John Harvey (rugby league)

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = John Harvey


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fullname = John Harvey
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1955|04|19|df=yes
placeofbirth = Manly, New South Wales
countryofbirth = Australia
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position = rlp|PR
club1 = Manly-Warringah
year1start = 1975
year1end = 1978
appearances1 = 61
tries1 = 2
goals1 = 0
fieldgoals1 = 0
points1 = 6
club2 = Eastern Suburbs
year2start = 1979
year2end = 1982
appearances2 = 61
tries2 = 6
goals2 = 0
fieldgoals2 = 0
points2 = 18
club3 = Manly-Warringah
year3start = 1984
year3end =
appearances3 = 13
tries3 = 1
goals3 = 0
fieldgoals3 = 0
points3 = 4
coachyear1start = 1994
coachyear1end = 1995
coachteam1 = Gold Coast Seagulls
coachgames1 = 43
coachwins1 = 9
coachdraws1 = 2
coachlosses1 = 32
premierships1 =
coachyear2start = 1999
coachyear2end = 2000
coachteam2 = Salford City Reds
coachgames2 = 58
coachwins2 = 16
coachdraws2 = 1
coachlosses2 = 41
premierships2 =
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source = [http://203.166.101.37/NRL08/playercareer.asp?lplayer=3786 NRL Stats] , [http://www.nrlstats.com/archive/coaches.cfm?CoachID=185 NRL Stats Archive]

John Harvey (born 19 April, 1955 in Manly, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league player and coach. He played for Manly-Warringah and Eastern Suburbs and coached theGold Coast Seagulls and Salford City Reds. Harvey primarily played at prop.

Club career

Harvey was a Manly junior who grew into a hard-hitting prop with a reputation for a high-arm action when making a shoulder charge. Harvey played in two grand-finals while at Manly, in the 1976 win over Parramatta and the 1978 draw and subsequent win over Cronulla-Sutherland.

After receiving an offer which doubled his Manly pay-packet, Harvey signed with Easts in 1979. He played in Easts losing 1980 grand final side and remained with the club until the end of 1982 when he "went bush". In 1983, Harvey captain-coached the Tweed Heads Seagulls for a season, winning the Group 18 premiership as well as the Country Rugby League's Clayton Cup.cite journal | author = Tony Adams | title = Legend Q&A | journal = Rugby League Week | issue =4 July, 2007 |pages = pgs 22-23 | publisher = PBLMedia | location = Sydney, NSW | accessdate =2008-09-03]

Bob Fulton made Harvey an offer to return to Manly in 1984 but his playing contract wasn't extended for the following season and Harvey returned to country football once more.

Harvey continued to play in NSW country leagues until 1992, with seasons at Forster-Tuncurry Hawks, Gold Coast Seagulls and Wee Waa. Harvey finished his playing career at Wee Waa, leading the team to a grand final victory in the Group 4 competition at the age of 37.cite book | author=Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson |title=The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players |year=2007 |publisher="Gary Allen Pty Ltd" |location=Wetherill Park, New South Wales |isbn=9781877082931 |pages=pages 225-226]

Representative career

Harvey was selected to represent Australia for one Test in 1978 against New Zealand but spent the whole game on the interchange bench. Harvey had a further chance that year to play in an international when he was selected for the 1978 Kangaroo tour, but he created some controversy when he declined the selection due to personal reasons.cite journal | author = Tony Adams | title = Legend Q&A | journal = Rugby League Week | issue =4 July, 2007 |pages = pgs 22-23 | publisher = PBLMedia | location = Sydney, NSW | accessdate =2008-09-03]

Coaching career

Harvey returned to the Gold Coast as a coach in 1994, succeeding Wally Lewis. The club was rebranded and became the Gold Coast Chargers in 1996 and Phil Economidis took over from John Harvey as coach.

In May 1999, Harvey replaced Andy Gregory as head coach at Salford City Reds in the English Super League. [cite news|Format=fee required|author=Chris Herde and Brad Walter|publisher="AAP Sports News (Australia)"|title=Harvey to coach Salford |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-21613214.html |accessdate=2008-09-03|date=1999-05-17] After the club avoided relegation at the end of the 1999 season, Harvey was given a contract for a further season. [cite news|Format=fee required|publisher="AAP Sports News (Australia)"|title=Harvey's escape act rewarded with full time post |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-23424005.html |accessdate=2008-09-03|date=1999-09-14]

Footnotes

References

* cite book | author=Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson |title=The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players |year=2007
publisher="Gary Allen Pty Ltd" |location=Wetherill Park, New South Wales |isbn=9781877082931 |pages=pages 225-226
*cite journal | author = Tony Adams | title = Legend Q&A | journal = Rugby League Week | issue =4 July, 2007 |pages = pgs 22-23 | publisher = PBLMedia | location = Sydney, NSW | accessdate =2008-09-03

External links

* [http://rugbyleagueproject.com/players/John_Harvey.html "John Harvey" at the "Rugby League Project"]
* [http://203.166.101.37/NRL08/playercareer.asp?lplayer=3786 "John Harvey" at "NRL Stats"]