. Seyfarth is of Italian, [2] Slovenian, English and Sri Lankan descent. [3] He played in an under-10s grand final at Leichhardt Oval. [3]

In 2017, Seyfarth joined the Wests Tigers Jersey Flegg team. He was named their best player in 2018, going on to play for the New South Wales under-18s team. The next year, he progressed to NSW's under-20s team. [4]

Playing career

2020

Seyfarth made his debut in round 3 of the 2020 NRL season for the Wests Tigers against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks following the resumption of the sport due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]

Seyfarth (right) with teammate Aidan Sezer SeyfarthansSezar.jpg
Seyfarth (right) with teammate Aidan Sezer

2021

On 27 July, it was announced that Seyfarth would be ruled out for an indefinite period after suffering a MCL injury. [6] Seyfarth played a total of 12 games for the Wests Tigers in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished 13th and missed the finals. [7]

2022

Seyfarth played a total of 17 matches for the Wests Tigers in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished bottom of the table and claimed the wooden spoon for the first time. [8]

2023

Seyfarth played a total of 14 games for the Wests Tigers in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished with the wooden spoon for a second straight year. [9] At season's end, he remained without a contract and was linked to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs before re-signing with Wests for a further two seasons. [10]

2024

Seyfarth played 23 games for the Wests Tigers throughout the 2024 NRL season as the club finished with the Wooden Spoon for a third consecutive year. [11]

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