Playing Career
All information provided below is based on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.
Vital Statistics
- Position(s)
- Wing
Biography
From a footballing family his grandfather & father both played with Port Kembla his father John had a season with St George in 1950, John played his first top grade game for Port Kembla in 1971 and played his first rep game for Illawarra in the Divisional Championship in 1974. He was selected in the NSW Country team to tour New Zealand and picked in Country Firsts to play City and selected as a shadow player in the NSW squad for injured Jim Porter.
In 1975 was a member of the Illawarra team that defeated the England World Cup team at Wollongong and was voted Illawarra's best in the 1978 tour game against New Zealand. An important member of the 1978 Illawarra Divisional Championship and Amco Cup quarter-final teams he continued to represent through 1979 & 1980 and captained Illawarra in a 1979 trial game against Cronulla.
Despite many offers to play in Sydney John resisted the temptation to stay at Port Kembla eventually playing 189 first grade games without a lower grade appearance and was voted Illawarra winger of the year in 1977 and included in the Illawarra Roll of Honour for his contribution to Illawarra Rugby League.
Playing Career Statistics
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| Representative Career - International | 🏆 | S | R | APP | T-3 | PT-3 | T | G | FG-1 | FG | Pts | SO | W | L | D | Win% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tour Matches | Illawarra FirstsILL | - | 4 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 50.00% | List | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Representative Career - Australia | 🏆 | S | R | APP | T-3 | PT-3 | T | G | FG-1 | FG | Pts | SO | W | L | D | Win% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Country FirstsNTF | - | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | 100.00% | List | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NSW City vs Country Firsts | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 0.00% | List | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NSW City vs Country | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 0.00% | List | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club Career - Australia | 🏆 | S | R | APP | T-3 | PT-3 | T | G | FG-1 | FG | Pts | SO | W | L | D | Win% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Midweek Cup | - | 9 | - | 9 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | 5 | - | 44.44% | List | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall | S | R | APP | T-3 | PT-3 | T | G | FG-1 | FG | Pts | SO | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Class | 18 | - | 18 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | 9 | - | 50.00% | List | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | S | R | APP | T-3 | PT-3 | T | G | FG-1 | FG | Pts | SO | W | L | D | Win% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illawarra Firsts | 1974-75, 1978-79 | 11 | - | 11 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | 5 | - | 54.55% | List | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NSW Country Firsts | 1974, 1979 | 7 | - | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | 4 | - | 42.86% | List | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, AJ Lucantonio
Your Say
26 Aug 2025 6:18pm
Played a record 30 representative games, played a record 4 international games, represented NSW country 11 occasions 2 against city firsts, captained Illawarra against Cronulla, awarded Illawarra role of honour.
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