John Dowling (rugby league)

John Dowling
Personal information
Full name John Michael Dowling
Born 3 April 1953
Murwillumbah, New South Wales  Australia
Playing information
Position Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1972 Easts (Brisbane)
1974 Wynnum-Manly
1979–84 St. George Dragons 117 13 15 0 70
Total 117 13 15 0 70
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1982 Queensland 3 0 0 0 0
Source: Rugby League Project and Yesterday's Hero

John Dowling (born 3 April 1953) is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 80s.

Biography

Murwillumbah hooker came to Brisbane Easts in 1972 before joining Wynnum-Manly in 1974. A Queensland rep against France in 1977, John Dowling ventured to the St. George Dragons in 1979 under the coaching of Harry Bath but missed the club's grand final success that year because of injury. Dowling played six seasons at St. George Dragons between 1979-1984.

He went on to play in three Rugby League State of Origin matches for Queensland in 1982 before returning to Brisbane at the end of the 1984 season. Dowling was Reserve grade coach under Craig Young at St. George in 1989-1990.

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