Jarrod McCracken is a former captain of the New Zealand national rugby league team and is the son of New Zealand rugby league international, Ken McCracken.
17 Facts About Jarrod McCracken
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Jarrod McCracken played for the Glenora Bears and first went to Australia in 1989 when he was sent to the North Sydney Bears as part of the New Zealand Rugby League Rookie Scheme.
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Jarrod McCracken spent the 1989 NSWRL season playing in the lower grades for Norths before moving to Port Macquarie on the NSW mid-north coast in 1990 where he represented North Coast against the touring French side that year.
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Jarrod McCracken played in Canterbury's 1994 Grand Final loss to the Canberra Raiders.
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In 1997, Jarrod McCracken played 21 games as Parramatta finished 3rd and qualified for the finals for the first time since 1986.
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In 1998, Jarrod McCracken co-captained Parramatta and change positions moving into the forwards.
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Jarrod McCracken played in all 3 finals games for the club including the heartbreaking preliminary final loss to his former team Canterbury.
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In 1999, Jarrod McCracken played nearly every game for Parramatta as they finished 2nd on the table at the end of the regular season.
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Jarrod McCracken starred in the 1991 Trans-Tasman Test series against Australia, scoring a try in the first test triumph in Melbourne, but was unfortunately sent-off in the second test in Sydney after a fight with Australia's Peter Jackson, and he scored again in the third and deciding test in Brisbane.
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Jarrod McCracken has since become a real estate developer in Australia, where his company conducted a major redevelopment of Townsville's CBD.
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In 2010 Jarrod McCracken was fined $182,500 for clearing bushland on a property he owned near Airlie Beach in 2007.
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On 28 March 2018, Jarrod McCracken was sentenced to a two year good behaviour bond upon entering into a $5,000 recognizance.
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Jarrod McCracken pleaded guilty to leaving Australia without the consent of his trustee.
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Jarrod McCracken was made bankrupt on 18 December 2013 by debtors petition.
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On 19 December 2013, Jarrod McCracken was sent a letter stating that he is not to leave Australia without the consent of his trustee.
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In 2015, it was found that Jarrod McCracken had travelled to Bali without consent.
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In sentencing, Magistrate Hall said that Jarrod McCracken had flouted the provisions of the Bankruptcy Act and that it was important to have a level of deterrence.