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Brian Johnston

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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

Full Name
Brian Stuart Johnston
Born
Thursday, 13th November, 1958
Current Age
67 years and 206 days
Place Of Birth
Duneedoo, New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

State of Origin
1987, 1986
Interstate Series
1981
Charity Shield - AUS
1985, 1987
Midweek Cup
1988
NSW Reserve Grade
1985

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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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - - 1 1 ----- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches Western DivisionWDV - 2 - 2 1---1 - - - 3 - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
State of Origin 2 8 - 8 -2--2 - - - 8 - - - 4 4 - 50.00% List
Interstate Series 1 1 - 1 ----- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country Origin - 2 - 2 -1--1 - - - 4 - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts - 2 - 2 ----- - - - - - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
NSW City vs Country - 7 1 8 -1--1 - - - 4 - - - 3 5 - 37.50% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - 160 8 168 1150--61 - - - 233 - - - 82 78 8 48.81% List
NRL Finals - 3 2 5 ----- - - - - - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List
Preseason Cup - 6 - 6 ----- - - - - - - - 3 2 1 50.00% List
Midweek Cup 1 17 2 19 54--9 - - - 31 - - - 14 5 - 73.68% List
Challenge Cup AU - 2 - 2 -2--2 - - - 8 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Charity Shield - AUS 2 1 - 1 -2--2 - - - 8 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  201 12 213 1757--74 - - - 279 - - - 107 97 9 50.23% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1987   - 1 1 ----- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Western Division 1978-79   3 - 3 2---2 - - - 6 - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
NSW Country Firsts 1978-79, 1985   3 1 4 ----- - - - - - - - 1 3 - 25.00% List
NSW Country Seconds 1979   1 - 1 ----- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1981, 1983   1 1 2 ----- - - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1981   1 - 1 ----- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW 1984, 1986-89   8 - 8 -2--2 - - - 8 - - - 4 4 - 50.00% List
NSW Country 1987-88   2 - 2 -1--1 - - - 4 - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1989   1 - 1 ----- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
St GeorgeSt George 19801980 NSWRFL   18 1 194---4 - - - 12 - - - 9 8 2 47.37% List
St GeorgeSt George 19811981 NSWRFL   20 - 206---6 - - - 18 - - - 8 11 1 40.00% List
St GeorgeSt George 19821982 NSWRFL Winfield Cup   7 - 71---1 - - - 3 - - - 3 3 1 42.86% List
St GeorgeSt George 19831983 NSWRFL Winfield Cup   17 - 17-9--9 - - - 36 - - - 6 10 1 35.29% List
St GeorgeSt George 19841984 NSWRL Winfield Cup   16 3 19-6--6 - - - 24 - - - 12 7 - 63.16% List
St GeorgeSt George 19851985 NSWRL Winfield Cup   12 3 15-4--4 - - - 16 - - - 11 3 1 73.33% List
St GeorgeSt George 19861986 NSWRL Winfield Cup   20 1 21-6--6 - - - 24 - - - 11 9 1 52.38% List
St GeorgeSt George 19871987 NSWRL Winfield Cup   20 - 20-13--13 - - - 52 - - - 9 10 1 45.00% List
St GeorgeSt George 19881988 NSWRL Winfield Cup   10 - 10-4--4 - - - 16 - - - 4 6 - 40.00% List
St GeorgeSt George 19891989 NSWRL Winfield Cup   20 - 20-8--8 - - - 32 - - - 9 11 - 45.00% List

NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
St George 1980-89   160 8 168 1150--61 - - - 233 - - - 82 78 8 48.81% List

Your Say

  • Paul Carter
    12 Jan 2010 7:44pm

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

Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Match Video, News Reports