Paul Green

Premiership-winning NRL coach Paul Green has died, aged 49. A former Australian and Queensland representative halfback, Green reportedly...

"I had the pleasure of sitting on the NRL Competition Committee and found Paul to be a passionate, smart and witty individual. "The extended Roosters family are deeply saddened to have lost Paul Green, a Rooster for life. A Rooster for life. "We are deeply saddened at the tragic passing of Queenslander and former Bronco, Paul Green," the Broncos tweeted. The Roosters and Broncos both passed on their condolences to Green's family and said they were deeply saddened to hear of his passing. He was linked to Wests Tigers at the end of last season and was expected to take on a role at the Dolphins next year.

A terrific player who represented Queensland on seven occasions and played over 150 games in the top grade, Green was a well-respected figure within rugby ...

He went on to lead the Townsville-based outfit on 167 occasions, finishing with a winning percentage over 50 per cent. As a coach, Green took over the Cowboys in 2014 and won a premiership in his second year. A crafty and tenacious halfback, Green won the Rothmans Medal in 1995 while playing for Cronulla, and became the Cowboys first-ever Origin representative in 1999.

The NRL community has been shocked by the sudden death of premiership winning coach Paul Green at the age o...

"I had the pleasure of sitting on the NRL competition committee and found Paul to be a passionate, smart and witty individual. A 20-18 victory in game three wasn't enough to save Green, who was replaced by Billy Slater for 2022. Rest In Peace mate." Green remained in the job until he stepped down midway through the 2020 season. He played State of Origin for Queensland and represented Super League's Australian team in 1997. Inexperience cost Cronulla however, who were eliminated from the finals after giving up 12-point leads against both Manly and Newcastle.

Rugby league is in mourning after Paul Green, the former player and coach, died at his home in Brisbane.

“I had the pleasure of sitting on the NRL Competition Committee and found Paul to be a passionate, smart and witty individual. “A legend on and off the field gone far too soon.” On Thursday night alone Cameron Munster, Xavier Coates and Viliame Kikau were among those due to take to the field just hours after learning of their former coach’s death.

Former Queensland State of Origin coach and rugby league star, Paul Green, dies aged 49. He is survived by his wife Amanda and children Emerson and Jed.

"I enjoyed some time with him recently and he was in great spirits and looking forward to the next phase of his life. "I had the pleasure of sitting on the NRL Competition Committee and found Paul to be a passionate, smart and witty individual. Sending love and best wishes to his family," Greenberg said. Achieved it all as a player and coach still had so much to give, taken way to soon. Paul was rewarded with the Rothmans Medal in 1995," V'landys said. "He was a wonderful player but his greatest achievement came as a coach when he guided the Cowboys to a maiden premiership in 2015.

Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V'landys has led the tributes to NRL premiership-winning coach and former player Paul Green following his ...

“I had the pleasure of sitting on the NRL Competition Committee and found Paul to be a passionate, smart and witty individual. Thurston’s miss sent the match to golden point, but the playmaker was quick to make amends, capitalising on an error from Brisbane’s Ben Hunt to boot the match-winning field goal. A report will be prepared for the coroner.” It’s devastating. “He was declared deceased by emergency crews a short time later. It’s heartbreaking.

THE RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD IS MOURNING THE LOSS OF NRL PREMIERSHIP-WINNING COACH PAUL GREEN, WHO DIED ON THURSDAY....

Representative playing career: Queensland (seven games, 1999-2001), Queensland (Super League, three games, 1997), Australia (Super League, two games, 1997) Representative coaching career: Queensland (three games, 2021, one win and two losses for 33 per cent win rate) NRL playing career: 162 games; Cronulla (95 games, 1994-1998), North Queensland (35 games, 1999-2000), Sydney Roosters (20 games, 2001-2002), Parramatta (seven games, 2003), Brisbane (five games, 2004)

Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) Chairman Peter V'landys AM today paid tribute to Paul Green, who has passed away.

We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on. “I had the pleasure of sitting on the NRL Competition Committee and found Paul to be a passionate, smart and witty individual. Paul was rewarded with the Rothmans Medal in 1995.

The 49-year-old who died at his Brisbane home on Thursday morning. Green etched his name into rugby league folklore when he coached the Cowboys to a maiden NRL ...

