{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}} {{infobox rugby league biography |name = Aaron Whitchurch |fullname = |nickname = |image = Aaron Whitchurch.jpg |imagesize = |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|05|03}} |birth_place = Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia |height = {{convert|186|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} |weight = {{convert|97|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} |position = {{rlp|CE|SR}} |club1 = {{nowrap|Brisbane Broncos}} |year1start = 2012 |year1end = 15 |appearances1 = 5 |tries1 = 1 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 4 | teamA = {{nowrap|Queensland Residents}} | yearAstart = 2014 | yearAend = 16 | appearancesA = 3 | triesA = 0 | goalsA = 0 | fieldgoalsA = 0 | pointsA = 0 |retired = |updated = 6 January 2024 |source = <ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/aaron-whitchurch/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref> }}
'''Aaron Whitchurch''' (born 3 May 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who most recently played for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League. He plays as a {{rlp|ce}} and {{rlp|sr}}.
==Playing career== Born in Fremantle, Western Australia. Whitchurch moved to Queensland at age eight, playing in his first junior football team with the Stanley River Wolves before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos. Whitchurch played for the Broncos' NYC team from 2010 to 2012, scoring 13 tries in 36 games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rleague.com//db/player/w/whitchurch_aaron/index.php|accessdate=28 December 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205091834/http://www.rleague.com/db/player/w/whitchurch_aaron/index.php|archivedate=5 February 2013|title=Whitechurch, Aaron }}</ref>
In February 2012, Whitchurch's Brisbane Broncos coach, Anthony Griffin, revealed that Whitchurch's future was in the forwards due to his strength and speed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/brisbane-broncos-youngster-aaron-whitchurch-moves-from-wing-to-the-backrow/story-e6frexp0-1226277469486|title=Brisbane Broncos youngster Aaron Whitchurch moves from wing to the backrow|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=Australia |accessdate=2015-11-15}}</ref>
In Round 17 of the 2012 NRL season, Whitchurch made his NRL debut for the Broncos against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. He scored a try on debut.
==Representative career== In 2012, Whitchurch was named at {{rlp|wg}} in the inaugural Under 20's State of Origin match for Queensland.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20151117015410/http://www.broncos.com.au/team/profiles/aaron_whitchurch.html Brisbane Broncos profile] *[http://www.nrl.com/telstrapremiership/playerstats/playerprofile/tabid/10898/clubid/1/playerid/1859/seasonid/43/default.aspx NRL profile]
{{Redcliffe Dolphins squad - 2018 Queensland Cup premiers}}
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