Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Nickname(s)
- Napper
- Born
- Thursday, 19th October, 1961
- Current Age
- 62 years and 210 days
- Place Of Birth
- Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia
Awards & Accolades
- Clive Churchill Medal
- 1987
- Dally M Five-Eighth Of The Year
- 1990, 1994
- Dally M Player Of The Year
- 1990, 1994
- RLW Player of the Year
- 1994
- National Rugby League Hall Of Fame
- 2018
Biography
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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Midweek Cup | 7 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.86% | List | ||||
NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership | 332 | 87 | 9 | 7 | 373 | 201 | 120 | 11 | 60.54% | List | ||||
Yorkshire Cup | 7 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.71% | List | ||||
English Championship | 33 | 16 | - | 2 | 66 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 57.58% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Leeds Rhinos | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
Regal Trophy | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
Challenge Cup | 11 | 2 | - | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 63.64% | List | ||||
NSWRL/ARL/NRL Finals | 20 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
UK Second Division | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
State of Origin | 6 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
World Club Challenge | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
City vs Country | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Challenge Cup AU | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20.00% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Australia | 13 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Test Series | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
The Ashes | 2 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
World Cup | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1990-91 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
International Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Rest Of The World | 1988 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
Aborigines | 1999 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1988-1999 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1990-91 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
NSW | 1987-88, 1991 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
NSW City | 1988, 1991-92 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
Aborigines | 1999 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1987-1999 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.55% | List | |||
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NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
North Sydney | NSWRL 1985 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 26.09% | List | |||
Manly | NSWRL 1986 | 20 | 5 | - | 1 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 50.00% | List | |||
Manly | NSWRL 1987 | 22 | 7 | - | 1 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 72.73% | List | |||
Manly | NSWRL 1988 | 22 | 14 | - | - | 56 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 63.64% | List | |||
Manly | NSWRL 1989 | 21 | 9 | - | - | 36 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 42.86% | List | |||
Manly | NSWRL 1990 | 24 | 7 | 3 | / | 6 | 50.00% | - | 34 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 66.67% | List |
Manly | NSWRL 1991 | 19 | 2 | 2 | / | 6 | 33.33% | 1 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 57.89% | List |
Manly | NSWRL 1992 | 22 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 45.45% | List | |||
Manly | NSWRL 1993 | 18 | 2 | 0 | / | 1 | 0.00% | - | 8 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 72.22% | List |
Manly | NSWRL 1994 | 23 | 7 | - | 3 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 69.57% | List | |||
Manly | ARL 1995 | 25 | 9 | 0 | / | 1 | 0.00% | - | 36 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 88.00% | List |
Manly | ARL 1996 | 25 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 84.00% | List | |||
Manly | ARL 1997 | 23 | 7 | - | - | 28 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 65.22% | List | |||
Manly | NRL 1998 | 25 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 52.00% | List | |||
Manly | NRL 1999 | 20 | 2 | 0 | / | 1 | 0.00% | - | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 45.00% | List |
NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
North Sydney | 1985 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 26.09% | List | |||
Manly | 1986-99 | 309 | 80 | 5 | / | 15 | 33.33% | 6 | 336 | 195 | 104 | 10 | 63.11% | List |
Overall | 1985-1999 | 332 | 87 | 9 | 7 | 373 | 201 | 120 | 11 | 60.54% | List | |||
English Career - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Leeds | 1985/86 | 29 | 15 | - | 4 | 64 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 51.72% | List | |||
Sheffield | 1986/87 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
Leeds | 1988/89 | 24 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 70.83% | List | |||
English Career - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Leeds | 1985, 1988 | 53 | 23 | - | 4 | 96 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 60.38% | List | |||
Sheffield | 1986 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
Overall | 1985-1989 | 59 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 114 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 61.02% | List |
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Steven Russo, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Bill Bates, Tim Costello
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Match Video
Your Say
31/08/2012
i supported leeds for over 60 years and in all that time cliff lyons is in my opinion is the best stand off leeds we have ever had his ability to read a game was first class leeds has lost 6 cup finals in a row if we had have a player of cliff lyons ability we may won all 6
02/05/2020
My dad coach cliff and me and we used to pick him up from his boarding school to go to training at GJRLF club in the southern and shire thanks Signed WAYNE JUDD or back then it was juddy
05/06/2020
I’m 36 years old and I’ve been watching footy since 1991 till today and I’ve never seen such a champion exciting five eight to watch the way he read the game in taking on the line passing kicking cliffy was distructive in the last 3 decades cliffy should be the best number 6 to put the jumper on
23/03/2023
2 dally ms.2 premierships.in the best era.
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