Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Sunday, 16th May, 1976
- Current Age
- 47 years and 336 days
Biography
Former Balmain centre/winger scored three tries in Bradford’s 37-6 thrashing of Wigan in the English Super League grand final in 2001. Withers, who was born in Australia but took out residency in England, was named in the Great Britain squad for the 2001 Ashes series but did not play in a Test. He later played in the Bradford Bulls’ Super League grand final-winning team in 2003.
- 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 | 40 | 12 | 45 | - | 138 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 35.00% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 20 | 22 | - | - | 88 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Super League | 169 | 95 | 15 | 4 | 414 | 124 | 38 | 7 | 73.37% | List | ||||
| World Cup | 4 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| World Club Challenge | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Ireland | 2000 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Ireland | 2000 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Sydney Tigers | ARL 1995 | 6 | 1 | 5 | / | 8 | 62.50% | - | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16.67% | List |
| Balmain | ARL 1997 | 19 | 8 | 35 | / | 68 | 51.47% | - | 102 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 47.37% | List |
| Balmain | NRL 1998 | 15 | 3 | 5 | / | 7 | 71.43% | - | 22 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 26.67% | List |
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Balmain | 1995, 1997-98 | 40 | 12 | 45 | / | 83 | 54.22% | - | 138 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 35.00% | List |
English Career - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Bradford | 1999 | 29 | 21 | - | 1 | 85 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 82.76% | List | |||
| Bradford | 2000 | 21 | 15 | - | - | 60 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 76.19% | List | |||
| Bradford | 2001 | 31 | 32 | - | - | 128 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 83.87% | List | |||
| Bradford | 2002 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 97 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 76.00% | List | |||
| Bradford | 2003 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Bradford | 2004 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 50 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 69.57% | List | |||
| Bradford | 2005 | 20 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 75.00% | List | |||
| Bradford | 2006 | 30 | 13 | - | - | 52 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 56.67% | List | |||
| Wigan | 2007 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.86% | List | |||
English Career - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Bradford | 1999-06 | 185 | 118 | 18 | 4 | 512 | 139 | 39 | 7 | 75.14% | List | |||
| Wigan | 2007 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.86% | List | |||
| Overall | 1999-2007 | 192 | 119 | 18 | 4 | 516 | 142 | 43 | 7 | 73.96% | List | |||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Alan Katzmann, AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Bill Bates
Sources:
NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1999, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1996, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1998, Richard Bailey's Rugby League World
Your Say
27/04/2019
Michael Withers was so important to Bradford Bulls. He was known as Mr Reliable. I appreciated his skill as a rugby player so much that I bought a Bulls shirt with ‘Withers 6’ on the back. I’ve just thrown it away as it was falling apart. I now live in Melbourne, Australia, and am a Premier Club Member at Melbourne Storm.
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