Trent Andrew Cutler is an Australian former professional

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footballer. Cutler played for Canterbury-Bankstown in the

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(NRL) competition on the

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Background

Cutler was born in

Bankstown, New South Wales Bankstown is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 19 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Canterbury-Bankstown region. Bankstown is the administrative centre ...

. He is the son of the former Canterbury player, Stan Cutler.

Playing career

As 2004

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premiers, Canterbury-Bankstown faced

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champions,

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in the

2005 World Club Challenge The year 2005 Carnegie World Club Challenge was contested by Super League IX champions Leeds Rhinos and 2004 NRL season premiers, the Bulldogs. The match was played on 4 February at Elland Road, Leeds before 37,208 spectators. Australian Sean Ha ...

. Cutler played on the wing in Canterbury's 32–39 loss. He made his

debut against the

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in round 4 of the

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. After three years with Canterbury, Cutler moved to Western Suburbs for the 2008 season. In 2009, he has returned to the Canterbury's

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feeder club, the Bankstown City Bulls.

References

External links

Official Trent Cutler Bulldogs profileOfficial Trent Cutler NRL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cutler, Trent 1984 births Living people Australian rugby league players Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players Rugby league wingers Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league players from Canterbury-Bankstown Western Suburbs Magpies players 20th-century Australian sportsmen 21st-century Australian sportsmen