Troy Robert McCarthy (born 14 December 1966) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played for

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in the NSWRL.

Biography

McCarthy, a Queensland junior representative, was a foundation player for the Gold Coast in the

1988 NSWRL season The 1988 NSWRL season was the 81st season of professional rugby league football in Australia, and saw the first expansion of the New South Wales Rugby League Premiership outside the borders of New South Wales, and another expansion outside of Syd ...

. Then known as Gold Coast-Tweed, the club was coached by his father, Australian former representative

Bob McCarthy Bob McCarthy MBE (born 5 August 1946) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, New South Wales and for the Australian national side. He lat ...

. From 1988 to 1993, McCarthy made 45 first-grade appearances for the Gold Coast, mostly as a centre and full-back. During his time with the Gold Coast he also had a stint in England playing for the

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challeng ...

, in the 1991–92 Championship. He has an elder brother, Darren McCarthy, who played for South Sydney and Canterbury. His coaching career includes a

Queensland Cup The Queensland Cup, currently known as the Hostplus Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level regional rugby league football competition in Queensland, Australia. It is run by the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) and is contested by four ...

premiership with the

Tweed Heads Seagulls The Tweed Heads Seagulls, often referred to simply as Tweed or Seagulls or Tweed Seagulls, is a rugby league club based in Tweed Heads, New South Wales. It is one of only two non-Queensland teams to play in the Queensland Cup, along with the ...

to 2007.

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Troy McCarthy
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