Jason Barsley

Jason Barsley
Personal information
Born (1978-03-10) 10 March 1978 (age 46)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight76 kg (12 st 0 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2003–05 North Queensland 4 2 0 0 8
Source: [1]
As of 3 November 2018

Jason Barsley (born 10 March 1978) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. He primarily played at centre and on the wing.

Playing career

Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Barsley played his junior rugby league for the Mareeba Gladiators before playing for the Cairns Cyclones and Central Comets in the Queensland Cup. He joined the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2003 season.[2]

In Round 13 of the 2003 NRL season, he made his NRL debut in the Cowboys' 24–28 golden point loss to the Penrith Panthers, scoring a try.[3] He added two more NRL games for the Cowboys in his debut season, spending the majority of the season playing for the North Queensland Young Guns in the Queensland Cup.

In 2004, Barsley joined the Easts Tigers. He enjoyed a successful season in the Queensland Cup, starting at fullback in Easts' Grand Final loss to the Burleigh Bears, being named the club's Player of the Year and being selected for the Queensland Residents side.[4][5][6]

Barsley returned to the Cowboys in 2005, spending the majority of the year playing for the North Queensland Young Guns in the Queensland Cup. He played one NRL game in 2005, scoring the Cowboys' only try in a 4–34 loss to the St George Illawarra Dragons.[7] After another season with the Young Guns in 2006, Barsley was released by the club.[8]

Statistics

NRL

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2005 season[9]
Season Team Matches T G GK % F/G Pts
2003 North Queensland 3 1 0 — 0 4
2005 North Queensland 1 1 0 — 0 4
Career totals 4 2 0 — 0 8

References

  1. ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Jason Barsley - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ "Who's where after the big NRL player shuffle". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 November 2002.
  3. ^ "Panthers make it eight straight in golden point thriller". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 June 2003.
  4. ^ "Easts Tigers". Easts Tigers.
  5. ^ "Grand Final weekend for Queensland". League Unlimited.
  6. ^ "Queensland this Friday - Rockingham Sharks - SportsTG". SportsTG.
  7. ^ "Dragons lose Head but still beat Cowboys". 12 June 2005.
  8. ^ "Cowboys not worried by Origin player loss". 8 June 2005.
  9. ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Jason Barsley - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.