Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Monday, 5th February, 1973
- Current Age
- 51 years and 103 days
- Place Of Birth
- Forster, New South Wales, Australia
Known Family Links
- Father
- Doug Ricketson
Biography
The son of former Easts clubman Doug Ricketson was something of an anomaly in the big-spending Roosters club in the late 1990s in that he was one of the few local juniors playing first grade. A talented centre in his early career, Luke Ricketson was shifted into the forwards by coach Phil Gould and was rewarded with selection in the NSW team in 1999. A frequent visitor to State of Origin football, Ricketson played in the Roosters grand final team in 2000 before representing Ireland in the World Cup competition at the end of the year. In 2001 Ricketson became only the second player in the club’s history (behind Kevin Hastings) to play 200 first grade games and during the next three seasons pushed the new club record towards the 300 mark. In 2002 he played a vital role in the Roosters’ grand final success over the Warriors and at the veteran age of 29, made his Test debut against Great Britain as an interchange player in July 3003. Although beaten by the Panthers in the grand final that year, Ricketson appeared in all four Test matches at the end of the season. In the Third Test of the Ashes series Ricketson crossed for two tries – including the match-winner a minute from full-time – as well as making more than 40 tackles in the match. The tireless lock forward had come of age as an international player but chose this moment to announce his retirement from rep football. Beaten by the Bulldogs in another grand final disappointment at the end of 2004 Ricketson was named club captain for 2005. He retired at the end of the season after becoming the first Roosters player to pass 300 first grade games.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership | 301 | 40 | 1 | - | 162 | 181 | 116 | 4 | 60.13% | List | ||||
Challenge Cup AU | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
City vs Country | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
NSWRL/ARL/NRL Finals | 24 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 58.33% | List | ||||
State of Origin | 10 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 50.00% | List | ||||
World Cup | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
Anzac Cup | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
World Club Challenge | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Australia | 5 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Test Series | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
The Ashes | 3 | 2 | - | - | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Australia PM XIII Annual | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Ireland | 2000 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
Australia | 2003 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | List | |||
Overall | 2000-2003 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.00% | List | |||
World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Ireland | 2000 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
NSW City | 1996-97, 2003 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
NSW | 1999, 2001-03 | 10 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 50.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1996-2003 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 46.15% | List | |||
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NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1991 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1992 | 9 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1993 | 17 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 52.94% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1994 | 17 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 23.53% | List | |||
Sydney City | ARL 1995 | 22 | 7 | - | - | 28 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 54.55% | List | |||
Sydney City | ARL 1996 | 14 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 57.14% | List | |||
Sydney City | ARL 1997 | 24 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 58.33% | List | |||
Sydney City | NRL 1998 | 27 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
Sydney City | NRL 1999 | 24 | 7 | - | - | 28 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
Sydney | NRL 2000 | 28 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 57.14% | List | |||
Sydney | NRL 2001 | 23 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 56.52% | List | |||
Sydney | NRL 2002 | 25 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 76.00% | List | |||
Sydney | NRL 2003 | 23 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 6 | 0 | 73.91% | List | |||
Sydney | NRL 2004 | 26 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 80.77% | List | |||
Sydney | NRL 2005 | 21 | - | 1 | / | 1 | 100.00% | - | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 52.38% | List |
NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Eastern Suburbs | 1991-05 | 301 | 40 | 1 | / | 1 | 100.00% | - | 162 | 181 | 116 | 4 | 60.13% | List |
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Steven Russo, Cymru RL, Bill Bates
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present)
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23/12/2019
A Gentleman & a very composed speaker
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