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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.
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Full name | Mathew Head | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 9 May 1982|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Halfback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Head was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
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.
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 in which they were defeated in the 2nd week of the play-offs to Wigan Warriors.[3][4]
In November 2007, after announcing his desire to return to Australia, Head was signed by the Wests Tigers on a one-year contract.[5] Fitness levels and injuries again limited his time on field during the 2008 season.
In August 2008, Head agreed to a return to the Dragons in 2009.[6][7] 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,[8][9] rather than first grade.[10] 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.[citation needed]
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.[11][12] In 2019, Head was coach of the St. George Illawarra Dragons Canterbury Cup team that won the minor premiership. In 2021, Head was appointed head coach of the St. George Illawarra Dragons NRLW team in the upcoming 4 week season. In 2022, Head replaced Matthew Elliott as assistant coach of the men's team.[13]
Year | Team | Wins | Draw | Losses |
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2013 | Balmain Tigers SG Ball | 11 | 0 | 3 |
2014 | Balmain Tigers SG Ball | 8 | 0 | 3 |
2015 | Balmain Tigers SG Ball | 8 | 0 | 3 |
2016 | St George Illawarra Dragons NYC | 16 | 1 | 9 |
2017 | St George Illawarra Dragons ISP Cup | 8 | 1 | 9 |
2018 | St George Illawarra Dragons ISP Cup | 14 | 0 | 8 |
2019 | St George Illawarra Dragons CC Cup | 13 | 3 | 6 |
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