Terry Lamb
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Full name | Terence John Lamb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 15 September 1961|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (12 st 8 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Five-eighth, halfback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Terence John Lamb
Lamb was known for his support of the ball-carrier - his ability to be in the right place at the right time netted him 164
Junior career
Lamb grew up in Chester Hill, a suburb in the Bankstown area and attended Sefton High School.[citation needed] He only played in one Grand Final when he filled in for a side above his age group. Lamb is the only International to come from the Chester Hill Hornets club and the ground is now named the Terry Lamb Complex in his honour. He represented Canterbury in junior representative sides, but signed his first professional contract with Western Suburbs Magpies.
Western Suburbs Magpies career
Lamb was a non-playing reserve for the
On 18 May 1980, Lamb made his first grade premiership debut for Western Suburbs against Balmain Tigers at Lidcombe Oval. Lamb scored two tries in the Magpies' comprehensive 26-4[7] victory. He scored 9 tries in his debut season and was edged out for the inaugural Dally M Rookie of the Year award by teammate Jim Leis who would go on the Australian 1980 Tour of New Zealand.
Lamb's form in the early stages of the
The
Lamb's final season with Wests was in
Lamb made 88 appearances for Wests, Lamb was later named as halfback in the Western Suburbs Magpies Team of the Eighties.[8]
Joining the Bulldogs and early success
The news that Lamb's Dally M winnings was more than his contract ensured that he would be in hot demand from the richer Sydney clubs now that he was out of contract and that Wests were at first expelled from the premiership. Easts and Balmain both showed interest but eventually Lamb chose the Bulldogs, joining in 1984.[1]
Lamb settled nicely into Canterbury under the coaching of
In 1985, Lamb played 22 games for the Bulldogs, but was forced to miss the 1985 Grand Final due to a groin injury. Michael Hagan was named as his replacement.[11] Canterbury defeated St. George Dragons 7–6 to make it back-to-back titles.
1986 was an eventful year for Lamb. He played much of the opening rounds at halfback with captain
In March 1987, Lamb scored all of Canterbury's 26 points as they beat Wests 26–16 in round 4.[13] Lamb's points haul were made up of four tries and five goals. He again finished the season as the leagues leading try-scorer[14] however, the club failed to make the finals, finishing 6th in what would prove to be Warren Ryan's last season as coach.
Hanley incident and the World Cup
Canterbury played the 1988 Grand Final against Balmain, a game which the Bulldogs won 24–12. As well as scoring a try, Terry Lamb was involved in a first-half tackle, along with Andrew Farrar, which resulted in the concussion of influential Balmain star, Ellery Hanley. Hanley was sent to the head bin, and although he managed to return to the field before half-time, he did not appear fully aware of his surroundings, and was replaced at half-time.[16] Lamb says that there was no malice, and Hanley was not deliberately targeted.[17]
In the 1988 Rugby League World Cup final against New Zealand, Lamb was named as a substitute. He was called into action in the first half after Wally Lewis broke his arm in a tackle.
Captain of the Bulldogs
One of the first jobs that new coach
The Bulldogs lost Paul Langmack, Andrew Farrar, David Gillespie and Joe Thomas to Wests under former dual premiership-winning coach Warren Ryan. The club also lost Paul Dunn to Penrith and Jason Alchin to St George.
Lamb made himself unavailable for the
A chronic groin injury would dog Lamb for the next few seasons.[18] Lamb would be a week-to-week proposition throughout the 1990s.
Despite the departures from Canterbury at the end of the season, in 1991 they qualified in equal 5th position but went down 19–14 against arch-rivals
Lamb missed the first five matches in 1992 but when he returned he enjoyed one of his finest individual seasons where Canterbury started to be tagged a 'one-man team'. [citation needed] Lamb lifted the Bulldogs to the brink of the semi-finals before once again making himself unavailable as the 1992 World Cup loomed. Lamb came 2nd in the Dally M Awards for 1992.
