Ken Maddison

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Kenneth Alan Maddison
Born
Monday, 13th March, 1944
Died
Wednesday, 26th November, 2008 (Aged 64 years and 258 days)

Awards & Accolades

Rothmans Medal
1973

Known Family Links

Brother
Keith Maddison

Biography

Powerhouse forward, formerly a centre with St George in the club's 1966 and 1971 grand final matches, Maddison starred in Cronulla's break-through season in 1973. After becoming the first forward to win the Rothmans Medal (beating Ron Coote by a point), he played in Cronulla’s 10-7 loss to Manly in the 1973 grand final. Maddison more than matched his own with the volatile manly for4ward pack was more content to let his football do his talking. Touring with the 1973 Kangaroos, his strong bursts close to the line made a startling impact in his four Test appearances. Maddison's two-try effort in the Third and deciding Test against Great Britain was a telling factor in Australia's regaining the Ashes. He made just one more Test appearance, against France on the same tour, and played his only match for NSW the following year.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Craven Mild Cup 32 9 -   - 27 18 14 0 56.25% List
NRL 179 41 -   - 123 104 71 4 58.10% List
NRL Finals 12 2 -   - 6 7 5 0 58.33% List
Tour Matches Sydney Colts 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Tour Matches Australia 4 3 -   - 9 3 1 0 75.00% List
Test Series 4 3 -   - 3 3 1 0 75.00% List
The Ashes 3 2 -   - 12 2 1 0 66.67% List
Interstate Matches 1 - -   - - 0 0 1 0.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1973 4 3 -   - 9 3 1 0 75.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Newcastle (AU) 1964 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Sydney Colts 1970 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1973 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1974 1 - -   - - 0 0 1 0.00% List
Overall1964-1974 4 0 0   0 - 2 1 1 50.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
St George NSWRFL 1965 9 3 -   - 9 7 2 0 77.78% List
St George NSWRFL 1966 11 3 -   - 9 9 2 0 81.82% List
St George NSWRFL 1967 10 1 -   - 3 7 2 1 70.00% List
St George NSWRFL 1968 22 7 -   - 21 13 6 3 59.09% List
St George NSWRFL 1969 18 4 -   - 12 12 6 0 66.67% List
St George NSWRFL 1970 16 2 -   - 6 11 5 0 68.75% List
St George NSWRFL 1971 15 4 -   - 12 10 5 0 66.67% List
Cronulla NSWRFL 1972 22 4 -   - 12 8 14 0 36.36% List
Cronulla NSWRFL 1973 21 8 -   - 24 14 7 0 66.67% List
Cronulla NSWRFL 1974 20 3 -   - 9 8 12 0 40.00% List
Cronulla NSWRFL 1975 15 2 -   - 6 5 10 0 33.33% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
St George 1965-71 101 24 -   - 72 69 28 4 68.32% List
Cronulla 1972-75 78 17 -   - 51 35 43 0 44.87% List
Overall1965-1975 179 41 0   0 123 104 71 4 58.10% List

Your Say

  • E Curb Nottus
    08/05/2012

    Didn't really ever get it together with St George ... but after transferring to Cronulla, he had his Annus mirabilis in 1973. A great performance in that year's Grand Final was following by selection in the Kangaroo tour and stunning powerful running which devastated the British defence. Never recaptured the lofty heights of that phenomenal form after 1973.

  • Anonymous
    19/06/2017

    Ken Maddison worked at the CBA Hurstville before professional football

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