Chris Flannery (rugby league)
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Full name | Christopher Flannery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Cowra, New South Wales, Australia | 5 June 1980||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Lock, Second-row, Centre, Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chris Flannery (born 5 June 1980) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s.
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Flannery's usual position was lock although he also played as a second-row, stand-off or centre.[5] After retiring Flannery administered the Sunshine Coast Falcons of the Queensland Cup.
Background
Born in
Playing career
National Rugby League
Flannery made his National Rugby League début for the Sydney Roosters in Round 14 of the
Flannery played for the Roosters from the interchange bench in their
Flannery played for Queensland in all three matches of the
Super League
In 2007, Flannery signed for St. Helens on a three and a half-year deal.[7][8] Flannery was brought in as a direct replacement for fellow Australian Jason Hooper who had to retire following problems with his shoulder.[9] Flannery described himself as a hard worker and strong in defence. "I also like to add a bit to the ball playing by taking it up at first or second receiver. I also like to run good lines into holes."[10] He commenced his Knowsley Road career in July, 2007, after recovering from a broken leg. He played in the 2008 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos.[11][12]
He played in the 2009 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Post-playing
After returning to Australia, Flannery became chief executive of Queensland Cup team the Sunshine Coast Falcons.[25]
Footnotes
- ^ "Meet the Teams First Team Players". web page. Saints RFC. 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ RLP
- ^ SL stats
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ "Player Profile". Saints. 3 July 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2007.
- ^ "'We all like to think we started the streak, all the 2006 team'". QRL. 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Saints sign Australian Flannery". BBC. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2007.
- ^ "Saints Scoop Flannery". Saints. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2007.
- ^ "Flannery - joined St Helens". Sportinglife. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2007.
- ^ "Flannery full of anticipation". SaintsRLFC.com. 25 June 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
- ^ "2008 Grand Final". BBC. 4 October 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
- ^ "Low maintenance Flanno is an asset to Saints squad". St Helens Star. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Rhinos Take Super League Title". Sky News. 11 October 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ Burke, David (11 October 2009). "Smith's Crisp". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ AFP (11 October 2009). "Leeds makes it Super League hat-trick". ABC News. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ AAP (11 October 2009). "Leeds claim third successive Grand Final". nrl. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ Linfoot, Ben (10 October 2009). "Grand Final: Leeds Rhinos 18 St Helens 10". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ Correspondent (12 October 2009). "Potter refuses to blame video ref". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ Fletcher, Paul (10 October 2009). "St Helens 10-18 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Third time unlucky as Saints fail to halt Rhinos' charge to title". Liverpool Daily Post. 12 October 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Sinfield hails winning culture". Daily Mirror. 11 October 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ Stewart, Rob (12 October 2009). "Lee Smith targets place in England rugby union team after Grand Final victory". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Sinfield hails historic title win". BBC Sport. 11 October 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Leeds Rhinos fans in homecoming welcome". Yorkshire Evening Post. 12 October 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ Taylor, Steele (2 July 2014). "Falcons feeling confident about NRL club link". Sunshine Coast Daily. APN. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
External links
- Chris Flannery at the Former Origin Greats website.
- Saints Heritage Society profile