Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Saturday, 31st March, 1979
- Current Age
- 45 years and 70 days
- Place Of Birth
- Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Biography
Live-wire Rockhampton fullback took his time to find form and confidence before cementing a first grade spot with the Panthers in 2000. Wesser’s toughness in defence improved remarkably over the next two seasons but his speed – and uncanny ability to create a try out of nothing and to back up all over the field – was never in question. In 2003 he headed the try-scoring list in the NRL, crossing for a club record 25 tries (which is also a NRL premiership record for a fullback) and finished the year in grand final glory with the Panthers. Although the club could not defend its premiership in 2004 (the more heavily-marked fullback scored only 13 tries that year) Wesser acquitted himself well as Queensland ‘custodian’ in the State of Origin series. The livewire fullback was not as effective in Penrith’s disappointing 2005 season but the following year, in which he made a return to the Queensland State of Origin team in the deciding third match of the series, he set a new club record for career tries.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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NRL Premiership | 218 | 129 | 1 | - | 518 | 100 | 116 | 2 | 45.87% | List | ||||
NRL Finals | 5 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
World Club Challenge | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
State of Origin | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
QLD | 2004, 2006 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
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NRL Premiership - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Penrith | NRL 1998 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40.00% | List | |||
Penrith | NRL 1999 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
Penrith | NRL 2000 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.86% | List | |||
Penrith | NRL 2001 | 14 | 10 | - | - | 40 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 28.57% | List | |||
Penrith | NRL 2002 | 22 | 19 | - | - | 76 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 31.82% | List | |||
Penrith | NRL 2003 | 26 | 25 | - | - | 100 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 76.92% | List | |||
Penrith | NRL 2004 | 23 | 13 | - | - | 52 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 65.22% | List | |||
Penrith | NRL 2005 | 21 | 14 | 1 | / | 5 | 20.00% | - | 58 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 38.10% | List |
Penrith | NRL 2006 | 22 | 19 | - | - | 76 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 45.45% | List | |||
Penrith | NRL 2007 | 14 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 28.57% | List | |||
Penrith | NRL 2008 | 22 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 45.45% | List | |||
South Sydney | NRL 2009 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
South Sydney | NRL 2010 | 24 | 9 | - | - | 36 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 45.83% | List | |||
South Sydney | NRL 2011 | 15 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
NRL Premiership - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Penrith | 1998-08 | 177 | 113 | 1 | / | 5 | 20.00% | - | 454 | 83 | 92 | 2 | 46.89% | List |
South Sydney | 2009-11 | 41 | 16 | - | - | 64 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 41.46% | List | |||
Overall | 1998-2011 | 218 | 129 | 1 | / | 5 | 20.00% | 0 | 518 | 100 | 116 | 2 | 45.87% | List |
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Tim Costello, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Max Turner, Bill Bates
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), 2006 Official Rugby League Annual
Your Say
17/05/2023
Should of played for Parramatta
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