David Mead (rugby league)
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Full name | David Mead | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | David Moore 4 November 1988 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Wing, Fullback, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Mead (born David Moore on 4 November 1988) is a Papua New Guinean former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a winger, centre or fullback for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Papua New Guinea at international level.
Mead previously played for the
Background
He was born in
As a junior rugby league footballer, he played for Lismore Marist Brothers before being signed by the
Playing career
2008
He was named in the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup [7] and between the 2008 World Cup and the 2009 NRL season he changed his surname from Moore to Mead.[4]
2009
On 30 January 2009, Mead signed a contract extension with the Gold Coast after turning down an offer from the
2010
A regular on the wing in 2010, Mead was one of the club's leaders in many statistics before a foot injury saw him miss the rest of the season from round 16 onwards. Mead said, "It is pretty frustrating because I have worked so hard and to get halfway through the year now and it is all just gone, just like that."[14] In Round 12 against the Sydney Roosters, Mead scored a hat trick of tries in the Titans 30–16 loss.[15] Mead played in 15 matches and scored 6 tries during 2010.
2011
Despite the Titans poor record in
2012
Mead played in 20 matches and scored 10 tries for the Titans in the 2012 NRL season. On 6 December 2012, Mead extended his contract with the Gold Coast for 4 years till the end of the 2016 season.[18]
2013
In round 23 against the North Queensland Cowboys, Mead became the first Gold Coast Titans player to score 50 tries for the club during their 22–10 loss at 1300SMILES Stadium.[19] Mead played in 16 matches and scored 11 tries in 2013. In October, Mead represented Papua New Guinea in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, playing in all 3 matches at fullback.
2014
In January, Mead was selected for the Titans inaugural
with him playing 18 matches and scoring 4 tries, his worst try-scoring effort to date.2015
Mead was again a member of the Titans' Auckland Nines squad.[24] He also returned for New South Wales Country, playing at fullback and scoring a try in their 34–22 win at Wagga Wagga.[25][26] In round 25 against the St. George Illawarra Dragons, Mead eclipsed Kevin Gordon's record as the Gold Coast Titans all-time highest try-scorer with 60 tries, overtaking Gordon's 58 tries for the club by scoring 2 tries in the Gold Coast's 28–26 win at Cbus Super Stadium.[27][28] He scored 5 tries from 22 matches for the 2015 NRL season.
2016
On 29 January 2016, Mead was named in the Titans 2016 Auckland Nines squad.
2017
On 10 February 2017, Mead played for the
2018
He played in the
2019
Mead played a total of 17 games for Les Catalans in the
2020
Mead played 7 games for the Catalans Dragons in the 2020 Super League season including the club's 48–2 semi-final defeat against St Helens.[47]
2021
On 13 January, Mead signed for the Brisbane Broncos.[48] In round 1 of the 2021 NRL season, he scored a try in his return game to the NRL but Brisbane lost the match 24–16 against Parramatta.[49]
In round 11 against the Sydney Roosters, Mead scored a hat-trick in Brisbane's 34–16 victory.[50]
Statistics
Season | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | Pts |
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2009 | Gold Coast Titans | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
2010 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
2011 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 | |
2012 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
2013 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |
2014 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
2015 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
2016 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
2017[1] | Brisbane Broncos | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
2018[1] | Catalans Dragons | 31 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
2019 | 19 | 6 | 24 | |||
2020 | 8 | 7 | 28 | |||
2021 | Brisbane Broncos | 12 | 5 | 10 | ||
2022 | 0 | |||||
Totals | 230 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 416 |
(* denotes season still competing)
Honours
Debut | ||
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Papua New Guinea Kumuls PNG Test Debut – 25 October 2008 | ||
Gold Coast Titans First Grade Debut – 8 June 2009 |
References
- ^ a b c "Players – Love Rugby League". Loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "David Mead – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Mead commends forwards". 30 October 2017.
- ^ a b c Mascord, Steve (3 May 2013). "MEN OF THE WORLD Two: DAVID MEAD (Papua New Guinea & Australia)". Stevemascord.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ Blomberg, Matt (4 June 2010). "Mead on Raider alert". Northern Star.
- ^ Marshall, Matt (30 January 2009). "David Mead, Esi Tonga, Kevin Gordon stay at Coast". Courier Mail.
- ^ "Wilshere handed Kumuls captaincy". BBC News. 14 October 2008.
