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| Born | 21 August 1970 Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 13 February 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Martin Locke (born 21 August 1970) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for the South Queensland Crushers and North Queensland Cowboys in the 1990s and 2000s. He primarily played prop.
In 1989, after representing the Queensland under-19 team, Locke signed with the Brisbane Broncos. Locke spent four years with the club, playing in the under-21 and reserve grade competitions. [2] In 1995, Locke signed with the newly formed South Queensland Crushers. [3] [4]
In Round 4 of the 1995 ARL season, Locke made his first grade debut in the Crushers' 0–32 loss to the Broncos' at ANZ Stadium. [5] Locke played 17 games for the Crushers in his rookie season, scoring one try. In 1996, he joined the North Queensland Cowboys and won the club's Club Person of the Year award. Locke spent five seasons at the club, before retiring at the end of the 2000 season.
| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 |  South Queensland | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 1996 |  North Queensland | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 1997 | North Queensland | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | North Queensland | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 1999 | North Queensland | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | North Queensland | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career totals | 71 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 12 | |
After retiring, Locke became the Cowboys' business development manager. In 2002, he won the club's Club Person of the Year award for the second time. [7] [8] Since 2010, Locke has been the director of Martin Locke Homes in Townsville. [9]
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