Wade McKinnon
Wade McKinnon playing for the New Zealand Warriors
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Personal information
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12 February 1981 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing information
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| Position | Fullback, Wing, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 3 October 2011
Source: RLP League Central
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Wade McKinnon (born 12 February 1981) is an Australian former rugby league player. His position of preference was at fullback.
Educated at St Dominic's College, Terra Sancta College and Westfields Sports High School McKinnon played rugby league from a young age. A St Clair Comets junior, McKinnon made his first grade debut with the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2002 following their re-admittance into the competition.
After two years at South Sydney McKinnon moved to Parramatta. In 2004, his first season with the Eels, he won the Jack Gibson Award and the Ron Lynch Media Award in the same season.
With the Eels making it clear that they preferred Luke Burt ahead of the off-contract McKinnon, McKinnon often found it tough to make the first-grade team when the Eels were at full-strength. Consequently, he signed a three-year deal with the Warriors in 2007, filling in the void that was to be left by the departing Brent Webb. McKinnon cited the Warriors' style of play as being conducive to the game.
Mckinnon became the 132nd first grade player for the Warriors when he made his debut against the Eels, his former club, at Mt Smart Stadium in Round 1, 2007. McKinnon scored 9 tries in his first season with the club.
During his time at the Warriors McKinnon was involved in several incidents. In a Round 19 match in 2007 McKinnon was sent off by referee Paul Simpkins in the final minute of play for allegedly kneeing Taniela Tuiaki. The replay, however, suggested there was no contact or intent, and consequently he was not cited after the match.
McKinnon's individual try against the Penrith Panthers in Round Fifteen, 2007 was voted as the greatest of the year by NRL.com.
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