Adam Perry (rugby league)

This article is about the rugby player. For the drummer of the Bloodhound gang, see Adam Perry (drummer).

Adam Perry
Personal information
Full nameAdam Perry
Born (1979-05-29) 29 May 1979 (age 45)
Junee, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1998–07 Canterbury-Bankstown 133 7 0 0 28
Source: [1]

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.

Background

Perry was born in Junee, New South Wales, Australia of English descent.

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

  1. ^ "Adam Perry - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  3. ^ Logue, Matt (December 2007), "Diesel Powered", Rugby League Week, vol. 2008 Preview Edition, no. 1, p. 62
  4. ^ Rees, Courtney (27 September 2018). "Adam Perry to coach Gundagai in 2019". Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 2 May 2020.