Josh Perry (born 4 February 1981 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. Perry previously played for the Newcastle Knights and has also represented New South Wales. He primarily plays at prop forward.
A Valentine-Eleebana junior, Perry made his first-grade debut in round 17 of the 2000 season playing for Newcastle against the New Zealand Warriors at EnergyAustralia Stadium on 27 May.[2]
In 2001, he was a member of the Grand final winning team when Newcastle defeated Parramatta Eels, 30–24 at Stadium Australia on 30 September.[3]
In 2007, Perry came off contract at the Newcastle Knights and he signed for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles for the 2008 season on a three year contract.[3]
In his first year with the Sea Eagles, Perry played in the 2008 Grand Final victory over the Melbourne Storm.[3]
Perry was selected to represent New South Wales as a reserve for game I of the 2003 State of Origin series.[4] Perry was also selected for Country Origin in 2001, 2003 and 2004, scoring one try in the 2001 match.
In August 2008, Perry was named in the preliminary 46-man Kangaroos squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[5][6] Two days following the NRL grand final, Perry was named in the 24-man Australia squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[7][3]
Perry will make his test debut for Australia against New Zealand from the bench in Australia's opening RLWC 08 game on 26 October.
