Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Sunday, 19th March, 1972
- Died
- Tuesday, 22nd January, 2002 (Aged 29 years and 309 days)
Biography
Veteran Papua New Guinea fullback from Goroka represented the Kumuls in 17 Test matches and two World Cup competitions (1995 & 2000). Buko, who had a season with Wests during the club’s final season in the NRL before playing in Wagga, died from typhoid fever in January 2002, aged 29.
- 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 - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 14 | 11 | 3 | - | 50 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Other International Matches | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| World Cup | - | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Northern Zone (PNG) | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Papua New Guinea | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NRL Premiership | - | 8 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 23 | 13 | 6 | - | 64 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 52.17% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Papua New Guinea | 1993-95, 1998, 2000-01 | 14 | 11 | 3 | - | 50 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
International Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Papua New Guinea | 1993-1999 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Papua New Guinea | 1993-2000 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Northern Zone (PNG) | 1991 | 1 | - | 3 | - | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
NRL Premiership - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Western Suburbs | NRL 1999 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
NRL Premiership - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Western Suburbs | 1999 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, AJ Lucantonio, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Paul Carter, Bill Bates, Michael Borg
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999)
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