Peter Johnston

  • Playing Career

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Sunday, 25th February, 1968
Current Age
56 years and 32 days

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 134 14 -   - 56 51 77 6 38.06% List
Tooheys Challenge Cup 2 1 -   - 4 0 2 0 0.00% List
NRL Finals 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Parramatta NSWRL 1989 8 1 -   - 4 4 4 0 50.00% List
Parramatta NSWRL 1990 11 1 -   - 4 5 5 1 45.45% List
Parramatta NSWRL 1991 20 1 -   - 4 6 14 0 30.00% List
Souths NSWRL 1992 18 1 -   - 4 4 14 0 22.22% List
Souths NSWRL 1993 15 2 -   - 8 3 12 0 20.00% List
Illawarra NSWRL 1994 22 3 -   - 12 11 8 3 50.00% List
Illawarra ARL 1995 9 1 -   - 4 4 4 1 44.44% List
Parramatta ARL 1996 14 2 -   - 8 4 9 1 28.57% List
Parramatta ARL 1997 17 2 -   - 8 10 7 0 58.82% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Parramatta 1989-91, 1996-97 70 7 -   - 28 29 39 2 41.43% List
Souths 1992-93 33 3 -   - 12 7 26 0 21.21% List
Illawarra 1994-95 31 4 -   - 16 15 12 4 48.39% List
Overall1989-1997 134 14 0   0 56 51 77 6 38.06% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    14/01/2012

    Biggest hitter in game ever!
    Johnston hit harder more often then any other player I have seen.
    Tackle technique was perfect , all shoulder, all tough!
    Always played tough and within the rules

  • Anonymous
    04/03/2012

    Absolutely spot on with that comment mate.The nicest bloke aswell.

  • Anonymous
    01/09/2012

    true blue hitman - every game you'd see a pearler from him - that would rock opponets backwards - once rated "the most feared man in the winfield cup"... who would take that title these days?

  • Anonymous
    02/04/2014

    Here, here! Perfect technique and absolutely devastating if you happen to be one of his victims! Would love to see a highlights reel of some if his best shots! Could teach the current crop of nrl players a thing or two!

  • Anonymous
    06/05/2014

    remember this guy pulling off some big hits

  • Dalton
    16/08/2014

    Peter Johnston biggest and cleanest hitter Ever!!...remember him rocking Jason Lowrie, Daniel gartner, Michael Hancock, Alan Cann, Andrew Gee, Mark Hohn...the list goes on and on.

  • Dean
    14/02/2016

    I didnt watch much league growing up but I used to watch this guy, the hardest hitter Ive ever seen including rugby.

  • Shaun Rewiti
    09/06/2016

    I am from NZ and first saw Peter Johnston play by accident as I was setting up my video recorder to record the warriors play he played for Paramatta N0 #10 and dropped a massive hit on Mario Fenech for the the North Sydney Bears I assumed it was a fluke so began to watch his games instead and never stopped and I agree 100% he is the biggest hitter and cleanest with the best tackle technique by then and todays standards wish I could find his games again to record even use as a teaching tool

  • Darryl
    04/02/2017

    Absolute knockout, defense commitment second to none

  • Andrew McGrath
    09/07/2017

    Yes definitely one of the biggest hitters I ever seen play the game. I remember when Harragon & Spud Carroll were lining each other up every time they played and beat each other senseless. Johnston played against both players and knocked them both out on more than one occasion with perfectly timed hits using chest & shoulder. Great bloke also, went to tech with his younger brother another great player

  • Barry Edwards ( uncle )
    16/02/2018

    Peter is and always has been a gentleman, and a friend to be proud of

  • Mike
    21/03/2018

    It would be mighty hard to find a more convivial bloke than Peter. His enthusiasm for the game has not diminished a jot, which customers of his Subway franchise in Wollongong can discover if they ask him the right questions during a quiet spell in the late afternoon.

    Apparently, an apt phrase to describe Peter would be what legendary Coach Gibson used to say: played strong, done fine!

  • Anonymous
    09/04/2019

    The biggest hitter I have ever seen. I remember when h3 played cronulla and smashed Les Davidson and Craig Diamond in consecutive sets. Great technique, shoulder in ribs.

  • Anonymous
    29/04/2021

    He was the most underrated Prop
    He smashed everyone
    And could cop big hits
    I played SGBALL for Parramatta in 1996 and met him in Physio him and Jim Dymock at Dr Michael Johnson’s rooms. What a buzz that was for a 15 year old me lol
    I remember wanting to quit due to injury’s and Brian Smith left a message on our family answering machine saying I had a big future with the club. I still quit
    If only I knew what I was quitting hey
    Such is life.
    Peter Johnston
    The man

  • Anonymous
    09/01/2022

    Peter ‘Johnno’ Johnston was an athletic superstar as a junior (his auntie was the great Betty Cuthbert), still holding Hills District Little Athletics records to this day as a middle distance runner. Played rugby for the Parramatta Two Blues and started as a Hills District league player. A champion man with great manners, kindness and never forgets his family and friends. A quality role model. I recall Glen Lazarus refused to run on his side of the ruck.

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Max Turner, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Steven Russo

Sources: ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1996, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1997, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1998, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1992-93, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1994, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1995