John McMartin (rugby league) explained

John McMartin
Birth Date:3 March 1944
Retired:yes
Club1:Parramatta Eels
Year1start:1966
Year1end:75
Appearances1:167
Tries1:13
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:39
Club2:Cronulla Sharks
Year2start:1976
Year2end:79
Appearances2:92
Tries2:2
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:6
Teama:New South Wales
Yearastart:1975
Appearancesa:1
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Teamb:NSW City
Yearbstart:1975
Appearancesb:1
Triesb:0
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:0
Source:[1]

John McMartin (3 March 1944 – 13 February 2018) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1960s and 1970s.

Playing career

McMartin was graded with the Parramatta club 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.

McMartin was the identical twin brother of Mal McMartin, who also played in the NSWRFL for the Penrith Panthers, the Balmain Tigers and the Parramatta Eels.[2]

McMartin retired at the end of the 1979 NSWRFL season. [3] [4]

Death

McMartin died on 13 February 2018.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John McMartin - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. Web site: Mal McMartin - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  3. Alan WhitickerGlen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995.
  4. Web site: Official Player Numbers. Parramatta Eels.
  5. News: Vale John McMartin . New South Wales Rugby League . 13 February 2018 . en-AU.