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Tony Butterfield

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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
Friday, 4th February, 1966
Current Age
60 years and 126 days

Competitions Won

NSW City vs Country Origin
1989
ARL Premiership (NRL)
1997
NSW Reserve Grade
1987

Biography

Former Penrith junior found success in the Newcastle engine-room after overcoming injuries in 1991-92. A driving force for the Knights, Butterfield was badly missed during the club's 1992 semi-final campaign but capped his career with a starring role in the Knights’ grand final win over Manly in 1997. The following year, he belatedly gained a NSW jersey before overtaking Marc Glanville as the club’s longest-serving player. Butterfield retired at the end of the 2000 season, becoming President of the Players Association.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
State of Origin - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW City vs Country Origin 1 - 1 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country 1 1 1 2 --- - - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership 1 215 24 239 27-27 - - - 108 1 3 1 129 104 6 53.97% List
NRL Finals - 12 1 13 2-2 - - - 8 - - - 7 6 - 53.85% List
Midweek Cup - 4 1 5 1-1 - - - 4 - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List
Challenge Cup AU - 2 1 3 --- - - - - - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
Other   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW Reserve Grade 1 1 - 1 3-3 - - - 12 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  221 26 247 28-28 - - - 112 1 3 1 133 108 6 53.85% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City 1989   - 1 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1989   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW 1998   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
PenrithPenrith 19841984 NSWRL Winfield Cup   - 1 1--- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
PenrithPenrith 19851985 NSWRL Winfield Cup   - 2 2--- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
PenrithPenrith 19861986 NSWRL Winfield Cup   3 2 5--- - - - - - 1 - 2 3 - 40.00% List
PenrithPenrith 19871987 NSWRL Winfield Cup   - 1 1--- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NewcastleNewcastle 19881988 NSWRL Winfield Cup   20 - 204-4 - - - 16 - - - 5 14 1 25.00% List
NewcastleNewcastle 19891989 NSWRL Winfield Cup   17 4 213-3 - - - 12 1 1 - 11 10 - 52.38% List
NewcastleNewcastle 19901990 NSWRL Winfield Cup   17 2 191-1 - - - 4 - - - 11 7 1 57.89% List
NewcastleNewcastle 19911991 NSWRL Winfield Cup   2 - 2--- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
NewcastleNewcastle 19921992 NSWRL Winfield Cup   - 3 3--- - - - - - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
NewcastleNewcastle 19931993 NSWRL Winfield Cup   14 3 172-2 - - - 8 - - - 7 10 - 41.18% List
NewcastleNewcastle 19941994 NSWRL Winfield Cup   11 2 132-2 - - - 8 - - 1 4 9 - 30.77% List
NewcastleNewcastle 19951995 ARL Winfield Cup   14 2 163-3 - - - 12 - - - 12 4 - 75.00% List
NewcastleNewcastle 19961996 ARL Optus Cup   20 2 222-2 - - - 8 - - - 10 10 2 45.45% List
NewcastleNewcastle 19971997 ARL Optus Cup   26 - 262-2 - - - 8 - - - 17 8 1 65.38% List
NewcastleNewcastle 19981998 NRL Premiership   25 - 253-3 - - - 12 - - - 18 7 - 72.00% List
NewcastleNewcastle 19991999 NRL Premiership   22 - 223-3 - - - 12 - 1 - 13 9 - 59.09% List
NewcastleNewcastle 20002000 Telstra NRL Premiership   24 - 242-2 - - - 8 - - - 14 9 1 58.33% List

NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Penrith 1984-87   3 6 9 --- - - - - - 1 - 4 5 - 44.44% List
Newcastle 1988-00   212 18 230 27-27 - - - 108 1 2 1 125 99 6 54.35% List

NSW/QLD Cup - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Penrith (R)Penrith (R) 19871987 NSWRL Reserve Grade   1 - 1--- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSW/QLD Cup - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Penrith (R) 1987   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    1 Dec 2017 8:20pm

    Not many players as tough as Butts

  • Anonymous
    18 Mar 2024 2:12pm

    Should of played mpre rep footy

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Nick Jones, Max Turner, Tony McCarron, Jason Ganter

Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Big League, Warrington Rugby Heritage , Widnes RLFC History