The son of a jockey, Troy was a professional runner, who after missing Olympic selection began his rugby league career with the Newtown club in 1949 where he played 4 seasons.
He holds the Newtown club record for the most tries in a match, scoring 6 against Eastern Suburbs in 1950, a feat that would not be repeated for another 71 years in Australia until Josh Addo-Carr of the Melbourne Storm achieved this in round 9 of the 2021 NRL season[2] Troy was the 1950 NSWRFL season top try scorer with 16 tries.
In 1950, he played two matches for New South Wales and then was selected to represent Australia.
[3] In 1953, Troy joined the Eastern Suburbs club, but he only played in 3 matches after a constant leg injury forced his retirement.
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