John McDonald (rugby league)

John McDonald
Personal information
Born	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Position	Centre, Wing
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1960–6?	Valleys (Toowoomba)
1969–71	Manly-Warringah	66	30	2	1	96
	Total	66	30	2	1	96
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1965–68	Queensland	9	2	0	0	6
1969–70	New South Wales	3	0	1	0	2
1966–70	Australia	13	5	9	0	33
Coaching information
Club
Years	Team	Gms	W	D	L	W%
	Toowoomba
Representative
Years	Team	Gms	W	D	L	W%
197?–80	Queensland

John McDonald AM is an Australian former rugby league footballer, coach and administrator.^[1] A tall three-quarter back, he played club football in Toowoomba, representing Queensland ten times and also gaining selection for the Australian test team.^[2] In 1969 McDonald moved south, playing in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership with the Manly-Warringah club. After playing for his adopted state, he toured New Zealand as Australian vice-captain. He went on to captain Manly from the flank in the club's grand final loss to Souths in the 1970 NSWRFL season.^[3]

McDonald returned to Queensland after three seasons with the Sea Eagles to captain-coach Toowoomba and was elected president of the club after his retirement. He also coached Queensland in the late 1970s and was coach of the Maroons' first State of Origin team in 1980. By the end of the decade, he had progressed to the position of President of the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) and in 1998, joined the National Rugby League Executive Committee and was named Chairman of the QRL and Australian Rugby League Board of Directors. That year he was also named "Sport Administrator of the Year" at the Queensland Sport Awards.^[4] In 2008, rugby league in Australia's centenary year, McDonald was named at centre in the Toowoomba and South West Team of the Century.^[5]

References

↑ Press Release (22 January 2007). "John McDonald anointed as a QRL Life Member". QRL.com.au. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
↑ Queensland Representative Players at qrl.com.au
↑ John McDonald at yesterdayshero.com.au
↑ "Queensland Sport Awards Winners 1995-2008" (PDF). qsport.org.au. QSport. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
↑ "South West names Formidable Team". South West Division. SportingPulse. Retrieved 8 January 2012.

External links

1967-68 Kangaroo Tour squad

Reg Gasnier (c) Johnny Raper (vc) Peter Gallagher (vc) Tony Branson Ron Coote Noel Gallagher John Gleeson Kevin Goldspink Johnny Greaves Les Hanigan Ken Irvine Les Johns Kevin Junee Johnny King Graeme Langlands Ron Lynch Dennis Manteit John McDonald Brian Moore Elton Rasmussen Ron Saddler John Sattler Billy Smith Allan Thomson Elwyn Walters Coach: Reg Gasnier

Queensland Maroons - Inaugural State of Origin team

1. Colin Scott 2. Kerry Boustead 3. Mal Meninga 4. Chris Close 5. Brad Backer 6. Alan Smith 7. Greg Oliphant 8. Wally Lewis 9. Rod Reddy 10. Rohan Hancock 11. Arthur Beetson (c) 12. John Lang 13. Rod Morris 14. Norm Carr 15. Bruce Astill Coach: John McDonald

Queensland State of Origin coaches

1980 John MacDonald 1981-1984 Arthur Beetson 1985 Des Morris 1986-1988 Wayne Bennett 1989-1990 Arthur Beetson 1991-1992 Graham Lowe 1993-1994 Wally Lewis 1995-1997 Paul Vautin 1998 Wayne Bennett 1999-2000 Mark Murray 2001-2003 Wayne Bennett 2004-2005 Michael Hagan 2006-2015 Mal Meninga 2016- Kevin Walters

Toowoomba and South West Rugby League Team of the Century (1908–2007)

1. Darren Lockyer 2. Des McGovern 3. Tom Gorman 4. John McDonald 5. Michael Hancock 6. Bob Banks 7. Duncan Thompson (Ca./Co.) 8. Herb Steinohrt 9. Dan Dempsey 10. Mick Madsen 11. Arthur Beetson 12. Duncan Hall 13. Elton Rasmussen 14. Ian "Ripper" Doyle 15. Vic Armbruster 16. John Gleeson 17. Pat McMahon

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