Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Noel Harvey Cleal
- Nickname(s)
- Crusher
- Born
- Wednesday, 16th October, 1957
- Current Age
- 66 years and 52 days
- Place Of Birth
- Warialda, New South Wales, Australia
Awards & Accolades
- Dally M Second Rower Of The Year
- 1984, 1986
Known Family Links
- Son
- Kane Cleal
- Brother
- Les Cleal
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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NRL | 198 | 69 | 11 | - | 272 | 128 | 65 | 5 | 64.65% | List | ||||
NRL Finals | 15 | 2 | 3 | - | 13 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
Interstate Matches | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
National Panasonic Cup | 5 | 5 | - | - | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
City vs Country Firsts | 3 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
State of Origin | 12 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
Test Series | 7 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
English Championship | 38 | 13 | - | - | 52 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 73.68% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Widnes Vikings | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
Regal Trophy | 3 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
Challenge Cup | 4 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Australia | 11 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
World Cup | 2 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
The Ashes | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
City vs Country | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Yorkshire Cup | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Hull FC | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
Premiership Trophy | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 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 % | |||
Australia | 1985-86 | 8 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
International Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Rest Of The World | 1988 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1985-1986 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
NSW Firsts | 1981 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
NSW | 1984-88 | 12 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
NSW City Firsts | 1984 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
NSW Country Firsts | 1985-86 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
NSW Country | 1987 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1981-1988 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 58.82% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1980 | 25 | 8 | 1 | - | 26 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 60.00% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1981 | 18 | 10 | - | - | 30 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 61.11% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1982 | 27 | 8 | - | - | 24 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 62.96% | List | |||
Manly | NSWRFL 1983 | 24 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 83.33% | List | |||
Manly | NSWRL 1984 | 23 | 10 | - | - | 40 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 60.87% | List | |||
Manly | NSWRL 1985 | 20 | 7 | 1 | - | 30 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 55.00% | List | |||
Manly | NSWRL 1986 | 21 | 5 | 9 | / | 13 | 69.23% | - | 38 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 57.14% | List |
Manly | NSWRL 1987 | 15 | 7 | - | - | 28 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 86.67% | List | |||
Manly | NSWRL 1988 | 21 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
Manly | NSWRL 1989 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Eastern Suburbs | 1980-82 | 70 | 26 | 1 | - | 80 | 43 | 23 | 4 | 61.43% | List | |||
Manly | 1983-89 | 128 | 43 | 10 | - | 192 | 85 | 42 | 1 | 66.41% | List | |||
Overall | 1980-1989 | 198 | 69 | 11 | 0 | 272 | 128 | 65 | 5 | 64.65% | List | |||
English Career - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Widnes | 1985/86 | 15 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 66.67% | List | |||
Hull FC | 1989/90 | 24 | 9 | - | - | 36 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
Hull FC | 1990/91 | 8 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87.50% | List | |||
English Career - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Widnes | 1985 | 15 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 66.67% | List | |||
Hull FC | 1989-90 | 32 | 12 | - | - | 48 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 71.88% | List | |||
Overall | 1985-1991 | 47 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 70.21% | List |
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Alan Katzmann, AJ Lucantonio, Steven Russo, Greg Fiveash, Bill Bates
Sources:
NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90, Match Video, Newspapers, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1986-87, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92
Your Say
22/09/2012
noel had a brilliant career and in my eyes he should have played more tests and origins. He alway went forward and never afraid of any player it was a prilivege watching noel play football
11/08/2015
I worked with Crusher at Hull FC, he was a first class coach with excellent analytic ability. He put together and coached Premiership winning team. Following the Cup win the Club Board sold key players vastly weakening the team. Crusher took the blame for poor decisions by the Club Board that were beyond his control.
An exciting and dangerous runner with the ball as a player, this guy was a huge character in every sense.
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