Rhys WESSER [
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Thu August 7, 2008
The South Sydney Rabbitohs have announced the signing of representative fullback Rhys Wesser for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
Wesser, 29, has played 172 NRL games for the Penrith Panthers, scoring 112 tries since making his debut in 1998. Wesser has also represented Queensland in four matches in 2004 and 2006. Rhys was also part of John Lang's premiership winning Panthers side in 2003.
Wesser is regarded as one of the most lethal attacking weapons in the game of Rugby League, holding the record for most tries scored for Penrith (112 to date) as well as holding three of the top four season tryscoring records at the Panthers (25 tries in 2003, 19 tries in 2006, 19 tries in 2002).
Wesser was also selected as fullback in the Panthers Team of Legends announced in 2006, named alongside players such as Brad Fittler, Greg Alexander, Royce Simmons, John Cartwright and Mark Geyer.
"This is a fantastic signing for the Club and we're sure Rhys will be part of a team, and working in an environment, in which he can fire," Rabbitohs CEO Shane Richardson said.
"He has a phenomenal tryscoring strike rate, he's a great team player and we're sure he will do a wonderful job for us at fullback.
"I'm looking forward to seeing Rhys develop combinations with the likes of Craig Wing, Chris Sandow, Issac Luke, Nathan Merritt and Fetuli Talanoa over the next two seasons."
Rabbitohs Head Coach Jason Taylor said: "Rhys Wesser is a quality player in all facets of fullback play and it's really exciting to have him join us next season.
"He's an enthusiastic player and I think he will fit in perfectly with the young backs we've got already.
"Our recruitment has targeted some experienced outside backs and he will do the job for us along with Colin Best next year."
Wesser said he is excited about his move to South Sydney.
"I'm very excited to be making the move to Souths next season. I've been watching them for the last couple of years and I think it is a very promising Club with a lot of talented young players coming through," Wesser said.
"I want to be part of something great at the Club and I will do everything I can to help Souths be a success."
Biography
Name: Rhys Wesser
DOB: 31 March 1979
Junior Club: Rockhampton Brothers
Position: Fullback
Height: 174cm
Weight: 84kg
Rep Honours: Four games for Queensland 2004, 2006
Previous Clubs: Panthers 1998-2008
First Grade debut: Panthers vs Tigers, Penrith Football Stadium, 17 May 1998 (Round 10)
NRL Games: 172
NRL Tries: 112
NRL Goals: 1
NRL Points: 450
Records: All time leading tryscorer for Panthers: 112
Three of the top four season tryscoring records at Penrith: 25 tries in 2003, 19 tries in 2002, 19 tries in 2006
Fullback in the Panthers Team of Legends named in 2006
Tue June 26, 2007
Source: www.panthers.com.auRhys Wesser will be out for six to eight weeks because of a fractured bone in his left foot.
He broke it while playing against the Warriors on Friday night and left the field in the 16th minute.
He had scans yesterday which revealed he has a fractured metatarsal.
News source:
www.panthers.com.au
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 2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
Penrith Panthers
21 games; 5 tries, 20 points.
[View] Round 1 [16 Mar 08] L 12-48 v Broncos (A). [FB]
[View] Round 2 [22 Mar 08] L 16-20 v Raiders (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 3 [30 Mar 08] W 26-22 v Rabbitohs (H). [FB]
[View] Round 4 [07 Apr 08] W 30-8 v Tigers (A). [FB]
[View] Round 6 [19 Apr 08] W 21-20 v Sharks (A). [FB]
[View] Round 8 [03 May 08] L 18-26 v Eels (H). [FB]
[View] Round 9 [10 May 08] W 30-4 v Bulldogs (A). [FB]
[View] Round 10 [18 May 08] W 46-22 v Warriors (H). [FB]
[View] Round 12 [31 May 08] W 19-18 v Cowboys (A). [FB]
[View] Round 13 [08 Jun 08] L 22-24 v Sharks (H). [FB]
[View] Round 14 [13 Jun 08] L 12-32 v Roosters (A). [FB]
[View] Round 15 [20 Jun 08] L 12-13 v Dragons (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 17 [06 Jul 08] W 22-16 v Eels (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [11 Jul 08] L 18-30 v Knights (H). [WG]
[View] Round 19 [19 Jul 08] W 36-22 v Gold Coast (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 20 [26 Jul 08] W 24-10 v Tigers (H). [FB]
[View] Round 21 [01 Aug 08] L 10-30 v Sea Eagles (A). [FB]
[View] Round 22 [10 Aug 08] L 12-74 v Raiders (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [16 Aug 08] W 52-16 v Bulldogs (H). [FB]
[View] Round 24 [25 Aug 08] L 6-40 v Storm (H). [FB]
[View] Round 26 [06 Sep 08] L 16-34 v Sea Eagles (H). [FB]
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
Penrith Panthers
14 games; 6 tries, 24 points.
