Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Saturday, 30th August, 1958
- Current Age
- 66 years and 64 days
- Place Of Birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- World Cup
- 1985/1988
- Test Series
- Australia vs New Zealand 1985, Australia vs New Zealand 1986
- State of Origin
- 1987, 1985, 1986
- NSWRL Premiership (NRL)
- 1984, 1985, 1988
- Preseason Cup
- 1978
- Midweek Cup
- 1981
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 | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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World Cup | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Australia | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
Test Series | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
State of Origin | 3 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
City vs Country | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
City vs Country Firsts | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) | 3 | 233 | 42 | - | - | 146 | 133 | 90 | 10 | 57.08% | List | ||||
NSWRFL/NSWRL Finals | - | 13 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.92% | List | ||||
Challenge Cup | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
English Championship | - | 26 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 38.46% | List | ||||
Regal Trophy | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
Yorkshire Cup | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
Lancashire Cup | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Preseason Cup | 1 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.14% | List | ||||
Midweek Cup | 1 | 25 | 4 | - | - | 13 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 60.00% | List | ||||
Challenge Cup AU | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.43% | List | ||||
UK Second Division | - | 7 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
Australia | 1985-87 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
Australia | 1985-86 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
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Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
NSW | 1981, 1984-87 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
NSW City Seconds | 1984 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
NSW City Firsts | 1985-86 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
NSW City | 1987-89 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Overall | 1981-1989 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 73.33% | List | ||||
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NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
South Sydney | NSWRFL 1977 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
South Sydney | NSWRFL 1978 | 19 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 52.63% | List | ||||
South Sydney | NSWRFL 1979 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20.00% | List | ||||
South Sydney | NSWRFL 1980 | 16 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
South Sydney | NSWRFL 1981 | 21 | 8 | - | - | 24 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 38.10% | List | ||||
South Sydney | 1982 Winfield Cup | 21 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 57.14% | List | ||||
South Sydney | NSWRFL 1983 Winfield Cup | 16 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 43.75% | List | ||||
Canterbury | NSWRL 1984 Winfield Cup | 24 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 83.33% | List | ||||
Canterbury | NSWRL 1985 Winfield Cup | 19 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 68.42% | List | ||||
Canterbury | NSWRL 1986 Winfield Cup | 16 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 56.25% | List | ||||
Canterbury | NSWRL 1987 Winfield Cup | 17 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 5 | 0 | 70.59% | List | ||||
Canterbury | NSWRL 1988 Winfield Cup | 21 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 80.95% | List | ||||
Canterbury | NSWRL 1989 Winfield Cup | 22 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 10 | 2 | 45.45% | List | ||||
Penrith | NSWRL 1990 Winfield Cup | 12 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 5 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
South Sydney | 1977-83 | 102 | 27 | - | - | 86 | 46 | 52 | 4 | 45.10% | List | ||||
Canterbury | 1984-89 | 119 | 15 | - | - | 60 | 81 | 33 | 5 | 68.07% | List | ||||
Penrith | 1990 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 5 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
Overall | 1977-1990 | 233 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 133 | 90 | 10 | 57.08% | List | ||||
English Career - By Year | |||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
Leeds | 1987/88 | 24 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 62.50% | List | ||||
Salford | 1990/91 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Sheffield | 1990/91 | 15 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 26.67% | List | ||||
English Career - By Team | |||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
Leeds | 1987 | 24 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 62.50% | List | ||||
Salford | 1990 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Sheffield | 1990 | 15 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 26.67% | List | ||||
Overall | 1987-1991 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 57.45% | List |
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, AJ Lucantonio, Alan Katzmann, Steven Russo, Max Turner, Bill Bates, Tim Costello
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Match Video, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Newspapers
Your Say
23/05/2011
My question is not ruby league related. I remember Peter Tunks had a wine bar in Randwick. I would like to know the name of that wine bar to settle a bet please.
29/06/2012
Tunks had a bar in Randwick in the 1980s named Baxters.
26/10/2017
One of the best prop forwards of the 80s. Always remembered for his powerhouse performances in the great Bulldogs side who had the best forward pack of the 80s.
14/05/2020
You can hear him on Talkinsport on 2SM between 3:00 and 6:00 pm from Monday to Wednesday.
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