Matt Parish

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Matt Parish
Playing information
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1988–93 Balmain Tigers 55 6 0 0 24
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2011 Salford City Reds 6 1 0 5 17
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2013– Samoa 19 6 1 12 32
As of 4 May 2021
Source: [1]

Matt Parish is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is the head coach of the Samoan national team.

Playing career[]

Parish played in 55 first-grade matches for the Balmain Tigers between 1988 and 1993. He was tough, durable utility player who was well respected throughout the club before injuries in 1993 restricted him to just 5 games In 1994 & 95 Parish began his successful Coaching Career by Captain Coaching battlers Gosford Townies to semi Finals before doing the same with Macquarie Scorpions in the 1996 Newcastle competition. In 1997 he moved to the Then Entrance Tigers where he had immediate success and continued to Coach there until 2006 before moving to the North Queensland Cowboys

Coaching career[]

He moved into coaching, and served as assistant coach of the North Queensland Cowboys and the New South Wales State of Origin team.[2]

In June 2011, Parish was appointed head coach of the Salford City Reds in the Super League, on a contract until the end of 2013.[2] After taking charge in July, he coached the side for six matches, winning one, before resigning in November 2011.[3][4] Parish cited "personal reasons" for leaving the club, though the Manchester Evening News reported that he had fallen out with the club's administration, having been critical of a number of aspects of the club's management.[5] Shortly after leaving Salford, he returned to Australia and was appointed an assistant coach of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, then the reigning National Rugby League premiers.[6]

In 2013, Parish was appointed as head coach of Samoa.[7]

He coached the Samoans to a quarter-final appearance in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. Earlier in the tournament Samoa faced New Zealand. The Samoans were down 36-4 in the second half, until the Samoans gave 'the Kiwis' a scare scoring 20 consecutive points, getting to within 13 points of the lead with 15 minutes to go in the match. However, the 'Kiwis' scored one more try to seal the match. The Samoans won their next two games against the Kumuls and the French, to secure their spot in the quarterfinal where they took on Pacific rivals Fiji. They lost, 22-4, ending their World Cup campaign.

Samoa record[]

Opponent Played Won Drew Lost Win Ratio (%)
 Australia 2 0 0 2 00.00
 France 1 1 0 0 100.00
 Fiji 3 1 0 2 33.33
 England 2 0 0 2 00.00
 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 00.00
 Papua New Guinea 1 1 0 0 100.00
 Scotland 1 0 1 0 00.00
 Tonga 3 2 0 1 66.67
TOTAL 16 5 1 10 31.25
Four Nations record
Year Round Position GP W L D
Australia/New Zealand 2014 Fourth place 4/4 3 0 3 0
Total 0 Titles 0/1 3 0 3 0
World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W L D
England/Wales 2013 Quarter-Final 5/14 4 2 2 0
Australia/New Zealand/Papua New Guinea 2017 Quarter-Final 8/14 4 0 3 1
Total 0 Titles 0/2 8 2 5 1
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Phil Veivers
2011 (caretaker)
 Coach
North Sydney colours.svg
Salford City Reds
2011 		Succeeded by
Phil Veivers
2012–2013
Preceded by
Australia Steve Price
2010–2013
 Coach
Samoa
Samoa
2013–current 		Succeeded by
Incumbent

Personal life[]

In May 2014, it was revealed that Parish was dating Suzanne Hadley, estranged wife of Australian broadcaster Ray Hadley.[8] The pair separated in April 2016.[9] In February 2017, it was revealed that Suzanne Hadley had applied for an apprehended violence order against Parish.[10] In April 2017, Parish agreed to abide to a six month restraining order which includes not assaulting, threatening, harassing or intimidating Hadley. He also agreed not to contact her unless it is through a lawyer and not go near her home or place of work.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Matt Parish - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
  2. ^ a b Proszenko, Adrian (5 June 2011). "Mates help Parish score a pact with the Devils". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  3. ^ Hadfield, Dave (18 November 2011). "Parish perishes at Reds after less than six months". The Independent. London. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Parish quits Reds role". Sky Sports. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  5. ^ Barker, Neil (18 November 2011). "Parish's strained Salford Reds reign always destined for a Matt finish". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  6. ^ Trodden, Matt (25 November 2011). "Sea Eagles Add to Coaching Staff". Mwse.com.au. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  7. ^ "Matt Parish appointed as head coach of Samoa for the World Cup". Sky Sports. 9 July 2013.
  8. ^ Hornery, Andrew (16 May 2014). "Ray Hadley creates minefield over wife's affair with coach Matt Parish". Sydney Morning Herald.
  9. ^ "Suzanne Hadley and Matt Parish quietly call it quits two years after they started dating". Daily Telegraph. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  10. ^ Proszenko, Adrian (21 February 2017). "NSWRL to launch investigation into AVO application against Matt Parish". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Heraldsun.com.au | Subscribe to the Herald Sun". Dsf.newscorpaustralia.com. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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