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Since joining the South Sydney Rabbitohs last year, he has provided direction for the younger players in the club and demonstrated that he had not lost his attacking flair or defensive toughness. He is a truly dedicated and committed player. I would also like to commend David for his valuable work with indigenous youth in the wider community and through the David Peachey Foundation. Along with all Australian rugby league supporters, Janette and I wish you well for the future. Mr John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia
David Peachey was always a player who delivered value for money to spectators. He could be exhilarating, frustrating and dazzling and the game might only be 15 minutes old. What you were always guaranteed, was a passionate player who was giving it his all, and doing everything humanly possible to break open the game for his team. Mr Steve Waugh, former Australian Cricket Captain
Legendary fullback David Peachey has announced that he will retire from the game of Rugby League at the end of the 2007 season today.
The Peach is a highly regarded member of the Rugby League community and is renowned as one of the best exponents of the fullback position to have played the game. Peachey has been decorated for his work in indigenous communities away from the field of play and is seen as a community leader as well as an elite sportsman.
Peachey, 33, has played over 250 NRL games for the Cronulla Sutherland Sharks and South Sydney Rabbitohs, is the most capped indigenous player currently playing, and has scored nearly 500 points in first grade. He has been an influence on countless numbers of players throughout his 14-year career.
The Dubbo Macquarie junior was named Dally M Fullback of the Year in 1999, the Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Player of the Year in 1997, 1999 and 2001, was named in the Sharks 40th anniversary team at fullback, won a Deadly Award in 2002 when he was named the Aboriginal Sportsman of the Year, and won the NAIDOC Award for Sportsperson of the Year in 2003.
Peachey represented Australia in one Super League Test in 1997, he represented NSW four times in 1997 and 2003, and played for Country Origin in 2003.
Peacheys achievements off the field have been broadly acclaimed, winning the NRLs Ken Stephen Medal for community service in 2003 and being named as one of the NSW Finalists for the Australian of the Year Award in 2005.
Peachey is the founder of the David Peachey Foundation and works closely with the aboriginal community through organisations such as the National Aboriginal Sports Corporation of Australia (NASCA) and Croc Fest. Peachey also conducts the David Peachey Cup alongside the Russell Richardson Shield, a primary school Rugby League knockout competition, each year in his home town of Dubbo.
Peachey will not be lost to the game of Rugby League, moving into administration with Souths Cares as the Clubs Indigenous Co-ordinator and also into a role with the Clubs corporate team.
Peach is an inspiration, simple as that, Rabbitohs CEO Shane Richardson said.
I remember when Peach first came to Sydney as an 18-year-old to the Sharks and he made an instant impact at the Club.
It has been the same here at South Sydney. His play on the field and his work off the field is a testament to the man he has become and the family which surrounds him.
Ive seen Peach grow from a boy to a man over the past decade-and-a-half and the respect he commands in the community today is just reward for the work he has put into Rugby League and indigenous communities alike.
Im now looking forward to watching Peach finish his career in style this season, and then working with him in the administration side of the Club next year. His role will be to work with our indigenous players, help develop our aboriginal community programmes through Souths Cares, and to work with our corporate partnerships team on game day speaking with sponsors and clients and helping them get the most out of their sponsorship dollars with the Club.
Peachey says that he is extremely grateful for the opportunities his career has provided.
Rugby League has given me everything, Peachey said.
From my time as a junior in Dubbo, to Richo (Shane Richardson) bringing me to Sydney to start my career, to finishing here at the Rabbitohs, Rugby League means the world to me.
Ive been lucky enough to represent my country and state, play over 250 games at the top level and to have met many wonderful people over the past 14 years.
Ive tried to give as much back to the game and the community as it has given me, and now that I move into the next stage of my career I want to keep giving back through Souths Cares and the David Peachey Foundation.
Peachey says his family has been instrumental in his success.
My uncles Marshall, Martin and Michael Peachey have helped me enormously in my career, they have been the biggest influence, Peachey said.
Hopefully Ive had an influence on some young players throughout my career the way they have influenced me.
Upon his retirement Peachey will continue to be heavily involved with the Rabbitohs and the game of Rugby League. He will take on the position of Souths Cares ambassador with the Clubs community initiative Souths Cares.
Souths Cares Manager Simon Dirs already works closely with Peachey due to the community partnership between Souths Cares and the David Peachey Foundation and said he was delighted to be strengthening that relationship.
David will be our ambassador and will co-ordinate all of our indigenous programmes, Dirs said.
He will be heavily involved in all aspects of Souths Cares from existing programmes through to the development and implementation of new ones. His involvement in Souths Cares will be very much a daily, hands-on one that will include regular visits to school and community organisations, motivational speaking to students and mentoring young indigenous players at the Club.
Souths Cares programmes include working with a number of government agencies such as NSW Police and DOCS to provide intensive education and social pathways for disadvantaged children, players mentoring children with troubled backgrounds, a bus painting project in Marourbra and La Perouse and sports based programmes aimed at teaching children the importance of education and health and the dangers of substance abuse.
In October Peachey will take part in the Referendum Bike Ride with former Olympian Nova Peris.
