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| Born | (1994-12-17)17 December 1994 (age 30) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:[1] As of 6 November 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Sam Perrett (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lloyd Perrett (born 17 December 1994) is a professionalrugby league footballer who plays as aprop for the Ormeau Shearers DMC side.
He previously played for theCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and theManly Warringah Sea Eagles in theNational Rugby League.
Perrett was born inHamilton, New Zealand. He is ofMāori[2] and Samoan descent moved to theGold Coast, Queensland at the age of 4.[3] Perrett is the younger brother of formerCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs playerSam Perrett.[4]
He played his junior rugby league for theBurleigh Bears, before being signed by theSydney Roosters.[5]
In June 2012, Perrett joined theCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs mid-season effective immediately, following his brother Sam.[6][7] In 2012 and 2013, he played for the Bulldogs'NYC team.[8][9]
On 20 April 2013, he played for theQueensland under-20s team against theNew South Wales under-20s team.[10][11]
On 13 October 2013, he played for theJunior Kangaroos against theJunior Kiwis.[12][13]
In 2014, Perrett graduated to Canterbury'sNew South Wales Cup team.[14]
On 3 May, he again played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team.[15]
In Round 15 of the2014 NRL season, he made hisNRL debut for Canterbury against theCanberra Raiders, playing off the interchange bench in the clubs 22-14 win atCanberra Stadium.[16][17][18] In Round 23 against arch-rivals theParramatta Eels, he suffered a season ending ankle injury in Canterbury's 18-16 win atANZ Stadium.[19] He finished off his debut year in the NRL, having played in eight matches for the Canterbury club.[20] On 1 December, he re-signed with Canterbury on a four-year contract.[21][22][23]
On 31 January and 1 February, Perrett played for Canterbury in the2015 NRL Auckland Nines.[24][25] He finished off the2015 season having played in 14 games for the Canterbury club.[26]
On 12 January, Perrett was selected in theQAS Emerging Maroons squad.[27]
In September, he was named on the interchange bench in the 2016 Intrust Super Premiership NSW Team of the Year.[28]
On 9 December, he signed a three-year contract with theManly Warringah Sea Eagles starting in 2017, after being released from the final 2 years of his Bulldogs contract.[29]
Perrett was named in the Sea Eagles squad for the2017 NRL Auckland Nines.[30]
He made his NRL debut for Manly against theParramatta Eels in round one of the 2017 season.[31]
In round 23 against theWests Tigers, Perrett scored his first NRL career try in Manly's 26-30 loss atLeichhardt Oval.[32]
Perrett suffered a heat stroke during pre-season testing and was rushed to hospital.[33] Perrett was unable to complete the majority of the 2018 pre-season. He managed to play 13 games in the 2018 season, averaging a light 18 minutes per game.[34]
He was also the only Manly player happy to see the exit of CoachTrent Barrett, as it appeared Perrett was not accustomed to Barrett's coaching style.[35]
Like the previous season, Perrett spent most of his 2019 pre-season on the bench due to lack of fitness with completing Hasler's training regimes. Perrett was off-contract beyond 2019.[36] Unfortunately, Perrett's playing career at Manly appeared slim, as he took part in playing both his trial games alongside reserve grade players.[37][38]
On 6 May, Perrett was selected for theCanterbury Cup NSW residents side to play against the Queensland residents representative team.[39]
Perrett featured in both of Manly's finals matches after the club finished in 6th place at the end of the regular season. Perrett started both games from the bench as Manly reached the second week of the finals series before they were eliminated bySouth Sydney 34-26 atANZ Stadium.[40][41]
In November 2019, it was announced that Perrett had been released by Manly-Warringah.[42]On 26 November, it was revealed that Perrett was on a train and trial contract with theBrisbane Broncos.[43]
| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 8 | ||
| 2015 | 14 | |||
| 2016 | 2 | |||
| 2017 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 15 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 13 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |||
| Totals | 56 | 2 | 12 |
Perrett on May 1 2024 said he had sought legal advice to sue his former team Manly-Warringah after suffering his heat stroke which ultimately ended his NRL career after he suffered a seizure during a pre-season training session after being denied water during training. Perrett had said he was launching legal action to hold the training staff accountable because of what happened to Keith Titmuss being Perrett's final straw. Perrett said he has been wracked with survivors guilt since and speaks regularly with a therapist, and paperwork with the courts would be actioned in the coming months.[44][45] On September 18 2024, it was announced that Perrett had taken steps in moving forward with suing the Manly club and his legal team requested documents of Perrett's time playing for Manly.[46]