Troy Stone
Australian rugby league footballer (born 1971)
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| Born | (1971-12-13) 13 December 1971 (age 52) Paddington, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Troy Stone (born 13 December 1971) is an Australian rugby league footballer who played as a professional in England and Australia.
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]
References
- ^ "Troy Stone - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ Troy Stone misterfixit.tripod.com
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN 1875169571
- ^ Troy Stone signs with Huddersfield rleague.com, 15 June 2001
- ^ Prop Stone picks wood Daily Post, 28 August 2002
- ^ "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.
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Inaugural Hunter Mariners side
v Canterbury Bulldogs, Topper Stadium, 2 March 1997
- 1. Robbie Ross
- 2. Keith Beauchamp
- 3. Nick Zisti
- 6. Brad Godden
- 22. Gavin Thompson
- 21. Scott Hill
- 7. Noel Goldthorpe (c)
8. Justin Dooley- 9. Robbie McCormack
- 10. Tim Maddison
- 11. Paul Marquet
- 12. Tony Iro
- 13. Neil Piccinelli
14. Troy Stone- 15. Willie Poching
- 18. Richard Swain
- Coach: Graham Murray
