Steve Price (coach)
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Steven Price is an Australian professional rugby league
football coach and former player. He is the current head coach for the St. George Illawarra Dragons of the NRL.
team in 1999. His position of choice was at Five-Eighth and at Lock. However two knee injuries ended his playing career early.
assistant coach.
In 2003 he was the Dragons' Premier League
assistant coach.
In 2004 Price was promoted and became the coach of the Dragons Jersey Flegg
team with whom he won the 2005 title. He coached current Dragons players during that premiership win such as; Brett Morris
, Dan Hunt
and Jason Nightingale
as well as other established rugby league
players such as; Josh Morris
, Beau Ryan
, Daryl Millard
, George Ndaira
, Chris Houston
, Lee Te Maari
, Charlie Leaeno and Danny Wicks
.
During the 2006 and 2007 season he was the head coach for the Dragons' Premier League
team.
and subsequently the Wests Tigers
. However, his time at this level helped develop rugby league players that proved valuable to the NRL side, in juniors such as; Kyle Stanley
, Cameron King, and 2010 NRL Premiership player Trent Merrin
.
and he was promoted to become the club's assistant coach under Wayne Bennett, being part of the coaching staff when they won the 2010 NRL Premiership.
In 2010 he was appointed to become the head coach of the Samoan national side
. He was replaced in 2011 by Daniel Anderson
.
In 2011 he coached the Dragons in their pre-season win against South Sydney in the 2011 Charity Shield while Wayne Bennett was coaching the NRL All Stars.
Ahead of the 2011 World Club Challenge
on 27 February 2011 at DW Stadium England
against the 2010 Super League
premiers, the Wigan Warriors
, Bennett returned to Australia to be with his ill mother-in-law, leaving Price in charge. Dragons went on to win the game 21-15 in front of 24,268 fans.
On 30 March 2011, it was confirmed that Price would be promoted to head coach on a two year contract when current head coach Wayne Bennett announced his departure.
. Steve Folkes
was appointed to become assistant coach. Former referees' boss Robert Finch
a premiership winning player with the St. George Dragons
was appointed to be the new operations manager, taking over from Paul Massey. Andrew Gray who has worked for the Dragons since 1999 as the head physiotherapist will assume the role of High Performance Director which was left vacant by the departure of Jeremy Hickmans. Also joining the Club’s Performance Department to deliver its Speed and Acceleration Program in 2012 is former Australian gold medalist sprinter Matt Shirvington
.
suburb of Caringbah
.
He is the brother of WBU Cruiserweight
boxing champion Danny Price
.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
football coach and former player. He is the current head coach for the St. George Illawarra Dragons of the NRL.
Playing career
Price was part of the St George Dragons team between 1996 and 1998 the Balmain TigersBalmain Tigers
The Balmain Tigers are a rugby league football club based in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Balmain. They were a founding member of the New South Wales Rugby League and one of the most successful in the history of the premiership, with eleven titles...
team in 1999. His position of choice was at Five-Eighth and at Lock. However two knee injuries ended his playing career early.
Jersey Flegg and Premier League
Price began his coaching career with the St. George Illawarra Dragons in 2002 as the Dragons' Jersey FleggJersey Flegg Cup
The Jersey Flegg Cup was a junior rugby league competition played in New South Wales, contested among teams made up of players aged under 20. The competition was administered by the New South Wales Rugby League and run concurrently with the National Rugby League...
assistant coach.
In 2003 he was the Dragons' Premier League
NSWRL Premier League
The New South Wales Cup is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales previously known as the NSWRL Premier League. It has a history dating back to the NSWRFL's origins in 1908, starting off as a reserve grade competition. It is now the premier open age competition in the state...
assistant coach.
In 2004 Price was promoted and became the coach of the Dragons Jersey Flegg
Jersey Flegg Cup
The Jersey Flegg Cup was a junior rugby league competition played in New South Wales, contested among teams made up of players aged under 20. The competition was administered by the New South Wales Rugby League and run concurrently with the National Rugby League...
team with whom he won the 2005 title. He coached current Dragons players during that premiership win such as; Brett Morris
Brett Morris
Brett Morris is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the St. George Illawarra Dragons of the National Rugby League. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative winger, he is the son of St...
, Dan Hunt
Dan Hunt
Dan Hunt is a Australian rugby league player for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League competition.His position of choice is at Prop...
and Jason Nightingale
Jason Nightingale
Jason Nightingale is a professional rugby league footballer for the St. George Illawarra Dragons of the Australian National Rugby League...
as well as other established rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
players such as; Josh Morris
Josh Morris
Josh Morris is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League competition. A New South Wales State of Origin representative backline player, Josh is the twin brother of Brett Morris who plays first grade for his previous club...
, Beau Ryan
Beau Ryan
Beau Ryan is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Wests Tigers of the National Rugby League. He plays primarily in the backs....
, Daryl Millard
Daryl Millard
Daryl Millard is an Australian rugby league player of Fijian descent who currently plays for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the European Super League...
, George Ndaira
George Ndaira
George Ndaira is a rugby league player for Wests Tigers in the Newcastle Rugby League. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights, the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. He is of Lebanese ethnicity...
, Chris Houston
Chris Houston (rugby league)
Chris Houston is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Newcastle Knights of the NRL. His usual positions are at lock and in both the second-row and front-row. He previously played for the St...
, Lee Te Maari
Lee Te Maari
Lee Te Maari is a professional rugby league player who plays for the Parramatta Eels. He is a product of the WA Rugby League system and plays in the second row....
