Aaron Cannings

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Aaron Cannings
Personal information
Full nameAaron Cannings
Born (1981-10-26) 26 October 1981 (age 42)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight127 kg (20 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2002 Northern Eagles 70000
2003 Manly-Warringah 2230012
2004–07 Parramatta Eels 382008
2008–10 Gold Coast Titans 3030012
Total9780032
Source: [1]

Aaron Cannings (born 26 October 1981) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s, as a prop. He played for the Northern Eagles, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Parramatta Eels and the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League, and for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the 2011 Queensland Cup. [2]

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Playing career

Cannings made his first grade debut for the Northern Eagles in round 16 of the 2002 NRL season against Melbourne. At the end of 2002, the Northern Eagles were dissolved and reverted to Manly-Warringah. Cannings played one season with Manly before joining Parramatta.

In 2005, Cannings made 13 appearances as Parramatta won the Minor Premiership but he did not feature in the finals series for the club. Cannings missed the entire 2006 season but returned in 2007 playing 21 games for Parramatta as they finished 5th on the table. In 2008, Cannings joined Gold Coast and spent three years at the club before being released at the end of 2010. [3]

Personal life

Cannings was born in Auckland, New Zealand with Australian and Cook Island and Tongan heritage. He lived in country towns Cobar and Wee Waa before moving to Sydney to start his career in Rugby league. Cannings currently works in the financial industry. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Aaron Cannings - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ↑ Round 1 Queensland Intrust Super Cup Preview Archived 3 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.
  4. ↑ "Official Site of the Jetstar Gold Coast Titans | Player Profile". Archived from the original on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
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