Shane Whereat

Shane Whereat, Australian rugby league player

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Born: June 10, 1970
Age in 2026: 56
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Birth year: 1970

About Shane Whereat

Shane Whereat is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. His outstanding speed saw him mostly play on the Wing. With less than 10 minutes to go in the game, Parramatta were winning the match 18–2 and looked certain to qualify for their first grand final since 1986. A former junior rugby union player, Whereat switched to rugby league in 1993 and made his first grade debut on the bench for Eastern Suburbs in round 10 of the 1993 NSWRL season against the Penrith Panthers at Penrith Stadium.

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Shane Whereat timeline

1986With less than 10 minutes to go in the game, Parramatta were winning the match 18–2 and looked certain to qualify for their first grand final since 1986.
1993A former junior rugby union player, Whereat switched to rugby league in 1993 and made his first grade debut on the bench for Eastern Suburbs in round 10 of the 1993 NSWRL season against the Penrith Panthers at Penrith Stadium.

The world when Shane Whereat was born

Shane Whereat was born in 1970. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1970

#1 song"Bridge over Troubled Water" – Simon & Garfunkel
Top moviePatton
Top TV showMarcus Welby, M.D.
Best-selling bookLove Story – Erich Segal

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentPelé leads Brazil to 3rd World Cup title in Mexico
Top headlineThe Beatles officially break up
Technology milestoneFloppy disk invented by IBM
Defining fadBell-bottom pants
Notable inventionFloppy disk
World population3.70 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
Sports championBaltimore Orioles (World Series)
Also wonNew York Knicks (NBA)
U.S. population205.1M

1970 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Shane Whereat's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1970	2026
Gas	$0.36	$3.45/gal
Average home	$17,000	$435,000
Average income	$11,400	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.60	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.55	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.06	$0.73
Population	205.1M	341 million

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