Andrew Meads
Personal information | ||||||
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Born | Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
2 February 1977 |||||
Playing information | ||||||
Position | Lock | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1995 | North Queensland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1998–99 | Balmain Tigers | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002–03 | Parramatta Eels | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Source: RLP |
Andrew Meads (born 2 February 1977) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A foundation player for the North Queensland Cowboys, he also had stints with the Balmain Tigers and Parramatta Eels. He was primarily a lock.
Background
Born and raised in Townsville, Queensland junior, Meads attended Kirwan State High School.[1]
Playing career
In Round 22 of the 1995 ARL season, Meads made his first grade debut for the Cowboys as an 18-year old in a 66-4 loss to the Sydney Bulldogs.[2] In 1997, he joined the Balmain Tigers and was a member of their Jersey Flegg Cup winning side. He made his NRL debut for the club in 1998, playing 12 games for them over two seasons. After a stint with the St George Illawarra Dragons, where he didn't play first grade, Meads moved to the Parramatta Eels and played eight games for them over two seasons.
Statistics
ARL/NRL
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2003 season [3]
Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
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1995 | North Queensland | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
1998 | Balmain | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
1999 | Balmain | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
2002 | Parramatta | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
2003 | Parramatta | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Career totals | 21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
Post-playing career
Following his retirement, Meads returned to Townsville and spent time as the North Queensland Cowboys' wrestling coach.[4]
References
- ↑ https://kirwanshs.eq.edu.au/Calendarandnews/Newsletters/Newsletters/Newsletter_no_21_15-October-2012.pdf
- ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/05/15/1021415011779.html
- ↑ Andrew Mead's player profile at Rugby League Project
- ↑ https://kirwanshs.eq.edu.au/Calendarandnews/Newsletters/Newsletters/Newsletter_no_21_15-October-2012.pdf
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