Tyran Wishart (born 17 November 1999) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth or halfback for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL).
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| Born | 17 November 1999 Gerringong, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth, Halfback, Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 13 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Father | Rod Wishart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editWishart is the son of former Illawarra Steelers and St. George Illawarra Dragons winger Rod Wishart.[2]
He played his junior rugby league for the Gerringong Lions. Wishart was educated at Kiama High School before playing junior representative for the St George Illawarra Dragons. He then signed his first senior contract with Melbourne Storm.[3]
Playing career
editWishart made his debut in round 1 of the 2022 NRL season for Melbourne Storm against Wests Tigers.[4] He had his jersey (cap 202) presented to him by his father and former Illawarra Steelers player Rod Wishart.[5]
Wishart would make 15 appearances for Melbourne during 2022, mostly being used as a utility off the interchange bench. His season was cut short by a syndesmosis injury in round 23.[6][7] Wishart played 14 games for Melbourne in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished third on the table. Wishart played in Melbourne's semi-final victory over the Sydney Roosters where he scored a try.[8]
In April 2024, Wishart would make an appearance for the North Sydney Bears in the New South Wales Cup competition after sitting on the bench for the entire match for Melbourne in their round 7 2024 game against the Sydney Roosters.[9] Wishart played a total of 26 matches for Melbourne in the 2024 NRL season. Wishart played in Melbourne's 2024 NRL Grand Final loss against Penrith.[10]
Following the Grand Final it was announced Wishart would make his debut for representative debut playing for the Prime Minister's XIII against the PNG Prime Minster's XIII on 13 October 2024,[11][12] scoring a try in the first half.[13] Wishart played the game alongside his future brother-in-law, Manly Sea Eagles outside back Reuben Garrick who got engaged to Wishart's sister Riley in 2024.[14]
Honours
edit- Individual
- Melbourne Storm Billy Slater Rookie of the Year: 2022
- RLPA Academic Team of the Year: 2023
- Club
- 2024 J. J. Giltinan Shield winners
- 2024 NRL Grand Final runners-up
Statistics
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Goals | Pts |
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| 2022 |  Melbourne Storm
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15 | |||
| 2023 | 14 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2024 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 76 | |
| 2025 | |||||
| Totals | 55 | 14 | 14 | 84 |
References
edit- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Ward, Roy (18 February 2022). ""He's always fully supportive": Tyran Wishart carries dad's legacy back into NRL with Storm". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Ward, Courtney (11 October 2021). "Gerringong's Tyran Wishart weathers unique season with Storm as NRL debut looms". South Coast Register.
- ^ "NRL 2022, Round 1 Team Lists". NRL.com. 8 March 2022.
- ^ Bailey, Scott (7 May 2022). "Wishart happily a Storm man for son Tyran". The Canberra Times. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
So much so that he considers an invitation from Melbourne to present his son his debut jersey in round one against Wests Tigers as his most treasured moment in rugby league.
- ^ "Tyran Wishart: Season in Review". melbournestorm.com.au. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ Rosser, Corey (19 August 2022). "Storm hit 60 in record defeat of Broncos". NRL.com. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
The only bad news for Melbourne was interchange utility Tyran Wishart (ankle)... not being able to finish the game.
- ^ "NRL 2023: Melbourne Storm season review". www.sportingnews.com.
- ^ "Feeder Report: Round 6 & 7". melbournestorm.com.au. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
Tyran Wishart got his first opportunity at feeder level after not being required for Storm's Round 7 win over the Roosters, managing 15 tackles in his stint at hooker.
- ^ "NRL grand final 2024 quick hits: Biting allegation, Panthers halves swansong and a controversial bunker decision". www.abc.net.au.
- ^ "Kangaroos and Prime Minister's XIII squads update". NRL.com. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ Molyneux, Mark (10 October 2024). "Australia Prime Minister's XIII predicted team lineup for annual clash against PNG". The Sporting News. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ Lenehan, Martin (13 October 2024). "Eight tries, one memorable occasion for all the PM's men". NRL.com. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ PM's XIII Showdown a Family Affair
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