Mike Eden

  • Playing Career

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Sunday, 27th March, 1960
Current Age
64 years and 3 days

Awards & Accolades

Rothmans Medal
1983

Known Family Links

Uncle
Harry Eden

Biography

Manly junior was known for his deadly accurate goal-kicking style and an ability to kick in general play with either foot. Eden switched to Easts in 1983 where he felt he had a better chance of establishing a first grade spot at the scrumbase. Finishing the season as the game’s leading point-scorer with 244pts (11t, 99g, 2fg), he was never-the-less a surprise winner of the Rothmans Medal. Eden's time as a fullback at P’matta was not as productive as his early career and in 1988 he ventured to the newly founded G’Coast ‘Giants’ (later ‘Seagulls’) where he established several modest records (including being the club's first try-scorer in the opening match against C’bury) before retiring to concentrate on his law career. Eden was named Chief Executive of the reconstituted G’Coast ‘Gladiators’ in 1996 but the move last just eight days before the club was taken over by the ARL and renamed the ‘Chargers’.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 121 26 296   7 701 57 61 3 47.11% List
NRL Finals 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
National Panasonic Cup 5 10 69   1 176 3 2 0 60.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Manly NSWRFL 1981 3 - 1   - 2 1 2 0 33.33% List
Manly NSWRFL 1982 19 2 71   - 148 12 7 0 63.16% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRFL 1983 24 12 103   2 256 13 10 1 54.17% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRL 1984 15 5 36   - 92 4 11 0 26.67% List
Parramatta NSWRL 1985 14 2 -   - 8 10 4 0 71.43% List
Parramatta NSWRL 1986 5 1 20 / 25 80.00% - 44 4 1 0 80.00% List
Parramatta NSWRL 1987 10 - 4 / 6 66.67% 1 9 5 5 0 50.00% List
Gold Coast NSWRL 1988 19 1 36 / 55 65.45% 3 79 3 14 2 15.79% List
Gold Coast NSWRL 1989 12 3 25 / 32 78.13% 1 63 5 7 0 41.67% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Manly 1981-82 22 2 72   - 150 13 9 0 59.09% List
Eastern Suburbs 1983-84 39 17 139   2 348 17 21 1 43.59% List
Parramatta 1985-87 29 3 24   1 61 19 10 0 65.52% List
Gold Coast 1988-89 31 4 61 / 87 70.11% 4 142 8 21 2 25.81% List
Overall1981-1989 121 26 296   7 701 57 61 3 47.11% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    01/10/2017

    An absolute great bloke and property lawyer

  • Rob Browne
    14/07/2019

    Great player left some great memories

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Steven Russo, Alan Katzmann

Sources: NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90, Newspapers, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89