Anthony Griffin (rugby league)
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
Anthony Griffin is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and current head coach for the Brisbane Broncos of the NRL.
Griffin played in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership for Brothers from 1985 to 1987. He then played for Brothers in Rockhampton from 1988 to 1992.
Griffin coached the colts teams for Redcliffe (1995–97), winning the premiership in 1997.[1] The following year he moved to Brisbane Norths, taking them to the colts premiership in his first year there, and also coaching the Queensland under 17s representative team in 1998. After another colts premiership with Norths in 2000, Griffin joined the coachign staff of the NRL's Melbourne Storm and was Chris Anderson's then Mark Murray's assistant in 2001 and 2002. Returning to Queensland, he coached the Souths Logan Magpies in the Queensland Cup from 2003 to 2004. He then joined the Redcliffe Dolphins, coaching them from 2005 to 2007 and winning the competition with them in 2006. He also coached the Queensland Residents side in 2007. Griffin then coached the Brisbane Broncos' under-20s side to the 2008 Toyota Cup season's grand final. He was appointed Henjak's assistant for the 2010 NRL season.[2] Griffin was announced as the new head coach for the Broncos, replacing Ivan Henjak on 21 February, less than three weeks from the beginning of the 2011 NRL season.
After losing their first match, the Broncos went on to win six matches in a row, to be sitting equal top of the ladder with the St. George Illawarra Dragons at the conclusion of round seven.
References
- ^ Glenn Jackson, Brad Walter, Phil Lutton and Steve Mascord (22 February 2011). "Who is Anthony Griffin?". The Courier. Australia: Fairfax Media. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Berrett, Nick (21 February 2011). "Griffin takes over as Broncos coach". Redcliffe & Bayside Herald. Australia: News Limited. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help)