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James Mathews

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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
Saturday, 1st June, 1968
Died
Thursday, 24th December, 1992 (Aged 24 years and 206 days)

Biography

Signed by I’warra from Yanco Agricultural College, promising centre James Mathews came to Easts in 1992 in order to secure a first grade place. He represented City Firsts that year and was the club's leading point-scorer but was tragically killed on Christmas Eve when driving to his parents’ property near Wagga.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City vs Country - 1 - 1 1-1 3 / 4 75.00% - - 10 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - 26 11 37 2-2 63 / 88 71.59% - - 134 - - - 18 19 - 48.65% List
Midweek Cup - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Challenge Cup AU - 1 - 1 --- 1     - - 2 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  28 11 39 3-3 66 / 92 71.74% - - 144 - - - 19 20 - 48.72% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City Firsts 1992   1 - 1 1-1 3 / 4 75.00% - - 10 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
IllawarraIllawarra 19881988 NSWRL Winfield Cup   - 2 2--- -     - - - - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
IllawarraIllawarra 19891989 NSWRL Winfield Cup   6 1 7--- 2 / 3 66.67% - - 4 - - - - 7 - 0.00% List
IllawarraIllawarra 19901990 NSWRL Winfield Cup   - 2 2--- -     - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
IllawarraIllawarra 19911991 NSWRL Winfield Cup   6 5 112-2 15 / 21 71.43% - - 38 - - - 7 4 - 63.64% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19921992 NSWRL Winfield Cup   14 1 15--- 46 / 64 71.88% - - 92 - - - 9 6 - 60.00% List

NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Illawarra 1988-91   12 10 22 2-2 17 / 24 70.83% - - 42 - - - 9 13 - 40.91% List
Eastern Suburbs 1992   14 1 15 --- 46     - - 92 - - - 9 6 - 60.00% List

Your Say

  • DEKP
    17 Apr 2015 7:38pm

    A genuinely great bloke, with substantial mental and physical talent, who sadly did not achieve his significant potential. Sorely missed, and never forgotten. Prior to Jersey Fleg with the Steelers, James played schoolboy Rugby League with Yanco Agricultural High School. NRL professionals David Barnhill, Benji Gillies, David Alexander, David Woods and Simon Gillies all played first grade with James in his final school years at Yanco in 1985 & 1986.

  • Anonymous
    21 May 2021 7:07pm

    I remember him well in his year at Easts in 1992. He was a red headed tough little centre who goal kicked. It was a good year for the Roosters but they lost about 5 in a row mid season and went from 1st to 9th or 10th in those weeks. They finished just outside the top 5.

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, Steven Russo, Tony McCarron

Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present)