Since joining the South Sydney Rabbitohs last year, he has provided direction for the younger players in the club and demonstrated that he had not lost his attacking flair or defensive toughness. He is a truly dedicated and committed player. I would also like to commend David for his valuable work with indigenous youth in the wider community and through the David Peachey Foundation. Along with all Australian rugby league supporters, Janette and I wish you well for the future. Mr John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia
David Peachey was always a player who delivered value for money to spectators. He could be exhilarating, frustrating and dazzling and the game might only be 15 minutes old. What you were always guaranteed, was a passionate player who was giving it his all, and doing everything humanly possible to break open the game for his team. Mr Steve Waugh, former Australian Cricket Captain
Legendary fullback David Peachey has announced that he will retire from the game of Rugby League at the end of the 2007 season today.
The Peach is a highly regarded member of the Rugby League community and is renowned as one of the best exponents of the fullback position to have played the game. Peachey has been decorated for his work in indigenous communities away from the field of play and is seen as a community leader as well as an elite sportsman.
Peachey, 33, has played over 250 NRL games for the Cronulla Sutherland Sharks and South Sydney Rabbitohs, is the most capped indigenous player currently playing, and has scored nearly 500 points in first grade. He has been an influence on countless numbers of players throughout his 14-year career.
The Dubbo Macquarie junior was named Dally M Fullback of the Year in 1999, the Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Player of the Year in 1997, 1999 and 2001, was named in the Sharks 40th anniversary team at fullback, won a Deadly Award in 2002 when he was named the Aboriginal Sportsman of the Year, and won the NAIDOC Award for Sportsperson of the Year in 2003.
Peachey represented Australia in one Super League Test in 1997, he represented NSW four times in 1997 and 2003, and played for Country Origin in 2003.
Peacheys achievements off the field have been broadly acclaimed, winning the NRLs Ken Stephen Medal for community service in 2003 and being named as one of the NSW Finalists for the Australian of the Year Award in 2005.
Peachey is the founder of the David Peachey Foundation and works closely with the aboriginal community through organisations such as the National Aboriginal Sports Corporation of Australia (NASCA) and Croc Fest. Peachey also conducts the David Peachey Cup alongside the Russell Richardson Shield, a primary school Rugby League knockout competition, each year in his home town of Dubbo.
Peachey will not be lost to the game of Rugby League, moving into administration with Souths Cares as the Clubs Indigenous Co-ordinator and also into a role with the Clubs corporate team.
Peach is an inspiration, simple as that, Rabbitohs CEO Shane Richardson said.
I remember when Peach first came to Sydney as an 18-year-old to the Sharks and he made an instant impact at the Club.
It has been the same here at South Sydney. His play on the field and his work off the field is a testament to the man he has become and the family which surrounds him.
Ive seen Peach grow from a boy to a man over the past decade-and-a-half and the respect he commands in the community today is just reward for the work he has put into Rugby League and indigenous communities alike.
Im now looking forward to watching Peach finish his career in style this season, and then working with him in the administration side of the Club next year. His role will be to work with our indigenous players, help develop our aboriginal community programmes through Souths Cares, and to work with our corporate partnerships team on game day speaking with sponsors and clients and helping them get the most out of their sponsorship dollars with the Club.
Peachey says that he is extremely grateful for the opportunities his career has provided.
Rugby League has given me everything, Peachey said.
From my time as a junior in Dubbo, to Richo (Shane Richardson) bringing me to Sydney to start my career, to finishing here at the Rabbitohs, Rugby League means the world to me.
Ive been lucky enough to represent my country and state, play over 250 games at the top level and to have met many wonderful people over the past 14 years.
Ive tried to give as much back to the game and the community as it has given me, and now that I move into the next stage of my career I want to keep giving back through Souths Cares and the David Peachey Foundation.
Peachey says his family has been instrumental in his success.
My uncles Marshall, Martin and Michael Peachey have helped me enormously in my career, they have been the biggest influence, Peachey said.
Hopefully Ive had an influence on some young players throughout my career the way they have influenced me.
Upon his retirement Peachey will continue to be heavily involved with the Rabbitohs and the game of Rugby League. He will take on the position of Souths Cares ambassador with the Clubs community initiative Souths Cares.
Souths Cares Manager Simon Dirs already works closely with Peachey due to the community partnership between Souths Cares and the David Peachey Foundation and said he was delighted to be strengthening that relationship.
David will be our ambassador and will co-ordinate all of our indigenous programmes, Dirs said.
He will be heavily involved in all aspects of Souths Cares from existing programmes through to the development and implementation of new ones. His involvement in Souths Cares will be very much a daily, hands-on one that will include regular visits to school and community organisations, motivational speaking to students and mentoring young indigenous players at the Club.
Souths Cares programmes include working with a number of government agencies such as NSW Police and DOCS to provide intensive education and social pathways for disadvantaged children, players mentoring children with troubled backgrounds, a bus painting project in Marourbra and La Perouse and sports based programmes aimed at teaching children the importance of education and health and the dangers of substance abuse.
In October Peachey will take part in the Referendum Bike Ride with former Olympian Nova Peris.
