Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Thursday, 1st September, 1955
- Current Age
- 68 years and 230 days
Known Family Links
- Grandson
- Ethan Niszczot
Biography
Newcastle representative winger against Great Britain in 1979 scored two tries in Norths Newcastle’s grand final win that year. Originally from Maitland, Niszczot came to Souths in 1980 on the recommendation of his captain-coach Johnny Mayes and went on to captain the Rabbitohs in the early 1980s. He scored two tries in the opening State of Origin match of the 1982 season and played in one other match for NSW the same year.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing 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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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| National Panasonic Cup | 2 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Newcastle Firsts (AU) | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| NRL | 114 | 38 | - | - | 126 | 59 | 52 | 3 | 51.75% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| State of Origin | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Newcastle (AU) | 1977, 1979 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| NSW Country Seconds | 1977 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| NSW | 1982 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1977-1982 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20.00% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1980 | 22 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 54.55% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1981 | 21 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 38.10% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1982 | 23 | 11 | - | - | 33 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 56.52% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1983 | 22 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRL 1984 | 26 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 57.69% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Souths | 1980-84 | 114 | 38 | - | - | 126 | 59 | 52 | 3 | 51.75% | List | |||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio
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