John Cartwright

Gifted forward's ability to off-load seemingly impossible around-the-corner passes became his trademark. The son of Penrith founding-father Merv Cartwright, John Cartwright was a gangly teenager when he made his first grade debut in 1985. He honed his ball skills to gain State of Origin selection in 1989 but NSW lost the series 3-0 and Cartwright was ill-used in the front-row. The following year, he was one of four Penrith players selected in the Kangaroo squad but was unlucky to be dropped after Australia's First Test loss against Great Britain at Wembley. The same fate befell him the following year against NZ but while he became a regular selection in the national side as reserve (1991 versus NZ, 1992 Ashes series against Great Britain and victorious World Cup campaign), Cartwright's stature continued to grow at club level. Injury saw him on the bench for Penrith's 1991 grand final team but his inclusion on the field just before half-time was a turning point in the match. The following year, he took over the club captaincy from Greg Alexander and held the club together during a difficult year with his mature leadership both on and off the field. Named Penrith's 'Player of the Year' in 1992, Cartwright’s career was plagued by leg and shoulder injuries over the next three years. Named Penrith captain again for 1995-96, Cartwright was threatened with legal action by the ARL when he wavered from his 'loyalty' contract to listen to Super League offers. He left the club at the end of the following year to see out his career with Salford in England but the move was short-lived. Cartwright returned to the Panthers as a First Division coach, his charges losing to the Bulldogs in the lower grade grand final in 2000, before linking with the Roosters in 2002. Cartwright has since proven an able assistant to coach Ricky Stuart and took the Roosters to the Premier League premiership in 2004. After guiding the USA Tomahawks in the international match against the Kangaroos in Philadelphia in December 2004, Cartwright was named coach of the newly promoted G’Coast Titans for 2007.

Career Statistics

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International
Test Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Australia	1990-92	7	-	-				-	-	5	2	0	71.43%
Overall	1990-1992	7	0	0				0	-	5	2	0	71.43%
World Cup Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Australia	1990-1992	4	-	-				-	-	4	0	0	100.00%
Overall	1991-1992	4	0	0				0	-	4	0	0	100.00%
Representative
Australia - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
New South Wales	1989, 1991-92	8	1	-				-	4	3	5	0	37.50%
NSW City	1990, 1992	2	-	-				-	-	1	1	0	50.00%
Overall	1989-1992	10	1	0				0	4	4	6	0	40.00%
Club Career
Australian League Matches - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Penrith	NSWRL 1985	5	-	-				-	-	2	2	1	40.00%
Penrith	NSWRL 1986	15	2	-				-	8	9	6	0	60.00%
Penrith	NSWRL 1987	22	1	-				-	4	6	16	0	27.27%
Penrith	NSWRL 1988	23	2	-				-	8	15	8	0	65.22%
Penrith	NSWRL 1989	17	1	-				-	4	14	3	0	82.35%
Penrith	NSWRL 1990	20	3	-				-	12	14	5	1	70.00%
Penrith	NSWRL 1991	14	-	-				-	-	10	3	1	71.43%
Penrith	NSWRL 1992	19	1	-				-	4	9	10	0	47.37%
Penrith	NSWRL 1993	5	-	-				-	-	0	5	0	0.00%
Penrith	NSWRL 1994	14	2	-				-	8	6	7	1	42.86%
Penrith	ARL 1995	15	1	-				-	4	5	10	0	33.33%
Penrith	ARL 1996	18	1	-				-	4	6	11	1	33.33%
Overall	1985-1996	187	14	0				0	56	96	86	5	51.34%
Australian League Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Penrith	1985-96	187	14	-				-	56	96	86	5	51.34%
Overall	1985-1996	187	14	0				0	56	96	86	5	51.34%
Australian Finals Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Penrith	1985-1991	4	-	-				-	-	3	1	0	75.00%
Overall	1990-1991	4	0	0				0	-	3	1	0	75.00%
All Australian Club Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Penrith	1985-96	188	14	-				-	56	96	87	5	51.06%
Overall	1985-1996	?	14	0				0	56	?	?	?	?
English League Career - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Salford	Super League II 1997	?	-	-				-	-
Overall	1997	?	3	0				0	12	?	?	?	?
English League Career - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Salford	1997	?	-	-				-	-	?	?	?	?
Overall	1997	?	3	0				0	12	?	?	?	?

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