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Tony Butterfield

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Friday, 4th February, 1966
Current Age
60 years and 199 days

Competitions Won

NSW City vs Country Origin
1989
ARL Premiership (NRL)
1997
NSW Reserve Grade
1987

Biography

Former Penrith junior found success in the Newcastle engine-room after overcoming injuries in 1991-92. A driving force for the Knights, Butterfield was badly missed during the club's 1992 semi-final campaign but capped his career with a starring role in the Knights’ grand final win over Manly in 1997. The following year, he belatedly gained a NSW jersey before overtaking Marc Glanville as the club’s longest-serving player. Butterfield retired at the end of the 2000 season, becoming President of the Players Association.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
State of Origin -1-1-----------1-0.00%List
NSW City vs Country Origin 1-11----------1--100.00%List
NSW City vs Country 1112----------2--100.00%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership 12142423827-27---108131129104554.20%List
NRL Finals -121132-2---8---76-53.85%List
Midweek Cup -4151-1---4---23-40.00%List
Challenge Cup AU -213----------21-66.67%List
Other Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSW Reserve Grade 11-13-3---12---1--100.00%List
Overall StartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 2202624628-28---112131133108554.07%List

Australia - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSW City1989 -11----------1--100.00%List
NSW City Firsts1989 1-1----------1--100.00%List
NSW1998 1-1-----------1-0.00%List

NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
PenrithPenrith19841984 NSWRL Winfield Cup -11----------1--100.00%List
PenrithPenrith19851985 NSWRL Winfield Cup -22----------11-50.00%List
PenrithPenrith19861986 NSWRL Winfield Cup 325--------1-23-40.00%List
PenrithPenrith19871987 NSWRL Winfield Cup -11-----------1-0.00%List
NewcastleNewcastle19881988 NSWRL Winfield Cup 20-204-4---16---514125.00%List
NewcastleNewcastle19891989 NSWRL Winfield Cup 174213-3---1211-1110-52.38%List
NewcastleNewcastle19901990 NSWRL Winfield Cup 172191-1---4---117157.89%List
NewcastleNewcastle19911991 NSWRL Winfield Cup 2-2----------11-50.00%List
NewcastleNewcastle19921992 NSWRL Winfield Cup -33----------21-66.67%List
NewcastleNewcastle19931993 NSWRL Winfield Cup 143172-2---8---710-41.18%List
NewcastleNewcastle19941994 NSWRL Winfield Cup 112132-2---8--149-30.77%List
NewcastleNewcastle19951995 ARL Winfield Cup 142163-3---12---124-75.00%List
NewcastleNewcastle19961996 ARL Optus Cup 192212-2---8---1010147.62%List
NewcastleNewcastle19971997 ARL Optus Cup 26-262-2---8---178165.38%List
NewcastleNewcastle19981998 NRL Premiership 25-253-3---12---187-72.00%List
NewcastleNewcastle19991999 NRL Premiership 22-223-3---12-1-139-59.09%List
NewcastleNewcastle20002000 Telstra NRL Premiership 24-242-2---8---149158.33%List

NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Penrith1984-87 369--------1-45-44.44%List
Newcastle1988-00 2111822927-27---10812112599554.59%List

NSW/QLD Cup - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Penrith (R)Penrith (R)19871987 NSWRL Reserve Grade 1-1----------1--100.00%List

NSW/QLD Cup - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Penrith (R)1987 1-1----------1--100.00%List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    1 Dec 2017 8:20pm

    Not many players as tough as Butts

  • Anonymous
    18 Mar 2024 2:12pm

    Should of played mpre rep footy

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Nick Jones, Max Turner, Tony McCarron

Sources:David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Big League, Warrington Rugby Heritage, Widnes RLFC History