Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Malcolm Norman Meninga
- Nickname(s)
- Big Mal
- Born
- Friday, 8th July, 1960
- Current Age
- 63 years and 290 days
- Place Of Birth
- Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Awards & Accolades
- Dally M Representative Player Of The Year
- 1989
- Golden Boot Award
- 1989
- Dally M Centre Of The Year
- 1990, 1991
- RLW Player of the Year
- 1990
- Dally M Captain Of The Year
- 1991, 1994
- International Hall Of Fame
- 2003
- National Rugby League Hall Of Fame
- 2003
- Immortal
- 2018
Known Family Links
- Nephew
- Joey Meninga
- Father
- Norman Meninga
Biography
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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Interstate Matches | 6 | 3 | 9 | - | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Brisbane Firsts | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
National Panasonic Cup | 7 | 4 | 49 | - | 113 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57% | List | ||||
State of Origin | 32 | 6 | 69 | - | 161 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 46.88% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Queensland Firsts | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Tour Matches | Australia | 65 | 40 | 134 | - | 418 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 95.38% | List | |||
Test Series | 32 | 12 | 70 | - | 77 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 81.25% | List | ||||
The Ashes | 17 | 9 | 37 | - | 216 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 82.35% | List | ||||
English Championship | 21 | 22 | 3 | - | 94 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 80.95% | List | ||||
Lancashire Cup | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Regal Trophy | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
Challenge Cup | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
Premiership Trophy | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
World Cup | 13 | 9 | 21 | - | 78 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92.31% | List | ||||
NRL | 166 | 74 | 283 | 2 | 864 | 107 | 56 | 3 | 64.46% | List | ||||
NRL Finals | 19 | 9 | 33 | - | 102 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 68.42% | List | ||||
World Club Challenge | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
Tooheys Challenge Cup | 6 | 2 | 14 | - | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1982-86, 1988-94 | 47 | 22 | 99 | - | 282 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 87.23% | List | |||
International Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1982-1988 | 1 | - | 3 | - | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1982-1992 | 13 | 9 | 21 | - | 78 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92.31% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Brisbane Firsts | 1979, 1981, 1983 | 5 | 2 | 35 | - | 77 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20.00% | List | |||
QLD Firsts | 1979-82 | 7 | 4 | 14 | - | 40 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14.29% | List | |||
QLD | 1980-86, 1989-94 | 33 | 7 | 74 | - | 175 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 48.48% | List | |||
Oceania | 1984 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1979-1994 | 46 | 13 | 124 | 0 | 294 | 19 | 27 | 0 | 41.30% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Canberra | NSWRL 1986 | 20 | 3 | 65 | / | 91 | 71.43% | 1 | 143 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 40.00% | List |
Canberra | NSWRL 1987 | 12 | 6 | 34 | / | 48 | 70.83% | 1 | 93 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.33% | List |
Canberra | NSWRL 1988 | 5 | 3 | 7 | / | 13 | 53.85% | - | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List |
Canberra | NSWRL 1989 | 16 | 2 | 19 | / | 29 | 65.52% | - | 46 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 81.25% | List |
Canberra | NSWRL 1990 | 24 | 17 | 72 | / | 113 | 63.72% | - | 212 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 70.83% | List |
Canberra | NSWRL 1991 | 22 | 13 | 57 | / | 100 | 57.00% | - | 166 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 68.18% | List |
Canberra | NSWRL 1992 | 21 | 6 | 17 | / | 31 | 54.84% | - | 58 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 47.62% | List |
Canberra | NSWRL 1993 | 20 | 11 | 4 | / | 14 | 28.57% | - | 52 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 65.00% | List |
Canberra | NSWRL 1994 | 26 | 13 | 8 | / | 20 | 40.00% | - | 68 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 76.92% | List |
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Canberra | 1986-94 | 166 | 74 | 283 | / | 459 | 61.66% | 2 | 864 | 107 | 56 | 3 | 64.46% | List |
English Career - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
St Helens | 1984/85 | 31 | 28 | 8 | - | 128 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 77.42% | List | |||
English Career - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
St Helens | 1984 | 31 | 28 | 8 | - | 128 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 77.42% | List |
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann, Steven Russo, Bill Bates, Tim Costello
Sources:
NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1992-93, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1994, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1995, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1985-86
Your Say
28/04/2009
One of the most inspirational players and men in the games history.. I had the pleasure of meeting Big Mal, had a quick chat and shook his hand, which only backed up my thoughts.
10/05/2012
On the 1982 Kangaroo 'Invincibles' tour, Meninga put the best fend I have ever seen on tough English forward Rose, upending and knocking him backwards a metre and a half!
30/08/2013
Mal was perhaps the hardest charging runner of the ball in recent NRL history. What Jonah Lomu was to rugby union, Mal was to rugby league.
16/10/2017
Before there was jonah lomu,there was big mal meninga just as big, just as lethal, awesome sight
20/08/2022
I was born in 74 and always followed QLD and the Mighty Dragons ???? but BIG Mal was always my favourite player watching him palm the opposition off as if they were nothing he is awesome and would love to meet him one day ??
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