Dean Carney

Dean Carney is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. He played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks from 1983 to 1986, the Illawarra Steelers from 1987 to 1988 and finally the Newcastle Knights in 1989.

Dean Carney
Personal information
Full nameDean Raymond Carney
Born26 November 1961
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1983–86 Cronulla-Sutherland 72 28 87 0 286
1987–88 Illawarra 35 12 74 2 198
1989 Newcastle Knights 2 0 1 0 2
Total 109 40 162 2 486
As of 6 February 2019
Source: [1]

Playing career

Carney made his debut for Cronulla in Round 1 1983 against Manly-Warringah. Carney went on to become a regular starter in the team over the next 4 years before joining Illawarra in 1987.

Carney played with Illawarra for 2 years as the club struggled towards the bottom of the ladder. In 1989, Carney signed with Newcastle. Carney only managed to play 2 matches with Newcastle and retired at the end of the season.

Post playing

In 2015, Carney became coach of the Fingal Bay Bomboras.[2]

References

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