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Michael De Vere

Personal information
Full name	Michael De Vere
Date of birth	December 11, 1976
Place of birth	Campbelltown, Australia
Height	1.88 m
Weight	90 kg
Position	Center
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
1996 - 2004 2005 - 2006	Brisbane Huddersfield	161 (1062) 36 (172)
Representative teams**
2001 - 2004 2003 - 2004	New South Wales Australia	5 (4) 4 (14)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only and correct as of 4 March 2007. ** Representative team caps and points correct as of 4 March 2007.

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

Contents 1 Playing Career 2 Career playing statistics 2.1 Point scoring summary 2.2 Matches played 3 External links

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.

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 NSW 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. Michael was the Broncos highest ever point scorer with 1,062 points until Darren Lockyer overtook it in 2006. He played in Huddersfield in 2005 and 2006.

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.

Games	Tries	Goals	F/G	Points
197	70	477	-	1234

Team	Matches	Years
Brisbane Broncos	161	1996 - 2004
Huddersfield Giants	36	2005 - 2006
New South Wales	5	2001 - 2004
Australia	4	2003 - 2004

• Michael De Vere Brisbane Broncos profile
• Player Details at stateoforigin.com.au
• Rleague.com player profile

Brisbane Broncos
The Club Representatives • History • Records • Honours • Players • Venues
Seasons 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007
Stadiums Lang Park/Suncorp Stadium • ANZ Stadium
Captains Wally Lewis (1988-1989) • Gene Miles (1990-1991) • Allan Langer (1992-1999) Kevin Walters (1999-2000) • Gorden Tallis (2001-2004) • Darren Lockyer (2005-present)
Coaches Wayne Bennett (1988-present)