It appears these are flawed stats (possibly corrupted when copying from csv or xls files).
This page shows he played 3 games in 1971 (debut year), 6 games in 1972 (thought he played more) & 14 games in 1974
Rugby League Tables - NRL Stats & Tables
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I looked at that RL Project website and they appear to have dropped about 26 games from his overall FG appearances’ tally. Obviously from that early phase of his career.
He clearly played more games than that during that period. In 1974, he won the Rothmans Medal - before his 21st birthday. If he had won it after only 14 FG appearances that season, that would make that achievement even more special.
The backup fullbacks in those early years were the likes of Alan Maddalena, Keith Blackett and maybe Mark Willoughby (he was a fullback early on) and they only played a small number of FG games between them, during that period.
Eadie’s records in those first few years were incredible:
1st grade debut, including at least one finals’ appearance, before his 18th birthday;
First premiership won before his 19th birthday;
Second premiership won before his 20th birthday; and
Test debut and in the mix for MoM in that test, also before his 20th birthday. By that stage he was putting Graeme Langlands under real pressure to retain his test spot. Langlands of course was the 1973 Kangaroos Captain-Coach.
That continued into 1974 and ‘75, when Langlands finally gave international football away. Changa in retrospect should have retired from international football in 1974. Eadie then remained the regular Australian fullback until 1979. His test career would have gone beyond that, however he withdrew from selection for the 1980 tour of NZ.
Even allowing for that, the selectors were keen on choosing him for the 1982 Kangaroo tour as the lead fullback, however he turned them down.
The other two don’t come close. Stewart? One test on the wing. He never looked like displacing Billy Slater. Injuries at a crucial point in his career didn’t help his cause. But facts are facts.
As for Turbo, let’s wait until his career is nearing its end (at least) before we start claiming he is a better player than Eadie. Or even Stewart.