John Harvey (rugby league)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Harvey | |||||
| Born | 19 April 1955 Manly, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1975–78 | Manly-Warringah | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1979–82 | Eastern Suburbs | 61 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 1984 | Manly-Warringah | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 135 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| Coaching information | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Gms | W | D | L | W% |
| 1994–95 | Gold Coast Seagulls | 43 | 9 | 2 | 32 | 21 |
| 1999–00 | Salford City Reds | 58 | 16 | 1 | 41 | 28 |
| Total | 101 | 25 | 3 | 73 | 25 | |
| Source: NRL Stats, NRL Stats Archive | ||||||
John Harvey (born 19 April 1955 in Manly, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s and coach of the 1990s. He played for Manly-Warringah and Eastern Suburbs and coached the Gold Coast Seagulls and Salford City Reds. Harvey primarily played at prop.
Playing career
Harvey was a Manly junior who grew into a hard-hitting prop with a reputation for a high-arm action when making a shoulder charge. Harvey played in two grand-finals while at Manly, in the 1976 win over Parramatta. Harvey was selected to represent Australia for one Test in 1978 against New Zealand but spent the whole game on the interchange bench. He played in the 1978 NSWRFL season's Grand Final draw and subsequent win over Cronulla-Sutherland. Harvey had a further chance that year to play in an international when he was selected for the 1978 Kangaroo tour, but he created some controversy when he declined the selection due to personal reasons.[1]
After receiving an offer which doubled his Manly pay-packet, Harvey signed with Easts in 1979. He played in Easts losing 1980 grand final side and remained with the club until the end of 1982 when he "went bush". In 1983, Harvey captain-coached the Tweed Heads Seagulls for a season, winning the Group 18 premiership as well as the Country Rugby League's Clayton Cup.[1]
Bob Fulton made Harvey an offer to return to Manly in 1984 but his playing contract wasn't extended for the following season and Harvey returned to country football once more.
Harvey continued to play in NSW country leagues until 1992, with seasons at Forster-Tuncurry Hawks, Gold Coast Seagulls and Wee Waa. Harvey finished his playing career at Wee Waa, leading the team to a grand final victory in the Group 4 competition at the age of 37.[2]
Coaching career
Harvey returned to the Gold Coast as a coach in 1994, succeeding Wally Lewis. The club was rebranded and became the Gold Coast Chargers in 1996 and Phil Economidis took over from John Harvey as coach.
In May 1999, Harvey replaced Andy Gregory as head coach at Salford City Reds in the English Super League.[3] After the club avoided relegation at the end of the 1999 season, Harvey was given a contract for a further season.[4]
Footnotes
- 1 2 Tony Adams. "Legend Q&A". Rugby League Week. Sydney, NSW: PBLMedia (4 July 2007): pgs 22–23.
- ↑ Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. pp. 225–226. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.
- ↑ Chris Herde and Brad Walter (1999-05-17). "Harvey to coach Salford" (fee required). AAP Sports News (Australia). Retrieved 2008-09-03.
- ↑ "Harvey's escape act rewarded with full time post" (fee required). AAP Sports News (Australia). 1999-09-14. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
References
- Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. pp. 225–226. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.
- Tony Adams. "Legend Q&A". Rugby League Week. Sydney, NSW: PBLMedia (4 July 2007): pgs 22–23.
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Wally Lewis 1992-1993 |
Coach Gold Coast Seagulls 1994-1995 |
Succeeded by Phil Economidis 1996-1998 |