Josh McCrone
{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Josh McCrone
|fullname = Joshua McCrone
|image = Joshua McCrone.jpg
|image_size =
|caption =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|4|12}}
|birth_place = Temora, New South Wales, Australia
|height = {{convert|180|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|89|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|country =
|position = {{rlp|HB|FE|HK}}
|club1 = Canberra Raiders
|year1start = 2009
|year1end = 15
|appearances1 = 133
|tries1 = 34
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 1
|points1 = 137
|club2 = St. George Illawarra
|year2start = 2016
|year2end = 17
|appearances2 = 28
|tries2 = 1
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 4
|club3 = Toronto Wolfpack
|year3start = 2018
|year3end = 20
|appearances3 = 40
|tries3 = 10
|goals3 = 1
|fieldgoals3 = 1
|points3 = 43
|teamA = Country Origin
|yearAstart = 2012
|yearAend = 14
|appearancesA = 3
|triesA = 1
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 4
|retired = yes
|source =[https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Josh-McCrone/ loverugbyleague]{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Josh_McCrone/summary.html|title=Josh McCrone – Career Stats & Summary|publisher=Rugby League Project|accessdate=29 September 2015}}
|updated = 9 October 2018
}}
Josh McCrone (born 12 April 1987) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a {{rlp|hb}} and {{rlp|fe}}. He last played for the Toronto Wolfpack in the Super League.
He has previously played for the Canberra Raiders and the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL. McCrone played for the Country Origin side between 2012 and 2014.
Early and personal life
McCrone was born in Temora, New South Wales, Australia.
He played his junior football for the Temora Dragons and represented the Country Rugby League at a junior level.{{cite web|url=http://www.raiders.com.au/default.aspx?s=nrl-player-profile-display&id=478&team=Raiders&josh-mccrone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706111553/http://www.raiders.com.au/default.aspx?s=nrl-player-profile-display&id=478&team=Raiders&josh-mccrone|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 July 2011|title=Josh McCrone – Canberra Raiders|work=Raiders.com.au|publisher=Canberra Raiders|accessdate=17 September 2010}}
He is qualified as an electrician.{{cite news|url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/mccrone-sheds-weak-link-tag-20100916-15edb.html|title=McCrone sheds 'weak link' tag|last=Beniuk|first=David|date=16 September 2010|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=17 September 2010}} McCrone and rugby league player Ryan Hinchcliffe are brothers-in-law.{{cn|date=June 2025}}
Early career
McCrone started his professional career with the Canberra Raiders but failed to break into the first-grade team in two seasons.{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,21925037-23214,00.html|title=Williams off to Panthers|last=Jancetic|first=Steve|date=18 June 2007|publisher=Fox Sports|location=Australia|accessdate=17 September 2010}} He was signed by the Penrith Panthers in 2007, following coach Matthew Elliott from Canberra to Penrith, before returning to Canberra at the end of the 2008 season without having appeared in the NRL.{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/18/2368479.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716184449/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/18/2368479.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 July 2012|title=Raiders sign new player deals|date=18 September 2008|publisher=ABC News|location=Australia|accessdate=17 September 2010}}
First-grade career
He moved to the Canberra Raiders in 2009, making his first NRL appearance in April at Halfback.{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25365130-23214,00.html?from=public_rss|title=NRL Canberra Raiders name rookie halfback Josh McCrone for first-grade debut|date=21 April 2009|publisher=Fox Sports|location=Australia|accessdate=17 September 2010}}
McCrone was demoted from the side at the beginning of the 2010 NRL season, relegated to Canberra's feeder club Souths Logan.{{cite news|url=http://www.nrl.com/news/news/newsarticle/tabid/10874/newsid/60173/how-mccrone-went-from-zero-to-hero/default.aspx|title=How McCrone went from zero to hero|last=Blaschke|first=Ben|date=10 September 2010|publisher=National Rugby League|accessdate=17 September 2010}} By the end of the 2010 season, he had returned as the Raiders' regular halfback, forming a combination with {{rlp|fe}} Terry Campese to lead the team to a six-match winning streak, landing the Canberra club in the finals before being knocked out by the Wests Tigers.{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-match-preview/mccrone-shows-he-isnt-half-bad-after-given-regular-run-20100916-15epr.html|title=McCrone shows he isn't half bad after given regular run|last=Prichard|first=Greg|date=17 September 2010|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=17 September 2010}} McCrone re-signed with Canberra through to the end of the 2012 NRL season.{{cite news|date=7 May 2010|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,27090832-5018866,00.html|title=Canberra Raiders re-sign Josh McCrone through 2012 NRL season|last=Bennie|first=Mike|publisher= Fox Sports|location=Australia|accessdate=17 September 2010}}
In the 2011 NRL season, McCrone scored 9 tries and played five-eighth for the majority of the year due to Terry Campese being injured. As a result, the Canberra club signed Matt Orford from the Super League but used rookie Sam Williams instead for most of the year to partner McCrone in the halves.
