Trent Eric Croad (born March 9, 1980 in New Zealand), is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. This article needs to be wikified. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... International Rules Football match at the Telstra Dome - Australia vs Ireland. ... The All-Australian Team is an all star team of Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (69th in leap years). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... High marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Aussie Rules Football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of football... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ...

Starting with Hawthorn as an 18-year-old after being picked up at number 3 in the 1997 AFL Draft, Croad started out as a defender, playing at either centre half-back or fullback. But he showed his versatility as his career went on, being able to play in any number of key positions. An example of this was in 2002, when he was Fremantle's leading goalkicker with 42 goals. The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed The Hawks, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... The AFL Draft is the annual draft of young talent by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League. ... In Australian rules football, the centre half-back refers to a position in the half-back line of a football field. ... In Australian rules football, the fullback position has traditionally been a purely defensive role, with the aim of preventing the full-forward from marking the ball and scoring. ... In the sport of Australian rules football, a key position refers to positions on the ground that are considered vital to the structure of a team. ... Fremantle FC logo The Fremantle Football Club, colloquially known as The Dockers, are one of 16 teams in the Australian Football League. ...

Croad is one of only ten VFL/AFL players to have been born in New Zealand. His grandfather Eric Bloggs was an All Blacks rugby union player. Trent grew up in Narre Warren in Victoria where he began playing Aussie Rules. This is a list of Australian Football League (previously known as VFL) players not born in Australia, sorted by country of birth. ... First international Australia 3 - 22 New Zealand (15 August 1903) Largest win New Zealand 145 - 17 Japan (4 June 1995) Worst defeat Australia 28 - 7 New Zealand (28 August 1999) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 1987 The All Blacks are New Zealands national rugby... A rugby union scrum. ... Narre Warren is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ...

Fremantle debacle

Croad was traded from Hawthorn at the end of 2001, where he went to the Fremantle Dockers. In another in the long list of draft failures of the Dockers, they gave up picks 1, 20 and 36. The picks given up turned out to be current Hawthorn star Luke Hodge, Daniel Elstone (who had a very unsuccessful career), and star midfielder Sam Mitchell. While Croad was reasonable but not spectacular at the Dockers, he cited homesickness and asked to be traded back to Victoria at the end of 2003. As fate would have it, he was traded back to Hawthorn, his old club. But not only that, he was traded only for pick 10, which turned out to be promising current Fremantle youngster Ryley Dunn. Needless to say, Croad's career improved once he went back to the Hawks, winning All-Australian selection in 2005. The net result for the Dockers was disastrous. Fremantle FC logo The Fremantle Football Club, colloquially known as The Dockers, are one of 16 teams in the Australian Football League. ... The AFL Draft is the annual draft of young talent by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League. ... Luke Hodge (b. ... Sam Mitchell (born October 12, 1982) is an Australian rules footballer, contracted to the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League. ... The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed The Hawks, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... Ryley Dunn (born October 7, 1985) is a midfielder or defender for the Fremantle Dockers. ... The All-Australian Team is an all star team of Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. ...

Off the field

Croad not only has a successful football career, but his good looks have been used to appear at several social functions, including the 2005 Flemington Spring Racing Carnival fashion launch, and appearances on Western Australian food and wine TV shows. He has also appeared in the Men For All Seasons calendar. The Spring Racing Carnival is held in Melbourne Australia. ... Men For All Seasons is a popular and controversial pin up calendar featuring Australian Football League players that has been run periodically and was first run in 1993. ...

On the 14th October 2006 Croad married stripper Tanya Stewart. Together they run a male hair-care company called Gear and they are expecting their first child in mid-2007. (Redirected from 14th October) October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... A striptease dancer performing. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ...

External links

• Hawthorn player profile

Bold textTanya gave birth to a baby girl named Charlotte Rose, On Monday 14th May.