Graham Mattson

{{short description|NZ RL coach and former NZ international rugby league footballer}}

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|fullname = Graham Victor Mattson

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1941|7|10}}

|birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand

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|club1 = Point Chevalier

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Graham Victor Mattson[http://www.nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=M&id=432 MATTSON, GRAHAM VICTOR 1964 - 65 - KIWI #432] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724193639/http://www.nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=M&id=432 |date=2011-07-24 }} nzleague.co.nz is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer, and coach who represented New Zealand and later coached Tonga.

Playing career

Mattson was a Point Chevalier Pirates player in the Auckland Rugby League competition and also represented Auckland. Between 1964 and 1965 Mattson played in three test matches for the New Zealand national rugby league team. Mattson worked as a Police Constable.

Coaching career

Mattson began his coaching career in the 1970s with Point Chevalier before coaching the Mangere East Hawks, spending most of his time with the lower grades.Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1990 New Zealand Rugby League, 1990. p.122

In 1981 Mattson was the head coach of the new Papatoetoe Panthers club and was on their inaugural committee.[http://www.aucklandleague.co.nz/display_page.asp?item=377 Papatoetoe Panthers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720073901/http://www.aucklandleague.co.nz/display_page.asp?item=377 |date=2011-07-20}} Auckland Rugby League[http://myclub.co.nz/Papatoetoe_League/history.htm History - Papatoetoe Panthers RLFC] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20110724193053/http://myclub.co.nz/Papatoetoe_League/history.htm |date=2011-07-24}} myclub.co.nz[http://www.sportsground.co.nz/ClubSite.asp?SiteID=6110&PageTypeID=20&PageID=45885 Club History - Papatoetoe Panthers RL] sportsground.co.nz

In 1990 he was appointed the Auckland coach.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. {{ISBN|978-1-86969-366-4}}, p.296.

Mattson later coached Tonga at the 1994 Pacific Cup.{{cite book

| last =John Coffey, Bernie Wood

| title = 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008

| publisher =Huia Publishers

| year = 2008

| pages = 282

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=nklWo8vw-iIC

| isbn =978-1-86969-331-2|id={{ISBN|9781869693312}}}}