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John Morgan

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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

Nickname(s)
Pogo
Born
Wednesday, 19th March, 1941
Current Age
85 years and 82 days

Known Family Links

Son
Garrick Morgan

Competitions Won

Interstate Series
1965, 1970
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1965

Biography

Outstanding Manly second rower is remembered for his crashing try in the 1968 grand final that kept the Sea Eagles in the hunt against Souths. The lanky forward played in all four matches for NSW in 1965 before gaining selection on Australia's tour of NZ. 'Pogo' Morgan played in two Tests against the Kiwis but contracted hepatitis on his return. It was another five years before Morgan achieved NSW rep honours again but he retired after Manly's loss to Souths in the 1970 grand final due to business commitments. Morgan is the father of giant RU Test forward Garrick Morgan whose foray into the professional game with the South Queensland Crushers in 1995 was not a success.
- 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 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 7 - 7 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 6 1 - 85.71% List
Test Series - 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% 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 5 - 5 1-1 1 - - 5 - - - 5 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 1 1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country 1 2 1 3 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 115 - 115 21-21 - - - 63 - - - 63 49 3 54.78% List
NRL Finals - 8 - 8 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 3 5 - 37.50% List
Preseason Cup - 26 2 28 3-3 - - - 9 - - - 12 13 3 42.86% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  155 3 158 28-28 1 - - 86 - - - 88 64 6 55.70% 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 1965   2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City Seconds 1965, 1967   1 1 2 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
NSW Firsts 1965, 1970   6 - 6 1-1 1 - - 5 - - - 6 - - 100.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1965   1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% 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%  
ManlyManly 19631963 NSWRFL   4 - 4--- - - - - - - - 1 3 - 25.00% List
ManlyManly 19641964 NSWRFL   10 - 10--- - - - - - - - 2 8 - 20.00% List
ManlyManly 19651965 NSWRFL   15 - 151-1 - - - 3 - - - 6 9 - 40.00% List
ManlyManly 19661966 NSWRFL   9 - 93-3 - - - 9 - - - 4 5 - 44.44% List
ManlyManly 19671967 NSWRFL   19 - 193-3 - - - 9 - - - 11 6 2 57.89% List
ManlyManly 19681968 NSWRFL   20 - 203-3 - - - 9 - - - 14 6 - 70.00% List
ManlyManly 19691969 NSWRFL   13 - 134-4 - - - 12 - - - 8 5 - 61.54% List
ManlyManly 19701970 NSWRFL   25 - 257-7 - - - 21 - - - 17 7 1 68.00% 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%  
Manly 1963-70   115 - 115 21-21 - - - 63 - - - 63 49 3 54.78% List

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