Adam Perry (rugby league)
{{About|the rugby player|the drummer of the Bloodhound gang|Adam Perry (drummer)}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Adam Perry
|fullname = Adam Perry
|nickname =
|image =
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|5|29|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Junee, New South Wales, Australia
|retired = yes
|position = {{rlp|HK}}
|height = {{convert|170|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|97|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|club1 = {{nowrap|Canterbury-Bankstown}}
|year1start = 1998
|year1end = 07
|appearances1 = 133
|tries1 = 7
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 28
|updated = 16 January 2019
}}
Adam Perry (born 29 May 1979) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a {{rlp|hk}} 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 {{rlp|hk}} in Canterbury's 32–39 loss.{{cite web|url=http://thebulldogs.com.au/sportal.php?page=player&id=630|title=BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE|website=thebulldogs.com.au|access-date=16 January 2019|archive-date=20 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420193858/https://thebulldogs.com.au/sportal.php?page=player&id=630|url-status=dead}}
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.{{Citation | last=Logue | first=Matt | title=Diesel Powered | newspaper=Rugby League Week | volume=2008 Preview Edition | issue=1 | pages=62 | date=December 2007}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/5670167/perry-stepping-up-to-gundagai-coaching-role/|title=Adam Perry to coach Gundagai in 2019|last=Rees|first=Courtney|date=27 Sep 2018|publisher=Daily Advertiser|access-date=2 May 2020}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Adam_Perry.html Adam Perry at the Rugby League Project]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071009042012/http://www.bulldogs.com.au/main.php?page=player&id=630 Adam Perry at the Bulldogs]
{{Bulldogs squad 2004 NRL premiership}}
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Category:Australian rugby league coaches
Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Australian people of English descent