Peter Jones (rugby league, Balmain)

Peter Jones is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played for Balmain in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.

Peter Jones
Personal information
Full namePeter Anthony Jones
Born (1942-08-15) August 15, 1942
Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1964–70 Balmain 74 10 0 0 30
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1965 New South Wales 2 1 0 0 3
1966 NSW City 1 0 0 0 0
As of 2 May 2019
Source: [1]

Background

Jones played rugby union for Randwick DRUFC before being selected to play for Australia against England in 1963. Jones then toured South Africa with the Australian side. Soon after this, Jones switched codes to play rugby league for Balmain.

Playing career

Jones made his first grade debut for Balmain in 1964. In 1965, Jones was selected for New South Wales and featured in 2 games against Queensland scoring a try in one of the matches. In 1966, Balmain finished second on the table and reached the grand final against St George. Jones played at five-eighth for Balmain who were comprehensively beaten in the final 23-4 which was played at the Sydney Cricket Ground in front of 61,000 people. The grand final victory for St George was their 11th consecutive premiership victory.

In 1969, Jones chose to sit out the entire season because of the way player transfer payments were handled by the NSWRL board. Two other players who played for Balmain Dennis Tutty and Laurie Moraschi also sat out the season in protest. Balmain would then go on to win the 1969 grand final against South Sydney in a massive upset. The premiership victory was the club's 11th and last as a stand-alone entity before merging with Western Suburbs at the end of 1999. Jones returned the following season in 1970 for one last season before retiring.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. "Peter Anthony Jones - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  2. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN 1875169571
  3. "PREMIERSHIP RECORDS". www.nrl.com.
  4. "Dragons Win 1966 Premiership!". www.dragons.com.au.
  5. "Beetson lived in disappointment of "the one that got away"". www.dailytelegraph.com.au.


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