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Vital Statistics
- Nickname(s)
- Joe Cool
- Born
- Saturday, 28th August, 1954
- Current Age
- 58 years and 296 days
- Place Of Birth
- Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
Wollongong Wests fullback, a teenage NSW Country rep in 1972-73, spent a season with Leigh in England with his brother Tony before coming to Wests in 1974. A fine defender with a great kick and chase, John Dorahy was known as 'Joe Cool' because of his composure under pressure. He represented Australia in the two Test series against NZ in 1978 but injury ruled him out of Kangaroo contention that year. In 1979 he made his only appearances for NSW (as a centre) but joined big-spenders Manly the following year. His two seasons with the club were hampered by knee and neck injuries and, in 1982, he returned ‘home’ to captain I’warra in the club’s debut season. Dorahy scored the then club record 463 career points during his four seasons with the Steelers but, in 1983-84, successfully tested the international transfer ban to play with Hull KR. He won the Harry Sunderland Trophy as 'Man of the Match' in the 1984 premiership final. Dorahy did not return to Sydney until 1987 and, linking with Norths, defied 'father-time' when chosen as Country Origin fullback in 1988 after first choice Garry Jack was suspended (this was 16 years after Dorahy had made his senior representative debut!) He later captain-coached Halifax but his time with English club champions Wigan was much more controversial. Dorahy was chosen to replace John Monie in the 1993-94 season but was sacked after just one season - the victim of internal politics despite Wigan's wins in the Challenge Cup and premiership final. He returned to Australia soon after and has been an assistant coach with I’warra, W’Reds and Wests.
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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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
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| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Australia | 1978 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
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| Overall | 1978 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
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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% | |
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| NSW Firsts | 1979 | 2 | - | 6 | - | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
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| NSW City Firsts | 1980 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
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| NSW Country | 1988 | 1 | - | 7 | - | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | |
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| Overall | 1972-1988 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00% | |
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Australian League Matches - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1974 | ? | 6 | 72 | 1 | 163 | ||||||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1975 | ? | 11 | 76 | - | 185 | ||||||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1976 | ? | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1977 | ? | 3 | 9 | - | 27 | ||||||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1978 | ? | 3 | 6 | - | 21 | ||||||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1979 | ? | 6 | 66 | 1 | 151 | ||||||||
| Manly Warringah | NSWRFL 1980 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 57.14% | |
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| Manly Warringah | NSWRFL 1981 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 49 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 47.37% | |
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| Illawarra | NSWRFL 1982 | 25 | 6 | 70 | 1 | 159 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 24.00% | |
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| Illawarra | NSWRFL 1983 | 25 | 5 | 76 | 3 | 175 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 32.00% | |
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| Illawarra | NSWRL 1984 | 7 | - | 22 | - | 44 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.43% | |
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| Illawarra | NSWRL 1985 | 16 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 85 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 18.75% | |
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| North Sydney | NSWRL 1987 | 13 | 1 | 40 | / | 53 | 75.47% | 2 | 86 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 38.46% | |
| North Sydney | NSWRL 1988 | 15 | 4 | 46 | / | 65 | 70.77% | 1 | 109 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 40.00% | |
| North Sydney | NSWRL 1989 | 9 | 1 | 16 | / | 24 | 66.67% | - | 36 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.33% | |
| Overall | 1974-1989 | ? | 55 | 554 | 11 | 1,298 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Australian League Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Western Suburbs | 1974-79 | ? | 29 | 229 | 2 | 547 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| Manly Warringah | 1980-81 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 57 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 50.00% | |
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| Illawarra | 1982-85 | 73 | 14 | 204 | 5 | 463 | 22 | 51 | 0 | 30.14% | |
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| North Sydney | 1987-89 | 37 | 6 | 102 | / | 142 | 71.83% | 3 | 231 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 37.84% | |
| Overall | 1974-1989 | ? | 55 | 554 | 11 | 1,298 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Australian Finals Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Manly Warringah | 1980-1981 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | |
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| Overall | 1981 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | |
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English League Career - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Hull Kingston Rovers | Championship 1983/84 | ? | 14 | 55 | 2 | 168 | ||||||||
| Hull Kingston Rovers | Championship 1985/86 | ? | 6 | 50 | - | 124 | ||||||||
| Hull Kingston Rovers | Championship 1986/87 | ? | 5 | 35 | - | 90 | ||||||||
| Overall | 1983-1990 | ? | 39 | 226 | 4 | 612 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
English League Career - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 1983-87 | ? | 37 | 218 | 4 | 588 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| Halifax | 1989-90 | ? | 2 | 8 | - | 24 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| Overall | 1983-1990 | ? | 39 | 226 | 4 | 612 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Last modified: Tue, 28 May 2013 17:11:20 +1000 (Sydney time)
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