Ivan Jones

Playing Career

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Full Name: Ivan William Jones
Born: Tuesday, 10th November, 1942
Died: Sunday, 22nd February, 2015 (Aged 72 years and 104 days)

Competitions Won

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL): 1967, 1968
Bulimba Cup: 1963
Preseason Cup: 1966

Biography

Diminutive halfback played in Souths' grand final loss to St George in front of a record SCG crowd in 1965. Jones was also a member of the Rabbitoh side that defeated C’bury in the 1967 grand final, 12-10.

- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International		Comp Wins	Starts	Int	APP	3ST	3PT	T	G		A	GK %	2FG	FG	Pts	Bin5	Bin	Off	W	L	D	Win%
Tour Matches	Brisbane FirstsBRF	-	1	-	1	1	-	1	-				-	-	3	-	-	-	-	1	-	0.00%	List
Tour Matches	Central QueenslandCNQ	-	1	-	1	1	-	1	-				-	-	3	-	-	-	1	-	-	100.00%	List
Club Career - Australia		Comp Wins	Starts	Int	APP	3ST	3PT	T	G		A	GK %	2FG	FG	Pts	Bin5	Bin	Off	W	L	D	Win%
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership)		2	71	-	71	13	-	13	6	/	10	60.00%	-	-	51	-	-	-	45	26	-	63.38%	List
NRL Finals		-	6	-	6	-	-	-	-				-	-	-	-	-	-	4	2	-	66.67%	List
Preseason Cup		1	15	1	16	2	-	2	1	/	2	50.00%	-	-	8	-	-	-	9	6	1	56.25%	List
Overall			Starts	Int	APP	3ST	3PT	T	G		A	GK %	2FG	FG	Pts	Bin5	Bin	Off	W	L	D	Win%
First Class			88	1	89	17	-	17	7	/	12	58.33%	-	-	65	-	-	-	55	33	1	61.80%	List
Australia - By Team
Team	Years		Starts	Int	APP	3ST	3PT	T	G		A	GK %	2FG	FG	Pts	Bin5	Bin	Off	W	L	D	Win%
Brisbane Firsts	1963		1	-	1	1	-	1	-				-	-	3	-	-	-	-	1	-	0.00%	List
Central QLD	1964		1	-	1	1	-	1	-				-	-	3	-	-	-	1	-	-	100.00%	List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year
Team	Season		Starts	Int	APP	3ST	3PT	T	G		A	GK %	2FG	FG	Pts	Bin5	Bin	Off	W	L	D	Win%
SouthsSouth Sydney	19651965 NSWRFL		21	-	21	4	-	4	2	/	4	50.00%	-	-	16	-	-	-	13	8	-	61.90%	List
SouthsSouth Sydney	19661966 NSWRFL		17	-	17	5	-	5	4	/	6	66.67%	-	-	23	-	-	-	8	9	-	47.06%	List
SouthsSouth Sydney	19671967 NSWRFL		14	-	14	3	-	3	-				-	-	9	-	-	-	11	3	-	78.57%	List
SouthsSouth Sydney	19681968 NSWRFL		16	-	16	1	-	1	-				-	-	3	-	-	-	12	4	-	75.00%	List
SouthsSouth Sydney	19691969 NSWRFL		2	-	2	-	-	-	-				-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	50.00%	List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs	19701970 NSWRFL		1	-	1	-	-	-	-				-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	0.00%	List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team
Team	Years		Starts	Int	APP	3ST	3PT	T	G		A	GK %	2FG	FG	Pts	Bin5	Bin	Off	W	L	D	Win%
South Sydney	1965-69		70	-	70	13	-	13	6				-	-	51	-	-	-	45	25	-	64.29%	List
Western Suburbs	1970		1	-	1	-	-	-	-				-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	0.00%	List

Your Say

TK
29 Sep 2014 2:54pm
best wishes to Ivan Jones, I had forgotten that Ivan also played for the mighty Western Suburbs Magpies
john mackenzie
30 Sep 2014 8:26pm
mr jones you are the fisrt south sydney player i think of from when i was a child .you werer my hero and you still are you show that red & green spirit and hang to watch the mighty south sydney win the comp for the first time in 40 odd years .

god bless you for all the great memories you have given me .

i met you when i was nine and now im fifty six and will never forget .you all my love john
Anonymous
14 Aug 2020 1:53pm
Ivan Jones was a very polite and softly spoken man; a real gentleman.
The front bar at the Cauliflower Hotel in Waterloo is named after him.
Anonymous
17 Sep 2021 1:14pm
Was it a different Ivan Jones who played for South’s Brisbane in the 1963 grand final against Norths

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