Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Jeffrey James Shield
- Born
- Thursday, 1st October, 1953
- Died
- Monday, 2nd November, 2009 (Aged 56 years and 32 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Preseason Cup
- 1976
- Midweek Cup
- 1976
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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| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 78 | 11 | - | - | 33 | 21 | 53 | 4 | 26.92% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | 1 | 18 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 44.44% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | 1 | 8 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.50% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 105 | 18 | - | - | 54 | 35 | 66 | 4 | 33.33% | List | |||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1974 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1972 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1973 | 21 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1974 | 19 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 21.05% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1975 | 9 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1976 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 1 | 30.00% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1977 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14.29% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Balmain | 1972-76 | 71 | 11 | - | - | 33 | 20 | 48 | 3 | 28.17% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | 1977 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14.29% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1972-1977 | 78 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 21 | 53 | 4 | 26.92% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Tony McCarron, Wests Archives, AJ Lucantonio
Your Say
3 Nov 2009 4:05am
Jeff Shield passed away on the 2nd November, 2009 aged 56 years after a long battle with cancer.
6 Apr 2012 8:54am
I knew Jeff at teachers college in1973-4 we were an item for a while funnily enough I thought about him in 2009
And always wondered about him yesterday at work we were talking about attractive people and I instantly thought of Jeff so I looked him up to show my colleagues how cute he was I was so sad to read of his passing I'm still sad - but he certainly made a lasting impression on me
Rip cute boy you'll Always be 20years old in my mindxx
14 Sep 2012 5:48pm
As a keen watcher of old games,1974 Jeff Shield played a very solid game for NSW V GB,scored a try
2 Oct 2012 5:03am
Jeff was an awesome brother, and footballer. I don't think he got the accolades he deserved. I'll never ever forget him.
15 Oct 2015 12:17am
As a young boy of 14 and mad balmain fan Jeff shield was a great player - was a regular and automatic selection in a pretty good team in a good era - certainly did the club and fans proud
25 Oct 2019 2:31pm
Jeff was my PE teacher briefly at Condell Park HS near Bankstown Airport. It would have been around 1972 /73 so maybe he was doing practical exp whilst still a student teacher going by other comments.I class him as one of my early life mentors
24 Apr 2022 4:47pm
Jeff was my father and I note his correct date of birth was 10th June 1953.
26 Apr 2022 12:07pm
I met Jeff through flying with Qantas International as Flight attendant's Jeff starting in 1992 and I in 1995 .After he had finished teaching
Over time we became great mates . He was very selective with his friendships but I felt honoured to eventually get a guernsey .
To know him well and talk footy especially hearing stories about Jeffs playing days with and against my childhood heroes especially top Roosters players household names and back to back Premiership players in 74-75 such as Fairfax n Beetson on the golf course was such an honour and I was always riveted and fascinated by him .
I still miss him as I know his family does and a better friend and mate you would not meet anywhere .Jeff so humble always R.I.P Jeff Fly high Champion up where you belong x
26 Jun 2022 8:19pm
My favourite teacher at Sefton High School.
13 Jan 2024 7:46pm
Played for Macquarie United in the Newcastle comp.
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