Michael Searle

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Michael Searle
Personal information
Full nameMichael Thomas Searle
Born (1968-07-16) 16 July 1968 (age 55)
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 4 lb; 214 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row, Hooker, Lock
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1988–95 Gold Coast Seagulls 5470928
Source: [1]

Michael Searle (born 16 July 1968) is an Australian businessman and rugby league football identity. He was the first Chief Executive for the Gold Coast Titans, whose inaugural season in the National Rugby League was 2007. Searle also manages an accountancy firm, an international talent management group and headed the push for an independent commission to take over the running of the NRL. [2] This occurred in 2012.

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Playing career

Son of former player Tom Searle, Michael Searle played rugby league in the forwards for the Gold Coast club of the 1980s and 1990s.

Administration career

A month after starting an accountancy firm, at age 29 Searle agreed to lead the Gold Coast's bid for an NRL licence on 15 March 1999. [3] The Titans' first season was the 2007 Telstra Premiership. During the 2012 NRL season it was revealed that the Titans club was heavily in debt and the prospect of bankruptcy hung over the club. Gold Coast managed to recover but it would be Searle's last year in the Chief Executive role.

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References

  1. "Michael Searle - Career & Summary". Rugby League Project. 16 July 1968. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. English, Ben (10 October 2009). "A man's mission to unite NRL". Herald and Weekly Times. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  3. Badel, Peter (13 September 2009). "Michael Searle proud of Gold Coast Titans". The Courier-Mail. Australia. Retrieved 6 November 2010.