Alex McKinnon (rugby league)
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Alex McKinnon is a rugby league footballer currently playing for the Newcastle Knights
of the National Rugby League
. He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons. He plays at lock, centre and second-row in the National Rugby League
.
, McKinnon moved to St. Gregory's College in grade 7 and played his junior football for the Aberdeen Tigers. He then later played all through the St. George Illawarra Dragons lower grades before being making his NRL debut in Round 14 of the 2011 season against the Gold Coast Titans
. In that game he played centre and scored 2 tries.
He has signed a 3-year deal with the Newcastle Knights
starting in 2012 to be closer to his family in Newcastle, New South Wales
and the fact he is originally from the area.
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
of the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
. He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons. He plays at lock, centre and second-row in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
.
Playing career
Born in Scone, New South WalesScone, New South Wales
Scone is a town in the Upper Hunter Shire in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2006 census, Scone had a population of 4,624 people. It is located on the New England Highway north of Muswellbrook about 270 kilometres north of Sydney, and is part of the Hunter and Upper...
, McKinnon moved to St. Gregory's College in grade 7 and played his junior football for the Aberdeen Tigers. He then later played all through the St. George Illawarra Dragons lower grades before being making his NRL debut in Round 14 of the 2011 season against the Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional rugby league football club, based in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The club competes in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership. It is the newest of the sixteen clubs in the league, having commenced its...
. In that game he played centre and scored 2 tries.
He has signed a 3-year deal with the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
starting in 2012 to be closer to his family in Newcastle, New South Wales
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
and the fact he is originally from the area.