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John Ballesty

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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

Born
Sunday, 20th May, 1945
Current Age
81 years and 25 days
Place Of Birth
Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

NSW City vs Country Firsts
1975

Honours & Awards

RLW Player of the Year
1972

Biography

RU international five-eighth (9 Tests) assumed Phil Hawthorne's role in the Wallaby side after the latter had defected to rugby league. Ballesty's hidden talent as a goal-kicker emerged on the 1969 tour of South Africa but this skill was rarely utilised after joining former team-mates John Brass and Alan Cardy at Easts. Strictly a back-up goal-kicker to Test fullback Allan McKean and Brass, Ballesty was a try-scorer in the grand final loss to Manly in 1972 and was named RLW's Player of the Year. Ballesty joined former Easts coach Don Furner in Queanbeyan in 1974 and captained NSW Country in 1976. He spent two years as Secretary-Manager of Eastwood Rugby Club before pursuing a management career with C’bury Leagues Club.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Additional Notes

Played in 9 Rugby Union tests for the Wallabies between 1968 and 1969.

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches MonaroMON - 4 - 4 2-2 2     - - - 10 - - - 1 3 - 25.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City vs Country Firsts 1 3 - 3 1-1 -     - - - 3 - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
NSW City vs Country 1 4 - 4 2-2 -     - - - 6 - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 54 1 55 11-11 22     - 1 1 79 - - - 32 22 1 58.18% List
NRL Finals - 3 - 3 1-1 -     - - - 3 - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
Preseason Cup - 11 3 14 2-2 7     - 1 1 22 - - - 6 8 - 42.86% List
Midweek Cup - 6 1 7 1-1 -     - - - 3 - - - 2 5 - 28.57% List
Endeavour Cup - 1 - 1 --- 1     - - - 2 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  79 5 84 18-18 31     - 2 2 120 - - - 43 40 1 51.19% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City Seconds 1972   1 - 1 1-1 -     - - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Monaro 1974-79   10 1 11 3-3 2     - - - 13 - - - 3 8 - 27.27% List
NSW Country Firsts 1975-77   3 - 3 1-1 -     - - - 3 - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19701970 NSWRFL   3 - 3--- 1     - 1 1 4 - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19711971 NSWRFL   14 1 15--- 17     - - - 34 - - - 7 8 - 46.67% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19721972 NSWRFL   25 - 2510-10 4     - - - 38 - - - 18 6 1 72.00% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19731973 NSWRFL   12 - 121-1 -     - - - 3 - - - 6 6 - 50.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Eastern Suburbs 1970-73   54 1 55 11-11 22     - 1 1 79 - - - 32 22 1 58.18% List

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