Alex Seyfarth

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'''Alex Seyfarth''' (born 20 January 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a {{rlp|sr}} forward for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League.

Seyfarth made his NRL debut in 2020.

==Background== Seyfarth played his junior rugby league for the Dundas Shamrocks. Seyfarth is of Italian,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/03/23/league-of-nations-stars-representing-40-countries/ |title=League of nations:Stars representing 40 countries |publisher=NRL.com |first=Brad |last=Walter |date=23 March 2022}}</ref> Slovenian, English and Sri Lankan descent.<ref name=multi>{{cite web|url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2024/03/21/alex-seyfarth---player-presser/|title=Seyfarth: My favourite place |website=weststigers.com.au}}</ref> He played in an under-10s grand final at Leichhardt Oval.<ref name=multi />

In 2017, Seyfarth joined the Wests Tigers Jersey Flegg team. He was named their best player in 2018, going on to play for the New South Wales under-18s team. The next year, he progressed to NSW's under-20s team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2020/05/26/alex-seyfarth-to-make-nrl-debut/|title=Alex Seyfarth to make NRL debut|author=Dan Talintyre |website=weststigers.com.au}}</ref>

==Playing career== ===2020=== Seyfarth made his debut in round 3 of the 2020 NRL season for the Wests Tigers against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks following the resumption of the sport due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/05/26/round-3-nrl-squad-announcements/ |title=Round 3 NRL team lists |publisher=NRL.com |date=26 May 2020}}</ref>[[File:SeyfarthansSezar.jpg |thumb|right|Seyfarth (right) with teammate Aidan Sezer|300px]]

===2021=== On 27 July, it was announced that Seyfarth would be ruled out for an indefinite period after suffering a MCL injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-casualty-ward-injury-list-return-dates-addin-fonuablake-finger-warriors/news-story/95085422ba1bf715b3a2636b1741d780/|title=Johnson's Sharks career on the brink as Panthers lose To'o in double blow: Casualty Ward|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=27 July 2021}}</ref> Seyfarth played a total of 12 games for the Wests Tigers in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished 13th and missed the finals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/wests-tigers-fans-savage-the-clubs-newlook-logo/news-story/83f356c5f7c0d336d950d750f4e054b5/|title=Wests Tigers fans savage the club's new-look logo|newspaper=News.com.au|date=6 October 2021|last1=Conrad|first1=Alex}}</ref>

===2022=== Seyfarth played a total of 17 matches for the Wests Tigers in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished bottom of the table and claimed the wooden spoon for the first time.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-04/nrl-knights-sharks-tigers-raiders/101402294/|title=Canberra Raiders hand out 56-10 NRL drubbing to Wests Tigers as Cronulla beats Newcastle Knights 38-16|newspaper=ABC News|date=4 September 2022 }}</ref>

===2023=== Seyfarth played a total of 14 games for the Wests Tigers in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished with the wooden spoon for a second straight year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-wests-tigers-season-in-review-tigers-brutal-review-tim-sheens-benji-marshall-coach-justin-pascoe-wooden-spoon/news-story/d1ae7fb41d93ea7dc29173a824cac5a1/|title=‘Circus act’ that summed up year from hell... and big call left for Benji: Wests Tigers Brutal Review|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref> At season's end, he remained without a contract and was linked to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs before re-signing with Wests for a further two seasons.<ref>{{cite news| work= The Australian | title=Alex Seyfarth to stay at Tigers|author=Michael Carayannis| url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-market-watch-bulldogs-poach-eels-australian-schoolboy-cody-parry-resign-blake-wilson/news-story}}</ref>

===2024=== Seyfarth played 23 games for the Wests Tigers throughout the 2024 NRL season as the club finished with the Wooden Spoon for a third consecutive year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2024-wests-tigers-v-parramatta-eels-spoon-bowl-lachlan-galvin-reaction-social-media-rugby-league-news/news-story/52d07b10167bea71afbbb846921d969c/|title=‘Either the best or worst game all year’: NRL world ‘can’t look away’ from Spoon Bowl|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref>

=== 2025 === On 14 February, Wests announced that Seyfarth had signed a three-year extension with the club.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-14 |title=Seyfarth re-signs on three-year deal |url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2025/02/14/seyfarth-extends-on-three-year-deal/ |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=Wests Tigers |language=en}}</ref>

== Statistics == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Team !Games !Tries !Pts |- |2020 | rowspan="6" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|16}} Wests Tigers |4 | | |- |2021 |12 |1 |4 |- |2022 |17 | | |- |2023 |14 |1 |4 |- |2024 |23 |4 |16 |- |2025 |21 |4 |16 |- | |Totals |91 |10 |40 |} source:<ref>https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/alex-seyfarth/summary.html</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.weststigers.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/wests-tigers/alex-seyfarth/ Wests Tigers profile]

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