Merv 'Smacka' Lees

Playing Career

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)

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

All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.

To view a list of corresponding matches, click on the List button.

Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 56 36 -   - 108 41 13 2 73.21% List
NRL Finals 7 1 -   - 3 4 3 0 57.14% List
Country Carnival 3 1 -   - 3 2 1 0 66.67% List
Tour Matches Sydney Firsts 2 3 -   - 9 2 0 0 100.00% List
Interstate Matches 3 2 -   - 6 2 1 0 66.67% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Firsts 2 2 -   - 6 2 0 0 100.00% List
City vs Country Firsts 1 2 -   - 6 1 0 0 100.00% List
Tour Matches Metropolis 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Sydney Firsts 1954-55 2 3 -   - 9 2 0 0 100.00% List
Possibles (AU) 1954 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Probables (AU) 1954, 1956 2 - -   - - 0 1 1 0.00% List
NSW Firsts 1954-55 5 4 -   - 12 4 1 0 80.00% List
Metropolis 1956 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1956 1 2 -   - 6 1 0 0 100.00% List
South West NSW 1957 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Overall1954-1957 13 9 0   0 27 7 5 1 53.85% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
St George NSWRFL 1953 6 3 -   - 9 4 2 0 66.67% List
St George NSWRFL 1954 15 15 -   - 45 10 4 1 66.67% List
St George NSWRFL 1955 19 7 -   - 21 13 6 0 68.42% List
St George NSWRFL 1956 10 7 -   - 21 9 0 1 90.00% List
St George NSWRFL 1958 6 4 -   - 12 5 1 0 83.33% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
St George 1953-56, 1958 56 36 -   - 108 41 13 2 73.21% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    27/08/2023

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

  • Want to have your say about this player? Add a comment.

Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter