Troy Gray

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer, television producer, and presenter}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Troy Gray

| image =

| fullname = Troy Gray

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|2|26|df=y}}

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| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Queanbeyan

| height = 188 cm

| position =

| statsend = 1997

| years1 = 1992–1996

| club1 = Sydney Swans

| games_goals1 = 51 (24)

| years2 = 1997

| club2 = St Kilda

| games_goals2 = {{0}}9 {{0}}(2)

| games_goalstotal = 60 (26)

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Troy Gray (born 26 February 1973) is an Australian television producer, presenter and former Australian Football League (AFL) player. He played with the Sydney Swans and the St Kilda Football Club. Gray has created a number of global television formats and has won several awards for his TV work.

Originally from Canberra, Gray played with the Swans for five league seasons.{{cite web |url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/T/Troy_Gray.html |title=AFL Tables: Troy Gray |website=afltables.com}} He kicked four goals against the Brisbane Bears at the SCG in just his third AFL game. His best season was in 1995 when he appeared in 19 of the 22 rounds, playing as a defender.{{cite book|last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}}

Gray was traded to St Kilda after the season ended, in exchange for the 34th pick of the national draft, which was used on Shannon Corcoran.{{cite book|last=Lovett, Michael|title=AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL| publisher=AFL Publishing|year=2004|isbn=0-9580300-5-7}} In the opening round of the 1997 AFL season, against Hawthorn, Gray had 22 disposals and kicked two goals.

He has since been involved in television and radio, and presented the news on the Nine Network. Gray's latest TV success is the award-winning television series [https://www.AdventureAllStars.tv Adventure All Stars] (produced by the company he founded, [https://www.charitytvglobal.com Charity TV Global]). This ground-breaking travel TV show is broadcast in 25 countries and has an alliance with [https://www.outdoorchannelasia.com Outdoor Channel Asia].

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