Trey Mooney

Trey Mooney
Personal information
Born (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 23)
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022–25 Canberra Raiders 25 2 0 0 8
2026– Newcastle Knights 0 0 0 0 0
Total 25 2 0 0 8
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2024 Māori All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 7 September 2025

Trey Mooney (born 4 May 2002) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a prop forward for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League (NRL).

He has previously played for the Canberra Raiders.

Background

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Mooney was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is of Croatian and Maori heritage.[2]

He was a Cabramatta Two Blues junior. Mooney would then join the Parramatta Eels playing in their junior system. Mooney would also represent the Australian Schoolboys and the junior New South Wales representative teams.[3][4][5]

Playing career

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Mooney made his first grade debut in round 13 of the 2022 NRL season in his side's 22−16 victory over the Sydney Roosters at Canberra Stadium.[6] Mooney was limited to only four matches with Canberra in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 8th on the table and qualified for the finals. Mooney was called into Canberra's side for their elimination final match against Newcastle. Mooney scored a try in the game but Canberra would go on to lose in golden point extra-time 30-28.[7] Mooney played 16 matches for Canberra in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 9th on the table.[8]

2025

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On 29 July 2025, it was announced that Mooney had been told by the Canberra club that he could negotiate with other teams ahead of the 2026 NRL season.[9] On 10 September, the Knights announced that Mooney had signed with them on a four year deal.[10]

Statistics

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Year Team Games Tries Pts
2022 Canberra Raiders 1
2023 4 1 4
2024 16 1 4
2025 4
2026 Newcastle Knights
Totals 25 2 8

References

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  1. ^ "Trey Mooney - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project".
  2. ^ "Raiders Backgrounds". Twitter. 24 March 2022.
  3. ^ "The touching story behind a young Raider's mullet". 2 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Mooney claims U16 NSW Player of the Year". www.parraeels.com.au.
  5. ^ "'To Trey Mooney': The birthday gift driving a Raiders rookie to be the best". www.nrl.com.
  6. ^ "NRL Team List: Raiders v Roosters". 31 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Ricky turned losing a club legend into a winning season. Now for his biggest challenge - Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au. 14 September 2023.
  8. ^ "The Mole's end-of-season review: The 'wasted' enforcer Ricky Stuart must 'fire up' in 2025". www.nine.com.au.
  9. ^ "Raiders pair granted permission to leave in bid to keep Papali'i and lock up imports — Whispers". www.foxsports.com.au.
  10. ^ "Knights Sign Mooney". Newcastle Knights. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
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