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Beetson, Arthur

  • Nickname: Big Artie
  • Born: January 22, 1945
  • Died : December 1st 2011
  • Birthplace: Roma, Queensland
  • Position: Prop
  • Height: 188cm
  • Weight: 105kg

     

    Playing Career

    Club

    • Redcliffe (1964-1965, 1981)
    • Balmain Tigers (1966-1970) 74 matches, 6 tries
    • Hull Kingston Rovers (England, 1968)
    • Eastern Suburbs (1971-1978) 131 matches, 17 tries
    • Parramatta Eels (1979-1980) 18 matches, 1 try

     

    Representative

    • New South Wales (1966-1977) 18 matches
    • Queensland (1980-1981) 3 matches, 1 Origin
    • Australia (1966-1977) 28 matches, 1 try

     

    Coaching Career

    Club

    • Eastern Suburbs (1977-1978, 1985-1988, 1994) 165 matches
    • Redcliffe (1981-1982)
    • Cronulla-Sutherland (1992-1993) 44 matches

     

    Representative

    • Queensland (1981-1984, 1989-1990) 16 matches
    • Australia (1983) 1 match

    Honours

    • Named in Australian Rugby League`s 100 greatest players
    • Named prop in Australian Rugby League team of the century
    • Named prop in Queensland Rugby League team of the century
    • Named prop in Indigenous Australian rugby league team of the century
    • 1987 Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM).
    • 2000 Australian Sports Medal
    • 2001 Centenary Medal "for service to Australian society through the sport of rugby league".
    • 2003 Inducted into Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame
    • 2004 Named an "Immortal"
    • 2008 Retrospectively awarded Clive Churchill Medal as Man of the Match in 1974 grand final.

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