[View] Round 1 [17 Mar 07] L 0-18 v Sharks (A). [FB]
[View] Round 2 [23 Mar 07] W 40-10 v Bulldogs (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (77th)
[View] Round 3 [30 Mar 07] W 29-28 v Broncos (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (80th)
[View] Round 4 [08 Apr 07] L 22-24 v Gold Coast (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 5 [13 Apr 07] L 14-27 v Eels (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (23rd)
[View] Round 6 [21 Apr 07] L 20-30 v Storm (A). [FB]
[View] Round 7 [28 Apr 07] L 18-34 v Raiders (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (38th)
[View] Round 8 [04 May 07] L 16-28 v Dragons (A). [FB]
[View] Round 9 [12 May 07] W 22-12 v Cowboys (A). [FB]
[View] Round 11 [27 May 07] L 24-25 v Tigers (H). [FB]
[View] Round 12 [01 Jun 07] W 22-16 v Sea Eagles (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 13 [08 Jun 07] L 4-14 v Rabbitohs (A). [FB]
[View] Round 14 [16 Jun 07] L 20-24 v Roosters (H). [FB]
[View] Round 15 [22 Jun 07] L 14-54 v Warriors (A). [FB]
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2006 State of Origin
Queensland Origin
1 games; [View] Origin [05 Jul 06] W 16-14 v NSW Origin. [WG]
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
Penrith Panthers
22 games; 19 tries, 76 points.
[View] Round 1 [11 Mar 06] W 24-22 v Bulldogs (A). [FB]
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 06] W 13-12 v Dragons (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (63rd)
[View] Round 4 [01 Apr 06] L 20-21 v Raiders (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 5 [09 Apr 06] W 44-18 v Eels (A). [FB] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 6 [15 Apr 06] L 18-40 v Storm (H). [FB]
[View] Round 7 [23 Apr 06] L 6-30 v Broncos (A). [FB]
[View] Round 8 [28 Apr 06] L 12-40 v Sharks (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 9 [06 May 06] L 6-22 v Cowboys (A). [FB]
[View] Round 10 [14 May 06] W 32-20 v Rabbitohs (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [19 May 06] W 30-20 v Eels (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 12 [28 May 06] L 16-17 v Storm (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 13 [04 Jun 06] L 22-29 v Sea Eagles (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 16 [24 Jun 06] W 24-20 v Tigers (H). [FB]
[View] Round 18 [08 Jul 06] W 24-12 v Raiders (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [15 Jul 06] W 17-8 v Cowboys (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 20 [23 Jul 06] L 30-32 v Sea Eagles (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [29 Jul 06] W 36-6 v Warriors (H). [FB] 12 Pts; 3t
[View] Round 22 [06 Aug 06] L 26-32 v Rabbitohs (A). [FB]
[View] Round 23 [12 Aug 06] L 20-40 v Roosters (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [19 Aug 06] W 32-28 v Sharks (A). [FB] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 25 [26 Aug 06] L 4-40 v Knights (A). [FB]
[View] Round 26 [03 Sep 06] L 22-30 v Bulldogs (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Penrith Panthers
21 games; 14 tries, 1 goals, 58 points.
[View] Round 1 [12 Mar 05] L 14-20 v Sharks (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (23rd)
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 05] L 20-28 v Roosters (H). [FB]
[View] Round 3 [26 Mar 05] W 18-8 v Dragons (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (34th)
[View] Round 4 [01 Apr 05] L 16-26 v Eels (A). [FB] 8 Pts; 2t (20th, 56th)
[View] Round 5 [08 Apr 05] W 36-16 v Storm (H). [FB] 8 Pts; 2t (13th, 72nd)
[View] Round 6 [16 Apr 05] W 36-6 v Souths (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (77th)
Match Fact: 300 career points for Panthers
[View] Round 7 [23 Apr 05] L 22-36 v Cowboys (H). [FB]
[View] Round 8 [01 May 05] W 16-14 v Warriors (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (50th)
[View] Round 9 [07 May 05] L 18-26 v Raiders (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (19th)
[View] Round 10 [13 May 05] L 12-34 v Dragons (A). [FB]
[View] Round 11 [22 May 05] L 22-30 v Sharks (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (51st)
[View] Round 12 [29 May 05] L 26-36 v Sea Eagles (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (10th)
[View] Round 13 [05 Jun 05] L 22-32 v Eels (H). [FB]
[View] Round 15 [18 Jun 05] W 28-14 v Storm (A). [FB]
[View] Round 16 [25 Jun 05] L 24-28 v Knights (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (17th)
[View] Round 17 [03 Jul 05] L 14-22 v Raiders (A). [FB]
[View] Round 18 [09 Jul 05] W 16-12 v Sea Eagles (H). [FB]
[View] Round 19 [15 Jul 05] L 16-18 v Bulldogs (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (6th)
[View] Round 20 [23 Jul 05] L 18-38 v Cowboys (A). [FB] 2 Pts; 1/1g
[View] Round 21 [30 Jul 05] W 42-34 v Warriors (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t (74th)
[View] Round 22 [07 Aug 05] W 30-28 v Roosters (A). [FB]
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2004 NRL Telstra Premiership
Penrith Panthers
2 games; [View] Round 1 [12 Mar 04] L 14-20 v Knights (H). [FB]
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 04] W 34-18 v Raiders (A). [FB]
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