Raiders junior Sam Dobb drawing attention from NRL rivals while chasing Olympic dream in judo

By Lee Gaskin
Updated April 23 2018 - 9:54pm, first published October 17 2014 - 11:45am

Is there nothing multi-talented rugby league forward and judo competitor Sam Dobb can't do. The prop from the Raiders' Harold Matthews Cup team is drawing interest from a couple of rival NRL clubs eager to secure his services. After a broken hand ruled him out of trials for the Raiders' SG Ball team, Dobb went on to play for West Belconnen with a small fracture in the semi-finals and grand finals of the local competition. Dobb also has shown his ability in the sport of powerlifting. In his first official competition and having had only four weeks to prepare, Dobb finished third at the national youth powerlifting championships in Tasmania. He lifted a massive 126kg in the clean and jerk and 96kg in the snatch. Dobb remains keen to balance his commitments in rugby league and judo. Judo won't be on the program at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, but Dobb is seen as a long-term prospect for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

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