Connor Tracey
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| Full name | Connor Tracey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 June 1996 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback, Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 16 November 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connor Tracey is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback or five-eighth for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL.
He previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League.
Background
Tracey was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Career
Tracey signed with South Sydney in 2015 and initially played in the club's Under 20's team. In 2018, Tracey played for South Sydney's feeder club side North Sydney in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW. At the end of the year, Tracey was named as North Sydney's best back. Tracey started the 2019 season for Souths in the Canterbury Cup NSW.[2][3]
Tracey made his first grade debut in round 12 of the 2019 NRL season for South Sydney in their 26-14 loss to the Parramatta Eels.[4]
On 4 August 2019, it was revealed that Tracey would be departing Souths at the end of the 2019 NRL season after signing with Cronulla-Sutherland for the 2020 season.[5]
On 29 September 2019, Tracey was named in the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW team of the season.[6]
In round 1 of the 2020 NRL season, he made his debut for Cronulla-Sutherland against South Sydney. In the final minutes of the game, Tracey set up what would have been the match winning try but his pass was deemed to have gone forward. In round 12, he scored his first try in the top grade as Cronulla defeated Brisbane 36-26 at Suncorp Stadium.[7]
References
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Sweet taste of footy for Tracey". South Sydney Rabbitohs.
- ^ "Presentation Night". North Sydney Bears.
- ^ "Round 12 NRL squad announcements". NRL.com. 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Connor Tracey to depart at seasons end". South Sydney Rabbitohs.
- ^ "2019 Canterbury Cup NSW Team of the Year". NSWRL.
- ^ "Cronulla Sharks edge out Brisbane Broncos with 36-26 NRL win, Warriors stun Wests Tigers 26-20". www.abc.net.au.