Adam Perry (rugby league)

This article is about the rugby player. For the drummer of the Bloodhound gang, see Adam Perry (drummer).

Adam Perry (born 29 May 1979) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a hooker in the 1990s and 2000s for Canterbury-Bankstown in the NRL, with whom he won the 2004 NRL premiership.

Adam Perry

Personal information
Full name	Adam Perry
Born	(1979-05-29) 29 May 1979 (age 46) Junee, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1998–07 Canterbury-Bankstown 133 7 0 0 28
Source: [1]

Background

Perry was born in Junee, New South Wales, Australia of English descent.

Playing career

Perry spent his entire nine-year first-grade career with Canterbury. Perry played for them in their 2004 NRL grand final victory over cross-town rivals, the Sydney Roosters. As 2004 NRL premiers, Canterbury faced Super League IX champions, Leeds in the 2005 World Club Challenge. Perry played at hooker in Canterbury's 32–39 loss.^[2]

Ongoing knee injuries forced Perry to retire from the NRL in 2007 at the age of 28. Perry was captain-coach of his home-town club Junee Diesels for two years in the Group 9 competition of the New South Wales Country Rugby League. Perry was a co-coach for Group 9 club Wagga Brothers and is also was a development officer with the CRL.^[3] Perry was assistant coach at the Gundagai Tigers in 2018 when they won the Group 9 premiership, and become head coach of that club from late September 2018.^[4]