Adam Perry (rugby league)
Adam Perry (born 29 May 1979) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a hooker in the 1990s and 2000s for Canterbury-Bankstown in the NRL, with whom he won the 2004 NRL premiership.
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Full name | Adam Perry | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Junee, New South Wales, Australia | 29 May 1979|||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
Perry was born in Junee, New South Wales, Australia.
Playing career
Perry spent his entire nine-year first-grade career with Canterbury. Perry played for them in their 2004 NRL grand final victory over cross-town rivals, the Sydney Roosters. As 2004 NRL premiers, the Bulldogs faced Super League IX champions, the Leeds Rhinos in the 2005 World Club Challenge. Perry played at hooker in the Bulldogs' 32–39 loss.[2]
Ongoing knee injuries forced Perry to retire from the NRL in 2007 at the age of 28. Perry was captain-coach of his home-town club Junee Diesels for two years in the Group 9 competition of the New South Wales Country Rugby League. Perry was a co-coach for Group 9 club Wagga Brothers and is also was a development officer with the CRL.[3] Perry was assistant coach at the Gundagai Tigers in 2018 when they won the Group 9 premiership, and become head coach of that club from late September 2018.[4]
References
- "Adam Perry - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.
- Logue, Matt (December 2007), "Diesel Powered", Rugby League Week, 2008 Preview Edition (1), p. 62
- Rees, Courtney (27 September 2018). "Adam Perry to coach Gundagai in 2019". Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 2 May 2020.