Career Stats & Summary
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- John Why
- Born
- Friday, 3rd April, 1903
- Died
- Sunday, 14th May, 1944 (Aged 41 years and 42 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Alby Why
Biography
Souths winger, the brother of Alby Why, represented NSW in consecutive years before touring with the 1933-34 Kangaroos. Why, who had been a non-playing reserve in the Third Test against Great Britain on the Lions tour of Australia in 1932, played in two Tests against England on tour as well as 15 other matches. Why was a member of the champion Rabbitoh teams that won premierships in 1931-32.
Career Statistics
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| NRL | 77 | 32 | - | - | 96 | 57 | 18 | 2 | 74.03% | List | ||||
| Country Carnival | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | 12 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Metropolis | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Interstate Matches | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Australia | 17 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 76.47% | List | |||
| Test Series | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Australia | 1933 | 4 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Metropolis | 1930 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| NSW City Seconds | 1930-32, 1934 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
| NSW Firsts | 1930-33 | 11 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.73% | List | |||
| NSW City Possibles | 1931-33 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| NSW City Firsts | 1933 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1930-1934 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 65.00% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1926 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1928 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1929 | 18 | 10 | - | - | 30 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 83.33% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1930 | 12 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1931 | 12 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1932 | 14 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 85.71% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1933 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1934 | 11 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 45.45% | List | |||
| Overall | 1926-1934 | 77 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 57 | 18 | 2 | 74.03% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Souths | 1926, 1928-34 | 77 | 32 | - | - | 96 | 57 | 18 | 2 | 74.03% | List | |||
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