Coaching Career
All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.
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
Competitions Won
- Yorkshire Cup
- 1992/93
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
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| Representative Career - International | Games | W | L | D | Win% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour Matches | Wakefield TrinityWAK | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 0.00% | List | ||||||
| Club Career - UK | Comp Wins | Matches | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||
| English Championship | - | 160 | 63 | 89 | 8 | 39.38% | List | |||||||
| Premiership Trophy | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 0.00% | List | |||||||
| Challenge Cup | - | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 50.00% | List | |||||||
| Regal Trophy | - | 12 | 6 | 6 | - | 50.00% | List | |||||||
| Yorkshire Cup | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | - | 73.33% | List | |||||||
| UK Top Division | - | 160 | 63 | 89 | 8 | 39.38% | List | |||||||
| Overall | Comp Wins | Matches | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||
| First Class | 203 | 87 | 107 | 9 | 42.86% | List | ||||||||
English Career - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | Games | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||
| Wakefield T.Wakefield | 1988/89 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 48.57% | List | |||||||
| Wakefield T.Wakefield | 1989/90 | 32 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 43.75% | List | |||||||
| Wakefield T.Wakefield | 1990/91 | 35 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 45.71% | List | |||||||
| Wakefield T.Wakefield | 1991/92 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 50.00% | List | |||||||
| Wakefield T.Wakefield | 1992/93 | 34 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 41.18% | List | |||||||
| Wakefield T.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 | |||||||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Derek Farrar, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Bill Bates, Max Turner, Tim Costello
Sources:RFL Player Registers, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Match Video
Your Say
27 Mar 2016 3:50pm
Best fiveight that I have ever seen. Some footballers should find some old footage and see how to get a backline moving properly
18 Apr 2017 11:12pm
Best attacking footballer I have ever seen
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