Michael De Vere
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael De Vere | |
| Date of birth | December 11, 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Campbelltown, Australia | |
| Height | 1.88 m | |
| Weight | 90 kg | |
| Position | Center | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1996 - 2004 2005 - 2006 |
Brisbane Huddersfield |
161 (1062) 36 (172) |
| Representative teams** | ||
| 2001 - 2004 2003 - 2004 |
New South Wales Australia |
5 (4) 4 (14) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Michael De Vere (born December 11, 1976 in Campbelltown, New South Wales) is an Australian former rugby league footballer, who played for the Brisbane Broncos, the Huddersfield Giants, New South Wales and Australia.
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[edit] Playing Career
A product of Campbelltown, De Vere spent a year playing with Appin in the Group 6 competition before being graded with St. George in 1995.
The following year he wrote to Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett requesting a trial. Bennett went one better, offering the young winger/centre an incentive contract.
In 1998 De Vere scored the opening try in Brisbane’s 38-12 grand final win against the Canterbury Bulldogs. The club’s top point-scorer in 2000, De Vere made it two premierships in four seasons with the club when he landed three goals in the 14-6 grand final win against the Sydney Roosters in 2000.
The following year he joined the ranks of other Brisbane players (Terry Matterson, Glenn Lazarus, Luke Priddis, Chris Johns) to have represented New South Wales against his Queensland teammates in a State of Origin match. He was again top point-scorer for the Broncos in 2001 and 2002. Also in 2003 he was the Broncos' top try-scorer.
In 2004 he was dropped from the NSW team after the Blues’ narrow 9-8 win in the first match of the series. De Vere then left the Broncos at the end of the season after again being the club's top-point scorer, to take up a contract with English club Huddersfield Giants, becoming the club's first Australian international player since Pat Devery in the 1950s. Michael was the Broncos highest ever point scorer with 1,062 points until Darren Lockyer overtook it in 2006. He played in Huddersfield in 2005 and 2006.
On November 20, 2006, he announced that he will retire from professional football and will return to the Brisbane Broncos. He will join the Carina Leagues club as a Development/Coaching Officer in 2007.
[edit] Career playing statistics
[edit] Point scoring summary
| Games | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 197 | 70 | 477 | - | 1234 |
[edit] Matches played
| Team | Matches | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Broncos | 161 | 1996 - 2004 |
| Huddersfield Giants | 36 | 2005 - 2006 |
| New South Wales | 5 | 2001 - 2004 |
| Australia | 4 | 2003 - 2004 |
[edit] External links
- Michael De Vere Brisbane Broncos profile
- Player Details at stateoforigin.com.au
- Rleague.com player profile
| Brisbane Broncos |
|---|
| The Club Representatives • History • Records • Honours • Players • Venues |
| Seasons 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 |
| Stadiums Lang Park/Suncorp Stadium • ANZ Stadium |
| Captains Wally Lewis (1988-1989) • Gene Miles (1990-1991) • Allan Langer (1992-1999) Kevin Walters (1999-2000) • Gorden Tallis (2001-2004) • Darren Lockyer (2005-present) |
| Coaches Wayne Bennett (1988-present) |
