During the early years of his career he would peroxide his hair so that he would get noticed on the field, when he developed his Caveman looks. Dave is also a major Superman fan.
Representative Qualification
Queensland
South Sydney First Grade Debut
2009 Rd18 v Penrith (20y 274d)
Previous Clubs
Eastern Suburbs (Brisbane - 2007)
Date of Birth
9th October 1988
First Grade
Premiership WCC
M S I T G/A FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG Pts
2009 7 - (7) 1 - - 4
2010 13 6 (7) 1 - - 4
2011 23 13 (10) - - - -
2012 21 6 (15) - - - -
2013 18 16 (2) - - - -
2014 27 23 (4) 2 - - 8
2015 24 18 (6) 2 - - 8 : 1 1 - - - - -
2016 15 10 (5) - - - -
2017 7 6 (1) - - - -
TOTAL 155 98 (57) 6 - - 24 : 1 1 - - - - -
SS FG 156 99 (57) 6 - - 24
Lower Grades
Reserve Grade : Third Grade(U20s)
Year M S I T G/A FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG Pts
2008 - - - - - - - : 23 3 - - 12 :
2009 16 16 - 7 - - 28 :
2010 2 2 - 2 - - 8 :
2011 - - - - - - - :
2012 3 3 - - - - - :
2013 6 6 - - - - - :
2014 - - - - - - - :
2015 - - - - - - - :
2016 2 2 - - - - - :
2017 13 13 - - - - - :
TOTAL 42 42 - 9 - - 36 : 23 3 - - 12 :
South Sydney Senior(FG/RG/3G) Grade Career
Premiership : All Matches
M S I T G/A FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG Pts
CAREER 178 121 (57) 9 - - 36 : 179 122 (57) 9 - - 36
CAREER 220 163 (57) 18 - - 72 : 221 164 (57) 18 - - 72 (incl. Bears)
Short Form
9s
M S I T G/A FG Pts
2014 4 4 - - - - -
2015 6 6 - - - - -
2016 - - - - - - -
2017 3 2 (1) - - - -
TOTAL 13 12 (1) - - - -
SS SF 13 12 (1) - - - -
2012 FG Statistics
Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K TA T G/A FG
Rd01 Int Syd Rstrs 25 12 - 2 - 7 - 56 - - - - - - -
Rd02 Int Melbourne 36 21 - - - 9 - 71 - - - - - - -
Rd03 Int Penrith 51 26 - 2 - 7 - 42 - - - - - - -
Rd04 Int Brisbane 17 17 - 3 - 2 - 14 - - - - - - -
Rd05 Int Wests-Tig 42 21 - - - 8 - 73 - - 1 - - - -
Rd06 Int Canterbury 40 18 - 1 - 7 - 66 - - - - - - -
Rd07 Prop Warriors 46 35 - 1 - 5 - 40 - 1 - - - - -
Rd08 Prop Nth Qld 48 23 - 3 - 8 - 84 - - - - - - -
Rd09 Prop Cronulla 35 22 1 - - 6 - 52 - - - - - - -
Rd11 Prop St Geo-Ill 39 29 1 2 - 6 - 41 - - - - - - -
Rd12 Prop Canberra 40 15 1 3 - 8 - 54 - - - - - - -
Rd13 Prop Canterbury 46 28 - 1 - 6 - 47 1 - - - - - -
Rd15 Int Parramatta 34 17 - - - 12 - 72 - - - - - - -
Rd16 Int Brisbane 35 25 - - - 10 - 98 1 - - - - - -
Rd17 Int Penrith 34 20 - 1 - 4 - 20 - - - - - - -
Rd20 Int St Geo-Ill 21 6 - 1 - 5 - 39 - - - - - - -
Rd21 Int Wests-Tig 17 9 - - - 6 - 38 - - - - - - -
Rd22 Int Gold Coast 22 11 - - - 5 - 40 - - - - - - -
Rd25 Int Parramatta 17 4 - 2 - 7 - 56 - - - - - - -
MSF Int Canberra 22 18 1 - - 5 - 51 - - - - - - -
mF Int Canterbury 21 5 - - - 7 - 77 - - - - - - -
2012 TOTALS 688 382 4 22 - 140 - 1131 2 1 1 - - - -
2012 FG Average Minutes - 32.8
2012 FG Average Tackles (80 min) - 44.4
2012 FG Average Runs (80 min) - 16.3
2012 FG Average Meters per run - 8.1m
2012 FG Tackling Ability - 94.6%
2013 FG Statistics
Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K TA T G/A FG
Rd02 Prop Cronulla 52 31 1 2 - 11 - 106 1 - - - - - -
Rd03 Int Penrith 19 6 - - - 5 - 44 - - - - - - -
Rd04 Prop Canterbury 35 25 - 1 - 8 - 80 - - - - - - -
Rd05 Prop Warriors 19 9 - - - 3 - 29 2 - - - - - -
Rd06 Prop Melbourne 21 15 - - - 5 - 40 - - - - - - -
Rd07 Prop Manly 33 16 - 3 - 10 - 63 - - - - - - -
Rd08 Prop Brisbane 35 19 - 1 - 13 - 92 - - - - - - -
Rd09 Prop Nth Qld 48 32 - 1 - 8 - 53 - - - - - - -
Rd11 Int Cronulla 25 12 - 1 - 8 - 79 - - - - - - -
Rd12 Prop Newcastle 43 25 - 1 - 9 - 71 - - - - - - -
Rd13 Prop Gold Coast 23 19 1 - - 7 - 44 - - - - - - -
Rd15 Prop Parramatta 36 21 - 4 - 9 - 63 - - - - - - -
Rd16 Prop Canberra 38 27 1 - - 5 - 40 - - - - - - -
Rd17 Prop Warriors 18 11 - 1 - 4 - 22 - - - - - - -
Rd19 Prop St Geo-Ill 41 28 - 1 - 7 - 64 - - - - - - -
Rd22 Prop Melbourne 26 17 - 2 - 4 - 34 - - - - - - -
MPSF Prop Melbourne 35 17 - - - 8 - 64 - - - - - - -
mF Prop Manly 35 12 - - - 13 - 81 - - - - - - -
2013 TOTALS 582 342 3 18 - 137 - 1069 3 - - - - - -
2013 FG Average Minutes - 32.3
2013 FG Average Tackles (80 min) - 47.0
2013 FG Average Runs (80 min) - 18.8
2013 FG Average Meters per run - 7.8m
2013 FG Tackling Ability - 95.0%
2014 FG Statistics
Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K TA T G/A FG
Rd01 Int Syd Rstrs 25 11 - 1 - 7 - 47 - - - - - - -
Rd02 Int Manly 40 25 1 - - 10 - 69 - - - - - - -
Rd03 Int Wests-Tig 35 20 - 1 - 6 - 33 - - - - - - -
Rd04 Int Canberra 35 22 - 2 - 4 - 28 - - - - - - -
Rd05 Prop St Geo-Ill 36 26 - - - 5 - 44 1 - - - - - -
Rd06 Prop Penrith 32 25 1 - - 7 - 43 - - - - - - -
Rd07 Prop Canterbury 57 33 - 1 - 11 - 97 - - - - - - -
Rd08 Prop Brisbane 49 28 1 2 - 9 - 61 - - - - - - -
Rd09 Prop Gold Coast 40 15 1 1 - 11 - 79 - - - - - - -
Rd10 Prop Melbourne 37 19 - - - 3 - 12 - - - - - - -
Rd11 Prop Cronulla 42 32 - - - 9 - 77 - - - - - - -
Rd12 Prop St Geo-Ill 28 14 - 1 - 7 - 56 - 1 - - - - -
Rd13 Prop Warriors 41 22 - 2 2 8 - 47 - - - - 2 - -
Rd14 Prop Wests-Tig 42 24 1 1 - 6 - 35 - - - - - - -
Rd15 Prop Nth Qld 33 29 - - - 7 - 47 - - - - - - -
Rd17 Prop Gold Coast 44 27 1 4 - 13 - 80 - 1 - - - - -
Rd19 Prop Parramatta 33 27 - - - 7 - 53 - - - - - - -
Rd20 Prop Canberra 43 13 - - - 10 - 91 - - - - - - -
Rd21 Prop Newcastle 32 18 - - - 9 - 55 - - - - - - -
Rd22 Prop Manly 34 22 - - - 6 - 54 - - - - - - -
Rd23 Prop Brisbane 37 22 - - - 8 - 67 - - - - - - -
Rd24 Prop Nth Qld 18 18 - - - 1 - 8 - - - - - - -
Rd25 Prop Canterbury 28 19 - 1 - 4 - 30 - - - - - - -
Rd26 Prop Syd Rstrs 39 16 - - - 10 - 71 1 - - - - - -
MPSF Prop Manly 33 21 2 - - 4 - 26 - - - - - - -
mF Prop Syd Rstrs 34 20 - 3 - 7 - 52 - - - - - - -
