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Merv Lees

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

Full Name
Mervyn John Lees
Nickname(s)
Smacka
Born
Tuesday, 1st November, 1932
Died
Friday, 11th May, 2018 (Aged 85 years and 191 days)

Competitions Won

Interstate Series
1954, 1955
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1956
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1956, 1958

Biography

St George and NSW representative centre broke his collarbone in the 1956 grand final against Balmain. In the era before replacements, the champion Dragon side battled on with 12 players to win the match 18-12.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches Sydney FirstsSDF - 2 - 2 3-3 - - - 9 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 2 - 2 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches MetropolisMTR - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches Central QueenslandCNQ - 1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Interstate Series 2 3 - 3 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 1 1 - 1 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country 1 1 - 1 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Country Carnival - 5 - 5 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 3 2 - 60.00% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 2 56 - 56 36-36 - - - 108 - - 1 41 13 2 73.21% List
NRL Finals - 7 - 7 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 4 3 - 57.14% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  66 - 66 46-46 - - - 138 - - 1 48 16 2 72.73% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Sydney Firsts 1954-55   2 - 2 3-3 - - - 9 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Possibles (AU) 1954   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Probables (AU) 1954, 1956   2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - - 1 1 0.00% List
NSW Firsts 1954-55   5 - 5 4-4 - - - 12 - - - 4 1 - 80.00% List
Metropolis 1956   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1956   1 - 1 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Parkes 1957   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
South West NSW 1957   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Central QLD 1959   1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
St GeorgeSt George 19531953 NSWRFL   6 - 63-3 - - - 9 - - - 4 2 - 66.67% List
St GeorgeSt George 19541954 NSWRFL   15 - 1515-15 - - - 45 - - 1 10 4 1 66.67% List
St GeorgeSt George 19551955 NSWRFL   19 - 197-7 - - - 21 - - - 13 6 - 68.42% List
St GeorgeSt George 19561956 NSWRFL   10 - 107-7 - - - 21 - - - 9 - 1 90.00% List
St GeorgeSt George 19581958 NSWRFL   6 - 64-4 - - - 12 - - - 5 1 - 83.33% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
St George 1953-56, 1958   56 - 56 36-36 - - - 108 - - 1 41 13 2 73.21% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    27 Aug 2023 2:15pm

    Was my uncle and to me was a ledgen so proud of what he achieved

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