“I had the pleasure of sitting on the NRL Competition Committee and found Paul to be passionate, smart and witty individual. “It wasn’t just the Grand Final victory, it was the manner of it. Greeny managed to turn the Wynnum Seagulls around and we won the premiership that year. “He was a wonderful player but his greatest achievement came as a coach when he guided the Cowboys to a maiden Premiership in 2015. “Paul was a brilliant player, and then became one of the few to make a very successful transition into coaching,” V’Landys said. “I was fortunate enough, he was my kicking and catching coach when I was coming through at the Broncos and he was also my coach when I was at Wynnum. “I had a small amount to do with him but in the time I did, it was actually really interesting the year I was at Wynnum I ended up signing with another club to leave but we had a really tough start to the season. “A very sad part of the day,” Smith said, reacting to the news alongside Denan Kemp, who was coached by Green in the early stages of his rugby league career. “That was the gold stud of his career as a player or a coach,” Craddock added. “The success that he had, or the club had under him, is no coincidence that he was the leader of it all.” “I think that’s what drew people to him when he was the coach here, that he wasn’t above the public or the fans or the members, he was part of the club like everyone else. “He had a huge standing and a lot of respect by people because Townsville is a big community, so his standing, he was very personable with people around town, he’d always give people the time of day,” he added.

You were with us just last weekend, this is such a sad day for rugby league. · On behalf of everyone connected to the South Sydney Rabbitohs, we send our deepest ...

Rest In Peace Paul Green. A good mate to many, a very good player and wonderful coach. My thoughts are with his wife Amanda and children Emerson and Jed. Rest In Peace Paul ❤️ our thoughts and prayers are with your family and friends. Thoughts and prayers with family and friends. Achieved it all as a player and coach still had so much to give, taken way to soon. A brilliant player, coach and man.

THE RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD IS MOURNING THE LOSS OF NRL PREMIERSHIP-WINNING COACH PAUL GREEN, WHO DIED ON THURSDAY....

Representative playing career: Queensland (seven games, 1999-2001), Queensland (Super League, three games, 1997), Australia (Super League, two games, 1997) Representative coaching career: Queensland (three games, 2021, one win and two losses for 33 per cent win rate) NRL playing career: 162 games; Cronulla (95 games, 1994-1998), North Queensland (35 games, 1999-2000), Sydney Roosters (20 games, 2001-2002), Parramatta (seven games, 2003), Brisbane (five games, 2004)

North Queensland have paid tribute to late premiership-winning coach Paul Green, saying he was one of the most...

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Tributes are flooding in for premiership-winning NRL coach Paul Green following his sudden death at the age of...

Former NRL CEO Todd Greenberg said: "I enjoyed some time with him recently & he was in great spirits and looking forward to the next phase of his life. "The extended Roosters family are deeply saddened to have lost Paul Green, a Rooster for life. "I had the pleasure of sitting on the NRL Competition Committee and found Paul to be a passionate, smart and witty individual. Sending love & best wishes to his family." A Rooster for life. Our condolences go to his family and to his many friends," he said.

Paul Green sat in the Cronulla dressing shed with former team-mates for three hours last Saturday night and talked his plans for the future, which included ...

“I had the pleasure of sitting on the NRL Competition Committee and found Paul to be a passionate, smart and witty individual. I saw it as a way back into the NRL for him if he wanted to do that." “I think it is a tough day for rugby league,” Bennett said. I was fortunate to have some memorable nights with him, where he would grab the mic and starting singing ‘Ice Ice Baby’ by Vanilla Ice, or rapping. “I was out on the training field and my partner Michelle came to training to let me know,” Hannay said. There was me, him, Steve Price, Andrew Pierce and Craig Greenhill. We sat in the shed for about three hours and he was just his normal self. “He was just a wonderful coach and an incredible mentor to me. He was astonishingly loyal to those that were in his circle.” He had an influence and impact on so many people." “For me as a young coach it was just a real eye opener into what success took. He was a lot of fun, telling a lot of stories. That’s how much I thought of him.

The rugby league world is in mourning following the shock loss of premiership-winning NRL coach Paul Green, with...

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Paul Green once lost his eyebrows, but never his zeal for the finer points of the game. Rugby league farewells one of its deepest thinkers far too soon.

