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Line 1: {{Short description\|Australian rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=July 2013}}▼ ~~:''~~{{For \|the British rugby league ~~footballer, see [[~~player\|Mick Sullivan~~]]''~~}}▼ ▲{{Use dmy dates\|date=~~July~~November ~~2013~~2023}} {{Use Australian English\|date=July 2013}} ▲:''For the British rugby league footballer, see [[Mick Sullivan]]'' {{Infobox rugby league biography \|name = ~~Mick~~Michael Sullivan \|fullname = Michael Sullivan ~~\|nickname = Sully, Mick~~ \|image = Mick Sullivan.jpg \|image_size = \|caption = \|retired = yes \|birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1980\|6\|18\|df=yes}} \|birth_place = [[Taree, New South Wales]], [[Australia]] \|height = {{convert\|172\|cm\|ftin\|abbr=on}} \|weight = {{convert\|84\|kg\|stlb\|abbr=on}} Line 23: \|fieldgoals1 = 0 \|points1 = 0 \|club2 = [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks\|Cronulla ~~Sharks~~-Sutherland]] \|year2start = 2003 \|year2end = 05 Line 31: \|fieldgoals2 = 1 \|points2 = 53 \|club3 = [[Warrington Wolves\|Warrington]] \|year3start = 2006 \|year3end = 07 Line 39: \|fieldgoals3 = 0 \|points3 = 42 \|club4 = {{nowrap\|[[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ~~(NRL team)~~\|Canterbury ~~Bulldogs~~-Bankstown]]}} \|year4start = 2008 \|year4end = 09 Line 47: \|fieldgoals4 = 0 \|points4 = 4 \|updated = 2417 ~~April~~January ~~2010~~2019 \|source = <ref>[{{cite web\|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/~~Michael_Sullivan~~michael-sullivan/summary.html\|title=Michael Sullivan – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project\|publisher=Rugby League Project]}}</ref> }} '''Michael Sullivan''' (born 18 June 1980~~, in [[Taree, New South Wales]]~~) is an Australian ~~retired~~former professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 2000s. He played in the [[NRL]] for the [[Northern Eagles]], [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] and ~~[[Bulldogs (NRL team)\|Bulldogs]] clubs~~Canterbury-Bankstown, as well as in the [[Super League]] for the [[Warrington Wolves]], usually atas ~~[[Rugby~~a ~~League positions#Hooker~~{{rlp\|~~hooker]]~~hk}}. ==Background== Sullivan joined the Wolves following a highly publicised revelation that he had a [[gambling addiction]] for many years and the lucrative contract he was offered by the Super League club would go a long way in paying off his gambling debts.{{citation needed\|date=November 2007}} <!-- I know it's a fact, but it still needs a source. --> Sullivan was born in [[Taree, New South Wales]], Australia. Michael his junior rugby league for [[Group 3 Rugby League\|Wingham Tigers]] & [[Group 3 Rugby League\|Taree City Bulls]]. ==Career== Sullivan returned to the [[National Rugby League\|NRL]] in 2008 to play with the [[Bulldogs (NRL team)\|Bulldogs]] on a two-year contract.▼ Sullivan made his first grade debut for the now defunct Northern Eagles in Round 26 2000 against Auckland. In 2003, Sullivan joined Cronulla-Sutherland and was a consistent member of the first grade side over the next 3 seasons. In 2006, Sullivan joined English side Warrington.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://thebulldogs.com.au/sportal.php?page=player&id=692\|title=BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB – OFFICIAL WEBSITE\|website=thebulldogs.com.au}}</ref> After finishing his contract with the [[Bulldogs (NRL team)\|Bulldogs]] Sullivan signed as Captain/Coach for the Orange Cyms in Group 10 [[Country Rugby League]]. In 2017 Michael became well known for his backwards man dance routine, which featured in the dying minutes of the Grand Final. Oberon have now joined the long list of clubs who very much dislike Michael “Hollywood” Sullivan. Other clubs include the likes of Hawks, Mudgee, Lithgow & the koorawatha Jets. ▲Sullivan returned to the [[National Rugby League\|NRL]] in 2008 to play with ~~the [[Bulldogs (NRL team)\|Bulldogs]]~~Canterbury on a two-year contract. Michael has since gone on for a successful campaign with the Orange CYMS. He is well known for his ability to come 2nd to his older brother Scott in many events, including wrestling and boxing. He also invests a lot of his spare time in promoting something close to his heart, foreskin regeneration. Michaels website is foreskinsrus.org.au. After finishing his contract with Canterbury, Sullivan signed as Captain/Coach for the [[Orange CYMS]] in [[Group 10 Rugby League]]. In Sullivan's nine-year tenure at CYMS, he has got the Club into 7 Grand Finals and won 5. The Grand Final wins were in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015 & 2017. Sullivan is the most successful coach in CYMS 73-year history. In April 2018, Sullivan announced he would leave Orange CYMS to join his junior club, the [[Wingham Tigers]]. In 2022, Sullivan was announced as the head coach for the [[Berkeley Vale Panthers]] first grade team for the 2023 season and beyond. ==Off the field== One of rugby league's pin-up players, Sullivan was selected as one of ''[[Cleo (magazine)\|Cleo]]'' magazine's 50 Most Eligible Bachelors for 2001, and was a finalist in the Sexiest Man Inin Rugby League competition in 2001 and 2005. ~~He was also the male centrefold in Cleo magazine for the October 2005 issue.{{citation needed\|date=January 2009}}~~ Sullivan posed with former ~~Bulldogs~~Canterbury teammates [[Nick Youngquest]] and [[Daniel Holdsworth (rugby league)\|Daniel Holdsworth]] for the ''[[Gods Ofof Football]]'' charity calendar. === Career highlights === Line 75 ⟶ 84: ==External links== {{commons category}} *[~~http~~https://~~www~~web.archive.org/web/20090221061549/http://bulldogs.com.au/main.php?page=player~~&grade=nrl~~&id=743&grade=nrl Michael Sullivan] at the [[Canterbury Bulldogs]] official website. {{DEFAULTSORT:Sullivan, Michael}} [[Category:1980 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Australian rugby league coaches]] [[Category:Australian rugby league players]] [[Category:Northern Eagles players]]▼ ~~[[Category:Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players]]~~ [[Category:Warrington Wolves players]]▼ [[Category:Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players]] [[Category:~~Rugby~~Cronulla-Sutherland ~~league~~Sharks ~~hookers~~players]] [[Category:~~Rugby~~Northern ~~league~~Eagles ~~halfbacks~~players]] [[Category:Rugby league five-eighths]] [[Category:~~People~~Rugby ~~from~~league ~~Taree, New South Wales~~halfbacks]] [[Category:~~Living~~Rugby ~~people~~league hookers]] ▲[[Category:~~Warrington~~Rugby ~~Wolves~~league players from Taree]] ▲[[Category:~~Northern~~Warrington ~~Eagles~~Wolves players]]