- John Elford
Infobox rugby league biography
playername = John Elford
fullname = John Elford
caption =
dateofbirth =
placeofbirth = Casino
countryofbirth =Australia
height =
weight =
position = Rlp|SR
club1 = Western Suburbs
year1start = 1966
year1end = 1976
appearances1 = 117
tries1 =
goals1 =
fieldgoals1 =
points1 = 42
teamA = New South Wales
yearAstart = 1972
yearAend =
appearancesA = 1
triesA =
goalsA =
fieldgoalsA =
pointsA = 0
teamB = Australia
yearBstart = 1972
yearBend =
appearancesB = 2
triesB =
goalsB =
fieldgoalsB =
pointsB = 6
updated =
source =
new = yesJohn Elford (born in
Casino, New South Wales ) is anAustralia n formerrugby league footballer of the 1960s and 70s. He played his entire first grade Australian club football for theWestern Suburbs Magpies and also played for both the New South Wales and Australia representative sides.Originally came to the Western Suburbs club from the country in
1966 as a winger but soon was shifted to the forwards where he remained the rest of his career. He was noted for his great defence and a good ball playing forward, he made his representative debut in1972 for New South Wales and was then subsequently selected for the Australian national side that same year. He would be selected for the Australian side in the1972 Rugby League World Cup held inFrance but broke his arm in a warm-up fixture prior to the tournament and could not take part.His promising career was however often halted by several broken arms and other constant injuries that kept him out of the entire
1973 season and eventually forced him to retire in1976 .
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