John Ferguson

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• Mathew Griffin
  16 Mar 2011 3:01pm

  'Chicka' was one of the best and under rated wingers the game had. He used to light up Seiffert Oval and Bruce Stadium like no one else. His ability to scoot from dummy half would have made him a revelation in the modern day game. He was also a gentleman to go with it.

• Anonymous
  24 Apr 2011 5:04pm

  He used to light up Meade Park in Glen Innes for a few years before moving to Newtown. Incredible player!

• Anonymous
  28 Apr 2011 7:45pm

  A great role model and a good friend.

• Anonymous
  18 Jun 2011 11:25pm

  I remember johnny from south grafton high school, and a nicer young man you wouldnt find. He was actually very shy, but a great cross-country runner.

• sheldon
  4 Jun 2012 9:41am

  iv worked with chicka 08_2011 very nice bloke still see him around. still looks fit

• Brian
  16 Feb 2013 5:19pm

  Did Chicka play with a Grafton team (I think the Ghosts) in 1974?

• wayne[jock]essex
  4 May 2014 9:57am

  NOTICE NO ONE MENTION ALL THE YEARS HE PLAYED WITH SOUTH GRAFTON REBELS PLAYED HIS UNDER 18 TEENS WOULD THEN RUN ON FOR FIRST GRADE REP GROUP 1 MANY TIMES LATE 60 to 70/s SHOULD BE ELECTED IN TO THE SOUTH GRAFT ON TEAM OF THE CENTURY AT THE 100 YEARS ANNIVERSARY AT SOUTH GRAFTON EX SERVICES CLUB 10/5/2014 EX TRAINER

• Peter Chapman
  17 Jun 2014 5:42pm

  I was fortunate enough to call league for Channel TEN in 1989 featuring the Canberra Raiders.
  I remember one day at Seiffert Oval after he scored an amazing try down the sideline the entire crowd erupting for minutes with the chant "Chicka,Chicka"
  They loved him and I did too. Great winger and a modest gentleman.-Peter Chapman

• John REA
  19 Apr 2015 9:27pm

  pound for pound one of the best ! loved a bacardi and coke and a very humble man and great australian, thanks Johnny for all those tries !

• David huyton
  23 Aug 2015 6:40am

  A fantastic player for wigan and a true gentleman off the field wish there were more like him

• Anonymous
  20 Mar 2017 10:23pm

  Gifted winger an excitement machine .!

• Craig Fairhurst
  14 May 2017 1:35am

  wonderful player at wigan ,a pleasure to watch

• Hewzy
  7 Jan 2019 12:11am

  I remember “Chicka” playing for The Roosters what a great player very underrated except by those who played with or against him.. great turn of speed and try scorer thanks for the memories mate

• Frank
  22 Feb 2020 6:44am

  Even after all these years I remember his try at Warrington in the Challenge Cup playing along side Brett Kenny.One of my favourite Wigan Players of all time and a special person as well.

• Anonymous
  28 Mar 2020 9:22pm

  Should have played for nsw and australia a lot more brilliant winger

• Greg
  21 May 2023 2:07pm

  I was a young ball boy at Meade Park Glen Innes when Fergy as we all called him would just work his magic. Sunday afternoon with almost the whole town in attendance witnessing an absolute master of deception , scoring tries at will. I can still hear Nanna “ Give the ball to Fergy “. Johnny Ferguson energised the whole crowd . As a boy I new this man was something very special.

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