Danny Crnkovich
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| Born | 25 February 1968 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Fullback, Wing, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Danny Crnkovich (/ˈkrɒnkəvɪtʃ/; born 25 February 1968) is an Australian former professional rugby league player of the 1980s and 1990s. He played his entire club football career with the Parramatta Eels. He mostly played at fullback, but also played the occasional game at centre or wing.
Playing career
Crnkovich was an Australian Schoolboys representative in 1984 and 1985.[2]. In 1986, he was graded by the Parramatta Eels. He played in the Eels 1986 Reserve Grade grand final loss to the Eastern Suburbs Roosters. He made his first grade debut from the bench in his side's 26-24 loss to the Cronulla Sharks at Parramatta Stadium in round 7 of the 1987 season. Crnkovich was a noted speedster, but he also developed a solid tackling technique, stopping a lot of tries from the oppsition in the process. Crnkovich's career was plagued with injuries. Despite playing nine seasons with the Eels, he only managed to make 73 appearances with them. Crnkovich retired at the conclusion of the 1995 season.
References
- ^ Danny Crnkovich rugbyleagueproject.com
- ^ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
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