- ^ "Titans Youngsters Stay Loyal". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 30 January 2009.
- ^ Clark, Laine (8 June 2009). "Titans Defeat Illawarra 28–24". Fox Sports.
- ^ Herning, Wayne (27 June 2009). "Young Guns Inspire Depleted Gold Coast Titans to Big Win over Warriors". Fox Sports.
- ^ mlipen (11 October 2009). "Kumuls Named". The National.
- ^ "PNG and Fiji finalise squads for Pacific Cup". National Rugby League. 19 October 2009. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ Webster, Andrew (10 November 2009). "Hayne Named Player of the Year". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney.
- ^ "Mead's season in ruins Gold Coast Top Story | goldcoast.com.au | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia". goldcoast.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ Nicolussi, Christian (1 June 2010). "Sydney Roosters beat Gold Coast Titans 30–16 in NRL round 12 match". Courier Mail.
- ^ Rayner, Tristan (7 August 2011). "David Mead scores incredible NRL try". The Roar.
- ^ "Parramatta Eels defeat the Gold Coast Titans to avoid wooden spoon for 2011". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney.
- ^ titans.com.au (6 December 2012). "Mead re-signs with Titans until 2016". Zero Tackle. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^ Badel, Peter (18 August 2013). "North Queensland Cowboys beat Gold Coast Titans 22–10 in NRL round 23". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney.
- ^ Meyn, Travis (22 January 2014). "Gold Coast Titans to unleash their best team against the Auckland Nines". Gold Coast Bulletin. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ Badel, Peter; Meyn, Travis (30 April 2014). "David Mead a Kumul chameleon after the Papua New Guinea international changes eligibility". Courier Mail.
- ^ Toohey, Barry (4 May 2014). "Hulking Centre Jamal Idris Stars in Thrilling City/Country Draw". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney.
- ^ Balym, Todd (24 May 2014). "Dave Taylor shines as Gold Coast Titans keep sinking following loss to Warriors". Courier Mail.
- ^ Luca, Rocco (20 January 2015). "Titans name 2015 nines squad". Rugby League Week. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^ "Representative Round team lists". National Rugby League. 3 May 2015.
- ^ Brady, Jack (3 May 2015). "Country overcome City in seesawing affair". National Rugby League.
- ^ Meyn, Travis (24 July 2015). "Gold Coast Titans duo Kevin Gordon and David Mead want to avoid another wooden spoon". Gold Coast Bulletin. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ Lutton, Phil (30 August 2015). "Dave Taylor enigma continues as Gold Coast Titans upset St George Illawarra Dragons". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Luca, Rocco (29 January 2016). "Titans unveil 2016 nines squad". Rugby League Week. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ Campton, Nick (7 May 2016). "Papua New Guinea hold on to upset Fiji in Pacific Test thriller". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney.
- ^ "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "David Mead: Why I chose the Broncos". National Rugby League. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "NRL All Stars squads: World All Stars line up, Indigenous All Stars line up". Fox Sports. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Rough start for Nine's new footy host". News.com.au. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Broncos' loss to Wolves creates history". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Warrington 27–18 Brisbane: Wolves' first-half blitz stuns Broncos". Sky Sports. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "World Club Series: Warrington Wolves 27–18 Brisbane Broncos". BBC. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/the-inside-mail-home-of-all-the-hottest-nrl-news-and-gossip/news-story/38e2bd58503a814eb8486826499bbd02 [dead link]
- ^ "Broncos Defeat Roosters 32–8; Five Things We Learned". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Mead re-signs with Broncos". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "PNG Kumuls name World Cup squad". 4 October 2017.
- ^ "PNG thrash Wales 50–6 in Rugby League World Cup clash". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Mead's emotional PNG homecoming". 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Catalans sign PNG's Mead from Brisbane". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Catalans Dragons beat Warrington in Challenge Cup final to make history". The Guardian. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "2019 clubs season graded". Super League.
- ^ "St Helens demolish Catalans Dragons to set up Grand Final clash with Wigan". The Guardian. 20 November 2020.
- ^ "David Mead joins Brisbane". Love Rugby League. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Brisbane Broncos' NRL losing streak continues as Parramatta Eels score comeback 24–16 win; Newcastle Knights beat Bulldogs". Australia: ABC News. 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Broncos answer Kevvie's 'embarrassing' call, Walker's 'first real test': 3 Big Hits". Australia: Fox Sports. 22 May 2021.