David 'Toppo' Topliss

Coaching Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
David John Topliss
Nickname(s)
Toppo
Born
Thursday, 29th December, 1949
Died
Monday, 16th June, 2008 (Aged 58 years and 169 days)
Place Of Birth
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England

Awards & Accolades

Lance Todd Trophy
1979

Biography

Wakefield Trinity five-eighth (1968-80) appeared in four Tests for Great Britain but his talents were under-utilised at Penrith in the mid-1970s. At Balmain however, Topliss was one of the star players of the 1977 season. Topliss, who scored a club record-equalling five tries in a match against Newtown that year, produced a one-man demolition act on Manly in the minor preliminary semi-final that year. He later returned to Australia as a member of the 1979 Lions before joining Hull (1980-85) and Oldham (1986-87).
- ALAN WHITICKER

Coaching 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   Games W L D Win %  
English Championship 160 63 89 8 39.38% List
Yorkshire Cup 15 11 4 0 73.33% List
Regal Trophy 12 6 6 0 50.00% List
Challenge Cup 14 7 6 1 50.00% List
Tour Matches Wakefield Trinity 1 0 1 0 0.00% List
Premiership Trophy 1 0 1 0 0.00% List


Club Career

English Career - By Year

Team Season Games W L D Win %  
Wakefield 1988/89 35 17 17 1 48.57% List
Wakefield 1989/90 32 14 16 2 43.75% List
Wakefield 1990/91 35 16 17 2 45.71% List
Wakefield 1991/92 34 17 16 1 50.00% List
Wakefield 1992/93 34 14 18 2 41.18% List
Wakefield 1993/94 32 9 22 1 28.13% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years Games W L D Win %  
Wakefield 1988-93 202 87 106 9 43.07% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    27/03/2016

    Best fiveight that I have ever seen. Some footballers should find some old footage and see how to get a backline moving properly

  • Anonymous
    18/04/2017

    Best attacking footballer I have ever seen

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates

Sources: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1983-84, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1982-83, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1981-82, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1985-86, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1986-87, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1984-85, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89