Trent Salkeld is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played in the 2000s. He played for the

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in the

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competition.

Playing career

Salkeld made his first grade debut for Newcastle against South Sydney in round 5 of the

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. In one match, he scored three tries against the

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but the Novocastrians lost the match 28–14. Salkeld finished the season as the club's second highest try scorer but it wasn't enough to stop Newcastle finishing with their first

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. Salkeld was later forced into an early retirement due to nephrotic syndrome, which caused his kidneys to operate at just 60 per cent of their capacity.

References

External links

Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
1981 births Living people Australian rugby league players Newcastle Knights players Rugby league wingers Western Suburbs Rosellas players Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-stub