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Vital Statistics
- Born
- 1946
- Place Of Birth
- Casino, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
Casino product, and a beach sprint champion, came to Wests as a winger in 1966 but shifted to the forwards with great success. John Elford's promising career was constantly interrupted by a spate of broken arm injuries. A great defender and confident ball-player, Elford played for NSW in 1972 before giving a mature display in Australia's Test series win against the Kiwis. After scoring two tries in the 31-7 Second Test thrashing of NZ in Brisbane he was a member of Australia's World Cup squad at the end of that year but broke his arm in a qualifying match in France. Elford missed the entire 1973 season and further injuries eventually resulted in his retirement in 1978.
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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| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Australia | 1972 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | |
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| Overall | 1972 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | |
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World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Australia | 1972 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | |
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| Overall | 1972 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | |
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| NSW Firsts | 1972 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
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| Overall | 1972 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
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Australian League Matches - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1966 | ? | 1 | - | - | 3 | ||||||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1967 | ? | 2 | - | - | 6 | ||||||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1968 | ? | 5 | - | - | 15 | ||||||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1970 | ? | 2 | - | - | 6 | ||||||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1971 | ? | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1972 | ? | 3 | - | - | 9 | ||||||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1974 | ? | 1 | - | - | 3 | ||||||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1975 | ? | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1976 | ? | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1978 | ? | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Overall | 1966-1978 | ? | 14 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Australian League Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Western Suburbs | 1966-68, 1970-72, 1974-76, 1978 | ? | 14 | - | - | 42 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| Overall | 1966-1978 | ? | 14 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Last modified: Sun, 12 May 2013 11:55:25 +1000 (Sydney time)
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