Steve Folkes
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| Full name | Steven John Folkes[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 January 1959 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 February 2018 (aged 59) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steven John Folkes (30 January 1959 – 27 February 2018) was an Australian professional
Playing career
Folkes, who was Captain of Punchbowl Boys' High School, came from the Bankstown Sports Junior Rugby League Club. He played 245 first grade games and 308 grade games for the Bulldogs between 1978 and 1991, as well as 24 games for Hull F.C. in England.
He also represented
Coaching career
After serving as reserve grade coach of Canterbury between 1996 and 1997, Folkes was appointed coach of Canterbury-Bankstown to succeed
Canterbury-Bankstown appeared poised to claim the
Steve Folkes was awarded Dally M Coach of the Year in 2004.
The
Following his departure from the Canterbury club, Folkes took up a position as strength and conditioning coach for the West Indies cricket team.[6] In October 2009, Folkes returned to rugby league, accepting the role of strength and conditioning coach for the Wests Tigers.[7] In 2011, he was an assistant coach with the club.
It was announced in May 2011 that Folkes would join the
In 2014, Folkes was appointed head coach for the Australia women's national rugby league team.[9]
Personal life
Folkes was of
Death
Folkes died at his home on 27 February 2018, reportedly of a heart attack, at the age of 59.
Coaching record
| Steve Folkes – Coaching Results by Season[13] | |||||||
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| NRL Team | Year | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win % | Finals Series |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 1998 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 58.62% | Grand Final: 12-38 v Brisbane |
| 1999 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 61.53% | Semi Final: 22-24 v Melbourne | |
| 2000 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 38.46% | ||
| 2001 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 60.71% | Semi Final: 10-52 v Cronulla | |
| 2002 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 83.3% | ||
| 2003 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 62.96% | Preliminary Final: 18-28 v Sydney Roosters | |
| 2004 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 78.57% | Grand Final: 16-13 v Sydney Roosters | |
| 2005 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 37.5% | ||
| 2006 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 65.38% | Preliminary Final: 20-37 v Brisbane | |
| 2007 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 46.15% | Semi Final: 6-25 v Parramatta | |
| 2008 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 20.83% | ||
| Career | 288 | 162 | 119 | 7 | 56.3% | at 30 September 2008 | |
Footnotes
- ^ Lane, Daniel (27 February 2018). "Vale Steve Folkes, a man of steel who didn't need a cape". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Yesterday's Hero Archived 3 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rugby League Project Coaches
- ^ "Folkes to call it quits". News.com.au. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
- ^ "Steve Folkes joins West Indies". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 October 2008.
- ^ Read, Brent (15 September 2009). "Folkes set to return with Tigers". The Australian.
- ^ "Folkes leaves Tigers for Dragons". The Leader. 11 May 2011.
- ^ "Folkes appointed as Jillaroos Head Coach". 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Family reunion in Melbourne". AAP Sports News (Australia). 7 July 2000. Archived from the original (fee required) on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
- ^ "Bulldogs legend Steve Folkes found dead". 27 February 2018.
- ^ "Rugby codes will 'cease to exist' within a generation, says medical pioneer". stuff. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ "Bulldogs profile". Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
