Ellery Hanley

Brilliant Great Britain Test star played wing, centre, five-eighth and lock for his country before taking over as national coach for the 1994 Ashes series. Hanley, who first toured Australia in 1984, made a stunning impact with Balmain after competing in the 1988 Ashes series. He added much-needed pace and flair to the Tigers’ backline and scored tries in each of Balmain's four sudden-death matches when the club made the grand final from equal-fifth place. Unfortunately, he was knocked senseless in a tackle by C’bury’s Terry Lamb and the Tigers lost the match. The following year Hanley signed on as a 'gun for hire' with battlers Wests. The Adidas ‘Golden Boot’ award winner as the best player in the World in 1989, the former Bradford Northern five-eighth joined Wigan on a contract reportedly worth £150,000. Hanley returned to Australia in 1992 as captain of the Lions but played less than 15 minutes of football in a minor tour match against Newcastle. He took over as captain-coach of Leeds but was the surprise choice as successor to Mal Reilly as coach of Great Britain in the 1994 Ashes series. Hanley's charges pulled off a stunning 8-4 win at Wembley in the First Test but despite persistent rumours of a comeback as a player in the deciding Third Test, he watched from the sidelines as Great Britain lost the match 23-4, and the Ashes series. Although well past his prime, Hanley signed with the ARL in 1996 and played two final seasons with the Tigers. Returning to England as coach of St Helens, he continued his stand-off with the press and was released by the club in 2000.

Career Statistics

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International
Test Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Great Britain	1984-93	36	20	-				-	80	19	15	2	52.78%
Overall	1984-1993	36	20	0				0	80	19	15	2	52.78%
International Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Great Britain	1984-1988	1	1	-				-	4	1	0	0	100.00%
England	1984, 1992	2	2	-				-	8	2	0	0	100.00%
Rest Of The World	1988	1	-	-				-	-	0	1	0	0.00%
Overall	1984-1992	4	3	0				0	12	3	1	0	75.00%
World Cup Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Great Britain	1984-1992	10	4	-				-	16	5	3	2	50.00%
Overall	1985-1992	10	4	0				0	16	5	3	2	50.00%
Club Career
Australian League Matches - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Balmain	NSWRL 1988	8	5	-				-	20	6	2	0	75.00%
Western Suburbs	NSWRL 1989	13	4	-				-	16	5	7	1	38.46%
Sydney Tigers	ARL 1996	12	2	-				1	9	7	5	0	58.33%
Balmain	ARL 1997	14	1	-				-	4	6	8	0	42.86%
Overall	1988-1997	47	12	0				1	49	24	22	1	51.06%
Australian League Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Balmain	1988, 1996-97	34	8	-				1	33	19	15	0	55.88%
Western Suburbs	1989	13	4	-				-	16	5	7	1	38.46%
Overall	1988-1997	47	12	0				1	49	24	22	1	51.06%
Australian Finals Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Balmain	1988	4	4	-				-	16	3	1	0	75.00%
Overall	1988	4	4	0				0	16	3	1	0	75.00%
English League Career - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Bradford Northern	Championship 1981/82	?	12	35				-	106
Bradford Northern	Championship 1982/83	?	8	2				1	29
Bradford Northern	Championship 1983/84	?	11	2				1	49
Bradford Northern	Championship 1984/85	?	38	30				-	212
Wigan	Championship 1985/86	?	22	8				-	104
Wigan	Championship 1986/87	?	44	1				-	178
Wigan	Championship 1987/88	?	22	-				-	88
Wigan	Championship 1988/89	?	18	-				1	73
Wigan	Championship 1989/90	?	5	-				-	20
Wigan	Championship 1990/91	?	20	-				1	81
Leeds	Championship 1991/92	?	8	-				-	32
Leeds	Championship 1992/93	?	23	-				-	92
Leeds	Championship 1993/94	?	19	-				1	77
Leeds	Championship 1994/95	?	29	1				-	118
Overall	1981-1995	?	382	91				5	1,690	?	?	?	?
English League Career - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Bradford Northern	1981-85	?	87	81				2	487	?	?	?	?
Wigan	1985-91	?	189	9				2	776	?	?	?	?
Leeds	1991-95	?	106	1				1	427	?	?	?	?
Overall	1981-1995	?	382	91				5	1,690	?	?	?	?
All English Club Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Bradford Northern	1981-85	?	87	81				2	487	?	?	?	?
Wigan	1985-91	?	189	9				2	776	?	?	?	?
Wigan	1987	1	-	-				-	-	1	0	0	100.00%
Leeds	1991-95	?	106	1				1	427	?	?	?	?
Overall	1981-1995	?	382	91				5	1,690	?	?	?	?

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