Troy Stone

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Troy Stone
Personal information
Born (1971-12-13) 13 December 1971 (age 52)
Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1993 Cronulla Sharks 50000
1994–96 St. George Dragons 362008
1997 Hunter Mariners 181004
1998–01 Canterbury-Bankstown 582008
2001 Huddersfield 131004
2002 Widnes Vikings 261004
Total15670028
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1996 NSW City 10000
Source: [1]
As of 16 January 2019

Troy Stone (born 13 December 1971) is an Australian rugby league footballer who played as a professional in England and Australia.

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Background

Stone was born in Paddington, New South Wales, Australia. [2]

Playing career

A junior from Goulbourn United, Stone debuted in 1993 for the Cronulla Sharks as a centre.

However, in 1994, when Stone moved to join the Dragons he moved into the front row. [3] Stone played in the 1996 Grand Final for St George, which they lost to Manly. Also in 1996, Stone played in his only representative game, playing for NSW City in their annual clash with NSW Country.

Stone then played the 1997 Super League season with the new Hunter Mariners franchise before joining the Canterbury Bulldogs. Stone played from the interchange bench for the Canterbury Bulldogs in their loss at the 1998 NRL grand final to the Brisbane Broncos.

Halfway through the 2001 NRL season, Stone joined the Huddersfield Giants after receiving little game time at Canterbury. [4]

Stone spent a season with the Widnes Vikings before retiring at the end of 2002. [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Troy Stone - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. Troy Stone misterfixit.tripod.com
  3. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN   1875169571
  4. Troy Stone signs with Huddersfield rleague.com, 15 June 2001
  5. Prop Stone picks wood Daily Post, 28 August 2002
  6. "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.