Steve Folkes

One of the fittest and most dedicated trainers in the game Steve Folkes was a rock-like second-row forward in the Bulldogs' four grand final victories during the 1980s. He first played for NSW in 1986, progressing to the Test team for the series against NZ, and despite suffering a groin strain which kept him out of football for the rest of the year he was cleared to tour with the Kangaroos. Folkes played in only 6 matches on tour including the Second Test against France. His final Test appearance was against Great Britain in 1988 but it was in the week-to-week grind of premiership matches that he continued to prove himself. Folkes retired in 1990, then spending a season in England with Hull, but returned to C’bury as club conditioner and actually played part of the 1991 season as hooker. He then served a long apprenticeship as club conditioner and lower grade coach under Chris Anderson before taking over the first grade role following the Bulldogs’ 1997 Super League season. In his debut year Folkes took C’bury to the grand final with a series of desperate, last-minute wins in the 1998 semi-final series. Although ultimately beaten 38-12 by a champion Broncos team Folkes’ tenure with the Bulldogs marks him as one of the most hard-working coaches of the modern game. In 2002 he weathered the stripping of 37 competition points for salary cap infringements and allegations of player misconduct in 2003-04 to take the club to the grand final in 2004. The Bulldogs’ 16-13 win over the Roosters was a just reward for this stoic, quietly-determined coach. In 2005 the Bulldogs missed the play-offs after an injury-ridden season and after making the preliminary final in 2006, the 2007 season marks Folkes’ tenth straight season as coach of the club.

Career Statistics

All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.

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International
Test Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Australia	1986, 1988	5	2	-				-	8	5	0	0	100.00%
Overall	1986-1988	5	2	0				0	8	5	0	0	100.00%
World Cup Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Australia	1986	2	1	-				-	4	2	0	0	100.00%
Overall	1986	2	1	0				0	4	2	0	0	100.00%
Representative
Australia - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
New South Wales	1986-88	9	-	-				-	-	4	5	0	44.44%
NSW City Firsts	1986	1	-	-				-	-	1	0	0	100.00%
NSW City	1988	1	-	-				-	-	1	0	0	100.00%
Overall	1986-1988	11	0	0				0		6	5	0	54.55%
Club Career
Australian League Matches - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Canterbury	NSWRFL 1978	?	-	-				-	-
Canterbury	NSWRFL 1979	?	3	-				-	9
Canterbury	NSWRFL 1980	22	3	-				-	9	17	5	0	77.27%
Canterbury	NSWRFL 1981	20	6	-				-	18	7	13	0	35.00%
Canterbury	NSWRFL 1982	24	9	-				-	27	12	9	3	50.00%
Canterbury	NSWRFL 1983	28	7	-				-	28	19	9	0	67.86%
Canterbury	NSWRL 1984	24	3	-				-	12	19	5	0	79.17%
Canterbury	NSWRL 1985	19	4	-				-	16	12	5	2	63.16%
Canterbury	NSWRL 1986	17	4	-				-	16	12	4	1	70.59%
Canterbury	NSWRL 1987	17	-	-				-	-	9	8	0	52.94%
Canterbury	NSWRL 1988	25	6	-				-	24	19	6	0	76.00%
Canterbury	NSWRL 1989	18	1	-				-	4	9	7	2	50.00%
Canterbury	NSWRL 1991	10	1	-				-	4	6	3	1	60.00%
Overall	1978-1991	?	47	0				0	167	?	?	?	?
Australian League Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Canterbury	1978-79	?	47	-				-	167	?	?	?	?
Canterbury	1980-89, 1991	224	44	-				-	158	141	74	9	62.95%
Overall	1978-1991	?	47	0				0	167	?	?	?	?
Australian Finals Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Canterbury	1980, 1983-86, 1988	18	1	-				-	4	14	4	0	77.78%
Overall	1980-1988	18	1	0				0	4	14	4	0	77.78%
English League Career - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Hull FC	Championship 1989/90	?	2	-				-	8
Overall	1989-1990	?	2	0				0	8	?	?	?	?
English League Career - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Hull FC	1989-90	?	2	-				-	8	?	?	?	?
Overall	1989-1990	?	2	0				0	8	?	?	?	?

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