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Josh Hannay (born 11 January 1980) is an Australian professional
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coach who is an assistant coach of the
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. They compete in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australasia's premier rugby league ...
in the
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and a former professional
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who played as a in the 1990s and 2000s. A
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representative, Hannay spent nine seasons with the
North Queensland Cowboys The North Queensland Cowboys is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, the largest town in North Queensland. They compete in Australia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL). Sinc ...
and was the club's highest point scorer until 2011. He later had stints with the
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. They compete in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australasia's premier rugby league ...
and
Celtic Crusaders Crusaders Rugby League ( cy, Croesgadwyr Rygbi'r Gynghrair) was a professional rugby league club based in Bridgend and later in Wrexham, Wales. They played for six seasons in the Rugby Football League competitions, including three years in the ...
, before moving into coaching. In 2020, he served as the interim head coach of the
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in the
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.


Background

Born and raised in
Moranbah, Queensland Moranbah is a coal mining town and locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Moranbah had a population of 8,735 people. In addition to the permanent population, Moranbah also has a large fly-in fly-out popula ...
, Hannay played his junior rugby league for the Moranbah Miners before being signed by the
North Queensland Cowboys The North Queensland Cowboys is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, the largest town in North Queensland. They compete in Australia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL). Sinc ...
at 15. In
Townsville Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 180,820 as of June 2018, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland; it is unofficially considered its capital. Estimated resident population, 3 ...
, he attended
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.


Playing career


North Queensland Cowboys

In Round 15 of the
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, Cowboys' head coach
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named Hannay to make his first grade debut against the
Western Suburbs Magpies The Western Suburbs Magpies (legal name: Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Ltd) are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly r ...
. At 16 years and 185 days old, Hannay would have been the second youngest player to debut in Australian history after
Ray Stehr Raymond Ernest Stehr (24 January 1913 – 2 June 1983) was an Australian rugby league footballer, a New South Wales Rugby League team, state and Australia national rugby league team, national representative player whose club career was played a ...
, who debuted at 16 years and 85 days in 1929. The selection was ultimately blocked by the
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(ARL), as Hannay (who was born in 1980), had to turn 17 the year he debuted to be eligible. In Round 3 of the
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, almost two years after his vetoed debut, the now 18-year old Hannay made his NRL debut in the Cowboys' 16–15 win over the
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, scoring a try. In Round 23, he scored his first NRL hat-trick in a 12–28 loss to the
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. The team colours are maroon and white, while their namesake and logo is the sea eagle. They compete in Australia's premier rugb ...
. In his rookie season for the club, he played 21 games, starting at either or , scoring 15 tries, 29 goals and 118 points to finish as the side's top try and point scorer. In 1999, despite playing just 13 games due to injuries, he represented the
Junior Kangaroos The Junior Kangaroos side represents Australia in the sport of rugby league. They are commonly known as the Junior Kangaroos, after the native marsupial of that name. Since 2019, they are an under-23 side, with players selected from the NRL. The ...
alongside his Cowboys teammate
Scott Prince Scott Prince (born 27 February 1980) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative, he played club footba ...
. Over the next two seasons, Hannay was further plagued by injuries, playing only 17 games, including just five in
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. In 2002, he played his first full season in four years, starting in 19 games for the Cowboys and finishing as their top point scorer. In 2003, Hannay enjoyed a breakout season, playing 23 games and scoring 230 points, second in the NRL only to
Hazem El Masri Hazem El Masri ( ar, حازم المصري; born 1 April 1976) is a Lebanese Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a er in the 1990s and 2000s. An international representative for Australia and Lebanon, and a New ...
's 294. On July 16, 2003, he made his
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debut for
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, starting at and kicking four goals in a 36–6 Game III win over
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at
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. In Round 23 of the
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, Hannay set the record for most points (24) and most goals (10) in a single game for the Cowboys in their 60–8 win over the
South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are a professional Australian rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen pla ...
. As of 2020, his 10-goal record still stands, while
Johnathan Thurston Johnathan Dean Thurston (born 25 April 1983) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the National Rugby League (NRL). Thurston was an Australian international, Queensland State of Origin and Indigenous All ...
later equalled his points record in 2006. In 2004, Hannay started at in all 27 games for the Cowboys as they qualified for the finals for the first time in their history. He scored 228 points that season, finishing second again in the top point scorers list to El Masri, who scored 342. In 2005, he started at in the Cowboys' maiden
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appearance, a 16–30 loss to the
Wests Tigers The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional Rugby league, rugby league football team, based in the Inner West and South West Sydney. They have competed in the National Rugby League since being formed at the end of the 1999 NRL season as a j ...
. In 2006, Hannay fell out of favour at the Cowboys, playing just nine games. In July, he was told by the club he would not be re-signed when his contract ended that season. Despite this, Hannay earned a recall to the
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side, starting at centre in their series-deciding 16–14 win over New South Wales at the
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in
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. On 26 July 2006, he signed a two-year deal with the
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. They compete in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australasia's premier rugby league ...
.


Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

In Round 1 of the
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, Hannay made his debut for the Sharks in an 18–0 win over the
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. He would play just two more games before being dropped to
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by head coach
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. In June 2007, he was dropped from the Sharks' NSW Cup side and began playing for the Gymea Gorillas in the local Cronulla-Sutherland District competition before being granted a release by the club.


Celtic Crusaders

In August 2007, Hannay signed the
Celtic Crusaders Crusaders Rugby League ( cy, Croesgadwyr Rygbi'r Gynghrair) was a professional rugby league club based in Bridgend and later in Wrexham, Wales. They played for six seasons in the Rugby Football League competitions, including three years in the ...
, who were playing in the National League Two, helping them to promotion to the National League One. In 2008, he was a member of the Crusaders' side who lost to Salford City in the National League One Grand Final. Despite losing the Grand Final, the Crusaders finished second and earned promotion to the
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for the first time. In 2009, he played 17 Super League games for the Crusaders, finishing as the club's top point scorer. Hannay did not get to finish the season, as he, along with Australian teammates
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, Tony Duggan, Damien Quin, Darren Mapp and
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were deported after the
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ruled they breached visa regulations. Hannay was banned from entering the
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for 10 years and his Crusaders' contract was cancelled with immediate effect.


Later career

In November 2009, Hannay returned to
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, joining the
Mackay Cutters The Mackay Cutters are a semi-professional rugby league football club based in Mackay, Queensland, Mackay, Queensland. They compete in Queensland's top rugby league competition, the Queensland Cup. The club was admitted to the Queensland Cup i ...
in the
Queensland Cup The Queensland Cup, currently known as the Hostplus Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level regional rugby league football competition in Queensland, Australia. It is run by the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) and is contested by four ...
for the 2010 season. In 2011, he returned to Moranbah to play for his junior club, the Moranbah Miners, in the Mackay and Districts A-Grade competition. In 2012, he captain-coached the club to premiership success in the competition. In 2013, he retired from playing and solely focused on coaching the Miners.


Coaching career


Souths Logan Magpies

On 9 October 2013, Hannay was appointed head coach of the
Souths Logan Magpies The Souths Logan Magpies, more commonly referred to by their former names Southern Suburbs Magpies, or South Brisbane Magpies, or often simply referred to as Souths, are a rugby league football club based in the southern suburbs of Brisbane, Au ...
in the
Queensland Cup The Queensland Cup, currently known as the Hostplus Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level regional rugby league football competition in Queensland, Australia. It is run by the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) and is contested by four ...
for the 2014 season. Over three seasons with the club, Hannay's highest place finish with the Magpies was 7th in 2016, missing the finals on points differential. He coached 70 games, winning 28, for a 40% winning percentage. In 2016 and 2017, he coached the
Queensland under-18 rugby league team The Queensland Under-18 rugby league team, also known as Queensland Under-18s or Queensland U18, represents Queensland in the sport of rugby league at an under-18 age level. Since 2008, the team has played an annual fixture against the New Sout ...
, losing both games to New South Wales.


North Queensland Cowboys

In 2017, he returned to the
North Queensland Cowboys The North Queensland Cowboys is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, the largest town in North Queensland. They compete in Australia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL). Sinc ...
as an assistant coach to Paul Green. In his first season on the coaching staff, the Cowboys qualified for the
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, losing to the
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. In 2018, he joined the
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coaching staff as an assistant to
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, spending just one year in the role. On 20 July 2020, Hannay was named as the interim head coach of the
North Queensland Cowboys The North Queensland Cowboys is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, the largest town in North Queensland. They compete in Australia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL). Sinc ...
following the resignation of Paul Green. In Round 17 of the
2020 NRL season The 2020 NRL season was the 113th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 23rd season run by the National Rugby League. Teams The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 14th consecutive year. ; Notes : : : Pre-season ...
, after five straight losses, Hannay earned his first win as an NRL head coach after the Cowboys defeated the
St George Illawarra Dragons The St. George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 after a joint- ...
23–22 in
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. On 22 September 2020, after being overlooked as full-time head coach of the Cowboys, Hannay announced he would leave the club, despite being under contract for the 2021 season.


Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

On 17 November 2020, Hannay joined the
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. They compete in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australasia's premier rugby league ...
as an assistant coach. On 14 April 2021 Hannay was named as caretaker head coach following the sacking of John Morris In round 11 of the
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, he earned his first win as Cronulla-Sutherland interim coach as the club defeated fierce rivals St. George Illawarra 13–12. Hannay is currently an assistant coach with the Queensland State of Origin Team


Statistics


NRL


Super League


State of Origin


Coaching


Footnotes


External links


FOGS profile
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