Lewis Roberts-Thomson

Lewis Roberts-Thomson (born 8 September 1983) is a former Australian Rules Football player, who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League. He has been colloquially known to fans and commentators as either "LRT" or the "Hyphenator".

Early life Roberts-Thomson was born in Brisbane, Queensland to a farming family from North-West Tasmania who moved to Sydney, New South Wales when he was a child. He grew up playing rugby union as a contemporary of Wallaby Phil Waugh at Sydney Church of England Grammar School.

At age 14, he was introduced to Australian rules football and quickly excelled. He played 40 Aussie rules matches up to 2001 mostly for the North Shore Bombers, although he had already been named in the 2001 under-18 All-Australian team.

Roberts-Thomson was drafted by the Swans from the NSW-ACT U18s with the 29th selection in the 2001 AFL draft.

AFL career After being injured for most of the 2002 season, He was then injured again for most of the 2004 season with thumb and achilles injuries.

His performance as a key defender in 2005, including his performance in that year's Grand Final against the West Coast Eagles, secured a permanent position in the Swans' backline. He would go on to play in the Swans 2012 Premiership side who were victorious over Hawthorn.

After managing only nine appearances across the 2013 and 2014 seasons, Roberts-Thomson announced his retirement from AFL football in August 2014.

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