John McMartin (rugby league)

John McMartin
Personal information
Full name John McMartin
Born 3 March 1944
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 (born 1944) was an Australian rugby league player from the 1960s & 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 tem including the 1978 Grand Final. John McMartin was the identical twin brother of Mal McMartin, who also played in the NSWRFL for Balmain Tigers.

John McMartin retired at the end of the 1979 NSWRFL season. [1]

References

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