William 'Bill' Mullins (Sydney, Australia) was a rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership, the major rugby league competition in Australia at the time. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the first Rugby league football club competition established in Australia
A former professional runner, Mullins played his junior football with the Canterbury Bankstown club before joining Eastern Suburbs in 1968 where he played 190 first grade matches in the years until 1978. The Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club (formerly Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and "The Berries") are an Australian professional Rugby league The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. 1968 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the sixty-first season of professional Rugby league football in Australia 1978 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the seventy-first season of professional Rugby league football in Australia At the time of his retirement, he was the club's leading try-scorer with 104 tries. A try is the major way of scoring points in Rugby league and Rugby union.
A tall, powerfully built winger, Mullins played in some of the great Easts sides of the seventies, winning premierships in 1974 and 1975, and finishing runners up in 1972 Grand Final. A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. 1974 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the sixty-seventh season of professional Rugby league football in Australia 1975 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the sixty-eighth season of professional Rugby league football in Australia 1972 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the sixty-fifth season of professional Rugby league football in Australia He also won pre-season cups in 1974 and 1977, mid-week cups in 1975 and 1978, as well as the World Club Challenge with the Roosters in 1976. 1977 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the seventieth season of professional Rugby league football in Australia 1978 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the seventy-first season of professional Rugby league football in Australia The World Club Challenge (WCC (also referred to as the Carnegie World Club Challenge (CWCC for sponsorship purposes is an annual Rugby league match held between The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. 1976 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the sixty-ninth season of professional Rugby league football in Australia
Mullins was a representative of Sydney and New South Wales, though injuries suffered at the wrong times during his career prevented him from representing his country. In a trial for World Cup selection in 1971, Mullins suffered a broken jaw and again, in 1973 had his jaw broken at a critical time in his career. The Rugby League World Cup is an international competition contested by the men's national rugby league teams of the member nations of the Rugby League International
At the end of the 1978 season Mullins moved to the rural NSW town of Young where he played for the Young Cherry Pickers, but further injuries brought about an end to his rugby league career. Young is
Mullins, who for many years owned a fish and chip shop in Sydney’s Charing Cross. Charing Cross is located at the junction of the Strand, Whitehall and Cockspur Street in Central London, England. According to Eastern Suburbs secretary of the time (equivalent to today's CEO), Bob Seabrook:
"The only problem with the fish and chip shop was that the Charing Cross hotel was on the other corner. "
Seabrook said in reference to Bill's then legendary love of a schooner.
The burly winger has been included in a side made up of East’s greatest ever players. He has also been named in the Young Cherry Pickers best side since its inception in the 1950’s.
Brothers Russell and Terry Mullins played for Sydney’s Western Suburbs Magpies against Bill and his son Brett Mullins is an Australian representative who has won premierships with Canberra and Eastern Suburbs. The Western Suburbs Magpies are a Rugby league football club in Sydney Australia Brett Mullins (born 21 January 1972) is an Australian former professional Rugby league player who played for the Canberra Raiders between The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in the city of Canberra Australian Capital Territory.
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