Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Friday, 3rd March, 1944
- Died
- Tuesday, 13th February, 2018 (Aged 73 years and 347 days)
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Interstate Series
- 1975
- Preseason Cup
- 1975
- Midweek Cup
- 1979
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Mal McMartin
Biography
Veteran hooker, the twin brother of Mal McMartin, was already a seasoned campaigner with the Eels when he joined Cronulla on a privately sponsored $10,000 contract (the first recorded player to do so). A NSW rep in 1975 John McMartin was a consistent ball-winner and a highly competitive player in the open. A chief play-maker with the Sharks he played in the 1978 drawn grand final against Manly but missed the replay through injury.
- 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 % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate Series | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 259 | 17 | - | - | 51 | 112 | 141 | 6 | 43.24% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 28.57% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | 1 | 36 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 47.22% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | 1 | 16 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 4 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 313 | 20 | - | - | 60 | 143 | 168 | 9 | 45.69% | List | |||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1975 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | 1975 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1975 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1966 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1967 | 21 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 38.10% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1968 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1969 | 19 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 47.37% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1970 | 20 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 20.00% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1971 | 23 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 52.17% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1972 | 21 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 19.05% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1973 | 16 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 37.50% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1974 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 14 | 0 | 22.22% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1975 | 20 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 45.00% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | NSWRFL 1976 | 21 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 38.10% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | NSWRFL 1977 | 22 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 59.09% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | NSWRFL 1978 | 25 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 68.00% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | NSWRFL 1979 | 24 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 9 | 1 | 58.33% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Parramatta | 1966-75 | 167 | 14 | - | - | 42 | 60 | 104 | 3 | 35.93% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 1976-79 | 92 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 52 | 37 | 3 | 56.52% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1966-1979 | 259 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 112 | 141 | 6 | 43.24% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Alan Katzmann, Wests Archives, Max Turner, Michael Borg, Tony McCarron, AJ Lucantonio
Your Say
14 Feb 2018 9:01pm
Does anyone know who John McMartin play his Junior football with ?
15 Feb 2018 3:51pm
Very sad to hear of his passing recently, in terms of winning the ball in the scrum there was none better.
16 Feb 2018 10:51am
I had the great pleasure of playing rugby league with both john & mal for the Richmond club before they were both graded.I also worked with their father lennie at Qantas. So sorry to hear of Johns passing & condolences to mal & both their families
23 Sep 2023 8:49pm
In regards to John McMartin’s junior football question. He played for Richmond and possibly Wenty! I know his brother Mal played for wenty. My mums sister Kathy ( Johns widow) met john when he was playing for Richmond in the Hawkesbury!
12 Apr 2024 5:28pm
One of the most underated hookers of all time - people mention Benny, George or Max but very rarely did you hear Johnny McMartin, the fact is that he was a very good playmaker, the best hooker at winning scrums the game has ever seen and he played against the best of the best.
I remember reading the Daily Telegrath that had all the stats each week and year to date etc... and guess who was winning all the scrums year after year? Johnny.
RIP mate a legend to me.
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