NRL season. On 4 October 2017, Mead was named as the Captain of the Papua New Guinea 24-man squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. Mead played in all 4 matches at fullback and scoring 4 tries for the Kumuls, having a great tournament by starting with scoring a hattrick of tries in the 50-6 demolishing victory over Wales in Port Moresby. On 12 December 2017, Mead announced that he had signed a 3-year deal with the Catalans Dragons in the Super League, starting in 2018. 2018 He played in the 2018 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium. 2019 Mead played a total of 17 games for Les Catalans in the Super League XXIV season as the club finished 7th on the table and missed out on the finals. 2020 Mead played 7 games for the Catalans Dragons in the 2020 Super League season including the club's 48-2 semi-final defeat against St Helens. 2021 On 13 January, Mead signed for the Brisbane Broncos. In round 1 of the 2021 NRL season, he scored a try in his return game to the NRL but Brisbane lost the match 24-16 against Parramatta. In round 11 against the Sydney Roosters, Mead scored a hat-trick in Brisbane's 34-16 victory. Statistics (* denotes season still competing) Honours |- |colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | Gold Coast Titans Most Tries (60) |- |colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | Gold Coast Titans Most Tries in a Season (16) References External links Catalans Dragons profile Brisbane Broncos profile Gold Coast Titans profile 2017 RLWC profile SL profile 1988 births Living people Brisbane Broncos players Catalans Dragons players Country New South Wales Origin rugby league team players Gold Coast Titans players NRL All Stars players Papua New Guinea national rugby league team captains Papua New Guinea national rugby league team players Papua New Guinean emigrants to Australia Papua New Guinean rugby league players Papua New Guinean sportsmen People from the National Capital District (Papua New Guinea) Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league wingers Wynnum Manly Seagulls players