Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- John Why
- Born
- Friday, 3rd April, 1903
- Died
- Sunday, 14th May, 1944 (Aged 41 years and 41 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Interstate Series
- 1930, 1933
- NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
- 1926, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932
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.
- 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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| The Ashes | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | - | 9 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Metropolis | - | 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 | ||||
| Interstate Series | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Country Carnival | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 5 | 77 | 32 | - | - | 96 | 57 | 18 | 2 | 74.03% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 12 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.00% | 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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NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1926 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1928 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1929 | 18 | 10 | - | - | 30 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 83.33% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1930 | 12 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1931 | 12 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1932 | 14 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 85.71% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1933 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1934 | 11 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 45.45% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| South Sydney | 1926, 1928-34 | 77 | 32 | - | - | 96 | 57 | 18 | 2 | 74.03% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Tony McCarron, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Bill Bates
Your Say
18/12/2022
My grandfather’s birth name was JACK Why not John Why as is stated here. Can
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