Troy Gray (born 26 February 1973) is an Australian television producer, presenter and former
Australian Football League (AFL) player. He played with the
Sydney Swans and the
St Kilda Football Club
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. Gray has created a number of global television formats and has won several awards for his TV work.
Originally from
Canberra, Gray played with the Swans for five league seasons.
He kicked four goals against the
Brisbane Bears
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at the
SCG in just his third AFL game.
[ His best season was in 1995 when he appeared in 19 of the 22 rounds, playing as a defender.
Gray was ]traded
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An early form of trade, barter, saw the direct exch ...
to St Kilda after the season ended, in exchange for the 34th pick of the national draft, which was used on Shannon Corcoran
Shannon Corcoran (born 22 February 1971) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray, the Brisbane Bears and Sydney in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the 1990s.
Picked with the 49th selection of the 1988 VF ...
.1997 AFL season
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, against Hawthorn
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, Gray had 22 disposals and kicked two goals.[
He has since been involved in television and radio, and presented the news on the Nine Network. Gray's latest TV success is the award-winning television serie]
Adventure All Stars
(produced by the company he founded
Charity TV Global
. This ground-breaking travel TV show is broadcast in 25 countries and has an alliance wit
Outdoor Channel Asia
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1973 births
Living people
Australian rules footballers from the Australian Capital Territory
Sydney Swans players
St Kilda Football Club players
Australian rules football commentators
Australian television presenters
New South Wales Australian rules football State of Origin players
People educated at St Edmund's College, Canberra