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Todd Payten

Payten in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Todd Owen Payten
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	109 kg (17 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1996–2002 Canberra Raiders 90 9 0 0 36 2003 Sydney Roosters 18 1 0 0 4 2004– Wests Tigers 141 9 0 0 36 Total 249 19 0 0 76
Source: League Central Rugby League ProjectAs of 16 March 2011

Todd Payten (born 18 January 1979 in Parramatta, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League competition. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters and the Canberra Raiders, and played junior football with the Temora Dragons. He primarily plays at prop-forward.

Playing career

Growing up in Temora, Payten signed a scholarship with the Canberra Raiders when he was 16.

Payten made his first grade debut with Canberra in 1996. Over the next few years he gradually made more appearances for the Raiders, initially playing from the bench, until he cemented a position as starting prop in 2000. He was a member of the Raiders team that played semi final football in 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2002.

Released from the final two years of his contract with the Raiders, Payten signed with the Roosters, but did not play in the semis with their successful 2003 side. Released again due to salary-cap pressure, he was being paid by three clubs when he joined Wests Tigers in 2004.

Payten was a member of the Wests Tigers side which won the 2005 Grand Final, scoring a try in the final minute of the game.

In the latter part of his career, Payten was often called a "half-back in a front-rowers body," a compliment to his ball-handling ability.

In 2010, Payten was named in the Australian train-on squad for the Four Nations.

Career highlights

• First Grade Debut: Round 18, Canberra v Wests at Campbelltown Stadium, August 3, 1996
• Premierships: 2005 - a member of the premiership winning Wests Tigers team which defeated North Queensland Cowboys, 30–16, and scoring one try in the final minutes.

Footnotes

1. ^ Daniel Lane (2009). Forever Brothers. Lane Cove, New South Wales: Dolphin Press. pp. 162–163. ISBN 9780980357851. {{cite book}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
2. ^ "Todd Payten Matches played for the Canberra Raiders". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 29 May 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
3. "PAYTEN KEEPS ON GOING". weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
4. "Lote Tuqiri: from unwanted Wallaby to Kangaroos train-on squad". Sydney Morning Herald. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
5. Brad Walter (2005-10-04). "How Payten's bid for glory was almost hamstrung". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2008-06-01. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

References

External links

• Todd Payten at NRL.com
• Todd Payten at Wests Tigers
• Todd Payten at the Rugby League Project

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