Jamie Feeney

From Justapedia, unleashing the power of collective wisdom
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Jamie Feeney
JAMIE FEENEY.jpg
Personal information
Full nameJamie Feeney
Born (1978-05-02) 2 May 1978 (age 45)
Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
PositionSecond-row, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1999–04 Canterbury Bulldogs 112 24 0 0 96
2005–06 Melbourne Storm 20 0 0 0 0
Total 132 24 0 0 96
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2002 NSW Country 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2020–2020 Sydney Roosters (NRLW) 4 2 0 2 50
2021 Gold Coast Titans (NRLW) 6 3 0 3 50
Total 10 5 0 5 50
Source: [1][2]

Jamie Feeney (born 9 April 1978) is the coach of the Gold Coast Titans NRLW team, and an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played as a second-row and lock for Canterbury Bankstown and the Melbourne Storm in the NRL.

Background

Born in Muswellbrook, New South Wales. Feeney was educated at Muswellbrook High School and then St Josephs High School, Aberdeen.

After graduating high school, Feeney attended university at Australian College of Physical Education. He studied a Bachelor's degree in Personal Development, Health and Physical Education

Playing career

Feeney joined Canterbury in 1997 and won the reserve grade premiership with the club in 1998. In 1999, Feeney made his first grade debut for Canterbury against Auckland.

Over the coming years, Feeney became a regular in the Canterbury side but missed out on playing in the 2004 premiership winning team against the Sydney Roosters.

In 2005, Feeney joined Melbourne Storm and played two seasons with the club. He was part of the extended bench for the club's 2006 NRL Grand Final loss against Brisbane.

Coaching career

In 2006, Feeney became coach of the Central Coast Jersey Flegg Cup team.

He has previously been the NSWRL Performance Programs Manager,[3] NRL NRL Elite Female Pathways Manager, and has been an assistant coach with the Jillaroos since 2016. [4]

2020

In June 2020, Feeney was appointed as head coach of the Sydney Roosters NRL Women's Premiership team,[5] leading the team to the 2020 NRL Women's Grand Final, with his team losing 20-10 to Brisbane Broncos.[6]

2021

Feeney was replaced as Sydney Roosters coach in February 2021 after moving to Queensland.[7]

On 14 June 2021, Feeney was announced as the inaugural coach of the Gold Coast Titans NRLW team,[8] following the expansion of the competition for the 2021 season.

With Feeney as coach, the Titans made the 2021 NRL Women's season finals (competition held in 2022), after finishing third on the ladder. The Titans were eliminated from the finals by St George Illawarra Dragons.

Career highlights

  • Junior Club: Muswellbrook Rams
  • First Grade Debut: Round 12, Canterbury v Warriors at Telstra Stadium 23 May 1999

References

  1. ^ "Jamie Feeney - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ "Jamie Feeney - Coaching Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Feeney: Guiding the Next Generation". bulldogs.com.au. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Jamie Feeney appointed Roosters 2020 NRL Women's Head Coach". roosters.com.au. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. ^ Newton, Alicia. "Feeney ready to shake feathers in bid to turn results". NRL.com. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  6. ^ McDonald, Margie. "Feeney: Roosters unbowed after falling short in big dance". NRL.com. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  7. ^ Newton, Alicia. "Strange replaces Feeney as NRLW coach". NRL.com. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Feeney to lead inaugural Titans NRLW side". titans.com.au. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

External links