Trey Mooney (born 4 May 2002) is an Australian
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
footballer who plays as a forward for the
Canberra Raiders in the
National Rugby League (NRL).
Background
Mooney was born in
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
,
New South Wales
)
, nickname =
, image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates:
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, es ...
,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
and is of Croatian and Maori heritage.
He was a
Cabramatta Two Blues
Cabramatta Two Blues, colloquially known as ''Cabra'', is an Australian rugby league football club that was originally formed in 1919 and then later completely formed as the Two Blues in 1939. They have always based from the Parramatta Junior Le ...
junior.
Playing career
Mooney made his first grade debut in round 13 of the
2022 NRL season
The 2022 NRL season is the 115th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 25th season run by the National Rugby League.
Teams
The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 16th consecutive year. This became the second longest s ...
in his side's 22−16 victory over the
Sydney Roosters at
Canberra Stadium.
Mooney was limited to only four matches with Canberra in the
2023 NRL season
The 2023 NRL season is the 116th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 26th season run by the National Rugby League.
Teams
For the 2023 season, the number of teams in the NRL has increased from sixteen to seventeen with the ...
as the club finished 8th on the table and qualified for the finals. Mooney was called into Canberra's side for their elimination final match against
Newcastle. Mooney scored a try in the game but Canberra would go on to lose in golden point extra-time 30-28.
References
External links
Canberra Raiders profile
2002 births
Living people
Australian people of Croatian descent
Australian people of Māori descent
New Zealand Māori rugby league players
Australian rugby league players
Canberra Raiders players
Rugby league locks
Rugby league players from Sydney
{{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-stub