Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Sunday, 27th March, 1960
- Current Age
- 66 years and 3 days
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- NSWRL Premiership (NRL)
- 1986
- Midweek Cup
- 1982, 1986
- 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
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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| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) | 1 | 121 | 26 | 296 | 7 | 701 | 57 | 61 | 3 | 47.11% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL/NSWRL Finals | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | 2 | 17 | 10 | 69 | 1 | 176 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 70.59% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 138 | 36 | 365 | 8 | 877 | 70 | 66 | 3 | 50.72% | List | |||||
NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - 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 | |
NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - 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 | |
| Overall | 1981-1989 | 121 | 26 | 296 | 7 | 701 | 57 | 61 | 3 | 47.11% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Steven Russo, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Newspapers, Match Video
Your Say
1 Oct 2017 8:01pm
An absolute great bloke and property lawyer
14 Jul 2019 6:35pm
Great player left some great memories
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