Jamie Lyon

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Sunday, 24th January, 1982
Current Age
42 years and 54 days
Place Of Birth
Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia

Awards & Accolades

Man Of Steel Award
2005
Dally M Centre Of The Year
2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
RLIF Centre Of The Year
2011, 2012, 2013
Dally M Captain Of The Year
2012, 2014

Biography

Wee Waa schoolboy was brought down to P’matta by the club’s development officer, Noel ‘Crusher’ Cleal. Lyon made every post a winner during the 2001 season – winning a minor premiership with the Eels, scoring two tries in the grand final loss to Newcastle and earning a Test jersey at the expense of the more experienced Ryan Girdler. Lyon made his Test debut in October, scoring two tries off the bench in Australia’s 56-12 thrashing of the Kumuls before the contentious Kangaroo Tour got under way. In England, the 21-year-old partnered Matthew Gidley in all three Tests of the Ashes-winning series, proving himself an accomplished centre whose maturity with the ball in his hands belied his age. After making his State of Origin debut in 2002 injuries ruined his rep season the following year and in 2004 he stunned his club when he walked out on his contract and returned home to Wee Waa. P’matta refused to release the talented centre to play for his local club – and Manly – and Lyons eventually signed with English club St Helens for 2005. In 2006 he announced that he would return to Australia and play for Manly (where former mentor Noel Cleal was a development officer) in 2007. Australian selectors drew some criticism in drafting Lyons into the national Tri-Nations squad but the only Test the errant centre played was the 23-12 loss to Great Britain in Sydney.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 294 122 531   - 1550 184 106 4 62.59% List
NRL Finals 26 11 37   - 118 15 11 0 57.69% List
Test Series 3 - -   - - 2 1 0 66.67% List
The Ashes 3 - -   - - 2 1 0 66.67% List
State of Origin 10 1 8   - 20 3 7 0 30.00% List
City vs Country 2 1 3   - 10 0 2 0 0.00% List
Super League 55 39 172   - 500 46 8 1 83.64% List
Challenge Cup 8 7 41   - 110 7 1 0 87.50% List
Tri-Nations 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Anzac Tests 2 - 2   - 4 2 0 0 100.00% List
World Club Challenge 2 - 2   - 4 1 1 0 50.00% List
All Stars 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 2001, 2003, 2006-07, 2010 8 4 2   - 20 6 2 0 75.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW 2002-03, 2007, 2009-10 10 1 8   - 20 3 7 0 30.00% List
NSW Country 2003, 2009 2 1 3   - 10 0 2 0 0.00% List
NRL 2011 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Overall2002-2011 13 2 11   0 30 4 9 0 30.77% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Parramatta NRL 2000 9 2 -   - 8 6 3 0 66.67% List
Parramatta NRL 2001 29 15 -   - 60 22 5 2 75.86% List
Parramatta NRL 2002 10 5 -   - 20 5 4 1 50.00% List
Parramatta NRL 2003 21 14 -   - 56 10 11 0 47.62% List
Parramatta NRL 2004 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Manly NRL 2007 25 10 48 / 62 77.42% - 136 19 6 0 76.00% List
Manly NRL 2008 21 5 5 / 6 83.33% - 30 17 4 0 80.95% List
Manly NRL 2009 19 9 21 / 28 75.00% - 78 10 9 0 52.63% List
Manly NRL 2010 22 11 69 / 85 81.18% - 182 12 10 0 54.55% List
Manly NRL 2011 25 9 59 / 80 73.75% - 154 19 6 0 76.00% List
Manly NRL 2012 26 11 73 / 102 71.57% - 190 17 9 0 65.38% List
Manly NRL 2013 28 16 89 / 128 69.53% - 242 17 10 1 60.71% List
Manly NRL 2014 24 7 71 / 99 71.72% - 170 15 9 0 62.50% List
Manly NRL 2015 17 4 47 / 65 72.31% - 110 8 9 0 47.06% List
Manly NRL 2016 17 4 49 / 64 76.56% - 114 7 10 0 41.18% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Parramatta 2000-04 70 36 -   - 144 43 24 3 61.43% List
Manly 2007-16 224 86 531 / 719 73.85% - 1406 141 82 1 62.95% List
Overall2000-2016 294 122 531 / 719 73.85% 0 1,550 184 106 4 62.59% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
St Helens 2005 31 24 49   - 194 23 7 1 74.19% List
St Helens 2006 32 22 164   - 416 30 2 0 93.75% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
St Helens 2005-06 63 46 213   - 610 53 9 1 84.13% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    15/04/2016

    What more can you say he has achieve everything in this game. .cheers jamie

  • Mal Brown
    27/08/2016

    Just the best player going around. A sportsman, a huge talent, and someone to be admired.

  • John wilkes
    22/09/2018

    I was fortunate to see him at ST.HELENS UK.He was brilliant and one of the greatest I have seen .Thanks JAMIE you are well remembered and your contributions appreciated.He set a standard few others achieved,I watching game for 65 yrs.Best wishes to all RL players and fans.ll

  • Ronnie Ward
    28/08/2020

    was one of the best,not to many Australians have won the man of steel , & represented his country,a true champion, & great family man Well done Jamie ????????

  • dan clarke
    02/03/2021

    super talented, super consistent and super graceful..well done Jamie

  • Anonymous
    10/04/2021

    Thank you Jamie for your magnificent tribute to the game. All the best to you and your family. Hi Sam. Marc.

  • Malroon
    05/06/2021

    One of the best Manly players to ever lace on a boot, he and Stephen Matai were 2 of the best centres to ever play the game ....

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

Sources: NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2002, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2003, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2001, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2004, NRL 2004 Official Rugby League Annual