Lee Te Maari

Player # 686
Nickname Leroy
Position Lock, Second Row, Five Eighth
Height 188cm
Weight 100kg
DOB 28th Jul 1985
Origin Tokoroa, New Zealand
Junior Club Joondalup Giants
Debut 2007: Round 6 vs Parramatta
Other Clubs St George Illawarra, Parramatta
Rep

Lee Te Maari the talented 22-year-old utility player played two NRL games for the Dragons.

Lee made his Dragons first grade debut against the Roosters in 2006 in the Anzac Day clash at Aussie Stadium.

Upon signing with the Bulldogs in August of 2006, Lee expressed a strong desire to play at the Bulldogs and push for inclusion in the first grade side over the next couple of years.

His versatility and mobility certainly shone through in his debut season at the Bulldogs. Lee was very impressive in his seven games in 2007.

Injury prevented more game time for the youngster, but not before he played 311 minutes, 145 tackles, 50 hitups and gained 428 metres. 

In the 2008 NRL season, Lee made a career best 22 appearances as Canterbury finished bottom of the table and claimed the wooden spoon.

Lee was named in the New Zealand training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.

In 2009, Lee was a member of the Bulldogs feeder club, the Bankstown Bulls NSW Cup premiership winning team against Balmain Ryde.

On 16 March 2010, Lee was released by the Bulldogs.

On 6 April 2010, Lee joined the Wentworthville Magpies.

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FIRST GRADE STATS
Year Games Tries Goals F Goals Points
2007 8 1 0 0 4
2008 22 1 0 0 4
2009 3 0 0 0 0
Total: 33 2 0 0 8