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Chris McKenna

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Tuesday, 29th October, 1974
Current Age
51 years and 152 days
Place Of Birth
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Honours & Awards

Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.

Anzac Tests
2000
State of Origin
1999, 2002
NSWRL Premiership (NRL)
1993
Super League
2004
World Club Challenge
2005

Biography

Former Brisbane lock played against his old club in Cronulla’s loss in the Super League grand final in 1997’s Telstra Cup competition as a stop-gap hooker. McKenna, who also played for Sheffield Eagles in 1993-94 and the London Broncos in 1995-96, later shifted to the centres and was a try-scorer from the interchange bench in his Test debut - the 52-0 thrashing of NZ in the 2000 ANZac Test. McKenna’s great form in Queensland’s 2002 State of Origin campaign saw him selected for Australia in the centres for the one-off Test against Great Britain. McKenna was a try-scorer in Australia’s record 64-10 win over Great Britain in July but moved to England for a third time to play for Leeds at the end of 2002. He was a try-scorer for Leeds in the 2003 Challenge Cup and won the English Super League grand final with the club the following year. In February 2005 he was a member of the Leeds team that defeated the Bulldogs in the World Club Challenge.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 2 2 -   - 8 2 0 0 100.00% List
Anzac Tests 1 1 1 -   - 4 1 0 0 100.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
State of Origin 2 7 - -   - - 2 3 2 28.57% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership 1 161 36 -   - 144 91 68 2 56.52% List
NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL Finals - 13 - -   - - 7 6 0 53.85% List
Club Career - UK   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
English Championship - 16 8 -   - 32 8 8 0 50.00% List
Super League 1 116 25 -   - 100 79 29 8 68.10% List
Challenge Cup - 17 6 -   - 24 13 4 0 76.47% List
Regal Trophy - 1 1 -   - 4 0 1 0 0.00% List
Super League Finals - 11 1 -   - 4 5 6 0 45.45% List
National League Cup - 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
UK Top Division - 132 33 -   - 132 87 37 8 65.91% List
UK Third Division - 5 - -   - - 5 0 0 100.00% List
Other   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
World Club Challenge 1 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
Overall   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
First Class 323 78 -   - 312 204 121 12 63.16% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 2000, 2002   2 2 -   - 8 2 0 0 100.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
QLD (SL) 1997   1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
QLD 1999-00, 2002   7 - -   - - 2 3 2 28.57% List
Overall1997-2002   8 0 0   0 - 2 4 2 25.00% List

NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Brisbane NSWRL 1993   1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Brisbane NSWRL 1994   12 4 -   - 16 9 3 0 75.00% List
South Queensland ARL 1995   17 2 -   - 8 5 11 1 29.41% List
South Queensland ARL 1996   13 1 -   - 4 2 10 1 15.38% List
Cronulla Super League 1997   20 6 -   - 24 12 8 0 60.00% List
Cronulla NRL 1998   13 1 -   - 4 7 6 0 53.85% List
Sharks NRL 1999   22 6 -   - 24 16 6 0 72.73% List
Sharks NRL 2000   17 5 -   - 20 8 9 0 47.06% List
Sharks NRL 2001   22 6 -   - 24 16 6 0 72.73% List
Sharks NRL 2002   24 5 -   - 20 15 9 0 62.50% List

NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Brisbane 1993-94   13 4 -   - 16 10 3 0 76.92% List
South Queensland 1995-96   30 3 -   - 12 7 21 2 23.33% List
Cronulla 1997-02   118 29 -   - 116 74 44 0 62.71% List
Overall1993-2002   161 36 0   0 144 91 68 2 56.52% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Sheffield 1993/94   4 - -   - - 1 3 0 25.00% List
London 1995/96   13 9 -   - 36 7 7 0 53.85% List
Leeds 2003   25 6 -   - 24 18 10 3 72.00% List
Leeds 2004   25 9 -   - 36 24 3 2 96.00% List
Leeds 2005   30 9 -   - 36 30 8 0 100.00% List
Bradford 2006   25 3 -   - 12 18 9 2 72.00% List
Bradford 2007   27 4 -   - 16 20 11 1 74.07% List
Doncaster 2008   9 - -   - - 8 3 0 88.89% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Sheffield 1993   4 - -   - - 1 3 0 25.00% List
London 1995   13 9 -   - 36 7 6 0 53.85% List
Leeds 2003-05   80 24 -   - 96 60 15 5 75.00% List
Bradford 2006-07   52 7 -   - 28 32 17 3 61.54% List
Doncaster 2008   9 - -   - - 7 2 0 77.78% List
Overall1993-2008   158 40 0   0 160 107 43 8 67.72% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    26/08/2015

    A player who very tuff plenty of ticker

  • Anonymous
    19/04/2020

    Went to North Wynnum High School

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Max Turner, Bill Bates

Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Richard Bailey's Rugby League World , Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, League Express Rugby League Yearbook (1996 to present)