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.

Braydon Trindall
Personal information
Born (1999-07-11) 11 July 1999
Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionHalfback, Five-eighth, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020– Cronulla Sharks 28 4 40 0 96
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022 Indigenous All Stars 1 0 1 0 2
As of 21 April 2022
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

2015 - 2017

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]

2018

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]

2019

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]

2021

Trindall played 18 games for Cronulla in the 2021 NRL season which saw the club narrowly miss the finals by finishing 9th on the table.[14]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "Trindall signs a new Sharks deal". Cronulla Sharks. 27 November 2018.
  3. "Connell Cup final: Teams and Preview". QRL. 29 April 2015.
  4. "Queensland Indigenous retain shield after draw". NRL. 13 February 2015.
  5. "Queensland U16 team update". QRL. 13 May 2015.
  6. "Sunshine Coast CC and MM squads". QRL. 26 February 2016.
  7. "Rd.6 NYC Team Announcement". Melbourne Storm. 4 April 2017.
  8. "Jersey Flegg Grand Final Team List - Sharks v Panthers". Cronulla Sharks. 18 September 2018.
  9. "Post-Match: Braydon Trindall". Cronulla Sharks. 24 September 2018.
  10. "Queensland Under 20 team in position". QRL. 6 July 2019.
  11. "Newtown reign supreme in epic Grand Final". NSWRL. 29 September 2019.
  12. "Jets stun Bears with last-minute winner". NRL. 6 October 2019.
  13. "Sharks to unleash two debutants against Brisbane tonight". Cronulla Sharks. 31 July 2020.
  14. "Papenhuyzen back to best as Storm secure minor premiership". www.nrl.com.
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