Michael Ennis
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Full name | Michael Ennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia | 16 March 1984||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Ennis (born 16 March 1984) is an Australian
Playing career
Newcastle Knights
Ennis made his NRL debut for Newcastle in 2003. After a single game in 2003 he played 19 games during the 2004 NRL season for the Knights.
St. George Illawarra Dragons
In the 2005 NRL season's finals series Ennis was kicking goals for the St. George Illawarra Dragons as they went to within one match of the grand final but lost to eventual premiers, the Wests Tigers.
Brisbane Broncos
This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (October 2015) |
Ennis's first season at the Brisbane club, in 2006, was cut short by a knee injury suffered in round 5 against the
In the
The 2008 NRL season saw Ennis reach the best form of his time at the Brisbane club. With stiff competition from recruit PJ Marsh, Ennis cemented a spot as the starting hooker and guided the Broncos to some impressive early victories.
In June 2008, Ennis signed a three-year deal to join Canterbury-Bankstown in 2009, joining a list of players to leave the Broncos. This was to be his 4th NRL club at 24 years of age.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Ennis joined the
He was selected for Country in the City vs Country match on 8 May 2009.[9]
Ennis made his
He filled the full-time goal-kicking role at Canterbury-Bankstown in 2010, replacing Hazem El Masri, who retired in 2009. However, he was replaced by specialist Bryson Goodwin.
Ennis played in all three games in 2010 State of Origin series, all resulting in losses. In the third match, Ennis was blamed by some for costing NSW victory when he gave away a penalty by punching Queensland's Nate Myles with six minutes to go (NSW at the time were leading 18–13). Despite calls for his omission from the team,[11] he was selected for all three games the following series, also lost.
In the three-year period from the start of 2008 season, Ennis was penalised in games 58 times, the 2nd most of any player in the NRL behind Anthony Watmough.[12] In 2011, he was penalised 17 times in his 12 appearances.[13] In 2012, he was penalised 20 times in 20 games.[14]
In February, 2011, Ennis signed a new three-year contract with Canterbury. Then-coach Kevin Moore said, "Mick is the kind of player that any head coach would love to have in his side. He leaves nothing to chance, he's a natural leader, is about the fittest bloke in the team and he gives us outstanding direction on and off the field."[15]
Ennis played in 26 games in 2012 as Canterbury won the
Around halfway through the 2014 NRL season, Ennis signed on with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks for what was likely to be the last two years of his career.[17]
In Canterbury's Preliminary Final win over Penrith Panthers in September 2014, Ennis suffered a foot injury, ruling him out of the 2014 NRL Grand Final, with the captaincy for the Grand Final passed to James Graham and Trent Hodkinson meaning that Ennis had played his last game for Canterbury-Bankstown.[18]
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
In 2015, he joined the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Ennis played in Game 3 of the 2015 State of Origin series as Robbie Farah withdrew due to injury. In the 2015 NRL season, Ennis played 25 games for Cronulla as they qualified for the finals. Ennis played in the club's 39–0 elimination final loss against North Queensland.
In 2016, he announced he would retire at the end of the season.[19] He finished the season on a high note, winning the 2016 NRL Grand Final in his last game.[20]
Post playing career
Media
Ennis works for Fox Sports coverage of rugby league.
References
- ^ "Michael ennis – Bulldogs". Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ Player career [dead link]
- ^ "Michael Ennis – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 16 March 1984. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ Christopher Boyd and Christopher Sutton (28 March 2011). "Talking Points". Fox Sports. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ Matt Marshall (6 July 2010). "NSW's dirty three exposed, but Maroons won't rise to Origin niggle tactics". Courier Mail. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ "After coming close before Michael Ennis has one last shot". The Courier Mail. 30 November 2021. [dead link]
- ^ "Full-strength Broncos team for World Club Challenge". Australia: ABC News. 12 February 2007.
- ^ "2009 NRL Player Movements". NRL Live. 4 October 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
- ^ Balym, Todd (3 May 2009). "Blues halfback duel in two as Mitchell Pearce misses selection". Australia: Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
- ^ "Eels thunder into grand final". Australia: ABC News. 25 September 2009.
- ^ "Why Ennis Should Be Barred From the Blues for Life". Blogs.news.com.au. 16 March 1984. Archived from the original on 10 July 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Stats Central". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 11 March 2011.
- ^ Paul Crawley (7 September 2012). "Bulldogs' skipper Michael 'The Menace' Ennis has mended his ways with referees". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ Brad Walter (8 August 2012). "Doggies fans fight muzzle". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ "Ennis re-signs with Bulldogs for three more years". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ "Melbourne Storm beat Canterbury Bulldogs in 2012 NRL grand final". News.com.au. 30 September 2012.
- ^ Proszenko, Adrian (18 June 2014). "Michael Ennis to finish his career with the Cronulla Sharks". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Canterbury Bulldogs captain Michael Ennis ruled out of NRL grand final, James Graham, Trent Hodkinson named as co-captains". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Michael Ennis to retire from NRL after 2016 season with Cronulla Sharks – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Australia: ABC News. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "NRL grand final 2016: Michael Ennis remains a loveable pest until the end". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.