title: Carl Frommel
text: # Carl Frommel
  
  Carl Frommel is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Canberra Raiders in the New South Wales Rugby Football League (NSWRFL).
  
  ## Biography
  
  Born in Canberra, Frommel has a background in rugby union, but played rugby league with the Queanbeyan Blues for several seasons before joining the Raiders in his late 20s. He was a regarded as a fitness fanatic and had a high tackle rate.
  
  Frommel was Canberra's lock in the club's first ever premiership season in 1982, where he featured in a total of 25 first-grade games. He missed only one round for Canberra that season, which made him the second most capped player of 1982 behind Jon Hardy.
  
  