Connor Tracey
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| Born | 17 June 1996 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Centre, Wing, Five-eighth, Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 21 September 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connor Tracey (born 17 June 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League (NRL).
He previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL. He has played in every backline position as a five-eighth, halfback and centre, winger earlier in his career.
Background
[edit | edit source]Tracey was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[citation needed] Connor's father, Craig Tracey played for Cronulla from 1985-88.
Career
[edit | edit source]2018
[edit | edit source]Tracey is a local Cronulla-Sutherland junior from the De La Salle Caringbah club.[2] 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 North Sydney in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW. 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.[3][4]
2019
[edit | edit source]Tracey made his first grade debut in round 12 of the 2019 NRL season for South Sydney in their 26-14 loss to the Parramatta Eels.[5]
On 4 August 2019, it was revealed that Tracey would be departing Souths at the end of the 2019 NRL season after signing with Cronulla-Sutherland for the 2020 season.[6]
On 29 September 2019, Tracey was named in the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW team of the season.[7]
2020
[edit | edit source]In round 1 of the 2020 NRL season, 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 Suncorp Stadium.[8]
2021
[edit | edit source]In round 4 of the 2021 NRL season, he scored two tries for Cronulla in a 48-10 victory over North Queensland at Kogarah Oval.[9] 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.[10]
Tracey played 24 games for Cronulla and scored 14 tries in the 2021 NRL season which saw the club narrowly miss the finals by finishing 9th on the table.[11]
2022
[edit | edit source]In the 2022 NRL season, Cronulla finished second on the table. In the first week of the finals, Cronulla led North Queensland 30-22 with eight minutes to go until Tracey was sin binned for a professional foul on Valentine Holmes. North Queensland would go on to win the match 32-30 in extra-time.[12] 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.[13]
2023
[edit | edit source]Tracey played a total of ten games for Cronulla in the 2023 NRL season as they finished sixth on the table. Tracey played in the clubs 13-12 upset loss against the Sydney Roosters which ended their season.[14] In November, Tracey signed a contract to join Canterbury starting in the 2024 NRL season. 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.[15]
2024
[edit | edit source]In round 2 of the 2024 NRL season, 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.[16] In round 21, Tracey scored a hat-trick in Canterbury's 41-16 victory over Brisbane.[17] 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.[18]
2025
[edit | edit source]In round 14 of the 2025 NRL season, Tracey played his 100th first-grade match, as Canterbury won 30-12 against arch-rivals the Parramatta Eels.[19][20] On 29 July, Tracey was ruled out for three weeks with a inferior epigastric artery problem.[21] Tracey played 24 games for Canterbury in the 2025 NRL season as the club finished fourth and qualified for the finals. Canterbury would be eliminated from the finals in straight sets.[22]
Statistics
[edit | edit source]NRL
[edit | edit source]| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
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| 2019 | File:South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | File:Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland | 16 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 16 |
| 2021 | 24 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 56 | |
| 2022 | 14 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 24 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 12 | |
| 2024 | File:Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 22 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 28 |
| 2025 | 24 | 4 | 16 | ||||
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| Career totals | 112 | 38 | 0 | — | 0 | 152 | |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Rugby League Project
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 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 the Sutherland Shire
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Rugby league utility players
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league wingers