Paul Mares

Playing Career

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 307 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	G	1FG	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	G	1FG	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	G	1FG	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	G	1FG	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	G	1FG	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	18	1	-	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	-	9	2	-	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	G	1FG	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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Sources:David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present)