Shane Tronc (born 19 January 1982) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Brisbane Broncos and the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League, and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the

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. He previously played for the Redcliffe Dolphins, winning the club's ''Player of the Year'' award in 2003 before joining the Cowboys. A relative of Queensland state of Origin forward

Scott Tronc Scott Tronc (born 15 May 1965) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A Queensland State of Origin representative forward, he played club football in Brisbane with Souths, winning a premiership with t ...

, his father James Tronc played for the Redcliffe Dolphins and the

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in the

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Background

Tronc was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Playing career

While attending Wavell State High School in 1999, Tronc was selected to play for the Australian Schoolboys team. Tronc played at prop forward in the 2005 NRL Grand Final, the Cowboys' first, which they lost to the Wests Tigers. During a game against the Brisbane Broncos in Round 18 of the

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competition Tronc suffered a knee injury which required reconstructive surgery, which ruled him out for the rest of the

2007 NRL season The 2007 NRL season was the one hundredth season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the tenth run by the National Rugby League. Sixteen teams contested the NRL's 2007 Telstra Premiership, and with the inclusio ...

. He had signed a two-year deal with side Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, in the

and was seven matches into his two-year deal with the Wildcats before asking for a release to return home to Brisbane. Reports at the time linked him with a return to the

with the Brisbane Broncos. Tronc then signed with the Brisbane Broncos until the end of 2010. In July 2011, Tronc was forced into premature retirement by a debilitating neck injury. Troncs Career Ended By Neck Injury
''The Courier Mail''

Career highlights

* 2005 NRL Grand Final - Wests Tigers vs North Queensland Cowboys - Runners-Up

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tronc, Shane 1982 births Living people Australian people of Polish descent Australian expatriate rugby league players in England Australian rugby league players North Queensland Cowboys players Brisbane Broncos players Prime Minister's XIII players Redcliffe Dolphins players Rugby league props Rugby league players from Brisbane Wakefield Trinity players People educated at Wavell State High School