Michael De Vere

Michael De Vere
Personal information
Full nameMichael De Vere
Born (1976-12-11) 11 December 1976 (age 47)
Caringbah, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionCentre, Wing, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997–04 Brisbane Broncos 160 64 403 0 1062
2005–06 Huddersfield Giants 41 8 98 0 228
2009 Brisbane Broncos 1 0 0 0 0
Total 202 72 501 0 1290
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001–04 New South Wales 5 0 2 0 4
2002 NSW City
2003–04 Australia 4 2 4 0 16
Source: [1][2]

Michael De Vere (born 11 December 1976) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He represented Australia in four tests and New South Wales in five State of Origin matches. A goal-kicking outside back who could play centre, wing or fullback and also a skilful goal-kicker who ended his career having kicked at 76.62%, De Vere played club football for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL, with whom he won the 1997, 1998 and 2000 premierships. He later played with English club the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League, reaching the 2006 Challenge Cup final. In 2009, he instigated a comeback with the Brisbane Broncos, which only lasted one game before he retired.