Josh Perry
Personal information
Full name	Joshua Perry
Nickname	Teddy[1]
Born	4 February 1981 (1981-02-04) (age 28)
	Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	114 kg (17 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2000–2007	Newcastle Knights	142	15	0	0	60
2008–	Manly-Warringah	47	5	0	0	20
	Total	189	20	0	0	80
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2001–	Country Origin	4	1	0	0	4
2003–	New South Wales	2	0	0	0	0
2008–	Australia	3	0	0	0	0
As of June 25, 2009
Source: Rugby League Project and Yesterday's Hero

Josh Perry (born 4 February 1981 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative prop forward, he previously played for the Newcastle Knights, with whom he won the 2001 NRL Premiership before moving to the Sea Eagles, with whom he won the 2008 NRL Premiership.

[edit] Playing career

A Valentine-Eleebana junior, Perry made his first-grade debut in round 17 of the 2000 season playing for Newcastle against the New Zealand Warriors at EnergyAustralia Stadium on 27 May.^[2]

In 2001, he was a member of the Grand final winning team when Newcastle defeated Parramatta Eels, 30–24 at Stadium Australia on 30 September.^[3]

In 2007, Perry came off contract at the Newcastle Knights and he signed for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles for the 2008 season on a three year contract.^[3]

In his first year with the Sea Eagles, Perry played in the 2008 Grand Final victory over the Melbourne Storm.^[3]

[edit] Representative career

Perry was selected to represent New South Wales as a reserve for game I of the 2003 State of Origin series.^[4] Perry was also selected for Country Origin in 2001, 2003 and 2004, scoring one try in the 2001 match.

In August 2008, Perry was named in the preliminary 46-man Kangaroos squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.^[5][6] Two days following the NRL grand final, Perry was named in the 24-man Australia squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.^[7][3]

Perry will make his test debut for Australia against New Zealand from the bench in Australia's opening RLWC 08 game on 26 October.

He was selected for Country in the City vs Country match on 8 May 2009 and selected in the New South Wales team for game 3 in the 2009 series. ^[8]

[edit] References

• Whiticker, Alan and Hudson, Glen (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. p. 609. ISBN 9781877082931. 

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] External links

• Manly Sea Eagles profile