Zac Lomax

Zac Lomax (born 24 September 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a goal kicking, er or for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Early life
Lomax was born in Temora, New South Wales, Australia.

He played his junior rugby league for the Temora Dragons, where he once scored 40 points in a game that ended 100–0.

Early career
Lomax is a graduate of the Illawarra Steelers' SG Ball team and was named in both the Australian Schoolboys and NSW Under-18s teams in 2016 and 2017. In 2017, Lomax was awarded NSWRL's Under-18s Player of the Year.

2018
Lomax made his NRL debut for St. George Illawarra in round 10 of the 2018 NRL season against South Sydney. Lomax played in both finals games for St. George Illawarra in the 2018 NRL season. Lomax kicked three goals in week one of the finals series as St. George Illawarra defeated Brisbane 48–18 in an upset victory at Suncorp Stadium. The following week, Lomax kicked four goals as St. George Illawarra were defeated by Souths 13–12 at ANZ Stadium in the elimination final. Lomax was named in the Prime Ministers XIII, New South Wales U18 for 2018, and also appeared in Brad Fittler's Emerging Blues camp, Zac also scored 5 goals in the PM XIII 34–18 win over PNG. On 15 August 2018, Lomax re-signed with St. George Illawarra until the end of the 2020 NRL season.

Altogether Lomax played 2018 NRL season 4 games for St. George Illawarra winning two and losing two. He scored 11 goals with 22 points all together for the season.

2019
In the 2019 season Lomax played 10 games, scoring five tries and 15 goals before injuring his thumb at training, he returned in the round 19 loss against South Sydney. In December 2019, Lomax extended his contract until the end of the 2025 season.

Altogether Lomax played 13 game in the 2019 NRL season for the St. George Illawarra Dragons winning five and losing nine. He scored five tries and 15 goals with a total of 50 points.

2020
In round 11 of the 2020 NRL season, Lomax scored two tries and kick four goals in a 28–24 loss against rivals Cronulla-Sutherland at Kogarah Oval.

In round 13 against the Sydney Roosters, Lomax scored two tries and kicked two goals in a 24–16 loss at WIN Stadium.

In round 19, Lomax scored two tries in a 42–18 defeat to Newcastle at McDonald Jones Stadium.

In October, Lomax was named in the New South Wales State of Origin preliminary squad.

Altogether Lomax played 20 games for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the 2020 NRL season. He won seven games and lost 13 games. Lomax scored 13 tries and kicked 63 goals for a combined 178 points the best in his career to date.

2021
In round 3 of the 2021 NRL season, Lomax scored two tries and kicked seven goals in a 38–12 victory over Manly-Warringah at WIN Stadium.

In round 8 against the Wests Tigers, Lomax suffered a suspected broken thumb in the club's 16–8 loss at WIN Stadium.

Lomax played a total of 12 matches for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the 2021 NRL season. Winning four and losing eight. He scored four tries and kicked 35 goals for 86 points altogether for the season. As the luckless St. George Illawarra Dragons finished 11th on the table and missed out on the finals for the third year in a row.

2022
During round 2 of the National Rugby League, Lomax was penalized for a professional foul against the Penrith Panthers in their 20-16 loss. In round 6 of the National Rugby League, Lomax was involved in an incident during a try celebration where he decided to jump on the back of former teammate Tyson Frizell. Lomax was given a grade one contrary conduct charge and fined $1,000 by the judiciary. In round 24, Lomax kicked a penalty goal in the final minute to win the game for St. George Illawarra 24-22 over the Wests Tigers. The result meant that the Wests Tigers would finish with the Wooden Spoon for the first time in their history. Lomax played 24 games for St. George Illawarra throughout the year and finished as the clubs top point scorer with 167 points. Lomax was selected for the Prime Minister's XIII on the 25 September, which he scored 20 points including one try and eight conversions.

Altogether Lomax played 24 games for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the 2022 NRL season. Lomax won 12 games and lost 12 games. Lomax scored six tries and kicked 71 goals as he scored 167 points. The unlucky St. George side missed out on finals for the fourth year in the row as the club came 10th.

2023
On 2 May, Lomax was dropped by Anthony Griffin after a four-game losing streak.

After the sacking of Anthony Griffin interim coach Ryan Carr called Lomax back into the side. Lomax kicked the winning conversion after the siren to win 24-22 against the Sydney Roosters. This broke the St. George Illawarra Dragons six-game losing streak.

On 1 July, news broke out by reporter Phil Rothfield that if Lomax formally requests a release from St. George Illawarra that they would allow him to speak to other clubs. Later that day incoming St. George Illawarra coach Shane Flanagan blasted back on 2GB with him stating it was fake news and Lomax will stay as a Saints player like Ben Hunt.

In round 19, Lomax scored two tries and kicked five goals in St. George's 36-26 loss against Canberra. In round 23, Lomax injured his shoulder against the Parramatta Eels. He missed round 24 against South Sydney and round 25 against the Melbourne Storm. Lomax played a total of 20 games for St. George Illawarra in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 16th on the table.

2024
In round 3 of the 2024 NRL season, Lomax scored two tries and kicked four goals in St. George Illawarra's 46-24 loss against North Queensland. On 2 April, it was announced that Lomax would depart St. George Illawarra at the end of the season after being granted an early release from his contract which was due to expire in 2026. On 16 April, it was announced that Lomax had signed a four-year deal with Parramatta starting in 2025. In round 7, Lomax played his 100th first grade game in St. George Illawarra's 30-12 upset victory over the New Zealand Warriors. In round 12, Lomax was sent to the sin bin during the clubs 44-12 loss against Canterbury. On 26 May, Lomax was named on the wing for New South Wales ahead of game one in the 2024 State of Origin series. Lomax scored a try on his Origin debut as New South Wales lost 38-10. In round 14, Lomax scored a club record 32 points (three tries and ten goals) in St. George Illawarra's 56-14 victory over the Wests Tigers. In game two of the 2024 State of Origin series, Lomax scored two tries and kicked five goals in New South Wales 38-18 victory over Queensland. Lomax would later play in game three of the series as New South Wales won 14-4 in Brisbane to claim the shield for the first time since 2021.

Controversy
On 5 July 2021, Lomax was fined $31,000 by the NRL and suspended for one game after breaching the game's Covid-19 biosecurity protocols when he attended a party along with 12 other St. George Illawarra players at Paul Vaughan's property.

Personal life
Lomax's older brother, Hayden Lomax, used to be in the development squad for the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

Lomax was dating Jessica Sergis, who plays in the NRL Women's Premiership. Due to COVID-19 protocols Sergis had to move out of their shared household in 2020. They split in 2021.

In 2022, it was confirmed that Lomax has a new partner, Tahlia Thornton, who is a swimmer for the Australian Swim Team.