1. Lachlan Maranta was born on 17 April 1992 and is a professional Rugby league footballer who plays on the wing for the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the Queensland Cup.
20 Facts About Lachlan Maranta
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Lachlan Maranta previously played for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League.
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Lachlan Maranta's grandfather, Barry Maranta, was a Brisbane Broncos co-founder, his father, Brett Plowman, played six seasons for the team and his mother, Robyn, was an assistant to then-Broncos coach Wayne Bennett.
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Lachlan Maranta attended St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace where he achieved numerous sporting honours.
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Apart from rugby union, Lachlan Maranta was a talented cricketer and exceptional track-and-field athlete while growing up, but made the choice to follow his rugby league dream when he was 16.
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Lachlan Maranta represented Queensland under-16s, under-18s and Queensland Schoolboys during his teenage years.
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Lachlan Maranta joined the Broncos' Toyota Cup team in 2010 and played 30 games for them between 2010 and 2011.
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Lachlan Maranta finished the 2012 NRL season by being named the Brisbane Broncos' Rookie of the Year after playing in seven matches and scoring two tries his debut year in the NRL.
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Lachlan Maranta finished the 2013 NRL season having played in 18 matches and scoring five tries for the Broncos.
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On 30 May, Lachlan Maranta re-signed with the Broncos to the end of the 2016 season.
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Lachlan Maranta finished the 2014 NRL season with five tries from 17 matches.
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On 21 January 2015, Lachlan Maranta was named in the Brisbane Broncos' 2015 Auckland Nines squad.
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Lachlan Maranta finished the 2015 season as the Broncos' highest try-scorer with 15 tries in 20 matches.
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On 15 December, Lachlan Maranta was named on the interchange bench for the World All Stars to play against the Indigenous All Stars in the 2016 pre-season.
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On 19 January, Lachlan Maranta suffered a massive setback before the season after he fractured a bone in his wrist at training, robbing him of his selection in the 2016 All Stars match.
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Lachlan Maranta finished his last season with the Broncos by playing in eight matches and scoring three tries.
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On 13 December 2018, Lachlan Maranta signed a contract to join St George-Illawarra for the 2019 season.
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Lachlan Maranta made his debut for the Dragons in round 14 against Manly-Warringah at Brookvale Oval.
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Lachlan Maranta made one further appearance for the first team during the 2019 NRL season but spent the majority of the year playing for the club's reserve-grade side which won the minor premiership in the Canterbury Cup.
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In November 2019, it was announced that Lachlan Maranta had been released by St George-Illawarra.