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ABOUT TROY

Troy is an exciting indigenous talent from the Northern Territory who came to notice in a warm up match for the NT Thunder U18 team in their TAC Cup against Dandenong in round 5. Troy put his special talent on display with 2 exceptional goals and 6 tackles.

Troy was in good form at the start of the U18 National Championships with a 3 goals against Tasmania in game 1 at Visy Park and then followed up with 3 goals against NSW on a rain soaked oval at Telstra Stadium in Sydney.

Troy has tremendous athletic ability to jump at the footy and mark from all angles. He has the great ability to win contested possession in tight situations with amazing ball handling and deft touch to his own advantage. His contested possession ratio to uncontested was 7:5 over the carnival while having 9 contested marks to 8 uncontested.

What recruiting manager Francis Jackson said about Troy: Troy's an indigenous boy from the NT - 189cm and a very gifted player. He relocated to Alice Springs and played a few games with the senior Northern Territory Thunder side towards the end of the year. He had a fantastic carnival in the middle of the year