Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Nickname(s)
- Joe Cool
- Born
- Saturday, 28th August, 1954
- Current Age
- 69 years and 214 days
- Place Of Birth
- Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Known Family Links
- Son
- Dane Dorahy
Biography
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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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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City vs Country Firsts | 4 | 2 | - | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | NSW Country | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
National Panasonic Cup | 6 | 3 | 38 | - | 85 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
NRL | 239 | 55 | 554 | 11 | 1298 | 103 | 129 | 7 | 43.10% | List | ||||
NRL Finals | 8 | - | 18 | - | 36 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37.50% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Australia | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Test Series | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Interstate Matches | 2 | - | 6 | - | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | 1 | - | 4 | - | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
English Championship | 61 | 25 | 140 | 2 | 382 | 41 | 18 | 2 | 67.21% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Hull Kingston Rovers | 3 | - | 3 | - | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
Challenge Cup | 12 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 89 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 66.67% | List | ||||
Premiership Trophy | 5 | 3 | 14 | - | 40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
Yorkshire Cup | 11 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 63.64% | List | ||||
Regal Trophy | 11 | 3 | 18 | - | 48 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.73% | List | ||||
City vs Country | 1 | - | 7 | - | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
UK Second Division | 14 | 3 | 2 | - | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 64.29% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1978 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
NSW Country Firsts | 1972-73 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
NSW Country | 1972 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Combined Sydney | 1976 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
NSW City Seconds | 1979 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
NSW Firsts | 1979 | 3 | - | 10 | - | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
NSW City Firsts | 1979-80 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
NSW Country | 1988 | 1 | - | 7 | - | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1972-1988 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 61 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.33% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1974 | 21 | 6 | 72 | 1 | 163 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 57.14% | List | |||
Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1975 | 22 | 11 | 76 | - | 185 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 40.91% | List | |||
Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1976 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37.50% | List | |||
Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1977 | 14 | 3 | 9 | - | 27 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 28.57% | List | |||
Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1978 | 20 | 3 | 6 | - | 21 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 70.00% | List | |||
Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1979 | 17 | 6 | 66 | 1 | 151 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 64.71% | List | |||
Manly | NSWRFL 1980 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 62.50% | List | |||
Manly | NSWRFL 1981 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 49 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 47.37% | List | |||
Illawarra | NSWRFL 1982 | 25 | 6 | 70 | 1 | 159 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 24.00% | List | |||
Illawarra | NSWRFL 1983 | 25 | 5 | 76 | 3 | 175 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 32.00% | List | |||
Illawarra | NSWRL 1984 | 7 | - | 22 | - | 44 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.43% | List | |||
Illawarra | NSWRL 1985 | 16 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 85 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 18.75% | List | |||
North Sydney | NSWRL 1987 | 13 | 1 | 40 | / | 53 | 75.47% | 2 | 86 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 38.46% | List |
North Sydney | NSWRL 1988 | 15 | 4 | 46 | / | 65 | 70.77% | 1 | 109 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 40.00% | List |
North Sydney | NSWRL 1989 | 9 | 1 | 16 | / | 24 | 66.67% | - | 36 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.33% | List |
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Western Suburbs | 1974-79 | 102 | 29 | 229 | 2 | 547 | 53 | 46 | 3 | 51.96% | List | |||
Manly | 1980-81 | 27 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 57 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 51.85% | List | |||
Illawarra | 1982-85 | 73 | 14 | 204 | 5 | 463 | 22 | 51 | 0 | 30.14% | List | |||
North Sydney | 1987-89 | 37 | 6 | 102 | / | 142 | 71.83% | 3 | 231 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 37.84% | List |
Overall | 1974-1989 | 239 | 55 | 554 | 11 | 1,298 | 103 | 129 | 7 | 43.10% | List | |||
English Career - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Hull KR | 1983/84 | 26 | 18 | 74 | 2 | 222 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 80.77% | List | |||
Hull KR | 1985/86 | 36 | 8 | 96 | 2 | 226 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 66.67% | List | |||
Hull KR | 1986/87 | 29 | 11 | 48 | - | 140 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 55.17% | List | |||
Halifax | 1989/90 | 23 | 5 | 10 | - | 40 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 65.22% | List | |||
English Career - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Hull KR | 1983, 1985-86 | 91 | 37 | 218 | 4 | 588 | 61 | 26 | 4 | 67.03% | List | |||
Halifax | 1989 | 23 | 5 | 10 | - | 40 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 65.22% | List | |||
Overall | 1983-1990 | 114 | 42 | 228 | 4 | 628 | 76 | 33 | 5 | 66.67% | List |
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Steven Russo, Bill Bates
Sources:
NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1986-87, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1984-85, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91
Your Say
04/03/2019
John made 94 appearances for rovers including 2 as sub
23/04/2022
I loved watching Joe Cool play. He was a hugely talented player who probably didn't play as many Tests as he should have. He was a very fine attacking player, with an elusive step, beautiful hands, and an accomplished kicking game. Had he played his full career in England he would probably have been regarded as a legend there. I believe he is also a true gentleman.
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