Raiders – Stars who became real estate agents, help former teammate offload home – realestate.com.au

When pensions beckons, the emergency plan for NRL players starts to take shape.

Construction, financing and educational assignments are all popular options, but after having traveled through the country for years, it is sometimes a role in real estate that beckons.

For Canberra Raiders -legend Alan Tongue, who mentioned time in a career of 220 games in 2011, a new company as a broker now led through Memory Lane.

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The 44-year-old moved this year to become a broker with friend and mentor Troy Thompson. Photo: Kym Smith

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Tongue now works with his former teammate, now Mentor, Troy Thompson from LJ Hooker Gungahlin, where they have now been entrusted by another Canberra Old Boy Jarrod Croker with the sale of his family home.

Croker, a former captain of Raiders and the third most covered player in the history of the club, turned to old friends because his ownership with four bedrooms in Giralang is looking for auction.

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Thompson played most of his career at Canberra for a short period in Melbourne.

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Thompson is now a broker for LJ Hooker.

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The real estate of 812 m² was only one level when it originally bought it in 2014, but was completely renovated for several living spaces, home office, a home cinema and entertainment areas.

A collection of Croker’s competition balls, sweaters and memorabilia are also prominently displayed.

The location is a short drive to the capital with local shops. The center of Gungahlin is around the corner.

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The duo has been entrusted by the former Raider Jarrod Croker with the sale of his house in Giralang.

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Crokers’ Family Home offers several entertaining areas and a collection of Memorabilia from its match days.

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Thompson said that Croker’s move to the next chapter of his life led him to the sale.

“There is a good demand for these kinds of characteristics. Giralang is becoming more and more

Central in Canberra; It has a large raised view and is close to everything you need, “

Thompson said.

Croker bought the house in 2014 as a house with one story before renovating.

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Croker, through his old teammates, will sell the property at an auction.

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Tong and Thompson are not the only duo that has traded on the field for tackling the real estate market.

Former Tigers Fullback Tim Moltzen has made a career as a buyer agent since he retired in 2016, Cowboys Premiership -winner Lachlan Coote is now a sales agent in North Queensland, and Broderick Wright works as a director and auctioneer at Ray White Parramatta, just to mention a few.

Just like Tong, Croker played his entire NRL career in the capital of the country and remains part of the club -coaching staff of the club. Image: Mark Nolan/Getty images.

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Croker and his family are “moving to the next chapter” while looking at the unloading of the building. Photo: NCA NewsWire / Jonathan NG

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In the meantime, Croker has remained as a goal from the kick coach at Canberra after retirement, where he played the entire 15-year career, alongside Thompson and Tongue.

“Jarrod is a club icon. There are only three people in the history of our club who played 300

Games for the Raiders, and he is super loved in the community, “said Tongue.

“He was the captain in the grand finale of 2019 and just an all -round great guy and Canberran

As well as a Canberra Raider. I think there will be a lot of interest in real estate and, real,

You rub your hands with rugby league -royalties. ‘

Croker’s house is planned for auction on Saturday 27 September.