Jeff Shield

Jeff Shield
Personal information
Full name Jeffrey James Shield
Born 1953
Australia
Died 2 November 2009
Playing information
Position Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1972–76 Balmain Tigers 71 11 0 0 33
1977 North Sydney Bears 7 0 0 0 0
Total 78 11 0 0 33
As of 20 November 2009
Source: Yesterday's Hero

Jeff Shield (1953–2009) was an Australian professional rugby league player for the Balmain Tigers and North Sydney Bears in the Australian NSWRL competition. He primarily played at five-eighth.

Shield started playing football with the Waratah-Mayfield club, in the Newcastle area, at the age of 6. He excelled early, and was chosen for New South Wales Primary Schools when they toured Queensland in 1965. Later, he was selected for NSW Combined High Schools in 1969, 1970 and 1971. He was made captain in 1971.

In 1972, Shield signed with the Balmain Tigers at only eighteen years of age.[1] He played just ten lower grade games before making his debut at halfback.

Shield played for New South Wales in a match against the touring Great Britain side in 1974, scoring a try.[1] At the end of that season, he played an off-season with the Leigh Centurions in England.[2]

Shield played two more years with the Tigers before joining the Bears for the 1977 season. He then returned to the Newcastle area to play with Macquarie United.[3]

Jeff Shield died on 2 November 2009.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Yesterday's Hero - Jeff Shield". yesterdayshero.com.au. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
  2. 1 2 Chris Karas. "Death of ex-Tiger Jeff Shield, 56". The Weekly Times. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Vale Jeffrey James Shield". menofleague.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
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