Andrew Meads

Andrew Meads (born 2 February 1977) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. Primarily a lock, he was a foundation player for the North Queensland Cowboys and also had stints with the Balmain Tigers and Parramatta Eels.

Andrew Meads
Personal information
Full nameAndrew Meads
Born (1977-02-02) 2 February 1977
Ayr, Queensland
Playing information
PositionLock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995 North Queensland 1 0 0 0 0
1998–99 Balmain Tigers 12 1 0 0 0
2002–03 Parramatta Eels 8 0 0 0 0
Total 21 1 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Background

A Townsville Brothers junior, Meads attended Kirwan State High School.[2]

Playing career

In 1994, Meads represented the Queensland under-17 side, starting at lock in their 14–28 loss to New South Wales.[3] In 1995, he signed with the newly established North Queensland Cowboys, one of two 18-year-olds in the squad, alongside Aaron Ketchell.

In Round 22 of the 1995 ARL season, Meads made his first grade debut for the Cowboys in a 4–66 loss to the Sydney Bulldogs, his lone appearance for the club in first grade.[4]

In 1997, he joined the Balmain Tigers and was a member of their Jersey Flegg Cup winning side. He made his first grade 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, a 14–42 loss to the Canberra Raiders. After Balmain merged with the Western Suburbs Magpies, Meads was not offered a contract to play with the Wests Tigers.

In 2002, after a stint with the St George Illawarra Dragons in which he didn't play first grade, Meads moved to the Parramatta Eels and played eight games for them over two seasons.[5]

Statistics

ARL/NRL
Season Team Matches T G GK % F/G Pts
1995 North Queensland 100—00
1998 Balmain 810—00
1999 Balmain 400—00
2002 Parramatta 500—00
2003 Parramatta 300—00
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
  1. RLP
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "1994". 18th Man. 25 October 2017.
  4. "Personal problems cause promising winger to quit the Cowboys". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 May 2002.
  5. "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.
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