18 Facts About Kerry Boustead

An Innisfail junior and younger brother of 1976 Queensland representative Ian Boustead, Boustead was a Queensland Schoolboy representative.

Kerry Boustead made his first grade debut with Innisfail Souths in 1977.

Kerry Boustead first represented for Queensland aged 18 in 1978 while playing for Innisfail Souths.

Kerry Boustead played in all three Tests of that series.

In 1979 the Queensland Rugby League tried to block Kerry Boustead's move to Sydney, although Eastern Suburbs ultimately gained his services.

Kerry Boustead broke his ankle in his first season in Sydney.

Kerry Boustead scored Queensland's first ever try in State of Origin and is one of a handful of players to have scored 3 tries in an Origin game.

Ironically, Kerry Boustead was initially against the State of Origin concept, believing that players should represent the state where they currently lived and played.

Kerry Boustead played in the centres in Easts' loss to Canterbury in the 1980 Grand Final.

Kerry Boustead stayed with the Roosters till the end of 1982 and then in 1983 followed his club coach Bob Fulton to Manly-Warringah for four seasons.

In 1988 Kerry Boustead resumed his career with the North Sydney Bears making thirty-three appearances in his last three seasons, including playing in the Bears 1989 Reserve Grade premiership winning team, before retiring at the end of 1990.

Kerry Boustead was coaching rugby league in the Winfield State League at this time and North Queensland became the first regional side to win the competition in 1991 under Boustead.

Kerry Boustead was instrumental in the Cowboys being awarded an ARL licence in 1995.

Kerry Boustead returned to the game as the Chief Executive of the newly promoted North Queensland Cowboys in 1995 but resigned after five competition matches when the club aligned itself with Super League.

Kerry Boustead served on the NRL Judiciary Tribunal from 1997 to 1998 and in 2000.

In February 2008, Kerry Boustead was named in the list of the Australian rugby league's 100 greatest players which was commissioned by the National Rugby League and Australian Rugby League to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia.

In 2009 Kerry Boustead was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.

In 2015 Kerry Boustead was chosen to be the Cowboys CEO for the 2015 NRL Season.