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John Vandenberg

  • Playing Career

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Competitions Won

Challenge Cup AU
1978

Playing Career Statistics

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Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 33 3 36 10-10 - - - 30 - - - 4 32 - 11.11% List
Preseason Cup - 2 2 4 --- - - - - - - - - 4 - 0.00% List
Midweek Cup - 4 1 5 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List
Challenge Cup AU 1 2 - 2 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  39 6 45 12-12 - - - 36 - - - 6 39 - 13.33% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19781978 NSWRFL   13 1 144-4 - - - 12 - - - 2 12 - 14.29% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19791979 NSWRFL   17 2 196-6 - - - 18 - - - 2 17 - 10.53% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19801980 NSWRFL   3 - 3--- - - - - - - - - 3 - 0.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
North Sydney 1978-80   33 3 36 10-10 - - - 30 - - - 4 32 - 11.11% List

Your Say

  • Paul Carter
    7 Mar 2010 6:24pm

    Vandenberg won the 800 metres and 1500 metres at the League Olympics at Leichhardt Oval back in 1978. This was the only time this event was ever held.

  • Allen Field
    22 Jun 2019 10:13pm

    Played school and weekend rugby withJohn, an outstanding player. John was an exceptional middle distance runner who won many CHS events. In my opinion if John had been taken on by a credentialed trainer he would have had a serious senior athletic career at the highest level. More importantly he was a modest champion and an extremely decent person.

  • Glenn Peters
    16 Apr 2023 9:41pm

    I went to high school with John, and we were neighbours too. He was a phenomenal athlete, I can't remember him losing in 800m or 1,500m races as a junior. Saw him kick a place kick from halfway against Bathurst All Saints in 1973. As others have noted, if he'd been coached in that direction, he would have been a literal world-beater, no doubt at all. Mike Gibson wrote a column on him in the Daily Telegraph 1970 when he became the first 15 year old in the world to break 2mins for 800 yards. He was that good.

  • Ed
    5 Sep 2024 11:50pm

    Played reserve grade at Manly before joining Norths.

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, Max Turner, AJ Lucantonio

Sources: Warrington Rugby Heritage , News Reports