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| Full name | Malcolm Douglas Clift | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 October 1936 Canterbury, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Malcolm Clift (born 31 October 1936) is an Australian former rugby league footballer and former coach of Canterbury-Bankstown, Leeds and the Gold Coast Seagulls.[2]
Background
[edit]Clift was born in Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia.
Career
[edit]Clift began his career at Canterbury-Bankstown as a centre. In 1960 he had his last playing season, and started coaching. He coached Canterbury-Bankstown to the 1974 Grand Final, which the club lost against Eastern Suburbs. Clift stopped coaching for a period between 1977 and 1982. In 1985, he coached English side Leeds, but left after one season.
Clift later coached the Gold Coast Seagulls .[3] He retired in 1991 after coaching for one season at the Gold Coast. That year, the club endured a horror year on the field, only winning two matches and finished last with the Wooden Spoon.
After his retirement, Clift assisted Chris Anderson with his coaching term.[4][5]
Sources
[edit]- Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney
References
[edit]- ^ "Malcolm Clift - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ Bulldogs unveil Hall of Fame
- ^ Coaching summary
- ^ "Where are they Now: Malcolm Clift". 4 June 2014.
- ^ "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.
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