Chris McKenna (rugby league)

Chris McKenna

Personal information
Born	(1974-10-29) 29 October 1974 (age 43) Brisbane, Australia
Playing information
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Position	Centre, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1993–94 Brisbane Broncos 13 4 0 0 16 1993–94 Sheffield Eagles 4 1 0 0 4 1995–96 London Broncos 29 3 0 0 12 1996 South Qld Crushers 29 3 0 0 12 1997–02 Cronulla Sharks 118 29 0 0 116 2003–05 Leeds Rhinos 80 18 0 0 72 2006–07 Bradford Bulls 57 7 0 0 28 2008 Doncaster 9 0 0 0 0 Total 339 65 0 0 260 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1997 Queensland (SL) 1 0 0 0 0 1999–02 Queensland 7 0 0 0 0 2000–02 Australia 2 2 0 0 8
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Chris "Hymie"/"Monty" McKenna (born 29 October 1974 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He played for Queensland, and Australia as well as club sides the Brisbane Broncos, South Queensland Crushers, and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. His usual position was second row, though while he played in Australia he usually played at centre. He also played for Doncaster in National League Two having signed at the beginning of the 2008 from Bradford Bulls.

McKenna made his first grade début for the Brisbane Broncos, as well as playing for the Sheffield Eagles. During the 1994 NSWRL season, McKenna played from the interchange bench for defending premiers Brisbane when they hosted British champions Wigan for the 1994 World Club Challenge.

He made appearances for the Sheffield Eagles and the London Broncos in the English competition as well as for the South Queensland Crushers in the Australian competition.

McKenna played in the centres for the Cronulla Sharks, and played for them in the only Australian super league grand final in 1997. In the second game of the 2002 State of Origin series he was named man of the match. At the end of that year, he joined the Leeds Rhinos from NRL side the Cronulla Sharks after a rumoured falling out with then coach Chris Anderson, and was the only 2002 Test player to move to Super League.