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Graeme 'Heaps' Hughes

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Graeme Christopher Hughes
Nickname(s)
Heaps
Born
Tuesday, 6th December, 1955
Current Age
70 years and 114 days
Place Of Birth
Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia

Honours & Awards

Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.

Interstate Series
1975
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1980

Known Family Links

Nephew
Corey Hughes
Glen Hughes
Cousin
Kevin Moore
Nephew
Steven Hughes
Brother
Garry Hughes
Mark Hughes

Biography

Talented ball-playing forward first represented NSW as a 19-year-old in 1975. A left-handed batsman for NSW, Graeme Hughes could also have easily pursued a career in cricket. He joined brothers Garry and Mark in the club's 1980 grand final victory but a serious knee injury ended his career in 1982. As early as 1975, he had shown a flair for sports commentary (Commonwealth Bank Cup) and established a lucrative career in that area - first with Channel 10's and then with Channel 7's Sports World program, TVNZ and finally radio.
- 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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Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Interstate Series 1 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) 1 124 15 39   - 123 65 53 6 52.42% List
NSWRFL Finals - 12 1 1   - 5 8 4 0 66.67% List
Preseason Cup - 8 - -   - - 4 4 0 50.00% List
Midweek Cup - 12 2 3   - 12 6 6 0 50.00% List
Challenge Cup AU - 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Overall   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
First Class 145 17 42   - 135 84 67 6 57.93% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW Firsts 1975   1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Canterbury NSWRFL 1974   3 - 1   - 2 1 2 0 33.33% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1975   17 2 27   - 60 8 7 2 47.06% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1976   11 - 11   - 22 5 5 1 45.45% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1977   15 2 -   - 6 7 8 0 46.67% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1978   22 - -   - - 13 7 2 59.09% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1979   18 - -   - - 11 7 0 61.11% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1980   14 4 -   - 12 11 3 0 78.57% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1981   17 6 -   - 18 5 12 0 29.41% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1982   7 1 -   - 3 4 2 1 57.14% List

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Canterbury 1974-82   124 15 39   - 123 65 53 6 52.42% List

Your Say

  • Paul Carter
    3 Dec 2016 9:28pm

    Was player of the tournament at the under-19 cricket champioships for the 1972-73 season.
    You can also here him on Talkin Sport on 2SM. Between 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm. From Monday to Friday.

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