Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Brian Stuart Johnston
- Born
- Thursday, 13th November, 1958
- Current Age
- 66 years and 70 days
- Place Of Birth
- Duneedoo, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- State of Origin
- 1987, 1986
- Interstate Series
- 1981
- Midweek Cup
- 1988
- Charity Shield - AUS
- 1985, 1987
Biography
Dunedoo junior played RU for Easts Colts while studying at the Institute of Technology in Sydney. A pacy, athletic speedster, Johnston signed with St George in 1980 and represented NSW on eight occasions between 1984-89. His highest rep honour came with selection as a reserve back in the one-off Test against NZ in 1987. Johnston assumed the St George captaincy in 1989 but was forced to retire at the beginning of the 1990 season because of injury. After he became the club’s Chief Executive in 1996 he was named Australian Test Manager for the ANZac Test in 1999. Johnston drew criticism of his handling of the sacking Craig Gower for misbehaviour in the week before the Test but remained one of the code’s brightest administration prospects until he resigned in 1999 because of ill health.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
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Competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Competition | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| Tour Matches | Western Division | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| State of Origin | 2 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| City vs Country | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Interstate Series | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) | - | 168 | 61 | - | - | 233 | 82 | 78 | 8 | 48.81% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL/NSWRL Finals | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| Charity Shield - AUS | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | 1 | 19 | 9 | - | - | 31 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 73.68% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup AU | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1987 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
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Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Western Division | 1978-79 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| NSW Country Firsts | 1978-79, 1985 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Country Seconds | 1979 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Seconds | 1981, 1983 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1981 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW | 1984, 1986-89 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Country | 1987-88 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | 1989 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1978-1989 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 45.45% | List | ||||
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NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1980 | 19 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 47.37% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1981 | 20 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| St George | 1982 Winfield Cup | 7 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 42.86% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1983 Winfield Cup | 17 | 9 | - | - | 36 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 35.29% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRL 1984 Winfield Cup | 19 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 63.16% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRL 1985 Winfield Cup | 15 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 73.33% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRL 1986 Winfield Cup | 21 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 52.38% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRL 1987 Winfield Cup | 20 | 13 | - | - | 52 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 45.00% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRL 1988 Winfield Cup | 10 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRL 1989 Winfield Cup | 20 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 45.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| St George | 1980-89 | 168 | 61 | - | - | 233 | 82 | 78 | 8 | 48.81% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Max Turner
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Match Video, Newspapers
Your Say
12/01/2010
Brian Johnston scored the first ever try in a premiership at the Sydney Football Stadium. He scored that try in the first ever match played there for St George in 1988 against Eastern Suburbs a game which St George won 24-14. He also scored the first ever try in a premiership match at EnergyAustralia Stadium. He scored that try back when the ground was called the Newcastle International Sports Centre in 1985 a game which St George lost 20-10 to Canberra.
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