Josh Perry

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Josh Perry
Personal information
Full name Joshua Perry
Nickname Mungo, Teddy[1]
Born (1981-02-04) 4 February 1981
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 132 kg (20 st 11 lb) [2]
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2000–2007 Newcastle Knights 142 15 0 0 60
2008–2010 Manly Sea Eagles 69 5 0 0 20
2011–2013 St Helens 44 2 0 0 8
Total 255 22 0 0 88
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001–2009 Country Origin 5 1 0 0 4
2003–2010 New South Wales 3 0 0 0 0
2008–2010 Australia 4 0 0 0 0
As of 20 June 2011
Source: Heral Sun, Rugby League Project and Yesterday's Hero

Josh Perry (born 4 February 1981 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league player for St Helens RLFC in the Super League competition. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative prop forward, he previously played for the Newcastle Knights, with whom he won the 2001 NRL Premiership before moving to the Manly Sea Eagles, with whom he won the 2008 NRL Premiership. His brother James plays for the Philadelphia Fight in the American National Rugby League.[3]

Playing career

Perry attended Caves Beach Public School and his very first Rugby League Club was Swansea Junior Rugby League Club, NSW.

National Rugby League

As a Valentine Junior, Perry made his first-grade debut in round 17 of the 2000 season playing for Newcastle against the New Zealand Warriors at EnergyAustralia Stadium on 27 May.[4] Perry was also selected for Country Origin in 2001, 2003 and 2004, scoring one try in the 2001 match. Perry played at prop forward in the 2001 NRL Grand Final-winning Newcastle team that defeated the Parramatta Eels, 30–24 at Stadium Australia on 30 September.[5] Having won the 2001 NRL Premiership, the Knights traveled to England to play the 2002 World Club Challenge against Super League champions, the Bradford Bulls. Perry played at prop forward in Newcastle's loss.

Perry was selected to represent New South Wales as a reserve for game I of the 2003 State of Origin series.[6]In 2007, Perry came off contract at the Newcastle Knights and he signed for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles for the 2008 season on a three-year contract.[5]

Perry at the celebration of the winning of the 2008 NRL Grand Final
In August 2008, Perry was named in the preliminary 46-man Kangaroos squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[7][8] In his first year with the Sea Eagles, Perry played in the 2008 NRL Grand Final victory over the Melbourne Storm.[5] Two days following the NRL grand final, Perry was named in the 24-man Australia squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[5][9] Perry made his test debut for Australia against New Zealand from the bench in Australia's opening RLWC 08 game on 26 October.

He was selected for Country in the City vs Country match on 8 May 2009 and selected in the New South Wales team for game 3 in the 2009 series.[10]

Perry was rewarded for his and Manly's good start to 2010 NRL season with selection on the bench for Australia in the 2010 ANZAC Test against New Zealand in Melbourne on 7 May.

Super League

Perry joined English club St Helens RLFC for the 2011 season on a 3-year contract. The 29-year-old Australian international and State of Origin prop forward is eagerly anticipating his new challenge: "I'm really looking forward to joining St.Helens,” he said.

“Saints are a club with a long and proud history and a winning culture. I've been fortunate enough to play in NRL Grand Final winning teams at both Newcastle Knights and Manly Sea Eagles and it’s my ambition to do the same in England."

“My team mate Jamie Lyon tells me he had two of the best years of his life at St. Helens and I hope it's the same for me." [11]

References

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Man of tempered steel". Fairfax Digital. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008. 
  2. ↑ "Meet the Teams First Team Players". web page. Saints RFC. 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011. 
  3. ↑ http://www.fightrugby.com/n.php?n=282
  4. ↑ "Player Page" Josh Perry". NRL Stats. Retrieved 11 October 2008. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Robert Dillon (2 October 2008). "Brian Smith happy to see Josh Perry reach potential". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 11 October 2008. 
  6. ↑ "Game I, State of origin 2003". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 23 December 2007. 
  7. ↑ Liam FitzGibbon (1 August 2008). "Surprises in Kangaroos squad". "Fox Sports News (Australia)". Retrieved 2 August 2008. 
  8. ↑ "Veteran Lockyer named in Australian squad". International Herald Tribune. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008. 
  9. ↑ "Manly six win Australia call-up". BBC. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008. 
  10. ↑ Balym, Todd (3 May 2009). "Blues halfback duel in two as Mitchell Pearce misses selection". Fox Sports. Retrieved 3 May 2009. 
  11. ↑ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/josh-perry-is-nrls-latest-loss/story-e6frfgbo-1225865707825

External links


Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles squad – 2008 NRL premiers (7th title)
Newcastle Knights squad – 2001 NRL Premiers (2nd Title)
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