Coaching Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Tuesday, 5th February, 1974
- Current Age
- 52 years and 57 days
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- State of Origin
- 2024
- NRL Premiership
- 2014, 2025
- Super League
- 2010
- Challenge Cup
- 2011
- Super League Finals
- 2010
- Charity Shield - AUS
- 2013
- NRL Pre-Season
- 2025
Coaching Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
To view a list of corresponding matches, click on the List button.
| Representative Career - International | Games | W | L | D | Win % | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||||||
| World Cup | - | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | |||||||
| Tour Matches | New Zealand | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Games | W | L | D | Win % | |||||||||
| State of Origin | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||||||
| Club Career - Australia | Games | W | L | D | Win % | |||||||||
| NRL Premiership | 2 | 264 | 134 | 130 | 0 | 50.76% | List | |||||||
| NRL Finals | - | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||||||
| Club Career - UK | Games | W | L | D | Win % | |||||||||
| Super League | 1 | 61 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 75.41% | List | |||||||
| Challenge Cup | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87.50% | List | |||||||
| Super League Finals | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.14% | List | |||||||
| UK Top Division | - | 61 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 75.41% | List | |||||||
| Other | Games | W | L | D | Win % | |||||||||
| World Club Challenge | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||||||
| Charity Shield - AUS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||||||
| NRL Pre-Season | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||||||
| Overall | Games | W | L | D | Win % | |||||||||
| First Class | 357 | 216 | 157 | 3 | 60.50% | List | ||||||||
Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
| New Zealand | 2018-19, 2022-23 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
| New Zealand | 2018-2022 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | |||||||
Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
| NSW | 2024 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||||||
NRL Premiership - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
| South Sydney | NRL 2012 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 62.96% | List | |||||||
| South Sydney | NRL 2013 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 73.08% | List | |||||||
| South Sydney | NRL 2014 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||||||
| South Sydney | NRL 2015 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 52.00% | List | |||||||
| South Sydney | NRL 2016 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 37.50% | List | |||||||
| South Sydney | NRL 2017 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 37.50% | List | |||||||
| Wests Tigers | NRL 2019 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 45.83% | List | |||||||
| Wests Tigers | NRL 2020 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 35.00% | List | |||||||
| Wests Tigers | NRL 2021 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||||||
| Wests Tigers | NRL 2022 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.00% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | NRL 2025 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | NRL 2026 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||||||
NRL Premiership - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
| South Sydney | 2012-17 | 153 | 85 | 68 | 0 | 55.56% | List | |||||||
| Wests Tigers | 2019-22 | 80 | 29 | 51 | 0 | 36.25% | List | |||||||
| Brisbane | 2025-26 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 64.52% | List | |||||||
| Overall | 2012-2026 | 264 | 134 | 130 | 0 | 50.76% | List | |||||||
English Career - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
| Wigan | 2010 | 34 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 94.12% | List | |||||||
| Wigan | 2011 | 36 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 88.89% | List | |||||||
English Career - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
| Wigan | 2010-11 | 70 | 53 | 14 | 3 | 75.71% | List | |||||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Alan Katzmann, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Terry Liberopoulos, Paul Hicks, Max Turner
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present)
Your Say
19 Jul 2024 7:42pm
Comes from a wonderful family Have known the family since 1930s
John was an extremely good footballer and I think great uncle (Pat) was no slouch
A proud Australian family
6 Oct 2025 7:20pm
honestly going to go down as one of the best and most unapreciated coaches ever to be honest. hard nose and after this broncos premiership and the last 3 years hes had as a coach im confident in saying he will go down as a borderline top 5 coach all time
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