A new wave of signings joined the Bulldogs in 1993 and the team that Lamb and
Lamb broke his arm in 1994 when playing his 299th first grade match against
1995 Grand Final
The 1995 season was to be Lamb's last season and the Bulldogs were keen to send him out a winner but it all went wrong early when the Bulldogs were caught up in the firing line of the
Canterbury were never troubled in the Grand Final defeating
It was a sweet moment for Lamb and coach
Lamb's planned retirement was shelved as he helped his beloved club for one more season to get through a sudden player departure caused by the
Lamb played a record 350 first grade games (88 at
In a strange twist, with
In anticipation of equalling Lamb's record with his final appearance, Manly was reported to have made Menzies an offer to make a cameo appearance in 2009 to break the record. Menzies' response confirmed his and Lamb's standing among the greats:
"I wouldn't consider coming back for one game and cheapening the record or anything," said Menzies.
"If I fell one short or equalled it or whatever then that's my career and the way it finishes.
"(Lamb) was such a great player ... I'm very honoured to stand next to him.[19] Lamb set many records at Canterbury with the last one, a landmark of 123 tries being broken by winger Hazem El Masri, against the Newcastle Knights in 2006.
Lamb would be acknowledged in 2004 as the Canterbury five-eighth and captain in their 70-years greatest side. [citation needed]
349 or 350?
In August 2011, Darren Lockyer played his 350th game and was awarded with breaking the record (349 games, jointly held by Lamb, according to the NRL) for most games played. However a website which compiles player and team statistics, RugbyLeagueProject has checked the list of games played and found that while the numbers for Wests tally, it appears that Lamb played an additional game in 1986 in Round 1, where he came off the bench to play. Official records in those days were erratic regarding interchange players and it was this match that had been overlooked. After working with the NRL, RugbyLeagueProject submitted all their evidence and the official record was changed to show that Lamb had indeed become the first player to reach 350 Premiership games.
Achievements and honours
- 1983 Dally M Player of the Year (1st Runner Up in 1984, 1987, 1992. 2nd Runner Up in 1986)
- 1984 Rothmans Medal Best & Fairest Winner
- Three times winner of the Dally M Players Player of the Year (1984, 1986, 1995)
- Record seven times Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year Award (1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993)
- Won a record total of 18 Dally M Awards.
- NSWRL Premiership Leading Tryscorer in 1984 (17) and 1987 (16)
- NSWRL Premiership Leading Pointscorer in 1986 (210)
- Member of 1984, 1988 and 1995 Canterbury Premiership Winning Teams
- 1995 Canterbury Premiership Winning Captain
- Only player to play every match on a full Kangaroo Tour. Lamb played in all 20 matches: 15 tour matches and 5 Tests on the 1986 Tour of Great Britain and France.
- Leading Tryscoring with 19 on Australia's 1986 Kangaroo Tour
- Member of Australia's successful 1988 World Cup final Squad
- Played in NSW's first State of Origin cleansweep in 1986
- Scored two tries in his first Premiership match playing for Canterbury against North Queenslandin 1996
- Awarded keys to Peter Moore
- Awarded an Order of Australia (OAM) for services to rugby league[5]
- Australian Sports Medal recipient, 24 October 2000.[20]
- In February 2008, Lamb was named in the list of Australia's ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia.[21]
See also
Footnotes
- ^ a b c Bulldogs.com.au - Terry Lamb
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Yesterday's Hero Archived 5 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rugby League Project Coaches
- ^ a b "Mr Terence John (Terry) Lamb". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 22 September 2022 – via Australian Government.
- ^ "Beaver raises the Baa" By David Riccio The Sunday Telegraph 5 October 2008
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "VEST, KEATO, COGGER ALL HONOURED". weststigers.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ "NSWRL 1984 - Rugby League Project".
- ^ "National Museum of Australia - 100 years of the game". Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ http://thebulldogs.com.au/sportal.php?page=player&id=477
- ^ "NSWRL 1986 - Rugby League Project".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "NSWRL 1987 - Rugby League Project".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Murray, Oliver (30 September 2014). "NRL grand final: Top 5 grand final moments for Canterbury Bulldogs". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ Peter Sterling (Presenter) (24 July 2016). On the Couch with Sterlo (Documentary). Sydney: Fox Sports.
- ^ "Interview with Terry Lamb: Part I - LeagueUnlimited". Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ Balym, Todd; Tomarchio, Cameron (29 September 2008). "Beaver happy to leave tied with Lamb". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011.
- ^ It's an Honour - Australia Celebrating Australians
- ARL. 23 February 2008. Archived from the originalon 26 February 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.