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Mick Liubinskas

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Playing 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

Born
Sunday, 19th September, 1954
Current Age
71 years and 264 days
Place Of Birth
Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Competitions Won

Midweek Cup
1977

Biography

Talented centre/forward's career was overshadowed by a 1975 controversy that had a long-reaching effect on the premiership that year. Liubinskas was used as an illegal replacement in the 7-all draw with C’bury and the Magpies were subsequently stripped of their point. (This led to an historic three-way play off for fifth place between Balmain, Wests and P’matta). While it was the Eels that won through to defeat C’bury in the minor semi-final, the sad irony was that it would have been Wests that held out-right fifth place if that point had not been deducted.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 40 6 46 10-10 - - - 30 - - - 22 21 3 47.83% List
NRL Finals - 3 - 3 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
Preseason Cup - 11 3 14 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 8 6 - 57.14% List
Midweek Cup 1 3 2 5 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 4 1 - 80.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  54 11 65 14-14 - - - 42 - - - 34 28 3 52.31% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19741974 NSWRFL   16 2 183-3 - - - 9 - - - 12 5 1 66.67% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19751975 NSWRFL   11 1 125-5 - - - 15 - - - 4 7 1 33.33% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19761976 NSWRFL   - 3 3--- - - - - - - - 1 1 1 33.33% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19771977 NSWRFL   9 - 91-1 - - - 3 - - - 3 6 - 33.33% List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs 19781978 NSWRFL   2 - 21-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
BalmainBalmain 19791979 NSWRFL   2 - 2--- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Western Suburbs 1974-78   38 6 44 10-10 - - - 30 - - - 21 20 3 47.73% List
Balmain 1979   2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List

Your Say

  • Ed
    11 Jan 2020 6:54pm

    Played for Umina after leaving Balmain.

  • Anonymous
    19 Oct 2020 3:36pm

    Mick Liubinskas was well ahead of his time. Big-I think !88cms-he was also fast. My recollection is that he sustained a bad knee injury which had a significant impact on what was developing into a stellar career.

  • Ben Finn
    26 Jul 2021 5:11pm

    Moved to Sydney at a very young age and first played junior rugby league with Liverpool City. Then moved with his family to Concord in his teens and played with Concord United from where he was graded by Western Suburbs.

  • Andrew
    23 Oct 2021 4:56pm

    His appearance in the second round clash against Canterbury. And the result and reasons for Wests losing a point should have been put in match notes.

  • Anonymous
    11 May 2022 11:11pm

    I saw him score a try from the kick off at the old Sydney Sports Ground

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