John Ferguson (rugby league)

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = John Ferguson
fullname = John Ferguson
nickname = Chicka


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position = Wing
currentclub = Retired
dateofbirth = b. July, 1954
placeofbirth = Sydney, NSW
countryofbirth = Australia
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club1 = Newtown Jets
year1start = 1980
year1end = 1983
appearances1 = 74
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club2 = Eastern Suburbs
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year2end = 1985
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club3 = Wigan
year3start = 1984
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club4 = Canberra Raiders
year4start = 1986
year4end = 1990
appearances4 = 94
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points4 = 200
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yearAstart = 1985
yearAend = 1989
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pointsA = 4
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John "Chicka" Ferguson (born July, 1954), an Indigenous Australian, is a former professional rugby league player in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. He previously played for the Newtown Jets, Eastern Suburbs and the Canberra Raiders. Ferguson played on the wing. He played in his first Grand Final with Newtown in 1981 and would later go on to feature in two premiership-winning Canberra Raiders sides in 1989 and 1990.

Representative selection

Ferguson was selected to represent New South Wales as a winger in three State of Origin series:
* games I, II and III of the 1985 State of Origin series
* games II and III of the 1988 State of Origin series
* games I, II and III of the 1989 State of Origin series

Ferguson is the oldest player to have participated in a New South Wales State of Origin team - 34 years and 348 days. [cite news
Format=fee required
publisher="AAP Sports News (Australia)"
title=State of Origin factboxes
url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-109052860.html
accessdate=2007-12-09
date=2005-05-24]

Awards

In 2001, Ferguson was named on the wing in the "Indigenous Team of the Century". Arthur Beetson, named as captain of the team, commented that "Chicka was as good a winger as anybody". [cite news
Format=fee required
author=Walton, Darren
publisher="ABC News"
title=Beetson named captain of Indigenous Team of the Century
url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-45246536.html
accessdate=2007-12-09
date=2001-06-16]

Ferguson was again listed in a top Indigenous players team in 2004 when the Canberra Raiders selected a side representingthe best Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to have played for the club. [cite news
Format=fee required
publisher="AAP Sports News (Australia)"
title=Daley chosen to skipper indigenous side
url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-97933444.html
accessdate=2007-12-09
date=2004-08-19]

Footnotes

External links

*StateofOrigin player|129
* [http://rugbyleagueproject.com/players/John_Ferguson.html "John Ferguson"] at "The Rugby League Project"
* [http://www.wiganwarriors.com/SquadMember.asp?teamid=8&id=186 John Ferguson at wiganwarriors.com]