Jamie Lyon (born 24 January 1982 in Narrabri, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently captains the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles of the National Rugby League (NRL). An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative goal-kicking centre, he played his first club football for the Parramatta Eels before joining Super League with English club St. Helens, with whom he won the 2006 Championship and Challenge Cup titles. Lyon then returned to the NRL with Manly-Warringah, winning the 2008 and 2011 grand finals with them. Since switching from five-eighth back to his regular centre position in 2009, he has been hailed as one of the all-time great centres, winning the Dally M Centre of the year in 2010 and 2011, RLIF Centre of the Year in 2011 and Dally M Captain of the Year (along with co-captain Jason King) in 2012. Lyon is also notable for his reluctance to participate in representative fixtures, often opting instead to apply for exemption, to some small controversey.
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