Bill Mullins

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William 'Bill' Mullins (Sydney, Australia) was a rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership, the major rugby league competition in Australia at the time.

A former professional runner, Mullins played his junior football with the Canterbury Bankstown club before joining Eastern Suburbs in 1968 where he played 190 first grade matches in the years until 1978. At the time of his retirement, he was the club's leading try-scorer with 104 tries.

A tall, powerfully built winger, Mullins played in some of the great Easts sides of the seventies, winning premierships in 1974 and 1975, and finishing runners up in 1972 Grand Final. He also won pre-season cups in 1974 and 1977, mid-week cups in 1975 and 1978, as well as the World Club Challenge with the Roosters in 1976.

Mullins was a representative of Sydney and New South Wales, though injuries suffered at the wrong times during his career prevented him from representing his country. In a trial for World Cup selection in 1971, Mullins suffered a broken jaw and again, in 1973 had his jaw broken at a critical time in his career.

At the end of the 1978 season Mullins moved to the rural NSW town of Young where he played for the Young Cherry Pickers, but further injuries brought about an end to his rugby league career.

Mullins, who for many years owned a fish and chip shop in Sydney’s Charing Cross. According to Eastern Suburbs secretary of the time (equivalent to today's CEO), Bob Seabrook:

"The only problem with the fish and chip shop was that the Charing Cross hotel was on the other corner."

Seabrook said in reference to Bill's then legendary love of a schooner.

The burly winger has been included in a side made up of East’s greatest ever players. He has also been named in the Young Cherry Pickers best side since its inception in the 1950’s.

Brothers Russell and Terry Mullins played for Sydney’s Western Suburbs Magpies against Bill and his son Brett Mullins is an Australian representative who has won premierships with Canberra and Eastern Suburbs.

v • d • e Eastern Suburbs Roosters squad - 1974 NSWRFL Premiers (10th Title)

1 Russell Fairfax • 2 Jim Porter • 3 John Brass • 4 Mark Harris • 5 Bill Mullins • 6 John Peard • 7 Johnny Mayes • 8 Ian McKay • 9 Elwyn Walters • 10 Ken Jones • 11 Arthur Beetson (c) • 12 Bunny Reilly • 13 Ron Coote • Coach: Jack Gibson

v • d • e Eastern Suburbs Roosters squad - 1975 NSWRFL Premiers (11th Title)

1 Ian Schubert • 2 Bruce Pickett • 3 John Brass • 4 John Rheinberger • 5 Bill Mullins • 6 John Peard • 7 Johnny Mayes • 8 Ian McKay • 9 Elwyn Walters • 10 Grant Hedger • 11 Arthur Beetson (c) • 12 Ron Coote • 13 Kevin Stevens • 14 Bunny Reilly • 15 Des O'Reilly • Coach: Jack Gibson

v • d • e

National Rugby League top try scorers

1908 Horrie Miller • 1909 Tommy Anderson • 1910 Arthur McCabe • 1911 Dave Garlick • 1912 Roy Algie • 1913 Harold Horder • 1914 Harold Horder • 1915 Frank Burge • 1916 Frank Burge • 1917 Harold Horder • 1918 Frank Burge • 1919 Gordon Wright • 1920 Gordon Wright • 1921 Gordon Wright • 1922 Cecil Blinkhorn • 1923 Herman Peters • 1924 Tommy Kennedy • 1925 Benny Wearing • 1926 Benny Wearing • 1927 Benny Wearing • 1928 Tony Redmond • 1929 Alan Brady • 1930 Morrie Boyle • 1931 Jack Lynch • 1932 Alan Ridley • 1933 Jack Gray-Spence • 1934 Dave Brown, Fred Gardner & Vic Hey • 1935 Dave Brown • 1936 Fred Tottey • 1937 Fred Tottey • 1938 Don Manson • 1939 Sid Goodwin • 1940 Jack Lindwall • 1941 Percy Dermond & Sel Lisle • 1942 Jack Lindwall • 1943 C "Kelly" McMahon • 1944 Sid Goodwin • 1945 Chicka Cahill & Jack Snare • 1946 Jack Lindwall • 1947 Bob Lulham • 1948 Norm Jacobson • 1949 Ron Roberts • 1950 Jack Troy • 1951 John Graves • 1952 Peter O'Brien • 1953 Ian Moir • 1954 Ray Preston • 1955 Brian Allsop & Ian Moir • 1956 Tommy Ryan • 1957 Tommy Ryan • 1958 Eddie Lumsden • 1959 Ken Irvine • 1960 Reg Gasnier • 1961 Johnny King • 1962 Eddie Lumsden • 1963 Reg Gasnier • 1964 Reg Gasnier • 1965 Johnny King • 1966 Ken Irvine • 1967 Les Hanigan • 1968 Stan Gorton • 1969 Ken Irvine • 1970 Ken Irvine • 1971 Paul Cross • 1972 Bob Fulton • 1973 Bob Fulton • 1974 Kevin Junee & Bill Mullins • 1975 Johnny Mayes • 1976 Bob Fulton • 1977 Russel Gartner • 1978 Larry Corowa • 1979 Mitch Brennan & Tom Mooney • 1980 John Ribot & Wayne Wigham • 1981 Terry Fahey • 1982 Steve Ella • 1983 Phil Blake • 1984 Terry Lamb & Steve Morris • 1985 Steve Linnane • 1986 Phil Blake & Garry Schofield • 1987 Terry Lamb • 1988 John Ferguson • 1989 Gary Belcher • 1990 Mal Meninga • 1991 Alan McIndoe • 1992 Mark Bell & Tim Brasher • 1993 Noa Nadruku • 1994 Steve Renouf • 1995 Steven Menzies • 1996 Noa Nadruku • 1997 Terry Hill & Mathew Ryan • 1998 Darren Smith • 1999 Nathan Blacklock • 2000 Nathan Blacklock • 2001 Nathan Blacklock • 2002 Nigel Vagana • 2003 Rhys Wesser • 2004 Amos Roberts • 2005 Matt Bowen • 2006 Nathan Merritt • 2007 Matt Bowen

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