Michael Thomas Dorreen (born 19 January 1967) is a New Zealand former professional

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footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for

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and

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, and at club level for Addington (of the

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, Sydney Tigers and

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, as a .

New Zealand

Dorreen played for the dominating

provincial side of the early 1990s alongside

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, Logan Edwards,

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and coach

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. In 1994, he changed regions and joined the Hawkes Bay Unicorns for the inaugural

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. He also made the

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side in 1994 and played two games for the New Zealand national rugby league team.

Australian competition

In 1995, he joined the new

franchise in the

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. He played in 14 matches for the new club but was not re-signed for 1996. In 1996, he moved to Sydney to play for the Sydney Tigers. He then finished his professional career with the

in the Super League competition. He played for

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in 1998. He returned to New Zealand in 1999, playing for Halswell and Canterbury.

Coaching career

In 2007, he was to coach the Canterbury under-18 side with his former teammate Logan Edwards before the competition was cancelled by the

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. However, they have continued to be involved in age grade coaching in Canterbury and, in 2009, they coached the Canterbury Bulls under-18 side. In 2010, Dorreen coached the South Island under 17 side in the National Zonal Competition. In 2012, he was promoted to head coach of the South Island side. In 2013, the Canterbury Bulls replaced the South Island Scorpions in the National Competition and Dorreen became the Canterbury Bulls' head coach.

References

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