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| Born | 8 December 1964 Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Height | 180 cm | |||||
| Position | Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1989–92 | St George Dragons | 61 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Coaching information | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Gms | W | D | L | W% |
| 1996–00 | Bradford Bulls | 87 | 59 | 4 | 24 | 68 |
| 2002–06 | Canberra Raiders | 125 | 59 | 1 | 65 | 47 |
| 2007–11 | Penrith Panthers | 34 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 41 |
| Total | 246 | 132 | 5 | 109 | 54 | |
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| Years | Team | Gms | W | D | L | W% |
| 2011– | USA | |||||
| Source: NRL Stats, RLP | ||||||
Matthew Elliott (born 8 December 1964) is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the United States national rugby league team and has coached Australian National Rugby League clubs Canberra Raiders and Penrith Panthers as well as Super League club, Bradford Bulls.
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Elliot played for Bondi United and was a Eastern Suburbs Roosters lower grade player.[1]
Elliott played for the St. George Dragons in the 1992 Grand Final against the Brisbane Broncos.
Injury cut Elliots playing career short and he became an assistant to Brian Smith at the Dragons.[1]
Elliot followed Smith to the Bradford Bulls in 1996, before taking over as head coach. Elliot won the Super League title in his first season. In 1997 and 1999 he was named the Super League coach of the Year.
After serving as assistant to Canberra Raiders coach Mal Meninga during the 2001 NRL season, Elliott was made coach for the 2002 premiership. During his tenure at the Raiders, Canberra won 59 and drew one of their 125 games, including four finals appearances in five seasons.
Elliott's most successful coaching season was 2003, when the Raiders won 16 of 24 games but were eliminated from the finals without winning a game.
On 19 February 2006, it was announced that Elliott would coach the Penrith Panthers from 2007 onwards, having signed a three-year deal. Elliott succeeded John Lang in this position.
In September 2008, Elliott was criticized for Penrith's consistent poor showings and it was speculated that he would be prematurely sacked before he saw through his three-year contract with the club. Elliott however defied the pressure and criticism and managed to convince the board into letting him remain in charge for the 2009 season.
After a promising start to the 2009 season, Elliott's contract was extended to the end of the 2011 season.[2]
On 25 April 2011, Elliott was informed by the Penrith board that his services would not be required beyond 2011. He vowed to continue at the helm for the rest of the season at the time, then on the 20 June announced his resignation with immediate effect. He is the current coach of the United States national side.[3]
Elliot will serve as the assistant coach to the Sydney Roosters in 2012 and 2013.[1]
Following the 2011 NRL season Elliott coached the United States national rugby league team to a 40-4 victory over Jamaica to qualify for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, their first ever.[4]
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| Preceded by John Lang 2002-2006 |
Coach Penrith Panthers 2007-2011 |
Succeeded by Steve Georgallis |
| Preceded by Mal Meninga 1997-2001 |
Coach Canberra Raiders 2002-2006 |
Succeeded by Neil Henry 2007- |
| Preceded by Brian Smith |
Coach Bradford Bulls 1996-2000 |
Succeeded by Brian Noble |
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