Steve Martin (rugby league)
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Steve Martin | |
| Date of birth | b. 1955 | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Halfback | |
| Current club | Retired | |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1978–1981 1982–1984 |
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Balmain Tigers |
70 (65) 53 (38) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 1978–1980 1978–1980 |
New South Wales Australia |
2 (3) 1 (0) |
| Professional clubs coached | ||
| 1990–1992[1] 1998 |
North Sydney Bears South Sydney Rabbitohs |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Steve Martin (born 1955) is an Australian former professional rugby league player in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition for Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the Balmain Tigers. Martin was also a representative player at both state and international levels. He primarily played in the halfback position.
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[edit] Playing career
Martin was originally an Australian Rules footballer in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales but switched to rugby league and spent 1975–1976 playing for Barrow in English club football. He came to the notice of first-grade clubs in Australia when he represented Riverina in the 1976 Amco Cup competition.
Martin debuted for Manly in 1978 and was quickly recruited by New South Wales as five-eighth. In the same year he played in both the grand final and the grand final replay win over Cronulla. Martin toured with the Kangaroos at the end of 1978, playing in eleven tour matches and one Test against France. Martin finished his debut season as the NSWRL Rookie of the Year.
Martin was selected to represent New South Wales as an interchange for the inaugural State of Origin game in 1980.[2]
After several positional changes at Manly, Martin moved to Balmain in an effort to consolidate his career at halfback but a series of shoulder injuries kept him from his previous form. In 1983–1984, Martin played for Leeds in England.
[edit] Coaching career
In 1986–1987, Martin captain-coached West Tamworth to two premierships but two shoulder disclocations forced his retirement as a player. Moving to the North Sydney Bears in 1990, Martin coached the club to the 1991 preliminary-final but they lost to the Canberra Raiders.
1992 was a disappointing season for the Bears and Martin resigned at the end of the year. An appointment as coach of the Featherstone Rovers in England followed before Martin returned once more to Australia and took up the coaching position at the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 1998. His tenure at the club was brief. Martin was sacked after a disagreement over the disciplining of controversial five-eighth, Julian O'Neill, late in the season and handed the position over to Craig Coleman.[3]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ North Sydney Team of the Century Nominees. North Sydney Bears. Retrieved on 2007-12-16.
- ^ State Of Origin - Game 1, 1980. Rugby League Tables. Retrieved on 2007-12-16.
- ^ Season by Season - 1998. South Sydney Rabbitohs. Retrieved on 2007-12-16.
[edit] References
- Whiticker, Alan and Hudson, Glen (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd, 609. ISBN 9781877082931.
| Preceded by Frank Stanton 1987–1989 |
Coach North Sydney Bears 1990–1992 |
Succeeded by Peter Louis 1993–1999 |
| Preceded by Ken Shine 1994–1997 |
Coach South Sydney Rabbitohs 1998 |
Succeeded by Craig Coleman 1998–1999 2002 |
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