Jamie Mathiou
{{short description|Ireland international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Jamie Mathiou
|fullname =
|image =
|caption =
|retired = yes
|position = {{rlp|PR}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|9|4|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
|height = {{convert|185|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|97|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|club1 = North Sydney Bears
|year1start = 1992
|year1end = 93
|appearances1 = 4
|tries1 = 1
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 4
|club2 = North Qld Cowboys
|year2start = 1995
|year2end = 96
|appearances2 = 11
|tries2 = 1
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 4
|club3 = Leeds Rhinos
|year3start = 1997
|year3end = 01
|appearances3 = 136
|tries3 = 4
|goals3 = 0
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 16
|teamA = Ireland
|yearAstart = 1999
|yearAend = 00
|appearancesA = 3
|triesA = 0
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 0
|new = yes
|source = [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/jamie-mathiou/summary.html RLP]
|updated = 2 July 2020
}}
Jamie Mathiou (born 4 September 1972) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. An Ireland international {{rlp|pr}}, he played for the North Sydney Bears, North Queensland Cowboys and Leeds Rhinos.
Background
Born on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Mathiou played his junior rugby league for the Cudgen Hornets and attended Kingscliff High School, where he represented the Australian Schoolboys in 1989.{{cite web|title=SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424|accessdate=2008-10-10|publisher=SportingPulse|archive-date=21 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821104534/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424|url-status=dead}}
Playing career
In 1989, while playing for Cudgen, Mathiou represented the New South Wales under-17 team in their 16–8 win over Queensland under-17.{{Cite web|url=https://18thman.com/representative/under-17s-origin/1989-2/|title=1989|website=18thman.com|date=26 October 2017 }} In 1990, he joined the Gold Coast Seagulls, playing for their lower grade sides.
In 1992, Mathiou joined the North Sydney Bears. In Round 18 of the 1992 NSWRL season, he made his first-grade debut in the Bears' 12–26 loss to the St George Dragons. Over two seasons with North Sydney, Mathiou played four games.
In 1995, he joined the newly established North Queensland Cowboys. He played seven games for the club in their first season. In 1996, he played just four games before departing the club at the end of the season.
In 1997, Mathiou joined the Leeds Rhinos, where he would go on to play 136 games for the club, starting 100 from the bench. He became the longest-serving import for the club since the change of import rules in 1982.{{cite web|work=Leeds Rhinos|title=Jamie Mathiou|url=http://www.therhinos.co.uk/rugby/players/first_team.php?player=82532&includeref=dynamic|accessdate=29 November 2012}} In 1998, he came off the bench in Leeds' 1998 Grand Final loss to the Wigan Warriors. In 1999, he came off the bench in Leeds' Challenge Cup win over the London Broncos.
In 2000, he represented Ireland at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/in_depth/rugby_league/2000/world_cup/team_profiles/ireland.stm|title=The Teams: Ireland|publisher=BBC|date=2000-01-01|accessdate=2008-04-21|archive-date=16 December 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001216083500/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/in_depth/rugby_league/2000/world_cup/team_profiles/ireland.stm|url-status=dead}}
In 2002, after leaving Leeds, Mathiou returned to Australia, captaining the Ipswich Jets in the Queensland Cup for two seasons.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ipswichjets.com/jets-history/history-2000/|title=History 2000|website=ipswichjets.com.au}}
Statistics
=NSWRL/ARL=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:85%;" | |||||
| width=2%|Season
!width=8%|Team !width=2%|Matches !width=2%|T !width=2%|G !width=2%|GK % !width=2%|F/G !width=2%|Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| 1992
|style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|North Sydney|16}} North Sydney | 2|| 0|| 0|| –|| 0|| 0 | |||||
| style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| 1993 |style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|North Sydney|16}} North Sydney | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 4 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| 1995
|style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} North Queensland | 7|| 1|| 0|| –|| 0|| 4 | |||||
| style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| 1996 |style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} North Queensland | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 |
| class="sortbottom"
! colspan=2| Career totals ! 15 ! 2 ! 0 ! – ! 0 ! 8 |
=Super League=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:85%;" | |||||
| width=2%|Season
!width=8%|Team !width=2%|Matches !width=2%|T !width=2%|G !width=2%|GK % !width=2%|F/G !width=2%|Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| 1997
|style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} Leeds | 28|| 0|| 0|| —|| 0|| 0 | |||||
| style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| 1998 |style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} Leeds | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| 1999
|style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} Leeds | 26|| 1|| 0|| —|| 0|| 4 | |||||
| style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| 2000 |style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} Leeds | 30 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| 2001
|style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} Leeds | 26|| 1|| 0|| —|| 0|| 4 | |||||
| class="sortbottom"
! colspan=2| Career totals ! 136 ! 4 ! 0 ! — ! 0 ! 16 |
=International=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:85%;" | |||||
| width=2%|Season
!width=8%|Team !width=2%|Matches !width=2%|T !width=2%|G !width=2%|GK % !width=2%|F/G !width=2%|Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| 1999
|style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|Ireland|16}} Ireland | 1|| 0|| 0|| —|| 0|| 0 | |||||
| style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| 2000 |style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|Ireland|16}} Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| class="sortbottom"
! colspan=2| Career totals ! 3 ! 0 ! 0 ! — ! 0 ! 0 |
Post-playing career
After retiring, Mathiou spent time coaching the Cudgen Hornets and worked as a recruitment coordinator for the Sydney Roosters from 2005 to 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tweeddailynews.com.au/news/apn-bringem/147313/|title=Bring 'Em On|date=24 February 2006|website=Tweed Daily News}}{{cite news|author=Josh Alston|work=Townsville Bulletin|title=Younger Bowen moves on as Cowboys overflow|url=http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2010/11/09/183471_cowboys.html|accessdate=29 November 2012|date=9 November 2012}}{{cite news|author=Peter Badel|work=The Australian|title=Contract spat sees promising Jack Goodsell leave Titans and fly to Roosters|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/titans-pay-spat-sees-promising-jack-goodsell-fly-to-roosters/story-e6frg6n6-1226526097274|accessdate=29 November 2012|date=29 November 2012}} In 2015, he joined the Gold Coast Titans as the recruitment manager, spending only a year at the club.{{cite news| url=http://www.theage.com.au/rugby-league/sin-bin/sin-bin-warren-smith-tipped-to-eventually-take-over-from-ray-warren-at-nine-20150815-gizrzn.html| title=Warren Smith tipped to eventually take over from Ray Warren at Nine| newspaper=theage.com.au| date=15 August 2015| accessdate=16 August 2015}} In 2016, he returned to the Roosters as a member of the recruitment team.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081117154439/http://leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk/leedsrhinos/pastplayers/squad-page.asp?ID=68 Profile at leedsrugby]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110728035632/http://www.slstats.org/p1581/Jamie%20Mathiou.html SL Stats]
{{Leeds Rhinos - 1999 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{Ireland squad 2000 Rugby League World Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mathiou, Jamie}}
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Category:Ireland national rugby league team players
Category:Irish rugby league players
Category:North Queensland Cowboys players
Category:North Sydney Bears players
Category:Rugby league players from the Gold Coast, Queensland