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Michael Withers

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Sunday, 16th May, 1976
Current Age
50 years and 59 days

Competitions Won

Super League
2001, 2003, 2005
Challenge Cup
2000, 2003
World Club Challenge
2002, 2004, 2006

Biography

Former Balmain centre/winger scored three tries in Bradford’s 37-6 thrashing of Wigan in the English Super League grand final in 2001. Withers, who was born in Australia but took out residency in England, was named in the Great Britain squad for the 2001 Ashes series but did not play in a Test. He later played in the Bradford Bulls’ Super League grand final-winning team in 2003.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tests (Senior International Matches) -4-44-4-  --16---31-75.00%List
World Cup -4-44-4-  --16---31-75.00%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
ARL/NRL Premiership -3554012-1245/8354.22%--138---1425135.00%List
Club Career - UK Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Super League 3162716995-9515  44414-1-12438773.37%List
Challenge Cup 220-2022-22-  --88---155-75.00%List
Super League Finals -19-1910-10-  --40---136-68.42%List
World Club Challenge 33-32-23/560.00%--14---3--100.00%List
UK Top Division 3162716995-9515  44414-1-12438773.37%List
Overall StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 22412236135-13563  44670-1-15969867.37%List

Test Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Ireland2000 4-44-4-  --16---31-75.00%List

World Cup Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Ireland2000 4-44-4-  --16---31-75.00%List

ARL/NRL Premiership - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Sydney TigersSydney Tigers19951995 ARL Winfield Cup 3361-15/862.50%--14---15-16.67%List
BalmainBalmain19971997 ARL Optus Cup 181198-835/6851.47%--102---910-47.37%List
BalmainBalmain19981998 NRL Premiership 141153-35/771.43%--22---410126.67%List

ARL/NRL Premiership - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Balmain1995, 1997-98 3554012-1245/8354.22%--138---1425135.00%List

English Career - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
BradfordBradford1999 2632921-21-  1185---255186.21%List
BradfordBradford2000 21-2115-15-  --60---175280.95%List
BradfordBradford2001 31-3132-32-  --128---285-90.32%List
BradfordBradford2002 25-2520-208  1197---207-80.00%List
BradfordBradford2003 5162-2-  --8---8--133.33%List
BradfordBradford2004 23-237-710/2441.67%2250---177173.91%List
BradfordBradford2005 20-208-8-  --32---184190.00%List
BradfordBradford2006 2823013-13-  --52---1912263.33%List
WiganWigan2007 6171-1-  --4-1-34-42.86%List

English Career - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Bradford1999-06 1796185118-11818  44512---13939775.14%List
Wigan2007 6171-1-  --4-1-34-42.86%List

Your Say

  • Alan Wilkinson
    27 Apr 2019 10:12am

    Michael Withers was so important to Bradford Bulls. He was known as Mr Reliable. I appreciated his skill as a rugby player so much that I bought a Bulls shirt with ‘Withers 6’ on the back. I’ve just thrown it away as it was falling apart. I now live in Melbourne, Australia, and am a Premier Club Member at Melbourne Storm.

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Sources:David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Richard Bailey's Rugby League World, Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust, News Reports, RFL Player Registers