John Muggleton

P’matta Test forward started his career as a fullback with Balmain in the late 1970s. A Dundas Valley junior who had played union and then league with Ryde, Muggleton represented NSW U'18s before being graded by Balmain from the University Cup competition. After moving to P’matta, Muggleton was shifted to the forwards by coach Jack Gibson and went on to play in three grand final victories (1981-82 & 1986) and 1984’s loss to C’bury in the second row. In 1982 he played in two State of Origin matches and made his Test debut as a reserve forward against NZ in Brisbane. Muggleton scored the winning try in Australia's last-minute, 11-8 win against the Kiwis and was selected in Australia’s starting line-up in the Second Test in Sydney. Selected on the Kangaroo Tour and the end of the year, he played in 14 matches on tour (no Tests) and scored 9 tries - the most by any forward. Playing for Hull in England in 1984-85, he had his nose badly smashed in a spiteful incident in a club match. While his form wavered during the mid 1980s, a highlight of his later career was his six goals and booming 42m field goal after the bell to beat St George in a 1987 club match. The brother-in-law of Peter Sterling, Muggleton was coaching co-ordinator at P’matta in 1991 before joining Norths as a lower grade coach and assistant to Peter Louis. He later spent the best part of a decade with the Wallabies as a defensive coach.

Career Statistics

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International
Test Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Australia	1982	3	1	-				-	3	3	0	0	100.00%
Overall	1982	3	1	0				0	3	3	0	0	100.00%
Representative
Australia - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
New South Wales	1982	2	-	-				-	-	1	1	0	50.00%
NSW City Firsts	1982	1	1	-				-	3	1	0	0	100.00%
Overall	1982	3	1	0				0	3	2	1	0	66.67%
Club Career
Australian League Matches - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Balmain	NSWRFL 1979	?	1	-				-	3
Parramatta	NSWRFL 1980	1	1	-				-	3	1	0	0	100.00%
Parramatta	NSWRFL 1981	8	-	-				-	-	8	0	0	100.00%
Parramatta	NSWRFL 1982	28	6	-				-	18	22	6	0	78.57%
Parramatta	NSWRFL 1983	12	1	-				-	4	8	4	0	66.67%
Parramatta	NSWRL 1984	9	-	-				-	-	6	3	0	66.67%
Parramatta	NSWRL 1985	1	-	-				-	-	0	1	0	0.00%
Parramatta	NSWRL 1986	14	-	3	/	5	60.00%	-	6	10	3	1	71.43%
Parramatta	NSWRL 1987	20	4	45	/	67	67.16%	2	108	9	11	0	45.00%
Parramatta	NSWRL 1988	4	-	-				-	-	1	3	0	25.00%
Parramatta	NSWRL 1989	3	-	-				-	-	0	3	0	0.00%
Overall	1979-1989	?	13	48				2	142	?	?	?	?
Australian League Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Balmain	1979	?	-	-				-	-	?	?	?	?
Parramatta	1980-89	100	12	48				2	139	65	34	1	65.00%
Overall	1979-1989	?	13	48				2	142	?	?	?	?
Australian Finals Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Parramatta	1980-1986	13	-	-				-	-	9	4	0	69.23%
Overall	1981-1986	13	0	0				0	0	9	4	0	69.23%
English League Career - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Hull FC	Championship 1984/85	?	-	-				-	-
Hull FC	Championship 1985/86	?	-	-				-	-
Overall	1984-1986	?	0	0				0	0	?	?	?	?
English League Career - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Hull FC	1984-86	?	-	-				-	-	?	?	?	?
Overall	1984-1986	?	0	0				0	0	?	?	?	?

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