GF Prop Canterbury 24 13 1 - - 7 - 58 1 - - - - - -
2014 TOTALS 971 581 9 20 2 196 - 1420 3 2 - - 2 - -
2014 FG Average Minutes - 36.0
2014 FG Average Tackles (80 min) - 47.9
2014 FG Average Runs (80 min) - 16.1
2014 FG Average Meters per run - 7.2m
2014 FG Tackling Ability - 96.7%
2015 First Grade Statistics : Lower Grade Statistics
Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K TA T G FG : Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K TA T G FG
WCC Prop St Helens 41 14 - - - 12 - 91 - - - - - - - :
Rd01 Prop Brisbane 34 15 - 2 - 13 - 114 1 - - - - - - :
Rd02 Prop Syd Rstrs 36 17 - 2 - 12 - 102 - - - - - - - :
Rd03 Prop Wests-Tig 34 28 2 - - 11 - 72 - - - - - - - :
Rd04 Prop Parramatta 42 20 - - - 12 - 62 - - - - - - - :
Rd05 Prop Canterbury 40 29 - 2 - 14 - 99 - - - - 1 - - :
Rd06 Prop Nth Qld 46 30 - 4 1 10 - 68 1 - - - 1 - - :
Rd07 Prop Cronulla 35 34 - - - 5 - 28 1 - - - - - - :
Rd08 Int Canberra 27 8 1 1 - 6 - 51 - - - - - - - :
Rd09 Prop St Geo-Ill 30 17 - 1 - 5 - 32 - - - - - - - :
Rd10 Prop Melbourne 51 28 1 - - 9 - 76 - - - - - - - :
Rd11 Prop Parramatta 41 28 - 1 - 10 - 76 1 - - - - - - :
Rd12 Prop Gold Coast 33 14 - - - 12 - 95 - - - - - - - :
Rd13 Prop Warriors 28 11 - 1 - 9 1 72 - - 1 - - - - :
Rd14 Prop Wests-Tig 43 28 - 1 - 6 - 54 1 - - - - - - :
Rd16 Int Manly 29 18 - - - 9 - 77 1 - - - - - - :
Rd17 Prop Penrith 32 24 2 - - 6 - 42 - - - - - - - :
Rd19 Int St Geo-Ill 37 15 - 2 - 8 - 74 - - - - - - - :
Rd20 Int Newcastle 26 8 - - - 10 - 87 - 1 - - - - - :
Rd21 Int Penrith 24 13 - 2 - 7 - 62 - - - - - - - :
Rd22 Int Manly 32 20 - 1 - 4 - 29 - - - - - - - :
Rd23 Prop Nth Qld 42 24 1 3 - 12 - 85 - - - - - - - :
Rd24 Prop Canterbury 44 28 1 1 - 7 - 54 - - - - - - - :
Rd25 Prop Brisbane 28 18 - 3 - 3 - 22 - - 1 - - - - :
Rd26 18th Syd Rstrs :
mPSF Prop Cronulla 34 25 - - - 8 1 60 1 - - - - - - :
2015 TOTALS 889 514 8 27 1 220 2 1684 7 1 2 - 2 - - :
2015 FG Average Minutes - 35.6
2015 FG Average Tackles (80 min) - 46.3
2015 FG Average Runs (80 min) - 19.8
2015 FG Average Meters per run - 7.7m
2015 FG Tackling Ability - 95.0%
2016 First Grade Statistics : Lower Grade Statistics
Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K TA T G FG : Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K TA T G FG
Rd01 Prop Syd Rstrs 38 17 1 - - 15 - 88 1 - - - - - - :
Rd02 Prop Newcastle 45 11 - 1 - 15 - 137 - - - - - - - :
Rd03 Prop St Geo-Ill 36 23 - 1 - 9 - 59 1 - - - - - - :
Rd04 Prop Canterbury 34 27 - 1 - 1 - 10 - - - - - - - :
Rd05 Int Manly 25 21 - 1 - 5 - 35 - - - - - - - :
Rd06 18th Syd Rstrs :
Rd07 Prop Nth Qld 32 21 - - - 6 - 59 - - - - - - - :
Rd08 Prop Brisbane 49 30 2 - - 7 1 39 - - - - - - - :
Rd09 Prop Wests-Tig 13 9 - 1 - 2 - 16 - - - - - - - :
Rd13 Int Gold Coast 32 19 - 4 - 5 - 38 - - - - - - - :
Rd14 Prop Wests-Tig 39 18 - 2 - 5 - 30 - - - - - - - :
