Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Michael Arthur Leary
- Born
- Monday, 3rd April, 1944
- Current Age
- 81 years and 360 days
- Place Of Birth
- Parkes, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
Parkes fullback, a 1967 Country Firsts rep who signed with the Panthers the following year, was a mainstay at the club for six seasons. Penrith's Player of the Year in 1968-69 and 1972, Leary was not overly known for his pace but was a safe, reliable player who finished his career with P’matta. He later assumed the role of Penrith Chief Executive after the departure of Shane Richardson in 2004.
- ALAN WHITICKER
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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| Tour Matches | Western Division | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City vs Country Firsts | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 113 | 14 | - | 2 | 46 | 39 | 72 | 2 | 34.51% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | - | 21 | 3 | 2 | - | 13 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Endeavour Cup | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 136 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 46 | 87 | 3 | 33.82% | List | |||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Western Division | 1967 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Country Firsts | 1967 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1967 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Penrith | NSWRFL 1968 | 20 | 6 | - | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Penrith | NSWRFL 1969 | 22 | 5 | - | 1 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 27.27% | List | ||||
| Penrith | NSWRFL 1970 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57% | List | ||||
| Penrith | NSWRFL 1971 | 21 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 47.62% | List | ||||
| Penrith | NSWRFL 1972 | 22 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 22.73% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1973 | 21 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 28.57% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Penrith | 1968-72 | 92 | 13 | - | 2 | 43 | 33 | 57 | 2 | 35.87% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | 1973 | 21 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 28.57% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1968-1973 | 113 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 39 | 72 | 2 | 34.51% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Tony McCarron, Max Turner

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