Jamie Lyon

OVERALL STATISTICS

BIRTHAGESIGNED ONFROM
24-01-1982
N/A
18-08-2004
Parramatta Eels, Aus
DEBUTLAST MATCHLEFT
11-02-2005 v Widnes Vikings
Hull FC
2006- Manly Sea Eagles
CAREERAPPEARANCES (SUBS)
2005-
63 (1)
TRIESGOALSDGOALSPTS
46
213
0
610

Biography of Jamie Lyon



HERITAGE NO : 1148
Jamie Lyon by Alex Service

St.Helens Rugby League club took a huge gamble when they signed Australian Test centre Jamie Lyon on a two-year deal for the start of the 2005 season. Jamie stunned the NRL by quitting the Parramatta club in Sydney just one game into the 2004 campaign after spending seven years with the Eels. Apparently unsettled by life in Sydney, the 23 year old returned to his home in Wee Waa and actually helped his local team to Grand Final success in the NSW Group 4 competition.

The man who began his Parramatta career with five tries, together with a brace on his debut for Australia was tagged the new Mal Meninga by Saints' Coach Ian Millward, Lyon soon proved his worth to the team at Warrington's Halliwell Jones Stadium in the Fourth Round of the Super League competition on 4 March, when he was switched to stand-off half in the absence of Paul Sculthorpe. He engineered a stunning 18-16 victory by creating three tries in the last nine minutes. Apart from his beguiling handling skills, it was his kicking game that took centre stage that evening, with a brilliant 40-20 kick, followed by a spiralling bomb that was seized upon by Keiron Cunningham for the match-winning try with just a couple of seconds to go! Lyon's range of skills had to be seen to be believed, allied to deceptive strength and pace. His tackling technique was such that he could bring down players much bigger than himself, such as the Bradford Bulls giant winger Lesley Vainikolo. Jamie also developed an almost telepathic understanding with fellow Australian winger Darren Albert, the most explosive partnership in Super League in 2005. Most important of all, he settled down quickly into his new environment and clearly enjoyed his rugby once again!

Indeed, Lyon produced Man of the Match performances with regularity, scoring 24 tries in 31 appearances, as the Saints overtook Leeds to take possession of the League Leader's Shield in 2005. Despite their 'Great Entertainers' tag, Grand Final glory eluded them, as injuries to key players took their toll. Yet Jamie produced a stunning individual performance against Leeds Rhinos in the Elimination semi-final to bring the Saints right back into contention with two brilliant solo tries, together with two magnificent touchline conversions in the last ten minutes. Although the game was lost 19-16 and the team were later eliminated by Bradford Bulls, there was to be some consolation for Lyon when he was named Rugby League's Man of Steel, the third St.Helens player to receive this coveted award after Sean Long (2000) and Paul Sculthorpe (2001 and 2002). He was also named the Rugby League Writer's Player of the Year and Rugby Player of the Year in the BBC North West Sports Personality awards ' due recognition indeed for a virtually instant Saints' Great!

2006 was a fantastic year for Jamie and the Saints. It was the Year of the Treble, when the club enjoyed a Challenge Cup victory against Huddersfield at Twickenham, with Jamie scoring a marvellous try and kicked 7 goals. The Saints also won their second League Leaders Shield, losing just four matches during the campaign. Then it was on to Old Trafford and a comprehensive destruction of Hull FC in the Grand Final by 26-4. Jamie kicked 3 goals. Jamie returned to Australia and won a Grand Final with the Manly club, who later became World Club Champions after beating Leeds at Elland Road. He remained a hugely popular figure in the town and supporters hoped that he would return to wear the famous red vee for a second spell. What a signing he would be as a flagship player for the opening of our new stadium. But it was not to be. We still have some fantastic memories of his time in St Helens, though.



SEASON STATISTICS

Season (Official Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
200524 49 0 31
2006 22 164 0 32
TOTALS:46 213 0 63
Season (Other Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
20050002
2006 0901
TOTALS:0903

