Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Monday, 3rd April, 1961
- Current Age
- 64 years and 363 days
- Place Of Birth
- Taree, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- NSWRL Premiership (NRL)
- 1987
- Midweek Cup
- 1982, 1983
- NSW Reserve Grade
- 1988
- Dally M Hooker Of The Year
- 1986, 1987
- Rothmans Medal
- 1986
Biography
Leading point-scorer (12t, 7g) on the Australian Schoolboy tour of England in 1979 was also rated best forward after playing hooker, lock and prop. A NSW Schoolboy rep in hockey and cricket, Cochrane played centre for Taree United. Signed by Manly, he proved to be a fine goal-kicker and a fast and creative hooker in open play. 1986's Rothmans Medal winner and 'Dally M' Hooker of the Year in 1986-87, Cochrane was unlucky not to tour with the 1986 Kangaroos. He played a fine role in Manly's grand final win in 1987 but he was plagued by injuries during the final years of his career. In 1991, Cochrane left Sydney to become captain-coach of Young. At the end of the decade, he was appointed to the NRL Judiciary.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City vs Country | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) | 1 | 116 | 19 | 167 | - | 410 | 72 | 41 | 3 | 62.07% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL/NSWRL Finals | - | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | 2 | 12 | - | 7 | - | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup AU | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Other | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| World Club Challenge | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 130 | 19 | 177 | - | 430 | 82 | 49 | 3 | 63.08% | List | |||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSW City Seconds | 1986 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Country | 1987 | 1 | - | 3 | - | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1986-1987 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1983 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRL 1984 | 16 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 56.25% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRL 1985 | 18 | 6 | 15 | - | 54 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 55.56% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRL 1986 | 24 | 4 | 78 | / | 114 | 68.42% | - | 172 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 58.33% | List | |
| Manly | NSWRL 1987 | 25 | 5 | 59 | / | 92 | 64.13% | - | 138 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 80.00% | List | |
| Manly | NSWRL 1988 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRL 1989 | 18 | 2 | 13 | / | 20 | 65.00% | - | 34 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 44.44% | List | |
| Manly | NSWRL 1990 | 4 | - | 2 | / | 5 | 40.00% | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |
NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Manly | 1983-90 | 116 | 19 | 167 | - | 410 | 72 | 41 | 3 | 62.07% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Shawn Dollin, Max Turner, Tim Costello, Tony McCarron
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present)
Your Say
14 Apr 2017 2:26pm
Not captain coach at Young. Wayne Portlock was the c/c.
21 Dec 2017 10:32pm
Mal, was an outstanding player who loved to run from dummy half a team player, who unlucky not to have played State of Origin and Australia. Great Goal kicker and highly skilled player.
31 Jan 2021 7:05pm
Mal was part of a long line of Northern Beaches Police to have played for Manly. Great player. Could even kick the odd goal.
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