Connor Tracey (born 17 June 1996) is an Australian professional

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footballer who plays as a for the

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in the

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(NRL). He previously played for the

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the Sutherland Shire of Southern Sydney, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. Cronulla compete in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australasia's premier rugb ...

and

South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney District Rugby League Football Club, also known as the South Sydney Rabbitohs, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Maroubra, New South Wales, Maroubra that competes in the Nat ...

in the NRL. He played as a and er earlier in his career.

Background

Tracey was born in

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Career

2018

Tracey is a local Cronulla-Sutherland junior from the De La Salle Caringbah club. Tracey then signed with South Sydney in 2015 and initially played in the club's Under 20's team. In 2018, Tracey played for South Sydney's feeder club side

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in the

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. At the end of the year, Tracey was named as North Sydney's best back. Tracey started the 2019 season for Souths in the

Canterbury Cup NSW The NSW Cup, currently known as the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. The competition has a history dating back to the NSWRFL's origins in 1908, starting off as a reserve ...

2019

Tracey made his first grade debut in round 12 of the

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for South Sydney in their 26-14 loss to the

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. On 4 August 2019, it was revealed that Tracey would be departing Souths at the end of the

after signing with Cronulla-Sutherland for the 2020 season. On 29 September 2019, Tracey was named in the

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team of the season.

2020

In round 1 of the

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, he made his debut for Cronulla-Sutherland against South Sydney. In the final minutes of the game, Tracey set up what would have been the match winning try but his pass was deemed to have gone forward. In round 12, he scored his first try in the top grade as Cronulla defeated Brisbane 36-26 at

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2021

In round 4 of the

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, he scored two tries for Cronulla in a 48-10 victory over North Queensland at Kogarah Oval. Following a number of injuries to Cronulla’s usual lineup, Tracey was utilised at both the centre and wing positions, equaling his four-try total from the previous season in his first eight appearances of 2021. In round 16 of the

, Tracey scored two tries in a shock 26-18 defeat against Brisbane. Tracey played 24 games for Cronulla and scored 14 tries in the

which saw the club narrowly miss the finals by finishing 9th on the table.

2022

In the

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, Cronulla finished second on the table. In the first week of the finals, Cronulla lead North Queensland 30-22 with eight minutes to go until Tracey was sin binned for a professional foul on

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. North Queensland would go on to win the match 32-30 in extra-time. Tracey was retained in the Cronulla squad for the following weeks match against South Sydney. Tracey played at centre in Cronulla's 38-12 loss which ended their season.

2023

Tracey played a total of ten games for Cronulla in the

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as they finished sixth on the table. Tracey played in the clubs 13-12 upset loss against the

Sydney Roosters Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club, known as the Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs. The club competes in the National Rugby Lea ...

which ended their season. In November, Tracey signed a contract to join

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starting in the

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. The move was part of a swap deal with Canterbury releasing Michael Gabrael to head over to the Cronulla club. The following day, it was revealed that Tracey had suffered an injury at training with Cronulla and would be unavailable at his new club for two months.

2024

In round 2 of the

, Tracey made his club debut for Canterbury against his former club Cronulla. Canterbury would lose the game 25-6. The following week, Tracey scored his first try for the club in a 32-0 victory over the Gold Coast. In round 21, Tracey scored a

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in Canterbury's 41-16 victory over Brisbane. Tracey played 22 games for Canterbury in the 2024 NRL season which saw the club finish 6th on the table and qualify for the finals. Tracey played in the clubs elimination final loss against Manly.

2025

In round 14 of the

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, Tracey played his 100th first-grade match, winning 30-12 against the Parramatta Eels.

Statistics

NRL

References

External links

Cronulla Sharks profileSouth Sydney Rabbitohs profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tracey, Connor 1996 births Living people Australian rugby league players Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players South Sydney Rabbitohs players North Sydney Bears NSW Cup players Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league players from Sydney 21st-century Australian sportsmen