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Jim Matthews

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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
Tuesday, 25th January, 1938
Current Age
88 years and 138 days

Competitions Won

NSW City vs Country Firsts
1963

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches Southern DivisionSOD - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City vs Country Firsts 1 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country 1 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 84 3 87 11-11 52     4 4 145 - - - 31 52 4 35.63% List
NRL Finals - 2 - 2 --- 1     1 1 4 - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
Preseason Cup - 10 2 12 --- 5     1 1 12 - - - 3 9 - 25.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  96 5 101 11-11 57     5 5 157 - - - 35 62 4 34.65% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City Firsts 1963   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Southern Division 1970   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
CanterburyCanterbury 19621962 NSWRFL   3 - 3--- 2     - - 4 - - - - 2 1 0.00% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19631963 NSWRFL   12 - 122-2 1     - - 8 - - - 5 7 - 41.67% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19641964 NSWRFL   14 - 142-2 -     - - 6 - - - 2 12 - 14.29% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19651965 NSWRFL   2 2 4--- 2     - - 4 - - - - 4 - 0.00% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19661966 NSWRFL   10 1 111-1 4     - - 11 - - - - 11 - 0.00% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19671967 NSWRFL   23 - 232-2 17     2 2 44 - - - 13 8 2 56.52% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19681968 NSWRFL   20 - 204-4 26     2 2 68 - - - 11 8 1 55.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Canterbury 1962-63   15 - 15 2-2 3     - - 12 - - - 5 9 1 33.33% List
Eastern Suburbs 1964-68   69 3 72 9-9 49     4 4 133 - - - 26 43 3 36.11% List

Your Say

  • Alan Hanson
    19 May 2023 5:16pm

    Not a lot is known about Jimmy Mathews. A tough tackling five-eighth, he played with Canterbury in 1962-1963. In 1966 he was playing reserve grade for Easts when Jack Gibson plucked him out to captain the side in '67-'68. I think that says it all.

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Sources: RFL Player Registers