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, Canterbury faced Super League IX champions, Leeds in the 2005 World Club Challenge. Perry played at hooker in Canterbury's 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. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Logue, Matt (December 2007), "Diesel Powered", Rugby League Week, vol. 2008 Preview Edition, no. 1, p. 62
- Rees, Courtney (27 September 2018). "Adam Perry to coach Gundagai in 2019". Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 2 May 2020.