“He did a lot for the state league up here as a player and then as a coach,” Bennett said. Green will always remain a treasured figure in Townsville thanks to the breakthrough 2015 title he delivered. “He had a rare footballing brain and while he was tough, that probably helped him thrive at his size too. “Even last week,” Rogers said of the Cronulla old-boys reunion they both attended, “Greeny was on another level. But an even rarer footballing IQ saw Green’s contribution to the game go far beyond 162 first-grade games and seven Origins for Queensland – which by all and sundry, would have been far more if not for the presence of Allan Langer. “What does that tell you?”

'Funny, passionate, caring': Legends' emotional tribute to 'wonderful friend' Green.

“I’ll always be grateful to Paul for the time he took to help a young budding journalist. “It was also the extra mile that he went to for his dear mates. “He didn’t have to do that. I could go through that team and we had the same year a couple of years before he started in 2014 – he brought that team together. “It wasn’t just the man we saw in rugby league. “Greeny had a lot of nicknames – he was that guy who loved to be that jovial, parochial person among the group,” Parker said. “Being a Queenslander, he sort of took me under his wing. He was a great player. “Our careers joined when he came back and he played at Brisbane (2004) and we played some rep footy together. But it is really making me think of the good times and the great person that he was.” He was a lot of things to many people. He was ahead of his time.

Tributes are flooding in for premiership-winning NRL coach Paul Green following his sudden death at the age of...

Former NRL CEO Todd Greenberg said: "I enjoyed some time with him recently & he was in great spirits and looking forward to the next phase of his life. "The extended Roosters family are deeply saddened to have lost Paul Green, a Rooster for life. "I had the pleasure of sitting on the NRL Competition Committee and found Paul to be a passionate, smart and witty individual. Sending love & best wishes to his family." A Rooster for life. Our condolences go to his family and to his many friends," he said.

NRL icon Paul Green had endured arguably the toughest year of his life before his tragic death, which has rocked the rugby league community.

“He was declared deceased by emergency crews a short time later. A report will be prepared for the coroner.” “We have lost a devoted husband, loving father and wonderful brother and son. He has coached State of Origin. He has coached at the highest levels and I think Greeny was a bit lost and confused about where his life needed to be without coaching. Greeny managed to turn the Wynnum Seagulls around and we won the premiership that year. “This is so sad,” he tweeted. My deepest condolences go to Amanda, (children) Emerson and Jed, and their extended family.” Rest In Peace mate.” League legend Cameron Smith added: “I spent a couple of hours with JT this afternoon. Just leave coaching behind and do something else. It has been confirmed he took his own life. “To me personally, Greeny was a teammate, he was a coach, and more importantly he was a terrific and wonderful friend.

Cameron Smith says Johnathan Thurston was "absolutely devastated" when he heard the news that the man who coached him to premiership glory in 2015 had died.

"He is always going to be the coach of our maiden premiership. He will be etched in our history books, he has had a significant contribution to our club, and he is going to be sorely missed." He was a good person.

Supercoach Wayne Bennett has revealed he was in negotiations to bring Paul Green into his coaching team for the Dolphins' inaugural NRL season in 2023.

He has coached State of Origin. He has coached at the highest levels and I think Greeny was a bit lost and confused about where his life needed to be without coaching. I don’t think, there’s never been a Queensland coach that hasn’t felt that expectation and I know he would have. On Thursday, former Cowboys chairman Laurence Lancini told News Corp Green had seemed fine three days ago when he spoke to him to say they should catch up for a beer soon. I spoke to him on a number of occasions. That’s how much I thought of him.” Three weeks ago now we were in negotiations at the time.

Former Cowboys coach Josh Hannay describes the "highs and lows" of being an NRL mentor as he pays tribute to his friend Paul Green.

"Initially I just sort of said, 'Mate I wasn't in the right frame of mind. "I'm so glad that I took the opportunity that he gave me to go up there and help out." I wouldn't be able to give you any sort of help,' and he said, 'Look, have the off-season to think about it and I'll give you a call in January,' and he did. "The highs are the highest of highs and the lows are the lowest of lows," he said. "And [I received] a call out of the blue — Greenie asked me to come up there and join the Cowboys. "[I was] coming to the end of my coaching career at the Titans and was a little bit lost.

The NRL community is in mourning after the passing of former Queensland State of Origin coach and rugby league star, Paul Green.

Passionate, kind, loyal, competitive and a good person to have as a mate, that’s how I’d sum up Paul Green. I first saw him play in the early 90s. Kangaroos Coach and NRL Immortal Mal Meninga says NRL legend Paul Green is one of the “most decorated people in our game”. There have been lots of tributes to Green, well here is mine.