Michael De Vere (born 11 December 1976 in Caringbah, New South Wales) is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He represented Australia in four tests and New South Wales in five State of Origin matches. A winger and skillful goal-kicker, De Vere played club football for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL, with whom he won three premierships, and then later played with the Huddersfield Giants in the European Super League, with whom he reached the 2006 Challenge Cup final. In 2009, he instigated a comeback with his former club, the Brisbane Broncos, but only lasted one game.
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