| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ron Coote | |
| Date of birth | 1944 | |
| Nickname(s) | Solid | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Kensington | ||
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1964-71 1972-78 |
South Sydney Eastern Suburbs |
148 (144) 109 (117) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 1965-75 1967-75 |
New South Wales Australia |
15 (18) 23 (39) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Ron Coote is an Australian former representative rugby league player whose club career was played with the South Sydney and Eastern Suburbs. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games The South Sydney Rabbitohs, also known as Souths, The Bunnies, SSFC or The Rabbits, are an Australian professional Rugby league The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. He is considered one of the nation's finest players of the 20th century.
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Early life and playing style
Born in Kingsford, New South Wales in 1944 Coote was a South Sydney junior and the son of 1930s Easts forward Jack Coote. Kingsford is a Suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Jack Coote was a Rugby league player in the Australian competition the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL
Coote was a tall, rangy lock with an upright running style. A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench He was famous for his outstanding cover defence and low, "round-the-legs" tackling technique. He was bestowed the name "Prince of Locks" after his crowning as second greatest lock ever (behind "King of Locks" Johnny Raper). John Raper MBE (born 12 April 1939 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former Rugby league footballer
Club career
He played 151 games for South Sydney from 1964-71 and 108 games for Eastern Suburbs from 1972-1978. The South Sydney Rabbitohs, also known as Souths, The Bunnies, SSFC or The Rabbits, are an Australian professional Rugby league The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. With both clubs enjoying success during his tenure, Coote's Grand Final record is phenomenal. A Grand Final is a predominantly Australian sporting term used to describe a final that decides a league champion He played in nine Grand Finals in 11 seasons from 1965 to 1975. He won four premierships at Souths and consecutive premierships at Easts in season 1974 and season 1975. 1974 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the sixty-seventh season of professional Rugby league football in Australia 1975 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the sixty-eighth season of professional Rugby league football in Australia
Representative career
He represented Australia in 23 Tests and World Cup games between 1967 and 1975 and was captain for 3 games in the 1970 World Cup. The Rugby League World Cup is an international competition contested by the men's national rugby league teams of the member nations of the Rugby League International The fifth Rugby League World Cup was held in Great Britain in 1970.
Post playing
After football Coote became a successful businessman owning a number of McDonalds franchises. He was at one time a member of the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) judiciary. The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby league in New South Wales and is a member of the Australian Rugby In 2000 he founded the Men of League program which supports former players, officials and referees who have fallen on hard times. The program offers practical assiatance and grants for medical operations; it mentors players about to retire from the game and promotes the game in regional areas. As at 2007 Ron Coote is President of the Men of League Program.
Accolades
In 2004 he was named by Souths in their South Sydney Dream Team,[1], consisting of 17 players and a coach representing the club from 1908 through to 2004, Coote has also been named in a team comprising Eastern Suburbs greatest ever players. The 1908 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the inaugural season of Australia 's first Rugby league football competition which was based in The year 2004 's National Rugby League season was the 97th season of professional Rugby league football in Australia, and the seventh run by the
In February 2008, Coote was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908-2007) which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia. In late 2007 the Australian Rugby League and National Rugby League commissioned 130 experts to select the 100 best rugby league players in the game's 100-year history in The Australian Rugby League (ARL is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby league in Australia [2][3] Coote went on to be named in the second-row in Australian rugby league's Team of the Century. In late 2007, the Australian Rugby League and National Rugby League commissioned a college of 130 experts to select the 100 best rugby league players in Announced on 17 April 2008, the team is the panel's majority choice for each of the thirteen starting positions and four interchange players. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [4][5]
References
- ^ South Sydney Dream Team from the official South Sydney website.
- ^ Centenary of Rugby League - The Players. NRL & ARL (2008-02-23). The Australian Rugby League (ARL is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby league in Australia 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Retrieved on 2008-02-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable
- ^ Peter Cassidy. "Controversy reigns as NRL releases top 100 players", Macquarie National News, 2008-02-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Retrieved on 2008-02-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable
- ^ Todd Balym. "Johns, Meninga among Immortals", Fox Sports Australia, 2008-04-17. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Retrieved on 2008-04-17. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor.
- ^ Team of the Century Announced. NRL & ARL (2008-04-17). The Australian Rugby League (ARL is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby league in Australia 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Retrieved on 2008-04-17. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor.
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