The hard-hitting centre half-back didn’t play a game in 2009 and was forced to announce his retirement in early 2010. Croad broke his ankle in the second quarter of the 2008 Grand Final and his loss for the entire season last year had a major impact on the Hawks’ defence. Remains on the senior list for 2010 even though he won’t play.Draft history: 1997 National AFL Draft 1st round selection (Hawthorn) No. 3 overall; 2001 National AFL Draft traded by Hawthorn for No. 1 (Luke Hodge), No. 20 (Daniel Elstone) and No. 36 (Sam Mitchell); 2003 NAB AFL Draft traded by Fremantle for No. 10 (Ryley Dunn).
Hawthorn's premiership defender Trent Croad has retired after failing to recover from a broken foot sustained in the 2008 Toyota AFL grand finalWednesday, January 06, 2010 - 1:26PM
Alastair Clarkson says the club has its fingers crossed that key defender Trent Croad will recover from a broken foot before next seasonTuesday, October 27, 2009 - 6:15PM
Defender Trent Croad is on the verge of signing a new one-year deal and is looking forward to playing again next yearTuesday, September 22, 2009 - 5:15PM
Premiership player Cyril Rioli has overcome a hamstring strain and will play his first match since round 11Friday, July 10, 2009 - 11:45AM
Hawthorn defender Trent Croad has hit the track though it's unclear when he'll be available to playTuesday, January 20, 2009 - 3:00PM
Trent Croad reveals the vegetable he feels he is most like, Hawka visits the Hawks Museum, Grant Birtchall looks at the STJFL finals and Albert Lord gives tips for DT finals.Saturday, August 15, 2009 - 9:02AM
Richard Reid reviews the Round 2 match against Sydney, and kids in Hobart tell us about their pets.Saturday, April 11, 2009 - 10:03AM
Jarryd Roughead drops into the studio for show and tell and the boys from DT Talk share tips for your Dreamteam.Saturday, April 11, 2009 - 10:02AM
Join Dicko for fashion advice with Trent Croad and parenting tips with Luke Hodge.Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 5:47PM
Trent Croad shows off his daughter Keira and Dicko finds out why Shane Crawford is in the player welfare chair.Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 5:33PM
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