John Patrick Dougherty (born 18 April 1931) is an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s.
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| Full name | John Patrick Dougherty | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 April 1931 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
A schoolboy product from Marist Brothers Hamilton, he played for the South Sydney club in the NSWRFL Premiership.[2]
Dougherty was the Five-eighth and won 3 grand finals with the team. He scored 32 tries and 72 goals. A Sydney and New South Wales representative,[3] Dougherty was also chosen to play for Australia but was injured forcing him out of that match.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Johnny Dougherty - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Johnny Doughterty Archived 6 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine at yesterdayehero.com.au
- ^ "Johnny Dougherty". rugbyleagueproject.org. Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ John Dougherty relives Rabbitohs premiership glory 26/10/2014 https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/2651612/sidelines-john-relives-rabbitohs-premiership-glory/?cs=4464
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