Terry Hill

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Saturday, 22nd January, 1972
Current Age
52 years and 66 days
Place Of Birth
Newtown, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Grandfather
George Stonestreet

Biography

Terry Hill’s early career can be seen as the straw that broke the back of the controversial draft system. The Souths junior had his bags packed to join Warren Ryan at Wests when Easts stepped in and selected him as their draft choice in 1991. Hill was forced to play for the Roosters (after first declaring he would sit out the season) but the eventual demise of the draft system after it was challenged in the courts by the Players Association saw him gain a release from Easts and ultimately play with the Magpies. With Wests, Hill confirmed his reputation as one of the brightest young prospects in the game but relationships soured with the club when Warren Ryan informed state selector Don Furner that Hill would not be available for the third match of the 1993 State of Origin series because of injury. Hill complained that he had not been consulted and Furner was forced to admit that the young centre should have been given a medical (Hill was subsequently called into the squad following the withdrawal of Paul McGregor). The following year he joined Manly and although he did not play for NSW that year, he was chosen as one of four centres on the Kangaroo Tour. Hill had a quiet tour, scoring 7 tries in 8 appearances in minor club matches, but came more to the fore in the troubled 1995 season. He played in beaten NSW teams before being chosen for the First Test against NZ, but a four-week suspension for head-butting cost him his place in the next two Tests. Hill was another Manly player to under-perform in the grand final loss to C’bury but was one of Australia’s best players in the Centenary World Cup win at the end of the year. Curiously, he was not selected for NSW in the momentarily reunified 1996 season but after Super League players turned their backs on the ARL, Hill took his place against second-rate Fiji and Papua New Guinea teams. 1996 brought a grand final win against St George but there was no happy ending for Hill or Manly in the divided 1997 season when beaten by an enthusiastic Newcastle team. While Hill continued to play for NSW for the next three seasons, his final appearances for his country was 1997’s sole Test match against a hastily put-together ‘Rest of the World’ team and the one-off Test against NZ in 1998. Unimpressed by new Manly coach Peter Sharp, Hill joined the newly merged W’Tigers for 2000. The fiery centre not only found himself out of favour with national coach Chris Anderson in 2001, he asked for a release from his club after a public falling out new coach Terry Lamb. To Hill’s credit, he buried the hatchet with Lamb at the end of the troubled 2001 season and was in vintage form in the early part of 2002 before suffering a groin injury that required urgent surgery. After a more consistent 2003 season under Tim Sheens, he signed with Souths to see out the remainder of his career but ‘retired’ before the first round of the competition. Hill played his final season of League with Manly in 2005.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 246 89 -   - 356 134 106 6 54.47% List
NRL Finals 12 3 -   - 12 6 6 0 50.00% List
City vs Country 5 2 -   - 8 2 3 0 40.00% List
State of Origin 14 - -   - - 5 8 1 35.71% List
Tour Matches Australia 8 7 -   - 28 8 0 0 100.00% List
Test Series 1 1 -   - 4 1 0 0 100.00% List
World Cup 4 3 -   - 12 3 1 0 75.00% List
Anzac Tests 1 2 -   - 8 0 1 0 0.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1995-96, 1998 8 7 -   - 28 6 2 0 75.00% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1995-1997 1 1 -   - 4 1 0 0 100.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1995 4 3 -   - 12 3 1 0 75.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW 1993, 1995, 1997-00 14 - -   - - 5 8 1 35.71% List
NSW City 1993-97 5 2 -   - 8 2 3 0 40.00% List
Overall1993-2000 19 2 0   0 8 7 11 1 36.84% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Souths NSWRL 1990 9 2 -   - 8 1 8 0 11.11% List
Eastern Suburbs NSWRL 1991 13 8 -   - 32 7 6 0 53.85% List
Western Suburbs NSWRL 1992 19 6 -   - 24 9 10 0 47.37% List
Western Suburbs NSWRL 1993 14 1 -   - 4 5 9 0 35.71% List
Manly NSWRL 1994 23 8 -   - 32 16 6 1 69.57% List
Manly ARL 1995 16 9 -   - 36 15 1 0 93.75% List
Manly ARL 1996 22 7 -   - 28 19 3 0 86.36% List
Manly ARL 1997 23 22 -   - 88 16 5 2 69.57% List
Manly NRL 1998 22 7 -   - 28 12 10 0 54.55% List
Manly NRL 1999 20 8 -   - 32 7 12 1 35.00% List
Wests Tigers NRL 2000 16 3 -   - 12 6 8 2 37.50% List
Wests Tigers NRL 2001 12 2 -   - 8 5 7 0 41.67% List
Wests Tigers NRL 2002 3 1 -   - 4 2 1 0 66.67% List
Wests Tigers NRL 2003 18 2 -   - 8 6 12 0 33.33% List
Manly NRL 2005 16 3 -   - 12 8 8 0 50.00% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Souths 1990 9 2 -   - 8 1 8 0 11.11% List
Eastern Suburbs 1991 13 8 -   - 32 7 6 0 53.85% List
Western Suburbs 1992-93 33 7 -   - 28 14 19 0 42.42% List
Manly 1994-99, 2005 142 64 -   - 256 93 45 4 65.49% List
Wests Tigers 2000-03 49 8 -   - 32 19 28 2 38.78% List
Overall1990-2005 246 89 0   0 356 134 106 6 54.47% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    09/08/2012

    Very intense player with strong physical attributes but limited skills

  • Anonymous
    20/10/2022

    Very over rated player

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann, Steven Russo, AJ Lucantonio, Bill Bates

Sources: NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1999, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2000, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2001, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2002, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2004, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1996, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1997, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1998, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2003, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1992-93, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1994, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1995