20 Facts About Mark Riddell

Mark Riddell had an impressive debut season in first grade with St George Illawarra finishing the season as the club's top scorer with 130 points and cemented his position in the side as hooker.

Mark Riddell finished the season again as the club's top scorer with 129 points to his name even though he was sidelined during several games in the season through suspension after being sent off twice during the regular season.

At the start of the 2003 NRL season, Mark Riddell was criticised amongst some media circles for being slow, out of shape and overweight along with negative talk about discipline problems, however nothing eventuated and he went on to play all twenty-four games of the regular season again finishing as the club's top point scorer with an individual record high of 166 points.

Mark Riddell signed with the Parramatta Eels for the 2005 NRL season.

Mark Riddell left St George Illawarra as the club's highest ever point scorer.

Mark Riddell began the 2005 NRL season with the Parramatta Eels in his regular role of hooker.

Mark Riddell had his worst season in regards to point scoring after having to share the goal kicking duties with teammate Luke Burt, finishing the season with only 50 points but ultimately helping his side to the Minor Premiership.

Mark Riddell was in the Parramatta side which made it to the preliminary final as favorites against North Queensland Cowboys.

In 2017, Mark Riddell spoke of the disappointment to miss out on qualifying for the grand final in 2005 by saying "The worst thing was that we had watched St George lose to Wests Tigers the night before and we had comfortably beat Wests twice that year and thought we were morals for the premiership".

On 17 May 2006, Mark Riddell was dropped from the Parramatta first grade side and fined a total of $5,000 for failing to show up to a recovery session on a Monday morning following a regular season fixture, he later admitted the reason he had failed to show up to the session was because he was intoxicated.

Mark Riddell's axing, along with that of Tim Smith's, was the first piece of action taken by Jason Taylor who just moments earlier was appointed caretaker coach following long-serving coach Brian Smith's dismissal.

Mark Riddell stayed with at Parramatta through the 2008 NRL season, playing a total of 86 games for Parramatta.

Mark Riddell signed a three-year deal with the Wigan Warriors starting from 2009.

Mark Riddell played for Wigan for two years of his three-year contract.

In 2010, Mark Riddell was part of the Warriors side that won the League Leaders' Shield.

Mark Riddell played in the 2010 Super League Grand Final victory over St Helens at Old Trafford, adding his name to the Grand Final score sheet by successfully kicking a penalty goal.

Mark Riddell was poised to sign with the Wests Tigers, however Tigers coach Tim Sheens made it clear that Mark Riddell was unlikely to get much game time with the first grade side, barring injury, rep duties or suspension of star hooker Robbie Farah.

Also in 2011, Mark Riddell was recruited by the Sydney Morning Herald to write a weekly column.

In 2012, Mark Riddell was simultaneously coach of the Australian women's team and the Sydney Roosters SG Ball Cup side.

Mark Riddell was playing for The Oaks in the Group 6 country competition.