Michael Hagan
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| Born | 12 August 1964 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (12 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Five-eighth, Centre, Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Hagan (born 12 August 1964) is an Australian professional
Playing career
The younger brother of former Test
In 1988 Hagan was injured in a car crash but recovered to play in Canterbury's three finals, scoring a try in the grand final.[2] With Mortimer retiring, Hagan might have had a chance for a permanent position in the halves, but by this time he had already decided to move to Newcastle where he signed with the Knights.[2]
Hagan's craft and guile at five-eighth led to a rapid rise in the Knights' fortunes: they advanced from fourteenth to sixth (losing a play-off for fifth) in two seasons between 1988 and 1990. He took over Newcastle's captaincy in early 1990. Despite fluctuating team fortunes and being in his final 1993 season moved to the less suitable centre position to accommodate the emerging Matthew Johns, finished his career with the record of having not missed a match in five season with the Knights.
Hagan also played 92 games for
Coaching career
Hagan was the media manager for the Hunter Mariners during the Super League war in Australia, and subsequently joined the coaching staff with Mal Meninga at the Canberra Raiders, coaching the President's Cup team in 1998 and First Division in 1999.[citation needed]
In 2000, Hagan became the first division coach at the Newcastle Knights, and succeeded
Hagan coached the
In 2005, after losing their first thirteen games of the season, the Knights finished with the wooden spoon. In early 2006, Hagan signed a contract to coach the Parramatta Eels from 2007 to 2009, finishing his tenure at Newcastle at the end of the 2006 season.[citation needed] He left the Knights as the longest serving coach in club history, and guided them to finals appearances in four of his six seasons, more than any other coach in the team's history.
In 2007, the Eels showed much improvement under Hagan, spending much of the season at 3rd position on the ladder (only behind the
Following a relatively disappointing 2008 season, Michael Hagan ended his head coaching role at the Parramatta Eels citing family reasons and health.
In 2010, he returned to coaching, being appointed the Maroons assistant coach.[3]
The Daily Telegraph
Hagan has made journalistic contributions to 'League Central' section of The Daily Telegraph. He provides his opinions on current League issues as well as evaluating team form and performances.
References
- ^ "Michael Hagan". Rugby League Project.
- ^ a b c "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "League: Hagan returns to Origin arena". The New Zealand Herald. AAP. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
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