Lachlan Coote played for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL, and was a member of the North Queensland Cowboys' 2015 NRL premiership and 2016 World Club Challenge winning sides.
32 Facts About Lachlan Coote
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On 11 May 2023, Lachlan Coote announced that he would be retiring at the end of the Super League XXVIII season.
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Lachlan Coote was raised in Sydney's Greater West, and is of Scottish descent.
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Lachlan Coote played his junior rugby league for the Windsor Wolves, and attended Windsor High School Lachlan Coote was a representative of New South Wales and Australia at junior level.
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Lachlan Coote joined the Penrith Panthers as a teenager, playing in their premiership-winning Harold Matthews Cup team in 2006.
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Lachlan Coote was named player of the tournament and was named to play for New South Wales under-17.
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Lachlan Coote started the 2008 season playing for the Panthers in the inaugural season of the National Youth Competition.
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In Round 14 against Manly-Warringah, Lachlan Coote suffered a season-ending shoulder injury and finished the year with 12 matches and four tries.
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Lachlan Coote played his first full season of NRL, playing 20 games and scoring a career-high 17 tries, including a hat trick against the Gold Coast Titans in Round 8.
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Lachlan Coote finished the year with 15 appearances and was the Panthers equal highest tryscorer alongside David Simmons with 12 tries.
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Lachlan Coote finished the season at five-eighth after coach Ivan Cleary moved him from fullback in Round 20.
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Lachlan Coote started the 2013 NRL season at five-eighth but tore his pectoral muscle in Round 2 against the Wests Tigers.
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Lachlan Coote tore his anterior cruciate ligament in North Queensland's first game at the Auckland Nines, ruling him out for the entire 2014 NRL season.
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Lachlan Coote started the season in the Queensland Cup, playing two games for the Cowboys' affiliate side the Northern Pride.
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Lachlan Coote made his North Queensland debut in their round 3 loss to Brisbane, playing fullback.
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Lachlan Coote would go on to cement his spot as the club's first choice fullback, as the side went on a club record 11 game winning streak.
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Lachlan Coote continued to contribute successfully throughout the 2015 season, and solidified himself as a premier playmaker alongside Dally M medalist Jonathan Thurston as well as hooker, Jake Granville, and five eighth Michael Morgan.
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Lachlan Coote was named in the North Queensland club's 2016 NRL Auckland Nines squad.
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On 27 April, despite much larger deals being offered elsewhere, Lachlan Coote re-signed with North Queensland until the end of the 2018 season, after his early season form saw him touted as a possible selection for New South Wales.
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Lachlan Coote ended 2016 having started every game for the Cowboys' at fullback.
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In October, Lachlan Coote was named in Scotland's 2016 Four Nations squad.
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Lachlan Coote missed the first three games of the 2018 NRL season due to a hamstring injury.
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Lachlan Coote returned to North Queensland in Round 6 but played just 9 games throughout the season, with Ben Hampton and Te Maire Martin being favoured at fullback.
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On 28 September, Lachlan Coote signed with St Helens on a three-year deal starting in 2019.
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Lachlan Coote played in the 2019 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.
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Lachlan Coote was selected in squad for the 2019 Great Britain Lions tour of the Southern Hemisphere.
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Lachlan Coote made his Great Britain test debut in the defeat by Tonga.
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Lachlan Coote played for St Helens in their 2021 Challenge Cup Final victory over Castleford.
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On 16 August, it was confirmed that Lachlan Coote would be moving to Hull Kingston Rovers in the 2022 season on a two-year contract.
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On 22 August, Lachlan Coote was ruled out for the remainder of the 2022 Super League season after suffering his third concussion of the campaign.
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On 11 May 2023, Lachlan Coote announced the he would be retiring at the end of the 2023 season, after 15 years in Super League and NRL.
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Lachlan Coote has two children, a son named Bailey and a daughter named Mia, with his partner Laura Ottolino.