John Jones (rugby league)
John Jones (born on 9 January 1966) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and South Queensland Crushers, and primarily played second-row forward.
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| Born | 9 January 1966 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
When he was a local junior, Jones had to bide his time in reserve grade; he eventually made his first grade debut at the age of 23 for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in their 19−14 loss to the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in round 15 of the 1989 NSWRL season.
By the 1990 season, Jones was a regular in the first grade team. In the 1992 season, after playing in all 22 games and scoring 4 tries, Jones finished runner-up to Allan Langer in the Rothmans Medal for best and fairest player during the Winfield Cup competition that season. Jones left the Sea Eagles at the end of the 1994 NSWRL season.[2]
In 1995, Jones moved to the newly formed entity South Queensland Crushers on a three-year deal. Following the demise of the Crushers at the end of the 1997 season, Jones decided to retire from playing. He finished his career having played 109 games and scoring 16 tries. Jones played in the Crusher's last ever game in the top grade, which ended in a 39-18 victory over Western Suburbs in round 22.[3][4]
References
- John Jones rugbyleagueproject.org
- "New ex Player profile - John Jones".
- Whiticker, Alan & Collis, Ian (2004). The History of Rugby League Clubs. New Holland Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-74110-075-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Heming, By Wayne (12 November 2014). "South Queensland Crushers take walk down memory lane". Daily Telegraph.