Chris Flannery (rugby league)

Chris Flannery

Flannery playing for St Helens in 2008
Personal information
Born	(1980-06-05) 5 June 1980 (age 37) Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Position	Lock, Second-row, Centre, Five-eighth
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2000–06 Sydney Roosters 126 38 0 0 152 2007–12 St. Helens 138 42 0 0 168 Total 264 80 0 0 320 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2002–06 Queensland 10 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP SL stats

Chris Flannery (born 5 June 1980 in Cowra, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 2000s and 2010s. A Queensland State of Origin representative forward, he played his club football in the National Rugby League for the Sydney Roosters, with whom he won the 2002 NRL Premiership, and in Super League for English club St. Helens, with whom he won the 2008 Challenge Cup. Flannery's usual position was loose/lock forward although he also played as a utility back row forward, Stand-off half or centre. After retiring Flannery administered the Sunshine Coast Falcons of the Queensland Cup.

Flannery made his National Rugby League debut for the Sydney Roosters in Round 14 of the 2000 NRL season against the Wests Tigers at Campbelltown Stadium on 7 May. He was first selected to play for Queensland in Game II of the 2002 State of Origin series at ANZ Stadium in Brisbane on 5 June. Queensland won 26–18.