Edward “Ted” “Bally” John Mead

HERITAGE No: 11

WESTS LIFE MEMBER No: 13

BIRTH: 23 July 1882

Bathurst, NSW

DEATH: 3 November 1951 Ashfield, NSW

DEATH: 3 November 1951

Ashfield, NSW

OCCUPATION: Painter

RESIDENCE: Frederick St, Ashfield NSW

GAME HISTORY

Ashfield Buccaneers RU 1901, 1902
Ashfield RU Borough Grade 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906
Ashfield RU 2nd Grade 1907
Wests RL First Grade 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912
Metropolis RL v Maoris 1908
NSW RL Firsts 1909
Wests RL General Committee 1912, 1914,
Wests RL Delegate to NSW RL 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1924
Wests RL Vice President 1927, 1932, 1936
Wests RL Selector 1927, 1936

Ted

Ted Mead was a Wests pioneer playing in the Club’s very first game against Balmain. He was an influential administrator with the Club and as a delegate to the NSWRL.

He was selected in 1908 for Metropolitan, which played against the New Zealand Maoris, and then for NSW Firsts in 1909.

Ted continued in various roles with Wests until the mid 1930’s. Ted Mead’s son, Les Mead, debuted for Wests in 1930 and subsequently played for Australia.