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Geoff Bugden
Personal information
Full name	Geoff Bugden
Born	6 September 1960 (age 64); Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
Position	Prop
Club
Representative
	Source: Rugby League Project and Yesterday's Hero

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Geoff Bugden (born 6 September 1960^[1]) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played for Newtown and the Parramatta Eels in the Australian New South Wales Rugby League competition. He won two premierships with the Eels and he primarily played in the front-row.

Playing career

A Newtown junior, by 1979 Bugden had progressed to first grade. He was the first ever prop to win the NSW Rugby League's best and fairest player award, the Rothmans Medal, in 1980.^[2] Bugden was a reserve for the Newtown Jets side that lost the 1981 Grand Final against the Parramatta Eels. The next year, 1982, Geoff Bugden changed clubs and returned to the Sydney Cricket Ground playing for Parramatta in their Grand Final win over Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. Bugden was selected to represent New South Wales for games I and III of the 1983 State of Origin series. A serious injury to his chest in 1983 forced Bugden to announce his premature retirement from the game but two years later, he was back for Parramatta only to break his arm. In 1986 Bugden was on the field once more and was part of the Eels' 1986 Grand Final win over the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, in which he played against his brother Mark^[3] and earned himself five-minutes in the sin-bin for tackling Steve Mortimer without the ball.^[4]

After a long career that was often curtailed by serious injury, Bugden did not start any of the last thirteen games of 1989 but intended to stay with the Eels for the 1990 season. However, major ankle surgery in early March made it clear he would not be able to play the first half of that season,^[5] and when Parramatta became embroiled in a salary cap dispute over the contracts of Peter Sterling and Mark Laurie, Budgen was sacked by the Eels alongside Paul Taylor, Michael Moseley, Mark Robinson and Jeremy Ticehurst.^[5] Bugden was not wanted by any other Winfield Cup club and retired almost immediately.

References

^ Gary Lester, ed. (1983). The Sun Book of Rugby League – 1983. Sydney, New South Wales: John Fairfax Marketing. p. 68. ISBN 0-909558-83-3.
^ Adams, Tony (8 July 2009). "Legend Q&A". Rugby League Week. pp. 30–31.
^ "Fans turn Parra blue and gold". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia. 2 October 2009. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
^ "Eels v Bulldogs Classic". Rleague.com. 13 September 2007. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2007.
^ ^a ^b 'Parramatta Axe Five Players'; The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 March 1990, p. 62

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[1] Gary Lester, ed. (1983). The Sun Book of Rugby League – 1983. Sydney, New South Wales: John Fairfax Marketing. p. 68. ISBN 0-909558-83-3.

[2] Adams, Tony (8 July 2009). "Legend Q&A". Rugby League Week. pp. 30–31.

[3] "Fans turn Parra blue and gold". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia. 2 October 2009. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2010.

[4] "Eels v Bulldogs Classic". Rleague.com. 13 September 2007. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2007.

[Parramatta-5] 'Parramatta Axe Five Players'; The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 March 1990, p. 62

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+'''Geoff Bugden''' (born 6 September 1960<ref>{{cite book |editor=Gary Lester |title=The Sun Book of Rugby League – 1983 |year=1983 |publisher=John Fairfax Marketing |location=[[Sydney]], New South Wales |isbn=0-909558-83-3 |page=68}}</ref>) is an Australian former professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played for [[Newtown Jets|Newtown]] and the [[Parramatta Eels]] in the Australian [[New South Wales Rugby League]] competition. He won two premierships with the Eels and he primarily played in the [[Rugby league positions#Prop forward|front-row]].
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+A Newtown junior, by 1979 Bugden had progressed to first grade. He was the first ever prop to win the NSW Rugby League's best and fairest player award, the [[Rothmans Medal]], in 1980.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Adams, Tony |title=Legend Q&A |magazine=[[Rugby League Week]] |date=8 July 2009 |pages=30–31}}</ref> Bugden was a reserve for the Newtown Jets side that lost the [[1981 NSWRFL season|1981 Grand Final]] against the [[Parramatta Eels]]. The next year, 1982, Geoff Bugden changed clubs and returned to the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]] playing for Parramatta in their [[New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1982#Grand Final|Grand Final]] win over [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]]. Bugden was selected to represent [[New South Wales state rugby league team|New South Wales]] for games I and III of the [[1983 State of Origin]] series. A serious injury to his chest in 1983 forced Bugden to announce his premature retirement from the game but two years later, he was back for Parramatta only to break his arm. In 1986 Bugden was on the field once more and was part of the Eels' [[New South Wales Rugby League season 1986#Grand Final|1986 Grand Final]] win over the [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]], in which he played against his brother [[Mark Bugden|Mark]]<ref>{{cite news
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+}}</ref> and earned himself five-minutes in the sin-bin for tackling [[Steve Mortimer]] without the ball.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Rleague.com|title=Eels v Bulldogs Classic|url=http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=29162|access-date=2007-11-14|date=2007-09-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625042543/http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=29162|archive-date=25 June 2009}}</ref>
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+After a long career that was often curtailed by serious injury, Bugden did not start any of the last thirteen games of [[1989 NSWRL season|1989]] but intended to stay with the Eels for [[1990 NSWRL season|the 1990 season]]. However, major ankle surgery in early March made it clear he would not be able to play the first half of that season,<ref name="Parramatta">'Parramatta Axe Five Players'; ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'', 12 March 1990, p. 62</ref> and when Parramatta became embroiled in a salary cap dispute over the contracts of [[Peter Sterling (rugby league commentator)|Peter Sterling]] and [[Mark Laurie (rugby league)|Mark Laurie]], Budgen was sacked by the Eels alongside [[Paul Taylor (rugby league)|Paul Taylor]], [[Michael Moseley (rugby league)|Michael Moseley]], [[Mark Robinson (rugby league)|Mark Robinson]] and [[Jeremy Ticehurst]].<ref name="Parramatta"/> Bugden was not wanted by any other Winfield Cup club and retired almost immediately.
-After a long career that was often curtailed by serious injury, Bugden retired after completing the 1989 season.<ref>http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org</ref>
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