John McMartin (rugby league)

John McMartin
Playing information
Position Hooker

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1966–75 Parramatta Eels 167 13 0 0 39
1976–79 Cronulla Sharks 92 2 0 0 6
Total 259 15 0 0 45
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1975 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0
Source: Whiticker/Hudson

John McMartin (3 March 1944 -13 February 2018) was an Australian rugby league player from the 1960s and 1970s.

John McMartin was graded with the Parramatta Eels in the mid 1960s and was playing first grade by 1967. In his final year with the Eels in 1975, he represented New South Wales in one match. In 1976, he was offered a $10000 contract to join the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and four seasons with them including the 1978 Grand Final. John McMartin was the identical twin brother of Mal McMartin, who also played in the NSWRFL for Balmain Tigers. McMartin retired at the end of the 1979 NSWRFL season. [1]

Mcmartin passed away on 13th February 2018.

References

  1. ↑ Alan WhitickerGlen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995. ( ISBN 1875169571)


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