Michael De Vere

Michael De Vere (born 11 December, 1976 in Campbelltown, New South Wales) "originally named Michael Hunt" is an Australian former rugby league footballer, who played for the Brisbane Broncos, the Huddersfield Giants, New South Wales and Australia.

Playing career

A product of Campbelltown, De Vere spent a year playing with Appin in the Group 6 competition before being graded with St. George in 1995. The following year he wrote to Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett requesting a trial. Bennett went one better, offering the young winger/centre an incentive contract. De Vere won the Broncos rookie of the year award in 1997. In 1998 De Vere scored the opening try in Brisbane’s 38-12 grand final win against the Canterbury Bulldogs. The club’s top point-scorer in 2000, De Vere made it two premierships in four seasons with the club when he landed three goals in the 14-6 grand final win against the Sydney Roosters in 2000. The following year he joined the ranks of other Brisbane players (Terry Matterson, Glenn Lazarus, Luke Priddis, Chris Johns) to have represented New South Wales against his Queensland teammates in a State of Origin match. He was again top point-scorer for the Broncos in 2001 and 2002. Also in 2003 he was the Broncos' top try-scorer. In 2004 he was dropped from the New South Wales team after the Blues’ narrow 9-8 win in the first match of the series. De Vere then left the Broncos at the end of the season after again being the club's top-point scorer, to take up a contract with English club Huddersfield Giants, becoming the club's first Australian international player since Pat Devery in the 1950s. At the time Michael was the Broncos highest ever point scorer with 1,062 points as well as record-holder of most goals in a match (9). De Vere played with Huddersfield in 2005 and 2006, scoring four points in the 2006 Challenge Cup final. On November 20, 2006, he announced that he will retire from professional football and will return to the Brisbane Broncos. He will join the Carina Leagues club as a Development/Coaching Officer in 2007.

Career playing statistics

Point scoring summary

Matches played

External links

• Michael De Vere at the Brisbane Broncos official website.
• Michael De Vere at the State of Origin official website.
• Rleague.com player profile

•  • e Michael De Vere is a member of the 1997 Brisbane Broncos premiership winning team
1. Darren Lockyer • 2. Michael De Vere • 3. Steve Renouf • 4. Anthony Mundine • 5. Wendell Sailor • 6. Kevin Walters • 7. Allan Langer (captain) 8. Brad Thorn • 9. Andrew Gee • 10. Shane Webcke • 11. Gorden Tallis • 12. Peter Ryan • 13. Darren Smith 14. Tonie Carroll • 15. John Plath • 16. Michael Hancock • 17. Ben Walker Coach. Wayne Bennett

•  • e Michael De Vere is a member of the 1998 Brisbane Broncos premiership winning team
1. Darren Lockyer • 2. Michael De Vere • 3. Steve Renouf • 4. Darren Smith • 5. Wendell Sailor • 6. Kevin Walters • 7. Allan Langer (captain) 8. Shane Webcke • 9. Phillip Lee • 10. Andrew Gee • 11. Gorden Tallis • 12. Brad Thorn • 13. Tonie Carroll 14. Michael Hancock • 15. John Plath • 16. Kevin Campion • 17. Petero Civoniceva Coach. Wayne Bennett

•  • e Michael De Vere is a member of the 2000 Brisbane Broncos premiership winning team
1. Darren Lockyer • 2. Lote Tuqiri • 3. Tonie Carroll • 4. Michael De Vere • 5. Wendell Sailor • 6. Ben Ikin • 7. Kevin Walters (captain) 8. Shane Webcke • 9. Luke Priddis • 10. Dane Carlaw • 11. Gorden Tallis • 12. Brad Thorn • 13. Kevin Campion 14. Harvey Howard • 15. Michael Hancock • 16. Shaun Berrigan • 17. Ashley Harrison Coach. Wayne Bennett