, Charlie Leaeno and Danny Wicks
Danny Wicks
Danny Wicks is a former professional rugby league footballer for the Newcastle Knights of the National Rugby League competition. Wicks also previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons...
.
During the 2006 and 2007 season he was the head coach for the Dragons' Premier League
NSWRL Premier League
The New South Wales Cup is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales previously known as the NSWRL Premier League. It has a history dating back to the NSWRFL's origins in 1908, starting off as a reserve grade competition. It is now the premier open age competition in the state...
team.
Toyota Cup
Throughout 2008 and 2009 Price was the head coach of the Under 20's Toyota Cup team in the National Youth Competition. The team did not miss the finals series in either of his years in charge of the U20's side, however, his team did not win a premiership. In both 2008 and 2009 his team fell just one game short of a grand final appearance, losing in the preliminary finals in both years to the Canberra RaidersCanberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982...
and subsequently the Wests Tigers
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs...
. However, his time at this level helped develop rugby league players that proved valuable to the NRL side, in juniors such as; Kyle Stanley
Kyle Stanley (rugby league)
Kyle Stanley , is a Samoan-Australian Rugby League player for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League....
, Cameron King, and 2010 NRL Premiership player Trent Merrin
Trent Merrin
Trent Merrin is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the St. George Illawarra Dragons of the National Rugby League. Primarily a prop forward, he has played his whole career to date at the Dragons, winning the 2010 NRL Grand Final with them....
.
NRL assistant coach
In 2010 Price's coaching role for the Unders 20's team was taken over by Adrian LamAdrian Lam
Adrian Lam is an Australian rugby league football coach and former international player. He is the head coach of the under 20 St George Dragons squad National Rugby League team he signed with them in 2010 and will combine with coaching legend Wayne Bennett.He is a former Papua New Guinea rugby...
and he was promoted to become the club's assistant coach under Wayne Bennett, being part of the coaching staff when they won the 2010 NRL Premiership.
In 2010 he was appointed to become the head coach of the Samoan national side
Samoa national rugby league team
-Notable Players & Coaches:* John Ackland * Steve Kaiser Coach 1990 - 1994* Steve Kaiser 1986* Afi Ah Koui 1986* Andrew Ah Koui 1986* George Apelu 1986* Fa'ausu Afoa circa-1995* Wing Afoa 1990 - 1994* Isaak Ah Mau circa-2006...
. He was replaced in 2011 by Daniel Anderson
Daniel Anderson (rugby league)
Daniel Anderson is an Australian rugby league football coach. Anderson previously coached in Australia, New Zealand and England and is particularly noted for his work with the development of younger players.-Early years:...
.
In 2011 he coached the Dragons in their pre-season win against South Sydney in the 2011 Charity Shield while Wayne Bennett was coaching the NRL All Stars.
Ahead of the 2011 World Club Challenge
2011 World Club Challenge
The 2011 World Club Challenge was contested by Super League XV champions, Wigan Warriors, and 2010 NRL Premiers, the St. George Illawarra Dragons...
on 27 February 2011 at DW Stadium England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
against the 2010 Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
premiers, the Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
, Bennett returned to Australia to be with his ill mother-in-law, leaving Price in charge. Dragons went on to win the game 21-15 in front of 24,268 fans.
On 30 March 2011, it was confirmed that Price would be promoted to head coach on a two year contract when current head coach Wayne Bennett announced his departure.
NRL head coach
Upon Price taking over the head coaching role, replacement staff were immediately hired to fill the void left by staff leaving with Wayne Bennett to the Newcastle KnightsNewcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
. Steve Folkes
Steve Folkes
Steve Folkes is a former Australian rugby league test footballer and former coach of the Bulldogs in the National Rugby League...
was appointed to become assistant coach. Former referees' boss Robert Finch
Robert Finch
Robert Hutchison Finch was a Republican politician from La Canada Flintridge, California. Born in Tempe, Arizona, he was the son of Robert L. Finch, a member of the Arizona House of Representatives....
a premiership winning player with the St. George Dragons
St. George Dragons
The St George Dragons was an Australian Rugby league football club in St George, Sydney, New South Wales that played in Australia's top-level Rugby league competition from New South Wales Rugby Football League in 1921 until 1998; in 1999 they formed a joint venture with the Illawarra Steelers,...
was appointed to be the new operations manager, taking over from Paul Massey. Andrew Gray who has worked for the Dragons since 1999 as the head physiotherapist will assume the role of High Performance Director which was left vacant by the departure of Jeremy Hickmans. Also joining the Club’s Performance Department to deliver its Speed and Acceleration Program in 2012 is former Australian gold medalist sprinter Matt Shirvington
Matt Shirvington
Matt Shirvington is an Australian athlete and television presenter who held the Australian 100m national sprint title from 1998 to 2002...
.
Personal life
Price resides in the Southern SydneySouthern Sydney
This article refers to an area the same as a combination of St George and SutherlandSouthern Sydney is a general term which is used to describe the southern metropolitan area of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia....
suburb of Caringbah
Caringbah, New South Wales
Caringbah is a suburb, in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Caringbah is located 24 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Sutherland Shire...
.
He is the brother of WBU Cruiserweight
Cruiserweight
Cruiserweight is a weight class in boxing between light heavyweight and heavyweight. Before the advent of the current cruiserweight class, "light heavyweight" and "cruiserweight" were sometimes used interchangeably in the United Kingdom....
boxing champion Danny Price
Danny Price
Danny Price was the head coach of the Florida International University baseball team, a position that he held from 1980 until May 2007. During that span, he became one of the few collegiate baseball coaches to record a thousand coaching victories, reaching that milestone on March 10, 2005.Price,...
.