Playing Career
Additional Notes
John played at North Sydney until the end of the 1974 season he played only reserve grade in 1974 and was the captain. In 1975 he moved to Cessnock where he was captain/coach and represented Newcastle in 1976.
Playing 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.
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 50 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 30 | 2 | 36.00% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | - | 12 | 3 | 2 | - | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 41.67% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Endeavour Cup | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Other | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSW Reserve Grade | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 64 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 23 | 37 | 4 | 35.94% | List | |||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newcastle (AU) | 1976 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1968 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1969 | 10 | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1970 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1971 | 16 | 1 | 4 | - | 11 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1972 | 15 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1973 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| North Sydney | 1968-73 | 50 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 30 | 2 | 36.00% | List | ||||
NSW/QLD Cup - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Norths (R) | NSWRFL Reserve Grade 1974 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
NSW/QLD Cup - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Norths (R) | 1974 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Tony McCarron, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Shawn Dollin, AJ Lucantonio
Your Say
2 Nov 2013 2:17pm
Cessnock coach after leaving Sydney - joined by fellow bear George Ambrum.
12 Jun 2024 7:47pm
A good bloke
27 Dec 2025 6:23pm
John played for North Sydney from 1968 until end 1974. The 13 import rule came in for 1975 so he had to leave. We cxme to Cessnock January 1975 where he was captain/coach. Please adjust your records to show correct playing years John had at Norths.
Jan Fairns,
Widow
Want to have your say? Add a comment.