Michael Eden

Mike Eden
Personal information
Full name	Mike Anthony Eden
Born	27 March 1960 (1960-03-27) (age 51)
Playing information
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	75 kg (11 st 11 lb)
Position	Halfback, Five-eighth, Fullback
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1981–82	Manly Warringah	19	2	72	0	150
1983–84	Easts (Sydney)	36	17	139	2	348
1985–87	Parramatta Eels	26	3	24	1	61
1988–89	Gold Coast Giants	31	4	61	4	142
	Total	112	26	296	7	701
Source: RLP

Mike Eden (born 27 March 1961^[1]) is an Australian former rugby league player. The slightly built Eden played for Manly, Eastern Suburbs, Parramatta and the Gold Coast. Originally appearing in the halves, he later played at fullback.

Eden was named the player of the series in the 1982 KB Cup. An accomplished goal-kicker, he was the leading point scorer in the 1983 NSWRFL season, scoring 256 points (12 tries, 103 goals and 2 field goals). He also won the competition's Best and Fairest award, the Rothmans Medal, in that year.^[2] He later joined parramatta for the 1985 season.^[2]

Eden's uncle, Harry Eden, was also an Australian Rugby League player for the St George Dragons, Eastern Suburbs and South Sydney clubs.

Eden currently works as a solicitor in Albury NSW.

Sources

Whiticker, Alan and Hudson, Glen (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. pp. 609. ISBN 9781877082931.

References

^ Gary Lester (editor) (1983). The Sun Book of Rugby League - 1983. Sydney, New South Wales: John Fairfax Marketing. pp. page 40. ISBN 0909558833.
^ ^a ^b Lester, Gary, ed (1984). Rugby League: Action '85. Sydney: Fairfax Publishing. p. 44. ISBN 0-909558-83-3.

Inaugural Gold Coast-Tweed Giants side

v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Seagulls Stadium, 5 March 1988

1. Mike Eden \| 2. Paul Sheahan \| 3. Chris Close \| 4. Mark Ross \| 5. Bennett King \| 6. Wayne Alberts \| 7. Geoffrey "Geoff" Bagnall 8. Russell Browning \| 9. Eric Kennedy \| 10. Tony Rampling \| 11. Jim Cowell \| 12. Billy Johnstone \| 13. Peter Smith 14. Robert Simpkins \| 15. Troy McCarthy \| 16. Greg Whitbread \| 17. Scott Mienei \| Coach: Bob McCarthy

National Rugby League season top points scorers

1908 Horrie Miller • 1909 Arthur Conlin • 1910–12 Dally Messenger • 1913–14 Harold Horder • 1915 Wally Messenger • 1916–17 Charles Fraser • 1918 Harold Horder • 1919 A McPherson • 1920 Frank Burge • 1921 Rex Norman • 1922 Harold Horder • 1923 Arthur Oxford • 1924 Jack Courtney • 1925 Benny Wearing • 1926 Jack Courtney • 1927 Alf Blair • 1928 Benny Wearing • 1929–30 Jim Craig • 1931 Jack Lynch • 1932 Les Mead • 1933 Syd Christensen • 1934–1935 Dave Brown • 1936 Syd Christensen • 1937 Jack Beaton • 1938 Tom Kirk • 1939 Neville Smith • 1940 Tom Kirk • 1941 Neville Smith • 1942 Ray Lindwall • 1943–1944 Tom Kirk • 1945 Dick Dunn • 1946 Tom Kirk • 1947 Pat Devery • 1948 Jack Lindwall • 1949–50 Bill Keato • 1951–54 Ron Rowles • 1955–56 Doug Fleming • 1957 Darcy Russell • 1958 Harry Bath • 1959 Darcy Russell • 1960 Brian Graham • 1961 Bob Landers • 1962 Don Parish • 1963–65 Fred Griffiths • 1966 Bob Lanigan • 1967–70 Eric Simms • 1971 Graeme Langlands • 1972 Allan McKean • 1973 Graeme Langlands • 1974–76 Graham Eadie • 1977–79 Michael Cronin • 1980 Steve Gearin • 1981 Steve Rogers • 1982 Michael Cronin • 1983 Michael Eden • 1984 Steve Gearin • 1985 Michael Cronin • 1986 Terry Lamb • 1987 Ross Conlon • 1988 Gary Belcher • 1989 Andy Currier & Ricky Walford • 1990 Mal Meninga • 1991–94 Daryl Halligan • 1995 Matthew Ridge • 1996 Jason Taylor • 1997 Jason Taylor (ARL) Ryan Girdler (SL) • 1998 Ivan Cleary • 1999 Matt Geyer • 2000 Joel Caine • 2001 Andrew Johns & Ben Walker • 2002–04 Hazem El Masri • 2005 Brett Hodgson • 2006–07 Hazem El Masri • 2008 Luke Covell • 2009 Hazem El Masri • 2010 Michael Gordon • 2011 Benji Marshall

Rothmans Medallists

1968 Terry Hughes • 1969 Denis Pittard • 1970 Kevin Junee • 1971 Denis Pittard • 1972 Tommy Raudonikis • 1973 Ken Maddison • 1974 Graham Eadie • 1975 Steve Rogers • 1976 Ray Higgs • 1977 Mick Cronin • 1978 Mick Cronin • 1979 Ray Price • 1980 Geoff Bugden • 1981 Kevin Hastings • 1982 Greg Brentnall • 1983 Mike Eden • 1984 Terry Lamb • 1985 Wayne Pearce • 1986 Mal Cochrane • 1987 Peter Sterling • 1988 Barry Russell • 1989 Gavin Miller & Mark Sargent • 1990 Peter Sterling • 1991 Ewan McGrady • 1992 Allan Langer • 1993 Ricky Stuart • 1994 David Fairleigh • 1995 Paul Green • 1996 Jason Taylor • 1997 Brad Fittler

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Name	Eden, Michael
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Date of birth	27 March 1960
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