Andrew Meads
Andrew Meads (born 2 February 1977) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. A foundation player for the North Queensland Cowboys, he also had stints with the Balmain Tigers and Parramatta Eels. Meads was primarily a lock.
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| Full name | Andrew Meads | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 February 1977 Townsville, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
Born and raised in Townsville, Queensland junior, Meads attended Kirwan State High School.[2]
Playing career
In Round 22 of the 1995 ARL season, Meads made his first grade debut for the Cowboys as an 18-year old in a 66-4 loss to Canterbury-Bankstown.[3]
In 1997, he joined the Balmain Tigers and was a member of their Jersey Flegg Cup winning side. Meads made his NRL debut for the club in 1998, playing 12 games for them over two seasons including the club's last ever game as a first grade side which was a 42-14 loss against Canberra. After Balmain merged with other foundation club Western Suburbs, Meads was not offered a contract to play with the new team Wests Tigers.
After a stint with the St George Illawarra Dragons, where he didn't play first grade, Meads moved to the Parramatta Eels and played eight games for them over two seasons.[4]
Statistics
ARL/NRL
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2003 season [5]
| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
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| 1995 | North Queensland | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | Balmain | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | Balmain | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Parramatta | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Parramatta | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career totals | 21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 | |
Post-playing career
Following his retirement, Meads returned to Townsville and spent time as the North Queensland Cowboys' wrestling coach.[2]
References
- RLP
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Personal problems cause promising winger to quit the Cowboys - smh.com.au". www.smh.com.au.
- "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.
- Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Andrew Meads - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.