John Stephen Monie (born 6 October 1946) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and

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ed in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He is probably best known for his coaching career where he won premierships in both Australia and England.

Playing career

Monie was a Standoff who played for his local club on the Central Coast, Woy Woy. After playing in over 100 first grade games for Woy Woy, in 1968 he moved to the

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. In 1968, in a game against Newtown, he became the first Cronulla player to score four tries in a match. He was named the Sharks' Player of the Year in 1969. Monie played for the Cronulla side for three seasons, almost making the

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touring team.Dave Hadfiel
lessons of the quiet man from Woy Woy
''The Independent'', 29 April 1993

Coaching career

Monie began his coaching career at his old Woy Woy club. However he soon moved back to Parramatta to act as an assistant coach under the legendary

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. When Gibson retired in 1984 Monie took over and he led Parramatta to a Grand Final victory in 1986 over Canterbury, winning 4-2. He moved to

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in 1989. He guided the team to four consecutive league Championship and Challenge Cup doubles. During the 1991–92 Rugby Football League season, Monie coached defending champions Wigan to their

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victory against the visiting

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. During the

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Monie coached Wigan, again defending RFL champions, in the

1992 World Club Challenge The 1992 World Club Challenge match was contested by the 1991–92 Rugby Football League season champions Wigan and the 1992 NSWRL season's premiers, the Brisbane Broncos. The match took place on Friday night, 30 October in England, during th ...

against the visiting

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but lost. In 1995 he returned to the Australasian competition, being made head coach of the new

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franchise. Monie left halfway through the 1997 season. Monie then returned to Wigan for the 1998 season and guided them to a

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victory but failed to land the double after losing 17-8 to Sheffield in the Challenge Cup final. Monie stayed with Wigan until the end of 1999 when he moved to the

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. Monie left London at the end of the 2000 season. Most recently he assists

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coach Wayne Bennett. In 2006 he was hired by the

to review the club after a series of very poor performances. Between 2005 and 2008 Monie was the head coach of the

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.Monie to take France coaching job
''BBC'', 1 July 2005

References

External links

*
John Monie Wigan Coaching Career Page
on the CherryandWhite.co.uk Wigan RL Fansite''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Monie, John Australian rugby league players Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate sportspeople in France Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players Australian rugby league coaches New Zealand Warriors coaches Wigan Warriors coaches London Broncos coaches Parramatta Eels coaches France national rugby league team coaches Living people 1946 births Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league players from New South Wales

Playing career

Coaching career

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