Paul Stringer

This saw a marked improvement for the club at this level as Stringer galvanised the playing group and led them to the brink of an unlikely grand final berth, falling short with a 24-18 loss to the highly fancied Mounties with less than 3 minutes to play. Wests Tigers management again moved to promote Stringer in their coaching hierarchy for the 2017 NRL season where he will take up duties alongside Jason Taylor as the assistant coach of the NRL First Grade side.

Stringer then joined the coaching ranks at Wests Tigers in 2015, taking charge of the forwards in the Under 20s competition. Head coach Jason Taylor then promoted Stringer to take charge as coach of the Wests Tigers NSW Cup side in 2016.

In 2009, Stringer led the club to their first premiership in the Newcastle Premiership when he coached the side to a comprehensive victory over the heavily fancied Cessnock, 36–4.

Stringer's final game as a player came in round 11 of the 2006 NRL season against Penrith at Penrith Park.

Having been forced to retire prematurely in 2006 due to a neck injury, Stringer began as head coach of the Wyong Roos in 2007. Having withdrawn from the Central Coast competition and joined the much stronger Newcastle Rugby League, Stringer led the club to a grand final appearance in his first year in charge, losing to Lakes United.

Stringer was a key player in Parramatta's Minor Premiership in 2005 and again earned representative honours as a starting prop for the Country Origin side. Stringer played in Parramatta's finals campaign which ended when the club suffered a shock 29-0 loss against the North Queensland Cowboys in the preliminary final at Telstra Stadium.

Stringer played with the Northern Eagles until the end of 2001. He then signed for South Sydney who had just been re-admitted into the competition after they were controversially excluded from the league at the end of 1999. Stringer played in the club's first game after readmission which was a 40-6 loss against rivals the Sydney Roosters. Stringer played with South Sydney until the end of the 2004 NRL season although his time there wasn't successful with the club finishing last in 2003 and 2004. Stringer then signed for Parramatta after departing Souths.

He played with North Sydney, Northern Eagles, South Sydney and Parramatta years spanning 1997-2006. He played two matches for the Country Origin side in 2002 and 2005.

Stringer made his first grade debut for North Sydney in round 17 1997 against South Sydney and scored two tries in a 40-8 victory at the Sydney Football Stadium.

Stringer made 27 appearances for North Sydney between 1997-1999 and was a member of the North Sydney side which played its final first grade game against the North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville. At the end of 1999, North Sydney merged with arch rivals Manly-Warringah to form the Northern Eagles as part of the NRL's rationalisation policy. Stringer was one of the few North Sydney players who elected to play on with the merged team.

Paul Stringer (born 15 April 1976) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop in the 1990s and 2000s.