Tom Eisenhuth

Tom Eisenhuth (born 17 July 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL.

Tom Eisenhuth
Personal information
Full nameThomas Eisenhuth
Born (1992-07-17) 17 July 1992
Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Playing information
PositionLock, Centre, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012 Penrith Panthers 1 0 0 0 0
2019– Melbourne Storm 45 5 0 0 20
Total 46 5 0 0 20
Source: [1]
As of 11 May 2023

He played one match as a centre for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League.

Early life

Eisenhuth was born in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales and was educated at St Columba's College, Springwood.

He played his junior football for the Lower Mountains Eagles before being signed by the Penrith Panthers. He played for the Panthers' NYC team from 2010 to 2012, scoring 8 tries in 47 games.[2]

Playing career

Penrith Panthers

In Round 24 of the 2012 NRL season, Eisenhuth made his NRL debut for the Panthers in their 18-16 win over the New Zealand Warriors at Mt Smart Stadium.[3]

In 2013, Eisenhuth moved into Penrith's NSW Cup side, the Windsor Wolves. Between 2014 and 2018, Eisenhuth played 44 matches for Penrith's self-named New South Wales Cup team, scoring 18 tries.[4] In 2016, Eisenhuth played for the St Marys Saints in their Ron Massey Cup Grand Final loss.[5] On 26 June 2018, Eisenhuth was released from his contract with Penrith effective immediately.[6] He then signed with the Melbourne Storm for the remainder of the 2018 season.

Melbourne Storm

In Round 1 of the 2019 NRL season, Eisenhuth made his Melbourne Storm debut against the Brisbane Broncos at AAMI Park. He had his Melbourne jersey (cap number 192) presented to him by former Melbourne player Ryan Hoffman.[7] Eisenhuth played a total of 17 games for Melbourne in the 2021 NRL season as the club won 19 matches in a row and claimed the Minor Premiership. Eisenhuth did not play in the club's finals series where Melbourne suffered a 10-6 loss against eventual premiers Penrith in the preliminary final.[8]

In 2022, Eisenhuth was named in the NRL and Rugby League Players Association academic team of the year. A qualified schoolteacher, Eisenhuth balanced his rugby league commitments with completing a Masters of Education through the Australian Catholic University.[9]

Representative career

Eisenhuth has played for the New South Wales Under 18's team.

On 2 October 2012, Eisenhuth was named on the bench in the Junior Kangaroos team to face the Junior Kiwis.[10]

References
  1. "Tom Eisenhuth". Rugby League Project.
  2. http://www.rleague.com//db/player/e/eisenhuth_tom/index.php
  3. "Rd 24 Final Teams & Changes - Panthers v Warriors - Penrith Panthers". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  4. "Tom Eisenhuth". NSWRL.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018.
  5. Jarvis, Danielle (26 September 2016). "Ron Massey Cup decider shatters club's fairytale". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  6. "Panthers duo granted immediate release". penrithpanthers.com.au. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  7. Ward, Roy (20 July 2019). "Eight years in the making: Storm's Eisenhuth ready for game No.3". smh.com.au. Nine Media. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  8. "Penrith Panthers beat Melbourne Storm 10-6 to reach second straight NRL grand final, will face South Sydney Rabbitohs". ABC News. 25 September 2021.
  9. "Eisenhuth named in Academic Team of the Year". melbournestorm.com.au. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  10. "Junior Kangaroos side announced". 2 October 2012.


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