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Col Donohoe

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

Full Name
Matthew Colin Donohoe
Born
Friday, 2nd August, 1929
Died
Thursday, 12th June, 1986 (Aged 56 years and 314 days)

Known Family Links

Son
Matt Donohoe

Competitions Won

Interstate Series
1954, 1956
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1955

Biography

Nippy Easts halfback made his Test debut against NZ in the Third Test in 1952. A Kangaroo tourist that year Donohoe played in 16 matches in England and France. His career highlight was when he was called into the Second Test line-up against Great Britain at Swinton. Donohoe, who was captain-coach of Easts in 1953, went to Wollongong the following year to captain-coach Corrimal and although he represented NSW again he could break back into the Test team. The snowy-haired halfback joined Souths the following year and played his part in the club’s great comeback to make the 1955 grand final (it was Donohoe who grounded the ball late in the match to score the try that won the premiership). Col Donohoe died in 1986 following complications during an operation for a hip replacement.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
The Ashes - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches RiverinaRIV - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales XIIINSX - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 17 - 17 4-4 - - - 12 - - - 13 4 - 76.47% List
Tour Matches Southern DivisionSOD - 1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - - - 1 0.00% List
Tour Matches Sydney FirstsSDF - 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Test Series - 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Interstate Series 2 3 - 3 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW City vs Country - 4 1 5 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 4 1 - 80.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Country Carnival - 7 - 7 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 5 1 1 71.43% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 1 126 - 126 26-26 3 - - 84 - - - 66 58 2 52.38% List
NRL Finals - 6 - 6 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 4 2 - 66.67% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  156 1 157 33-33 3 - - 105 - - - 88 66 3 56.05% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1952   2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - - 2 - 0.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Riverina 1950   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1950   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW XII 1951   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Probables (AU) 1951   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Sydney Firsts 1952, 1955-56   3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
Possibles (AU) 1952, 1955   2 - 2 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1952-53, 1956   2 1 3 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
Southern Division 1954   2 - 2 1-1 - - - 3 - - - - 1 1 0.00% List
NSW Country Seconds 1954   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1954, 1956   4 - 4 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19491949 NSWRFL   4 - 4--- - - - - - - - - 4 - 0.00% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19511951 NSWRFL   13 - 132-2 - - - 6 - - - 6 7 - 46.15% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19521952 NSWRFL   8 - 83-3 - - - 9 - - - 4 4 - 50.00% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19531953 NSWRFL   18 - 188-8 3 - - 30 - - - 9 8 1 50.00% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19551955 NSWRFL   21 - 215-5 - - - 15 - - - 14 7 - 66.67% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19561956 NSWRFL   20 - 205-5 - - - 15 - - - 12 7 1 60.00% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19571957 NSWRFL   10 - 10--- - - - - - - - 6 4 - 60.00% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19581958 NSWRFL   16 - 162-2 - - - 6 - - - 6 10 - 37.50% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19591959 NSWRFL   16 - 161-1 - - - 3 - - - 9 7 - 56.25% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Eastern Suburbs 1949, 1951-53   43 - 43 13-13 3 - - 45 - - - 19 23 1 44.19% List
South Sydney 1955-59   83 - 83 13-13 - - - 39 - - - 47 35 1 56.63% List

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    17 Apr 2020 10:33pm

    Coached Barmedman to Maher Cup victories in 1950

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