Chris Johns

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Saturday, 14th March, 1964
Current Age
60 years and 5 days
Place Of Birth
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Biography

Queensland-born centre raised in the St George district was a reserve back in the 1985 grand final after playing in the Dragon's successful reserve grade team. After a stint with Castleford in 1986-87 Chris Johns moved to the newly promoted Brisbane Broncos in 1988. The following year he became the first Brisbane-based player to gain selection for NSW in a State of Origin match. Chosen for Australia in 1990, he toured with the Kangaroos and made his Test debut as a reserve against France in the Second Test. In 1991 Johns played in all three Tests against NZ and toured Papua New Guinea at the end of the year. As a reserve for the series against Great Britain in 1992 Johns made a huge difference to the Australian attack when he took the field, scoring a fine try in the Second Test. His great form in Brisbane's grand final-winning season saw him chosen in Australia's World Cup team and victory in that match, followed by the successful World Club Championship, capped a great year. 1993 was not as special; he missed all of the representative matches because of a knee injury but made a recovery to be a try-scorer in Brisbane's second successive grand final win over St George. The next season exposed signs of wear and tear in Johns' playing career. He was chosen as a reserve in NSW's State of Origin series win but after a bout in reserve grade, missed selection for a second Kangaroo Tour. In early 1995, Johns was used as a ‘spokesperson’ by Super League to put forward the players' point of view and it was no surprise to see him go into club administration following his retirement. He was considering a position with News Ltd in 1997 when he was offered the Chief Executive role with the newly formed Melbourne Storm. Johns’ four years at the helm of Melbourne were certainly eventful – the Storm won the premiership in 1999 but after the club severed ties with premiership-winning coach Chris Anderson in 2001, Johns left the club the following year to return to Brisbane.
- 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 %  
NRL 228 57 -   - 228 144 80 4 63.16% List
NRL Finals 15 1 -   - 4 8 7 0 53.33% List
National Panasonic Cup 6 - -   - - 3 3 0 50.00% List
Yorkshire Cup 3 2 -   - 8 3 0 0 100.00% List
English Championship 23 4 -   - 16 7 16 0 30.43% List
Regal Trophy 3 3 -   - 12 1 2 0 33.33% List
Challenge Cup 1 1 -   - 4 0 1 0 0.00% List
City vs Country 4 - -   - - 3 1 0 75.00% List
State of Origin 9 3 -   - 12 3 6 0 33.33% List
Tour Matches Australia 20 8 -   - 32 19 1 0 95.00% List
World Cup 5 1 -   - 4 5 0 0 100.00% List
Tooheys Challenge Cup 4 5 -   - 20 4 0 0 100.00% List
Test Series 4 1 -   - - 2 2 0 50.00% List
The Ashes 2 1 -   - 8 1 1 0 50.00% List
World Club Challenge 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1990-92 9 2 -   - 8 7 2 0 77.78% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1990-92 5 1 -   - 4 5 0 0 100.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW 1989, 1991-92, 1994 9 3 -   - 12 3 6 0 33.33% List
NSW City 1989-90, 1993-94 4 - -   - - 3 1 0 75.00% List
Overall1989-1994 13 3 0   0 12 6 7 0 46.15% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
St George NSWRL 1984 12 2 -   - 8 7 5 0 58.33% List
St George NSWRL 1985 11 1 -   - 4 7 3 1 63.64% List
St George NSWRL 1986 19 2 -   - 8 8 10 1 42.11% List
St George NSWRL 1987 15 2 -   - 8 4 11 0 26.67% List
Brisbane NSWRL 1988 18 6 -   - 24 11 7 0 61.11% List
Brisbane NSWRL 1989 20 10 -   - 40 12 8 0 60.00% List
Brisbane NSWRL 1990 25 8 -   - 32 17 7 1 68.00% List
Brisbane NSWRL 1991 16 8 -   - 32 10 6 0 62.50% List
Brisbane NSWRL 1992 21 6 -   - 24 18 3 0 85.71% List
Brisbane NSWRL 1993 24 9 -   - 36 19 5 0 79.17% List
Brisbane NSWRL 1994 17 1 -   - 4 9 7 1 52.94% List
Brisbane ARL 1995 9 2 -   - 8 7 2 0 77.78% List
Brisbane ARL 1996 21 - -   - - 15 6 0 71.43% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
St George 1984-87 57 7 -   - 28 26 29 2 45.61% List
Brisbane 1988-96 171 50 -   - 200 118 51 2 69.01% List
Overall1984-1996 228 57 0   0 228 144 80 4 63.16% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Castleford 1986/87 18 7 -   - 28 10 8 0 55.56% List
Barrow 1989/90 12 3 -   - 12 1 11 0 8.33% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Castleford 1986 18 7 -   - 28 10 8 0 55.56% List
Barrow 1989 12 3 -   - 12 1 11 0 8.33% List
Overall1986-1990 30 10 0   0 40 11 19 0 36.67% List

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Steven Russo, Bill Bates

Sources: ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1997, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1996, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90, Match Video, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1992-93, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1994, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1995, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91