Braydon Trindall
Braydon Trindall (born 11 July 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL.
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Born | Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia | 11 July 1999|||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Halfback, Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 11 October 2020 Source: [1] |
Background
Born in Wee Waa, New South Wales, Trindall, who is of Indigenous Australian descent, moved to Queensland at age 11. He played his junior rugby league for the Caboolture Snakes, before being signed by the Melbourne Storm.[2]
Playing career
In 2015, Trindall played for the Sunshine Coast Falcons in the Cyril Connell Cup and represented the Queensland under-16 team and the Queensland under-16 Murri team.[3][4][5] In 2016, he moved up to the Falcons' Mal Meninga Cup side. In 2017, he played for the Melbourne Storm under-20 side, playing 14 games.[6][7]
In 2018, Trindall joined the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, playing for their Jersey Flegg Cup side. On 23 September 2018, he was named man of the match in their Grand Final win over the Penrith Panthers.[8][9] In 2019, he spent the season playing for the Newtown Jets, Cronulla's NSW Cup feeder club and represented the Queeensland under-20 team.[10] That season, he played in Newtown's NSW Cup Grand Final and NRL State Championship-winning sides.[11][12]
2020
In round 12 of the 2020 NRL season, Trindall made his debut for Cronulla-Sutherland against the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium.[13]
References
- Rugby League Project
- "Trindall signs a new Sharks deal". Cronulla Sharks. 27 November 2018.
- "Connell Cup final: Teams and Preview". QRL. 29 April 2015.
- "Queensland Indigenous retain shield after draw". NRL. 13 February 2015.
- "Queensland U16 team update". QRL. 13 May 2015.
- "Sunshine Coast CC and MM squads". QRL. 26 February 2016.
- "Rd.6 NYC Team Announcement". Melbourne Storm. 4 April 2017.
- "Jersey Flegg Grand Final Team List - Sharks v Panthers". Cronulla Sharks. 18 September 2018.
- "Post-Match: Braydon Trindall". Cronulla Sharks. 24 September 2018.
- "Queensland Under 20 team in position". QRL. 6 July 2019.
- "Newtown reign supreme in epic Grand Final". NSWRL. 29 September 2019.
- "Jets stun Bears with last-minute winner". NRL. 6 October 2019.
- "Sharks to unleash two debutants against Brisbane tonight". Cronulla Sharks. 31 July 2020.