Craig Coleman

Cheeky, irrepressible halfback played a record 283 grade games with Souths. Coleman was a tyro behind the scrumbase; able to mobilise his forwards with sharp passing and providing great service to his outside backs. He played for Widnes in 1986-87, where he left under a cloud when he preferred to play second grade, and for Hull in 1988-89. After a decade with the Rabbitohs, he left the club at the end of 1992 to play with Salford in England. The following year, Coleman returned to Australia after the February 1 deadline and threatened to take the ARL to court when denied a clearance to play with the G’Coast club. (He played in the Souths A Grade competition for the remainder of the year). Coleman brought his experience to the fore with the struggling Seagulls club in 1994-5 and despite his veteran status, saw out his career with Wests in 1996. But his heart was always at Souths, and he returned to the club as a lower grade coach before taking over from Steve Martin midway through 1998. Coleman was at the helm of the Rabbitohs when they were excluded from the 2000 NRL competition and fought for two years for the right to be included in the premiership competition. It was only fitting then, when Souths returned in 2002, that Coleman was back as first grade coach but the move was not a success. After the Rabbitohs struggled to be competitive in 2002 and in pre-season trials in 2003, Coleman was sacked by the club.

Career Statistics

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Club Career
Australian League Matches - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
South Sydney	NSWRFL 1982	7	-	-				-	-	2	4	1	28.57%
South Sydney	NSWRFL 1983	4	-	-				-	-	2	2	0	50.00%
South Sydney	NSWRL 1984	23	3	-				-	12	14	9	0	60.87%
South Sydney	NSWRL 1985	22	5	-				-	20	10	12	0	45.45%
South Sydney	NSWRL 1986	26	3	-				2	14	15	9	2	57.69%
South Sydney	NSWRL 1987	24	5	-				2	22	13	10	1	54.17%
South Sydney	NSWRL 1988	18	2	-				-	8	10	7	1	55.56%
South Sydney	NSWRL 1989	24	2	-				2	10	18	5	1	75.00%
South Sydney	NSWRL 1990	18	1	-				1	5	2	16	0	11.11%
South Sydney	NSWRL 1991	19	2	-				1	9	6	13	0	31.58%
South Sydney	NSWRL 1992	21	2	0	/	1	0.00%	-	8	7	14	0	33.33%
Gold Coast	NSWRL 1994	22	2	-				-	8	5	16	1	22.73%
Gold Coast	ARL 1995	22	2	-				-	8	4	17	1	18.18%
Western Suburbs	ARL 1996	16	1	-				-	4	8	7	1	50.00%
Overall	1982-1996	266	30	0				8	128	116	141	9	43.61%
Australian League Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
South Sydney	1982-92	206	25	-				8	108	99	101	6	48.06%
Gold Coast	1994-95	44	4	-				-	16	9	33	2	20.45%
Western Suburbs	1996	16	1	-				-	4	8	7	1	50.00%
Overall	1982-1996	266	30	0				8	128	116	141	9	43.61%
Australian Finals Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
South Sydney	1982-1989	8	-	-				-	-	2	6	0	25.00%
Overall	1984-1989	8	0	0				0		2	6	0	25.00%
English League Career - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Widnes	Championship 1986/87	?	1	-				1	5
Hull FC	Championship 1988/89	?	3	-				1	13
Leeds	Championship 1989/90	?	1	-				2	6
Salford	Championship 1992/93	?	5	-				-	20
Overall	1986-1993	?	14	0				5	61	?	?	?	?
English League Career - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Widnes	1986-87	?	1	-				1	5	?	?	?	?
Hull FC	1988-89	?	3	-				2	14	?	?	?	?
Leeds	1989-90	?	3	-				2	14	?	?	?	?
Salford	1992-93	?	7	-				-	28	?	?	?	?
Overall	1986-1993	?	14	0				5	61	?	?	?	?

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