Glenn Coleman (rugby league)

Glenn Coleman

Personal information
Full name	Glenn Robert Coleman
Born	(1965-12-21) 21 December 1965 (age 59) Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	75 kg (11 st 11 lb)
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1983–94 Cronulla Sharks 123 41 0 0 164
Source: [1]

Glenn Coleman (born 21 December 1965) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played his entire club football career with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. He primarily played on the wing

Early life

Coleman was born in the south-western Sydney suburb of Bankstown. He began his career playing for his local junior side Cronulla Caringbah at the age of sixteen. He was subsequently scouted and signed as a junior to the Cronulla Sharks.

Playing career

Cronulla coach Jack Gibson gave Coleman his first grade debut against the Illawarra Steelers in round 22 of the 1986 season. In 1987, Coleman finished the season as the Sharks' top try scorer with 10 tries. In the 1988 season, the Sharks won the minor premiership for the first time in the club's history, Coleman played a starring role in his sides' success, playing in all 24 games, and scoring 8 tries. The Sharks narrowly missed out on Grand Final qualification that year when they lost 9–2 in the preliminary final to the Balmain Tigers at the Sydney Football Stadium. ^[2]

In the 1989 season, the Sharks finished fifth after surviving a playoff for fifth with the Brisbane Broncos. Coleman once again played in all 24 games, and scored 6 tries in the 1989 season. ^[3] Injuries in the 1990 and 1991 seasons prevented him from making much of an impact, but Coleman returned to top form in the 1992 season when he scored 8 tries from 21 appearances. Coleman's stint with the Sharks ended at the conclusion of the 1994 season and subsequently retired from playing.

Post playing

After the 2005 Cronulla riots, Coleman was selected along with fellow sports stars Susie Maroney, Nick Davis, Mark Ella and former Sharks teammate Andrew Ettingshausen to head the $250,000 NSW government campaign to promote Sydney's beach suburbs as safe for everyone. ^[4] In 2006, Coleman narrowly missed out on selection in the Cronulla Sharks Dream Team. Mat Rogers and Ray Corcoran were instead chosen as the wingers. ^[5] Glenn was invited onto the board of Cronulla sharks as a director in late 2012. This eventually turned into the chairman role during the high-pressure ASADA investigation at the club. Time and business commitments saw this being a fill-in role only to mid 2013. He was subsequently replaced by former Olympic basketballer Damian Keogh. ^{[6] [7]} Coleman now has a successful digital printing company Coleman Group ^[8] as well as being a property developer. Coleman Group has been designing, printing and installing signage for over 60 years. As a leading manufacturer and supplier to the exhibition, event, retail and sporting industries ^[9]

References

1. RLP
2. Middleton, David; Rugby League 1988/1989; p. 46. ISBN   0-949853-19-4
3. Middleton, David Rugby League 1989/1990; p. 110. ISBN   0-949853-32-1
4. "Charges over racial text messages - National - theage.com.au". Theage.com.au. 22 December 2005. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
5. "Cronulla 40-Year Dream Team Announced". Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
6. Proszenko, Adrian (16 May 2013). "Keogh takes Sharks reins as Coleman stands down". The Sydney Morning Herald . Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
7. "Meet new Sharks boss Glenn Coleman". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
8. "Coleman Group". Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
9. "Former Sharks NRL Player Glenn Coleman Selling Approved Canterbury Development Site". Raywhitecommercial.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.