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Johnny Hawke Personal information Full name Norman John Hawke Born 1925
Queanbeyan, Australian Capital Territory, AustraliaPlaying information Position Centre, Five-eighth Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1946 Queanbeyan 1947 Canberra 1949–52 St. George 56 8 3 0 30 Total Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P Country NSW 1949–51 New South Wales 1948–49 Australia 4 Johnny Hawke is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s. An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative back,[1] he played club football in the ACT as well as in Sydney for St. George,[2] whom he captained and won a premiership with in 1949.
He went on the 1948-49 Kangaroo tour, playing tests against Great Britain and France. He was also appointed captain of New South Wales.
References
- ^ "ACT Sport Hall of Fame Inductees". actsport.com.au. ACT Sport. http://www.actsport.com.au/index.php?id=19. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ Johnny Hawke at yesterdayshero.com.au
St. George squad - 1949 NSWRFL Premiers (2nd title) 1. Doug Fleming • 2. Ron Roberts • 3. Doug McRitchie • 4. Matt McCoy • 5. Noel Pidding • 6. Johnny Hawke (c) • 7. Noel Hill
8. Jack Holland • 9. Frank Facer • 10. Jack Munn • 11. Carl Langton • 12. Charles Banks • 13. George Jardine
Coach: Jim DuckworthCategories:- 1925 births
- People from Queanbeyan
- Australian rugby league players
- St. George Dragons players
- Country New South Wales rugby league team players
- New South Wales rugby league team players
- Australia national rugby league team players
- Living people
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