Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Friday, 30th January, 1948
- Current Age
- 76 years and 84 days
- Place Of Birth
- Campsie, New South Wales, Australia
Known Family Links
- Son
- Brett Mullins
- Brother
- Terry Mullins
- Russell Mullins
- Grandson
- Jack Hetherington
- James Schiller
Biography
Belmore junior, a professional runner, joined Easts from Sydney's Business Houses competition in 1968. A winger in the club's grand final wins in 1974-75, Mullins was a prolific try-scorer who was desperately unlucky not to have represented at a higher level. He played in a trial for World Cup selection in 1970 but broke his jaw in a tackle and missed selection. Mullins represented NSW in 1971 but was again on the injured list when Australia toured NZ. Sleekly-built but with the strength of a battering ram, Mullins stood a touch over 6' in height (1.9m) and went on to top the century of tries in his decade with the club. In 1973 his chance for Kangaroo selection ended when his jaw was broken after being ‘king-hit’ in a match against Manly. After leaving Easts in 1978 Mullins’ career ended with a series of broken leg injuries while playing in the country.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| NRL | 190 | 104 | - | - | 312 | 118 | 69 | 3 | 62.11% | List | ||||
| Craven Mild Cup | 36 | 17 | - | - | 51 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 52.78% | List | ||||
| Endeavour Cup | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Interstate Matches | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | 13 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 46.15% | List | ||||
| National Panasonic Cup | 10 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| World Club Challenge | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| NSW Firsts | 1971 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| NSW City Firsts | 1971-74 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| NSW City Seconds | 1975 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1971-1975 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1968 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 62.50% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1969 | 17 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 23.53% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1970 | 14 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1971 | 17 | 10 | - | - | 30 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 47.06% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1972 | 22 | 17 | - | - | 51 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 77.27% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1973 | 17 | 15 | - | - | 45 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 58.82% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1974 | 25 | 23 | - | - | 69 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 84.00% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1975 | 14 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 78.57% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1976 | 15 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 53.33% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1977 | 24 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1978 | 17 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 64.71% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Sydney | 1968-78 | 190 | 104 | - | - | 312 | 118 | 69 | 3 | 62.11% | List | |||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, AJ Lucantonio
Your Say
02/04/2012
seen bill play his first couple of matches for easts in 2nd grade,he did not stay there too long.big and fast,should have played rep football.i think i was at the showground when they played i think a possibles versus probables when he dived for a tackle and i believe his opponents boot hit him in the jaw and broke it.a wonderful and exciting player for easts for many years.
04/04/2012
bill was a great player so was is brother russell who
played for western suburbs also bill son brett mullins played for canberra raiders
04/07/2014
One of the fastest players in history.he won the 120metre Burnie Gift in Tasmania one of the hardest professional footraces in Australia t
29/09/2015
He was brilliant to watch ,very fast who won Tasmanias richest pro footrace Bernie Gift, had great side step.he is one of the games best wingers of all time.he would have played many tests if not for injury.I saw him every sunday going to the shops in Bondi road where i lived.Great player so was his brother Russel and son .
29/11/2019
Was a great footballer but a better drinker of schooners and his drive home from wombat pub after 30 schooners while coaching the cherry pickers is legendary
26/08/2020
Bill had a fish shop not a fish and chip shop.
06/11/2022
James Schiller, Canberra 2022, is his grandson.
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