Rd15 Prop Parramatta 24 9 - - - 8 - 56 1 - - - - - - :
Rd16 Int Penrith 20 13 1 - - 5 - 20 - - - - - - - :
Rd17 Int Nth Qld 42 28 1 2 - 12 - 84 - - - - - - - :
Rd19 Prop Brisbane 36 24 1 2 - 6 - 55 - - - - - - - :
Rd20 Prop Manly 25 23 - 2 - 3 - 14 - - - - - - - :
Rd21 18th Canberra :
Rd22 : RG Prop Wntwrthvll 69 - - -
Rd23 : RG Prop Illawarra 50 - - -
Rd24 18th Cronulla :
Rd25 18th Newcastle :
Rd26 18th Canterbury :
2016 TOTALS 490 293 6 17 - 104 1 740 3 - - - - - - : - - -
2016 FG Average Minutes - 32.7
2016 FG Average Tackles (80 min) - 47.8
2016 FG Average Runs (80 min) - 17.0
2016 FG Average Meters per run - 7.1m
2016 FG Tackling Ability - 94.5%
2017 First Grade Statistics : Lower Grade Statistics
Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K TA T G FG : Min Tac Pe MT LB HU DR m Er OL K TA T G FG
Rd01 Prop Wests-Tig 36 20 1 - - 8 - 76 - 1 - - - - - :
Rd02 : RG Prop Blacktown 45 15 - - - 12 - 120 - - - - - - -
Rd03 : RG Prop Newcastle 51 24 1 - - 12 - 104 1 - - 1 - - -
Rd04 : RG Prop Mt Prtchrd 55 25 2 - - 12 - 105 - - - - - - -
Rd05 : RG Prop Wests-Tig 47 38 - 3 - 6 - 47 - - - - - - -
Rd06 : RG Prop Canterbury 50 36 - 1 - 11 - 94 - 1 - - - - -
Rd07 : RG Prop Wyong 53 27 - - - 8 - 70 - - - - - - -
Rd08 : RG Prop Warriors 7 6 - - - 1 - 13 - - - - - - -
Rd11 18th Melbourne :
Rd12 : RG SRow Warriors 53 23 - 2 - 11 - 90 - 1 - - - - -
Rd14 : RG Prop Wntrthvll 50 23 - 2 - 10 - 87 - - - - - - -
Rd16 : RG Prop Canterbury 61 21 - 2 - 10 - 113 - 1 - - - - -
Rd17 Prop Penrith 45 31 1 2 - 7 - 63 - - - - - - - :
Rd18 Prop Syd Rstrs 35 28 1 2 - 6 - 62 - - - - - - - :
Rd19 Prop Nth Qld 40 25 1 4 - 4 - 31 - - - - - - - :
Rd20 Prop Cronulla 21 16 - 1 - 5 - 44 1 - - - - - - :
Rd21 Prop Canberra 35 24 1 3 - 4 - 42 - - - - - - - :
Rd22 18th St Geo-Ill : RG Prop Wests-Tig 55 26 1 - - 10 - 107 - - 1 - - - -
Rd23 : RG Prop Illawarra 53 26 1 1 - 9 - 76 1 - - - - - -
Rd24 18th Warriors : RG Prop Penrith 49 29 - 2 - 9 - 55 - - - - - - -
Rd25 18th Melbourne :
Rd26 Int Parramatta 27 17 - 1 - 6 - 53 - - - - - - - :
2017 TOTALS 239 161 5 13 - 40 - 371 1 1 - - - - - : 629 319 5 13 - 121 - 1081 2 3 1 1 - - -
2017 FG Average Minutes - 34.1
2017 FG Average Tackles (80 min) - 53.9
2017 FG Average Runs (80 min) - 13.4
2017 FG Average Meters per run - 9.3m
2017 FG Tackling Ability - 92.5%
Captaincy Record
Year Grade M( W- D-L %) never
Suspensions
Year Grade v Wk CO Ldg G CHARGE never
Sin Bins
Year Grade v CHARGE never
Player Awards
Year Award never
Representative Honors
Domestic
none
Internationals Tests : Other
M S I T G/A FG Pts : M S I T G/A FG Pts
Australia PMXIII 2015 - - - - - - - : 1 - (1) - - - -
TOTAL - - - - - - - : 1 - (1) - - - -
ALL REPS 1 - (1) - - - -
Year Pos Team Verses Match T G/A FG
2015 (QLD Emerging Maroons Camp)
2015 Int Australia v PNG PMXIII - - -
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