Peter Tunks

Easts junior trialed with both Easts and Manly before being graded by Souths in the late 1970s. A tough, no-nonsense prop Peter Tunks toiled for seven seasons with the Rabbitohs, (overcoming bouts of hepatitis and glandular fever in 1979), before achieving success with C’bury. A member of the Bulldogs’ teams that won premierships in 1984-85 Tunks played in 6 Tests for Australia (each against NZ) but declined to tour with the 1986 Kangaroos due to business commitments. Tunks captained Leeds in 1987-88 and was Phil Gould's choice as captain following the standing down of Steve Mortimer in 1988. After leading the club to a grand final win over Balmain that year, Tunks later followed Gould to Penrith in 1990. Injuries relegated him to reserve grade with the Panthers and he decided to see out his career in English club football. Tunks played with Salford and Sheffield Eagles (both 1990) before taking on a captain-coach role with Oldham. Tunks' brief in England was clear - avoid relegation at all costs - but with the club languishing at the bottom of the league table he resigned in February 1994 and was replaced by Bob Lindner.

Career Statistics

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International
Test Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Australia	1985-87	6	-	-				-	-	4	2	0	66.67%
Overall	1985-1987	6	0	0				0		4	2	0	66.67%
World Cup Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Australia	1985-86	2	-	-				-	-	1	1	0	50.00%
Overall	1985-1986	2	0	0				0		1	1	0	50.00%
Representative
Australia - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
New South Wales	1981, 1984-87	9	1	-				-	4	6	3	0	66.67%
NSW City Firsts	1985-86	2	-	-				-	-	2	0	0	100.00%
NSW City	1987-89	3	-	-				-	-	3	0	0	100.00%
Overall	1981-1989	14	1	0				0	4	11	3	0	78.57%
Club Career
Australian League Matches - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
South Sydney	NSWRFL 1977	?	1	-				-	3
South Sydney	NSWRFL 1978	?	2	-				-	6
South Sydney	NSWRFL 1979	?	1	-				-	3
South Sydney	NSWRFL 1980	16	5	-				-	15	8	8	0	50.00%
South Sydney	NSWRFL 1981	21	8	-				-	24	8	12	1	38.10%
South Sydney	NSWRFL 1982	21	5	-				-	15	12	8	1	57.14%
South Sydney	NSWRFL 1983	16	5	-				-	20	7	8	1	43.75%
Canterbury	NSWRL 1984	24	5	-				-	20	20	4	0	83.33%
Canterbury	NSWRL 1985	18	3	-				-	12	12	4	2	66.67%
Canterbury	NSWRL 1986	16	4	-				-	16	9	6	1	56.25%
Canterbury	NSWRL 1987	17	-	-				-	-	12	5	0	70.59%
Canterbury	NSWRL 1988	21	3	-				-	12	17	4	0	80.95%
Canterbury	NSWRL 1989	22	-	-				-	-	10	10	2	45.45%
Penrith	NSWRL 1990	12	-	-				-	-	6	5	1	50.00%
Overall	1977-1990	?	42	0				0	146	?	?	?	?
Australian League Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
South Sydney	1977-79	?	27	-				-	86	?	?	?	?
South Sydney	1980-83	74	23	-				-	74	35	36	3	47.30%
Canterbury	1984-89	118	15	-				-	60	80	33	5	67.80%
Penrith	1990	12	-	-				-	-	6	5	1	50.00%
Overall	1977-1990	?	42	0				0	146	?	?	?	?
Australian Finals Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Canterbury	1984-86, 1988	13	2	-				-	8	10	3	0	76.92%
Overall	1984-1988	13	2	0				0	8	10	3	0	76.92%
English League Career - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Leeds	Championship 1987/88	?	2	-				-	8
Sheffield Eagles	Championship 1990/91	?	1	-				-	4
Overall	1987-1991	?	5	0				0	20	?	?	?	?
English League Career - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Leeds	1987-88	?	4	-				-	16	?	?	?	?
Sheffield Eagles	1990-91	?	1	-				-	4	?	?	?	?
Overall	1987-1991	?	5	0				0	20	?	?	?	?

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