Australian former RL coach & Australia international rugby league footballer
Arthur Beetson
Beetson in 2008
Personal information
Full name
Arthur Henry Beetson
Born
(1945-01-21)21 January 1945 Roma, Queensland, Australia
Died
1 December 2011(2011-12-01) (aged 66) Paradise Point, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Height
188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight
16 st 8 lb (105 kg)[1]
Position
Prop, Second-row
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1964–65
Redcliffe Dolphins
40
13
0
0
52
1966–70
Balmain Tigers
74
6
0
1
20
1968
Hull Kingston Rovers
12
1
0
0
3
1971–78
Eastern Suburbs
131
17
0
0
51
1979–80
Parramatta Eels
16
1
0
0
3
1981
Redcliffe Dolphins
16
0
0
0
0
Total
289
38
0
1
129
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1966–77
New South Wales
18
3
0
0
9
1980–81
Queensland
3
0
0
0
0
1981
South Queensland
1
0
0
0
0
1966–77
Australia
29
1
0
0
3
Coaching information
Club
Years
Team
Gms
W
D
L
W%
1977–78
Eastern Suburbs
45
29
1
17
64
1981–82
Redcliffe Dolphins
38
22
0
16
58
1985–88
Eastern Suburbs
97
42
9
48
43
1992–93
Cronulla Sharks
44
17
0
27
39
1994
Eastern Suburbs
6
2
0
4
33
Total
230
112
10
112
49
Representative
Years
Team
Gms
W
D
L
W%
1981–82
Brisbane
5
2
0
3
40
1981
South Queensland
1
1
0
0
100
1981–84
Queensland
10
7
0
3
70
1983
Australia
2
1
0
1
50
1989–90
Queensland
6
4
0
2
67
Source: [2][3][4]
Arthur Henry "Artie" Beetson OAM (21 January 1945[5] – 1 December 2011[6]) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He represented Australia, New South Wales and Queensland all between 1964 and 1981. His main position was at prop. Beetson became the first Indigenous Australian to captain Australia in any sport[6] and is frequently cited as the best post-war forward in Australian rugby league history. He also had an extensive coaching career, spanning the 1970s to the 1990s, coaching Australia, Queensland, Eastern Suburbs, Redcliffe Dolphins and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
He is also remembered as man of great humility who cared deeply about his people and culture. The Arthur Beetson Foundation was so named to honour Beetson, and the Arthur Beetson Medal is awarded to rugby league players who show both outstanding skills and similar personal qualities to Beetson.
^ ab"World Series". Rugby League Week (1975–1976). Rushcutters Bay, NSW: Rugby League Week Pty Ltd: 85.
^"Arthur Beetson – Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
^[1][permanent dead link]
^"Arthur Beetson – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
^"Biography – Arthur Henry (Artie) Beetson – Indigenous Australia". Ia.anu.edu.au. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
^ abRugby league great Arthur Beetson dead after suffering heart attack while exercising Archived 16 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine article at dailytelegraph.com.au
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Graeme Langlands 1975–77 Terry Fearnley 1978–82 Frank Stanton 1983 ArthurBeetson 1984 Frank Stanton 1985 Terry Fearnley 1986–88 Don Furner 1989–98 Bob...
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of players who had headed south in the 1960s and 1970s had included ArthurBeetson, John Lang, Rod Reddy, Rod Morris, Mitch Brennan and Kerry Boustead...
renowned as the best front rower in the world. Alongside Glenn Lazarus and ArthurBeetson, Webcke is considered by many to have been one of the finest post-war...
The Qld Murri Carnival (QAIHC ArthurBeetson Foundation Murri Rugby League Carnival) is an annual four-day rugby league carnival for Aboriginal and Torres...
(c) 7. Allan Langer 8. Duncan Hall 9. Noel Kelly 10. Peter Madsen 11. ArthurBeetson 12. Brian Davies 13. Bob Lindner 14. Jimmy Craig 15. Duncan Thompson...
Wally Lewis, the first Queenslander to captain Australia since ArthurBeetson in 1974. Beetson was replaced as coach in 1984 by a returning Frank Stanton...
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