Trevor Thurling

Trevor Thurling (born 26 April 1984) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played as a second-row and prop for the Canberra Raiders and Canterbury Bankstown in the NRL.

Trevor Thurling
Personal information
Full nameTrevor Thurling
Born (1984-04-26) 26 April 1984
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
PositionSecond-row, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004–05 Canterbury Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 0
2006–12 Canberra Raiders 99 13 0 0 52
Total 100 13 0 0 52
Source: [1]

Playing career

Thurling was born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales and played his junior football with the Queanbeyan United Blues. While attending Dickson College in the Australian Capital Territory in 2001, Thurling was selected to play for the Australian Schoolboys team.[2]

As 2004 NRL premiers, Canterbury faced Super League IX champions, Leeds in the 2005 World Club Challenge. Thurling played from the interchange bench in the Canterbury's 32-39 loss.[3]

Thurling was involved in a car accident on 9 April 2009 in Sydney.[4] Police allege he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident and the Canberra club stood Thurling down from his playing commitments.[4]

References
  1. "Trevor Thurling - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  3. "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.
  4. Margie McDonald (10 April 2009). "Canberra stands down Trevor Thurling for alcohol-related incident". The Australian. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
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