Denis Flannery

Denis Flannery

Personal information
Nickname	Flag Pole
Born	2 April 1928 (1928-04-02) (age 83)
Playing information
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	82.5 kg (182 lb; 13 st 0 lb)
Position	Wing
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1947–58	Brothers (Ipswich)
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1948–56	Queensland	27	16	0	0	48
1950–57	Australia	15	4	0	0	12
Source: [1][2]

Denis Flannery (born 2 April 1928) is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 50s. One of Queensland's greats, Flannery was a regular Australian representative during the 1950s, playing on the wing.

A schoolboy sprint champion, Flannery attended St. Joseph's Nudgee College.^[2]

Although prone to injury, he made his debut for Queensland in 1948 and won his first Australian cap in the second Ashes Test of 1950, when Australia beat Great Britain 15–3 at the Brisbane Cricket Ground.

Flannery also played Test football in 1951 and 1952. On the 1952–1953 Kangaroo tour, he scored 23 tries in 14 games, including hat-tricks against Featherstone Rovers, Doncaster and Hull Kingston Rovers. Flannery was selected for the Australian World Cup squad in 1954. He continued to represent Queensland and Australia until 1956, retiring from representative football after the 1956–1957 Kangaroo tour. In total, Flannery played 15 international games for Australia, including two World Cup games.

Flannery continued with Ipswich Brothers, serving as player-coach in 1957 and 1958 before retiring at the age of 30.

Flannery married Norma Dempsey, the daughter of the former great Kangaroo Dan Dempsey. They owned the Ulster Hotel in Ipswich formerly owned by Dan Dempsey.^[3]

In June 2008, he was chosen in the Queensland Rugby League's Team of the Century on the wing, recognised for his "sweet side-step and swerve".^[4][5]

References

• Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson (1995). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players (with Queensland Section). Smithfield, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. pp. page 511. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1. 

Footnotes

1. ^ Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson (1995). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players (with Queensland Section). Smithfield, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. pp. page 511. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Queensland Team of the Century named". Australian Rugby League. 2008-06-11. http://www.rugbyleague.com.au/arl/article.php?id=1186. Retrieved 2008-08-17. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Historical Hotels of the Ipswich Central Business District, North Ipswich, Brassall and West Ipswich". Ipswich Library. http://library.ipswich.qld.gov.au/pubs/pubcbdt.htm#uls. Retrieved 2008-08-17. 
4. ^ "Lewis leads Qld team of the century". The Age. 2008-06-10. http://news.theage.com.au/sport/lewis-leads-qld-team-of-the-century-20080610-2oja.html. Retrieved 2008-08-17. 
5. ^ Ricketts, Steve (2008-06-10). "Locky named No.1 but Wal's still King". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 2009-05-20. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.news.com.au%2Fcouriermail%2Fstory%2F0%2C23739%2C23843448-10389%2C00.html&date=2009-05-20. Retrieved 2009-05-20. 

External links

• Denis Flannery at the Rugby League Project
• Queensland Representatives at qrl.com.au

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Name	Flannery, Denis
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Date of birth	1928-04-02
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