Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Tuesday, 6th September, 1960
- Current Age
- 63 years and 294 days
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL)
- 1982, 1983, 1986
- Midweek Cup
- 1986
- Rothmans Medal
- 1980
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Mark Bugden
Biography
Newtown junior, the nephew of former Test half Bob Bugden, spent two seasons playing in the local St George competition. A NSW U'18s rep under coach Jack Gibson in 1977, Geoff Bugden was graded by Newtown in 1978. A surprise winner of the Rothmans Medal in 1980, Bugden suffered a knee injury in a Tooths Cup match against Cronulla the following year and was relegated to the reserve bench for Newtown's grand final loss to P’matta. Bugden joined the Eels in 1982 and played in the club's 21-8 grand final win over Manly. In 1983 he suffered a serious chest injury and at the age of 23, announced his retirement. The decision proved to be premature and Bugden returned two seasons later with his chest heavily strapped, only to break his arm. He returned again, in 1986, and produced a courageous display in P’matta's 4-2 grand final win over C’bury. Injuries affected the remainder of Bugden's career before his eventual retirement in 1989.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
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Competitions | |||||||||||||||
Competition | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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State of Origin | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
City vs Country Firsts | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) | 3 | 145 | 13 | - | - | 42 | 87 | 56 | 2 | 60.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL/NSWRL Finals | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
Preseason Cup | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
Midweek Cup | 1 | 16 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 68.75% | List | ||||
Challenge Cup AU | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
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Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
NSW City Seconds | 1980-81 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
NSW | 1983 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
NSW City Firsts | 1983 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Overall | 1980-1983 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
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NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
Newtown | NSWRFL 1979 | 13 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 30.77% | List | ||||
Newtown | NSWRFL 1980 | 21 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 52.38% | List | ||||
Newtown | NSWRFL 1981 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 3 | 1 | 69.23% | List | ||||
Parramatta | NSWRFL 1982 Winfield Cup | 13 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.62% | List | ||||
Parramatta | NSWRFL 1983 Winfield Cup | 26 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 65.38% | List | ||||
Parramatta | NSWRL 1985 Winfield Cup | 8 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.50% | List | ||||
Parramatta | NSWRL 1986 Winfield Cup | 19 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 3 | 1 | 78.95% | List | ||||
Parramatta | NSWRL 1987 Winfield Cup | 6 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
Parramatta | NSWRL 1988 Winfield Cup | 17 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 41.18% | List | ||||
Parramatta | NSWRL 1989 Winfield Cup | 9 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.56% | List | ||||
NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
Newtown | 1979-81 | 47 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 51.06% | List | ||||
Parramatta | 1982-83, 1985-89 | 98 | 6 | - | - | 21 | 63 | 34 | 1 | 64.29% | List | ||||
Overall | 1979-1989 | 145 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 87 | 56 | 2 | 60.00% | List |
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Match Video
Your Say
20/05/2018
Good, strong prop who later joined the NSW Police and became a detective. Good Policeman who later went into farming.
14/08/2020
Along with Paul Mares, unfortunate injuries to these two gun props was a big reason why Parra fell away after 1986.
20/05/2023
After retirement from Rugby League had a career as a Policeman, including some time as a Detective.
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