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Les Mead

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

Full Name
Leslie Edward Huon Mead
Born
Wednesday, 9th June, 1909
Died
Monday, 21st October, 1996 (Aged 87 years and 134 days)
Place Of Birth
Mosman, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Father
Ted Mead

Competitions Won

Interstate Series
1933, 1935
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1930, 1934

Biography

Wests halfback, the son of club pioneer Ted Mead, formed an effective partnership with Vic Hey at the scrumbase during the early 1930s. Mead spent a season as captain-coach of Wauchope on the NSW North Coast in 1931 but returned to Wests the following year. He was the season’s leading point-scorer in 1932 with 104pts (10t, 37g). Mead’s selection for NSW in 1933 proved the catalyst for his inclusion on the Kangaroo Tour at year’s end. Mead made his sole Test appearance against England in the Third Test on that tour, the 19-16 loss at Swinton, but played in 15 matches in England. Mead returned to Australia and played his role in Wests’ 15-12 win over Easts in the 1934 premiership final. The following year he was named captain of his club and as well as making his last appearance for NSW scored an individual club points record (27pts - 1t, 12g) in a premiership match against C’bury that still stands. Mead returned to Wauchope in 1938-40 but ended his career as captain-coach of Wests in 1941.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 2 - 2 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
The Ashes - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 15 - 15 3-3 5 - - 19 - - - 11 4 - 73.33% List
Test Series - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 4 - 4 --- 2 - - 4 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
Interstate Series 2 3 - 3 --- 4 - - 8 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts - 2 - 2 --- 1 - - 2 - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
NSW City vs Country - 5 - 5 --- 7 - - 14 - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Country Carnival - 1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 2 77 - 77 30-30 172 - - 434 - - - 48 27 2 62.34% List
NRL Finals - 6 - 6 1-1 11 - - 25 - - - 4 2 - 66.67% List
City Cup - 8 - 8 1-1 17 - - 37 - - - 5 2 1 62.50% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  110 - 110 34-34 206 - - 514 - - - 70 37 3 63.64% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1933   2 - 2 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Sydney Firsts 1932   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1933-34, 1936   3 - 3 --- 6 - - 12 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
NSW Firsts 1933-35   5 - 5 --- 5 - - 10 - - - 4 1 - 80.00% List
NSW City Probables 1933   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Combined 1st 1935   1 - 1 --- 2 - - 4 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW City Possibles 1935   1 - 1 --- 3 - - 6 - - - - - 1 0.00% List
Possibles (AU) 1936   1 - 1 --- 1 - - 2 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Probables (AU) 1937   - 1 1 --- 1 - - 2 - - - - - 1 0.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1937   1 - 1 --- 1 - - 2 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1938   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW Group 3 1939   1 - 1 --- 2 1 1 6 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19301930 NSWRFL   5 - 53-3 3 - - 15 - - - 3 2 - 60.00% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19321932 NSWRFL   17 - 1710-10 37 - - 104 - - - 13 4 - 76.47% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19331933 NSWRFL   6 - 66-6 6 - - 30 - - - 4 1 1 66.67% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19341934 NSWRFL   12 - 125-5 35 - - 85 - - - 12 - - 100.00% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19351935 NSWRFL   15 - 154-4 55 - - 122 - - - 9 6 - 60.00% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19361936 NSWRFL   13 - 132-2 26 - - 58 - - - 5 7 1 38.46% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19371937 NSWRFL   7 - 7--- 10 - - 20 - - - 2 5 - 28.57% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19411941 NSWRFL   2 - 2--- - - - - - - - - 2 - 0.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Western Suburbs 1930, 1932-37, 1941   77 - 77 30-30 172 - - 434 - - - 48 27 2 62.34% List

Your Say

  • Keiren bartlett
    28 Jul 2011 10:22pm

    this player is my great grandfather and he was also vp for parramatta eels when they first came into the competition

  • Kelsie
    30 Jul 2011 11:57am

    He followed his dreams, and look what he accomplished? He is a role-model fro everyone who has a dream and wants it to come true

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Jason Ganter, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Andrew Ferguson, Tony McCarron, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Derek Farrar

Sources: 2006 Official Rugby League Annual