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Paul Mares

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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
Friday, 20th September, 1963
Current Age
62 years and 262 days

Competitions Won

NSW City vs Country Firsts
1985
NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL)
1982, 1983, 1986
Midweek Cup
1986

Biography

Solid, no-nonsense prop came up through the P’matta juniors to take his place in the club's premiership-winning team in 1983. Mares, who was only 19-years-old at the time, was in the Bob O'Reilly mould - a deft ball-player and a determined runner but similarly, injury-plagued. After spending six months playing in France during the 1982-83 off-season, he looked set for a great career but a knee injury in 1987 ruled him out for 12 months. After Mares recovered, he left the club to play with Easts (much to the disgust of P’matta coach John Monie) but a recurrence of the injury ended Mares' career in 1989.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG 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 2 3 --- - - - - - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) 3 69 10 79 3-3 - - - 12 1 1 - 53 26 - 67.09% List
NRL Finals - 8 - 8 --- - - - - - - - 5 3 - 62.50% List
Midweek Cup 1 6 3 9 1-1 - - - 4 - - - 4 5 - 44.44% List
Overall   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  76 15 91 4-4 - - - 16 1 1 - 59 32 - 64.84% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City Seconds 1984-85   1 1 2 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1985   - 1 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
ParramattaParramatta 19821982 NSWRFL Winfield Cup   - 3 3--- - - - - - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
ParramattaParramatta 19831983 NSWRFL Winfield Cup   15 3 181-1 - - - 4 1 - - 12 6 - 66.67% List
ParramattaParramatta 19841984 NSWRL Winfield Cup   28 - 28--- - - - - - - - 19 9 - 67.86% List
ParramattaParramatta 19851985 NSWRL Winfield Cup   9 - 92-2 - - - 8 - - - 5 4 - 55.56% List
ParramattaParramatta 19861986 NSWRL Winfield Cup   10 3 13--- - - - - - - - 11 2 - 84.62% List
ParramattaParramatta 19871987 NSWRL Winfield Cup   1 1 2--- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19891989 NSWRL Winfield Cup   6 - 6--- - - - - - 1 - 3 3 - 50.00% List

NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Parramatta 1982-87   63 10 73 3-3 - - - 12 1 - - 50 23 - 68.49% List
Eastern Suburbs 1989   6 - 6 --- - - - - - 1 - 3 3 - 50.00% List

Your Say

  • Matt
    11 Mar 2010 9:56am

    Paul Mares was probably the most talented forward ever to play for Parramatta, who didn't realise his huge potential. As a fan it remains one of the great disappointments of my life that he wasn't able (through injury) to consistently rep at the highest level - he would have made an explosive Origin player!

  • Anonymous
    9 Sep 2019 10:27pm

    A genuine nice young man I met in early ‘85 off season while he was on holiday south of Nowra.

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

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