Playing Career
Summary
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- David John Topliss
- Nickname(s)
- Toppo
- Born
- Thursday, 29th December, 1949
- Died
- Monday, 16th June, 2008 (Aged 58 years and 169 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Awards & Accolades
- Lance Todd Trophy
- 1979
Biography
Wakefield Trinity five-eighth (1968-80) appeared in four Tests for Great Britain but his talents were under-utilised at Penrith in the mid-1970s. At Balmain however, Topliss was one of the star players of the 1977 season. Topliss, who scored a club record-equalling five tries in a match against Newtown that year, produced a one-man demolition act on Manly in the minor preliminary semi-final that year. He later returned to Australia as a member of the 1979 Lions before joining Hull (1980-85) and Oldham (1986-87).
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.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| Tour Matches | Great Britain | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| European Championship | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NRL | 30 | 10 | - | 1 | 31 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Yorkshire Cup | 11 | 3 | - | - | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.82% | List | ||||
| English Championship | 143 | 55 | - | 1 | 189 | 91 | 46 | 6 | 63.64% | List | ||||
| Regal Trophy | 12 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 19 | 6 | - | 2 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 68.42% | List | ||||
| Premiership Trophy | 9 | 3 | - | - | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.44% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Hull FC | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Lancashire Cup | 5 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Oldham | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Great Britain | 1973, 1979, 1982 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | |||
| England | 1975 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1973-1982 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | |||
International Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Great Britain | 1973-1982 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Penrith | NSWRFL 1976 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | 0 | 16.67% | List | |||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1977 | 18 | 10 | - | 1 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 55.56% | List | |||
| Overall | 1976-1977 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 40.00% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Penrith | 1976 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | 0 | 16.67% | List | |||
| Balmain | 1977 | 18 | 10 | - | 1 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 55.56% | List | |||
| Overall | 1976-1977 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 40.00% | List | |||
English Career - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Wakefield | 1980/81 | 32 | 8 | - | 1 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 53.13% | List | |||
| Hull FC | 1981/82 | 27 | 13 | - | 2 | 41 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 77.78% | List | |||
| Hull FC | 1982/83 | 36 | 22 | - | - | 66 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 75.00% | List | |||
| Hull FC | 1983/84 | 30 | 15 | - | - | 60 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 70.00% | List | |||
| Hull FC | 1984/85 | 26 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 57.69% | List | |||
| Oldham | 1985/86 | 15 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 60.00% | List | |||
| Oldham | 1986/87 | 33 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 48.48% | List | |||
| Overall | 1980-1987 | 199 | 71 | 0 | 3 | 244 | 126 | 64 | 9 | 63.32% | List | |||
English Career - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Wakefield | 1980 | 32 | 8 | - | 1 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 53.13% | List | |||
| Hull FC | 1981-84 | 119 | 54 | - | 2 | 183 | 84 | 29 | 6 | 70.59% | List | |||
| Oldham | 1985-86 | 48 | 9 | - | - | 36 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 52.08% | List | |||
| Overall | 1980-1987 | 199 | 71 | 0 | 3 | 244 | 126 | 64 | 9 | 63.32% | List | |||
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Anonymous says: Best fiveight that I have ever seen. Some footballers should find some old footage and see how to get a backline moving properly (27/03/2016)
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