Mathew Head

Mathew Head (born 9 May 1982) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s as a halfback for the St. George Illawarra Dragons, Wests Tigers and Hull F.C.

For other people named Matthew Head, see Matthew Head (disambiguation).

Mathew Head
Personal information
Full nameMathew Head
Born (1982-05-09) 9 May 1982
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight78 kg (12 st 4 lb)
PositionHalfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2003–07 St. George Illawarra 57 8 95 1 219
2007 Hull F.C. 10 1 0 1 5
2008 Wests Tigers 11 1 0 0 4
2009 St. George Illawarra 10 0 0 0 0
Total 88 10 95 2 228
Source: [1][2][3]

Background

Head was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.

Playing career

St. George Illawarra Dragons

Head began his professional rugby league career in 2003, making his first grade debut in round 3 on 29 March 2003. He was the 2004 St. George Illawarra Dragons season's top point-scorer. Head's career has been plagued by recurring knee injuries , thus leaving the club at the end of the 2007 season.

Motu Tony with the ball and Mathew Head in action for Hull

Hull

In 2007, Head signed for Hull F.C. until the end of that season in a bid to help the club reach the Super League play-offs which they defeated the 2nd week of the playoffs to Wigan Warriors.[4][5]

Wests Tigers

In November 2007, after announcing his desire to return to Australia, Head was signed by the Wests Tigers on a one-year contract.[6] Fitness levels and injuries again limited his time on field during the 2008 season.

Return to the St. George Illawarra Dragons

In August 2008, Head agreed to a return to the Dragons in 2009.[7][8] Since being signed by St George Illawarra, Head was generally assigned to play for St George Illawarra's feeder club, the Shellharbour Dragons, in the position of halfback or five-eighth,[9][10] rather than first grade.[11] His contract with the Dragons was not renewed and he then returned to his junior team Dapto Canaries and became their captain coach in the 2010 season.

Coaching career

Head was the Balmain Tigers SG Ball head coach between 2013 and 2015, winning the SG Ball in 2013 and the under 20's coach for the St George Illawarra Dragons club in 2016. In 2017, he was the Illawarra RLFC coach in the NSW Cup.[12][13] In 2019, Head was coach of the St. George Illawarra Dragons Canterbury Cup team that won the minor premiership.

YearTeamWinsDrawLosses
2013Balmain Tigers SG Ball11 Wins0 Draws3 Losses
2014Balmain Tigers SG Ball8 Wins0 Draws3 Losses
2015Balmain Tigers SG Ball8 Wins0 Draws3 Losses
2016St George Illawarra Dragons NYC16 Wins1 Draw9 Losses
2017St George Illawarra Dragons ISP Cup8 Wins1 Draw9 Losses
2018St George Illawarra Dragons ISP Cup14 Wins0 Draws8 Losses
2019St George Illawarra Dragons CC Cup13 Wins3 Draws6 Losses

References
  1. NRL Stats
  2. RLP
  3. loverugbyleague
  4. "Half-back Head makes Hull switch". BBC. 25 June 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2007.
  5. "Head Heads For Hull". SportingLife. 25 June 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2007.
  6. "Mathew heads to Leichhardt". Fox Sports News (Australia). 5 December 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2007.
  7. "2009 NRL Player Movements". NRL Live. 4 October 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  8. Glenn Jackson and Andrew Stevenson (27 August 2008). "Mathew's leaving, more heads to roll". Fox Sports News (Australia). Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
  9. "Luke Priddis, Mathew Head set to ignite Shellharbour". Illawarra Mercury. 25 July 2009.
  10. "NSW Cup Previews (including Central Coast Storm v Shellharbour)". Rleague. 21 March 2009. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010.
  11. "Doubts raised over Mathew Head's future". Illawarra Mercury. 6 April 2009.
  12. "Coaches Corner Mat Head". www.nswrl.com.au. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  13. "Balmain Junior Reps Finals Announced". Wests Tigers. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
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