ALL MATCHES

DateMatchPosOpponentsCompVenueFTFTOTGDG
20th Jan 2005 --
W
 3 Widnes Vikings* Fr A 22 16 VIEW
2nd Feb 2005 --
W
 3 Hull FC* Fr H 28 18 VIEW
11th Feb 2005 1
W
 3 Widnes Vikings SL H 40 18 VIEW
18th Feb 2005 2
L
 3 Leeds Rhinos SL A 18 30 VIEW
25th Feb 2005 3
W
 3 Huddersfield Giants SL H 34 24 VIEW
4th Mar 2005 4
W
 6 Warrington Wolves SL A 18 16 VIEW
11th Mar 2005 5
W
 3 Salford City Reds SL H 46 12 2 VIEW
19th Mar 2005 6
W
 3 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats SL H 64 16 6 VIEW
25th Mar 2005 7
L
 3 Wigan Warriors SL A 20 22 1 2 VIEW
3rd Apr 2005 8
W
 3 Huddersfield Giants PCC4 A 26 22 5 VIEW
8th Apr 2005 9
W
 6 Leigh Centurions SL H 60 16 3 3 VIEW
24th Apr 2005 10
W
 3 Huddersfield Giants SL A 36 22 6 VIEW
29th Apr 2005 11
W
 3 Warrington Wolves SL H 31 30 2 VIEW
13th May 2005 12
L
 3 Hull FC SL A 6 44 VIEW
21st May 2005 13
W
 3 Widnes Vikings SL A 29 22 VIEW
27th May 2005 14
W
 3 Leeds Rhinos SL H 38 24 VIEW
4th Jun 2005 15
W
 3 Bradford Bulls SL A 66 4 2 1 VIEW
10th Jun 2005 16
W
 3 Salford City Reds SL A 33 22 3 VIEW
17th Jun 2005 17
D
 3 London Broncos SL H 28 28 1 VIEW
26th Jun 2005 18
W
 3 Wigan Warriors PCC6 H 75 0 1 2 VIEW
3rd Jul 2005 19
W
 3 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats SL A 38 26 1 4 VIEW
8th Jul 2005 20
W
 3 Hull FC SL H 18 10 1 3 VIEW
15th Jul 2005 21
W
 3 Wigan Warriors SL H 40 18 VIEW
22nd Jul 2005 22
W
 14 Leigh Centurions SL A 27 20 2 3 VIEW
30th Jul 2005 23
L
 3 Hull FC PCCSF N 8 34 1 VIEW
5th Aug 2005 24
W
 3 Warrington Wolves SL A 30 10 VIEW
12th Aug 2005 25
W
 3 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats SL H 60 4 2 VIEW
20th Aug 2005 26
W
 3 London Broncos SL H 50 4 1 VIEW
4th Sep 2005 27
W
 3 Leigh Centurions SL A 78 4 2 VIEW
9th Sep 2005 28
W
 3 Wigan Warriors SL A 38 12 3 VIEW
17th Sep 2005 29
L
 3 Bradford Bulls SL H 18 32 3 VIEW
30th Sep 2005 30
L
 3 Leeds Rhinos SLQSF H 16 19 2 2 VIEW
7th Oct 2005 31
L
 3 Bradford Bulls SLEF H 18 23 3 VIEW
28th Jan 2006 --
W
 3 Widnes Vikings * Fr A 70 6 9 VIEW
11th Feb 2006 32
W
 3 Harlequins RL SL A 40 16 1 6 VIEW
17th Feb 2006 33
W
 3 Castleford Tigers SL H 44 8 6 VIEW
24th Feb 2006 34
W
 3 Leeds Rhinos SL H 13 4 2 VIEW
3rd Mar 2006 35
W
 3 Warrington Wolves SL A 18 10 3 VIEW
12th Mar 2006 36
W
 3 Huddersfield Giants SL A 18 16 1 3 VIEW
17th Mar 2006 37
W
 3 Bradford Bulls SL H 38 16 5 VIEW
24th Mar 2006 38
W
 3 Hull FC SL A 46 0 1 5 VIEW
31st Mar 2006 39
W
 3 Doncaster Lakers PCC4 H 56 6 1 5 VIEW
7th Apr 2006 40
W
 3 Harlequins RL SL H 16 6 2 VIEW
14th Apr 2006 41
W
 3 Wigan Warriors SL H 48 10 8 VIEW
17th Apr 2006 42
W
 3 Catalans Dragons SL A 34 20 5 VIEW
21st Apr 2006 43
W
 3 Salford City Reds SL A 12 10 2 VIEW
12th May 2006 44
W
 4 Warrington Wolves SL H 34 22 7 VIEW
20th May 2006 45
W
 3 Bradford Bulls PCC5 H 42 18 1 7 VIEW
27th May 2006 46
W
 3 Wigan Warriors SL A 28 14 1 6 VIEW
3rd Jun 2006 47
W
 3 Catalans Dragons PCC6 H 56 10 1 8 VIEW
8th Jun 2006 48
L
 3 Hull FC SL H 26 27 1 3 VIEW
16th Jun 2006 49
L
 3 Bradford Bulls SL A 18 20 3 VIEW
24th Jun 2006 50
W
 3 Salford City Reds SL H 28 6 2 2 VIEW
2nd Jul 2006 51
W
 3 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats SL A 52 36 1 8 VIEW
7th Jul 2006 52
W
 3 Catalans Dragons SL H 52 26 2 8 VIEW
14th Jul 2006 53
W
 3 Harlequins RL SL H 30 24 5 VIEW
22nd Jul 2006 54
W
 3 Leeds Rhinos SL A 18 14 3 VIEW
29th Jul 2006 55
W
 3 Hull Kingston Rovers PCCSF N 50 0 1 7 VIEW
4th Aug 2006 56
W
 3 Huddersfield Giants SL H 56 8 1 6 VIEW
13th Aug 2006 57
W
 3 Castleford Tigers SL A 72 4 2 12 VIEW
26th Aug 2006 58
W
 3 Huddersfield Giants PCCF N 42 12 1 7 VIEW
1st Sep 2006 59
W
 3 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats SL H 34 12 1 4 VIEW
9th Sep 2006 60
W
 3 Leeds Rhinos SL H 54 18 3 6 VIEW
17th Sep 2006 61
W
 3 Warrington Wolves SL A 38 30 5 VIEW
29th Sep 2006 62
W
 3 Hull FC SLPOQF H 12 8 2 VIEW
14th Oct 2006 63
W
 3 Hull FC SLGF N 26 4 3 VIEW
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.
WINS : 56 | LOSSES : 9 | DRAWS : 1

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