Lachlan Maranta (born 17 April 1992) is a professional Rugby league footballer who plays on the for the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the Queensland Cup. He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League. Maranta played rugby union for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby. Background Maranta was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Maranta grew up surrounded by rugby league. His grandfather, Barry Maranta, was a Brisbane Broncos co-founder, his father, Brett Plowman, played six seasons for the team and his mother, Robyn, was an assistant to then-Broncos coach Wayne Bennett. A Broncos ball boy at the age of five, Maranta started playing rugby league for the Wests Panthers. Lachlan attended St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace where he achieved numerous sporting honours. Apart from rugby union, Maranta was also a talented cricketer and exceptional track-and-field athlete while growing up, but made the choice to follow his rugby league dream when he was 16. Maranta represented Queensland under-16s, under-18s and Queensland Schoolboys during his teenage years. Early career Maranta joined the Broncos‘ Toyota Cup team in 2010 and played 30 games for them between 2010 and 2011. Despite still being eligible for the Toyota Cup in 2012, Maranta started playing for the Norths Devils in the Queensland Cup. While playing for the Devils, Maranta was called up to play fullback for Queensland against New South Wales in the inaugural under-20s State of Origin match at Penrith Stadium in the Maroons’ 18-14 loss. Playing career 2012 In Round 14 of the 2012 NRL season, Maranta made his NRL debut for the Brisbane Broncos against the Sydney Roosters on the wing, scoring a try and making two line breaks in the 40-22 win at SFS. In June 2012, Maranta was named at in the Queensland Residents side against New South Wales Residents in a 20-14 win. Maranta finished the 2012 NRL season by being named the Brisbane Broncos’ Rookie of the Year after playing in seven matches and scoring two tries his debut year in the NRL. 2013 Maranta finished the 2013 NRL season having played in 18 matches and scoring five tries for the Broncos. 2014 On 30 May, Maranta re-signed with the Broncos to the end of the 2016 season. He finished the 2014 NRL season with five tries from 17 matches. 2015 On 21 January 2015, Maranta was named in the Brisbane Broncos’ 2015 Auckland Nines squad.