Terry Lamb
Five-eighth
Player Bio
- Inducted:
- 2008
- Date of Birth:
- 15 September 1961
- Birthplace:
- Chester Hill, NSW
- Nickname:
- Baa
- Debut Team:
- Western Suburbs Magpies
- Date:
- 18 May 1980
- Opposition:
- Balmain Tigers
- Venue:
- Lidcombe Oval, Sydney
- Representative:
- City, New South Wales, Australia
- Clubs:
- Western Suburbs Magpies, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Career
Milestones
- Premierships: 1984, 1988, 1995
- Kangaroo Tour: 1986
- Rothmans Medal: 1984
- Dally M Medal: 1983
- Dally M Five-eighth of the Year: 1983-84, 1986-87, 1991-93
Playing
- First Class Games
- 415
- Points
- 1654
- Tries
- 195
Biography
For much of his career, Terry Lamb was renowned as the game's finest support player. In a sign of his longevity in club football, Lamb once held the record for most first-grade games until passed by Darren Lockyer and later Cameron Smith.
Lamb played in four premiership-winning teams with Canterbury. In 1995, he captained the Bulldogs to the premiership after the side qualified for the ARL finals in sixth position.
His personal achievements are extensive: Dally M Player of the Year (while playing with wooden-spooners Wests in 1983) and also runner-up on three occasions; 1984 Rothmans Medal winner; Dally M Players' Player of the Year three times (1984, 1986 and 1995); a record seven-time recipient of the Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year award.
He scored 164 tries in club football and was the leading NSWRL try scorer in 1984 and 1987.
Putting family and club before representative football cost Lamb many state and national appearances. He ruled himself out of the 1982 Kangaroo Tour and was also unavailable in 1990.
All of Lamb's seven Tests came in 1986, although he also represented Australia in the 1988 World Cup final.
Remarkably, he appeared in all 20 matches on the 1986 Kangaroo Tour.
“The greatest support player in the modern game”.
Author Gary Lester The Bulldog Story
87. Terry Lamb - Hall of Fame
Career Stats
Club Career
| Team Name | Competition | Year Start | Year End | Played | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Premiership | 1980 | 1983 | 88 | 41 | 11 | 7 | 163 |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Official Pre-Season | 1981 | 1981 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Mid-Week Competitions | 1980 | 1983 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Premiership | 1984 | 1996 | 262 | 123 | 375 | 37 | 1,279 |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Mid-Week Competitions | 1984 | 1989 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 37 |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Official Pre-Season |
1990
1992 |
1990
1995 |
8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
Representative Career
City - Country
| Team Name | Opponent | Year Start | Year End | Played | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Seconds | Country Seconds |
1982
1985 |
1982
1985 |
2 | - | - | - | - |
| City Firsts | Country Firsts | 1986 | 1986 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| City Origin | Country Origin | 1987 | 1990 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 29 |
State
| Team Name | Competition | Opponent | Year Start | Year End | Played | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | State of Origin | Queensland |
1981
1984
1986
1988 |
1981
1984
1986
1989 |
7 | - | - | - | - |
International
| Team Name | Competition | Year Start | Year End | Played | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Tests and World Cup |
1986
1988 |
1986
1988 |
8 | - | - | - | - |
| Australia | Tour Matches |
1986
1988 |
1986
1988 |
16 | 19 | 20 | - | 116 |
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