Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- John Wayne Farragher
- Born
- Monday, 1st April, 1957
- Died
- Sunday, 2nd November, 2025 (Aged 68 years and 215 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia
Known Family Links
- Son
- Jake Farragher
Biography
Gilgandra forward was tragically left a quadriplegic after a scrum collapsed playing against Newtown at Henson Park on May 28, 1978.
- 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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| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.86% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 9 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.44% | List | |||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Penrith | NSWRFL 1978 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.86% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Penrith | 1978 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.86% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin, AJ Lucantonio

Your Say
23 Jun 2017 9:11pm
In the mid 1980,s I was a regular at Panthers nightclub and almost every week John would be downstairs in the nightclub, in his wheelchair always smiling and known by many. I applaud you John for your courage and endurance to be successful in life. You are an inspiration. Cheers John
17 Jul 2019 8:12pm
Top bloke, absolute gentleman!
Always so happy to help people.
4 Apr 2020 6:55pm
I see you at panthers call the time unfortunately with the lockdown rules enforced because of coronavirus I’d like to say hello
15 Aug 2021 7:00am
I remember as a player seeing you at panthers not that long after your horrible injury. If fact your smile inspired me to have a go at the game myself.
I wish all just got back on our “ bike” again like you John.
My career has been pretty good as inspired by true HTFU men
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