Australia While attending John Paul II Senior High School in
Marayong, New South Wales, Withers was selected for the
Australian Schoolboys team in 1994. In the same year Withers won the Australian
Dally M Junior Player of the Year.
England Withers played for
Bradford Bulls at centre in the
1999 Super League Grand Final which was lost to
St Helens R.F.C. Withers qualified for Great Britain through his Irish grandparents and he played for Ireland in the
2000 World Cup. He played for the
Bradford Bulls at and scored 3
tries in their
2001 Super League Grand Final victory against the
Wigan Warriors. As a result, he was awarded the
Harry Sunderland Trophy. He is also the only player to have recorded a hat-trick in a Grand Final, doing so against Wigan Warriors for Bradford Bulls in 2001. Withers was selected for
Great Britain in the
2001 Ashes Series, but did not play due to injury concerns. Withers later withdrew himself from the Great Britain squad without playing a game. His initial selection in the Great Britain training squad by Australian coach
David Waite created some controversy. As
Super League VI champions, the Bulls played against
2001 NRL Premiers, the
Newcastle Knights in the
2002 World Club Challenge. Withers played fullback and scored two tries in Bradford's victory. Withers played for the
Bradford Bulls at , scoring a
try in their
2002 Super League Grand Final loss against
St. Helens. Withers played for the
Bradford Bulls at centre in their
2003 Super League Grand Final victory against the
Wigan Warriors. Having won
Super League VIII, Bradford played against 2003 NRL Premiers, the
Penrith Panthers in the
2004 World Club Challenge. Withers played at in the Bulls' 22–4 victory. He also played for Bradford at fullback in their
2004 Super League Grand Final loss against the
Leeds Rhinos. Withers played for the
Bradford Bulls at in their
2005 Super League Grand Final victory against
Leeds Rhinos. He scored 108 tries in 170 games for the Bulls. He has won three Grand Finals and two Challenge Cups with the Bulls. As Super League champions Bradford faced
National Rugby League premiers
Wests Tigers in the
2006 World Club Challenge. Withers played at fullback in the Bulls' 30–10 victory. Withers made his Wigan début in a 16–10 defeat by
Warrington Wolves at the
JJB Stadium on 9 February 2007. In June 2007 a knee injury forced Withers to retire. ==References==