Neil Henry was born on 23 January 1961 and is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player.
17 Facts About Neil Henry
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Neil Henry was formerly the head coach for the Canberra Raiders, North Queensland Cowboys and Gold Coast Titans of the National Rugby League.
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Neil Henry was previously the assistant coach of the North Queensland Cowboys between 2003 and 2006 under Graham Murray and assistant to Mal Meninga in the Queensland State of Origin team from 2006 to 2009.
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Neil Henry was named Dally M Coach of the Year for 2008, ahead of other nominees Craig Bellamy, Ricky Stuart and Des Hasler.
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In October, 2009, Neil Henry returned to Townsville, Queensland to take over from Ian Millward as head coach of the North Queensland Cowboys.
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Neil Henry was coach of the Indigenous Dreamtime team who played the Welcome to Country game against a NZ Maori team before the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.
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In 2010, Neil Henry was an assistant coach of the PM XIII team that played PNG.
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In 2010, Neil Henry had a lean year as North Queensland won just five out of its 24 games, only avoiding the wooden spoon after Melbourne were stripped of its premiership points for salary cap breaches.
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In 2011, Neil Henry was able to turn it around by winning 14 games.
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Neil Henry was a finalist for Dally M coach of the year in 2011.
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However, on 29 July 2013, Neil Henry was informed by the North Queensland Cowboys chairman, Laurence Lancini, that his services would no longer be needed in 2014 despite the club making the finals three years in a row.
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Neil Henry was elevated to the role of interim coach after John Cartwright tendered his resignation following a disappointing 2014 season for the club.
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On 21 August 2017, Neil Henry was sacked from his position as head coach of the Gold Coast Titans.
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In 2019 Neil Henry was coach of an Australia A team which defeated a French team 62 - 4 in Wollongong.
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In 2019, Neil Henry began work for the NRL acting as a coaching consultant.
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Neil Henry re-joined the Queensland Sate of Origin staff in 2020 as an assistant coach to Wayne Bennett in their series win over NSW.
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Neil Henry has recently turned his hand to expert commentary on Fox Sports.