Demoted to the New South Wales Cup for most of 2015, McCrone was named at five-eighth in their 2015 Team of the Year.{{cite news|date=27 September 2015|accessdate=27 September 2015|url=http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2015/09/27/_2015_vb_nsw_cup_tea.html|title=2015 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year|publisher=NSWRL|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928015018/http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2015/09/27/_2015_vb_nsw_cup_tea.html|archive-date=28 September 2015|url-status=dead}}
On 12 October 2015, McCrone signed a two-year contract with the St. George Illawarra Dragons starting in 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/dragons-sign-mccrone-faifai-loa-19330/#SATk1SvZSLS1cxPH.97|title=Dragons sign McCrone & Faifai Loa|publisher=Zero Tackle|date=12 October 2015|accessdate=13 October 2015|archive-date=12 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012200926/http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/dragons-sign-mccrone-faifai-loa-19330/#SATk1SvZSLS1cxPH.97|url-status=dead}}
On 13 September 2017, it was revealed that McCrone had signed a contract to join The Toronto Wolfpack.{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12196/11034250/toronto-wolfpack-sign-dave-taylor-josh-mccrone-and-olsi-krasniqi |title=Toronto Wolfpack sign Dave Taylor, Josh McCrone and Olsi Krasniqi {{!}} Rugby League News {{!}} Sky Sports |publisher=Sky Sports |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914172858/http://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12196/11034250/toronto-wolfpack-sign-dave-taylor-josh-mccrone-and-olsi-krasniqi |archive-date=2017-09-14}}
In the 2018 season, Toronto reached the Million Pound Game against the London Broncos but lost the match 4–2. In 2019, McCrone was part of the Toronto side who were promoted to the Super League after defeating Featherstone in the Million Pound Game.{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/mccrone-gutted-as-toronto-wolfpack-just-miss-promotion-20181008-p508c3.html/|title=McCrone gutted as Toronto just miss promotion|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/a-fantastic-story-toronto-wins-promotion-to-english-super-league-20191006-p52y0k.html/|title=A fantastic story Toronto wins promotion to english super league|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}
Statistics
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Team !Games !Tries !Goals !FGs !Pts |
| 2009
| rowspan="7" |{{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} Canberra Raiders |9 |4 | | |16 |
| 2010
|22 |7 | | |28 |
| 2011
|24 |9 | |1 |37 |
| 2012
|26 |5 | | |20 |
| 2013
|24 |4 | | |16 |
| 2014
|24 |5 | | |20 |
| 2015
|4 | | | | |
| 2016
| rowspan="2" |{{leagueicon|St. George|16}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |7 | | | | |
| 2017
|21 |1 | | |4 |
| 2018
| rowspan="3" |{{leagueicon|toronto|12}} Toronto Wolfpack |11 |1 | | |4 |
| 2019
|28 |9 |1 |1 |39 |
| 2020
|7 |1 | | |4 |
| |Totals
|201 |45 |1 |2 |184 |
Representative career
In 2012, McCrone was brought into the New South Wales Country side for the annual City vs Country Origin match after Danny Buderus was ruled out.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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- [https://www.torontowolfpack.com/player/josh-mccrone/ Toronto Wolfpack profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20151021193316/http://www.raiders.com.au/team/profiles/josh-mccrone.html Canberra Raiders profile]
- http://www.foxsports.com.au/league/player?id=111277&name=josh-mccrone&team=55004
{{Toronto Wolfpack - 2019 Million Pound Game winners}}
{{2015 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year}}
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