Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Tuesday, 24th September, 1963
- Current Age
- 62 years and 187 days
- Place Of Birth
- Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- City vs Country
- 1992
- City vs Country Firsts
- 1986
- NSWRL Premiership (NRL)
- 1984, 1985, 1988
- Dally M Fullback Of The Year
- 1984, 1991, 1992
- Dally M Player Of The Year
- 1984, 1991
- Dally M Captain Of The Year
- 1993
Biography
C’bury showed their astuteness by signing Potter while he was still a schoolboy fullback at St Gregory's Campbelltown. In 1984 he burst from relative obscurity to win the 'Dally M' Player of the Year award after a brilliant season. The 19-year-old ran the ball with the confidence of a veteran and was supremely safe under pressure. Potter won premierships with C’bury in 1984-85 but a broken leg in 1986 halted his career in mid-stream. He battled to regain his best form before signing with St George in 1989. Potter showed his maturity with a young Dragon side in 1991 and was a surprise winner of his second gold 'Dally M' award. He was on the fringe of World Cup selection in 1992 but Brisbane’s easy win over St George in the grand final may have cost him his place. Potter retired as a player after leading St George in the 14-6 loss to Brisbane in the 1993 grand final but returned to play for the Western Reds in their debut season in 1995.
- 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 % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Origin | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| City vs Country | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL/NSWRL/ARL Premiership (NRL) | 3 | 201 | 29 | - | - | 116 | 121 | 74 | 6 | 60.20% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL/NSWRL/ARL Finals | - | 13 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.23% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.56% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup AU | - | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 44.44% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 215 | 30 | - | - | 120 | 138 | 84 | 6 | 64.19% | List | |||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSW | 1984 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | 1986 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Country | 1990-92 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1984-1992 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL/NSWRL/ARL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Canterbury | NSWRFL 1983 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Canterbury | NSWRL 1984 | 24 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 83.33% | List | ||||
| Canterbury | NSWRL 1985 | 26 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 69.23% | List | ||||
| Canterbury | NSWRL 1986 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 61.54% | List | ||||
| Canterbury | NSWRL 1987 | 14 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 57.14% | List | ||||
| Canterbury | NSWRL 1988 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRL 1989 | 11 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.45% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRL 1990 | 19 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 31.58% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRL 1991 | 22 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRL 1992 | 23 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 69.57% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRL 1993 | 25 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 76.00% | List | ||||
| Western Reds | ARL 1995 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| Western Reds | ARL 1996 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.36% | List | ||||
NSWRFL/NSWRL/ARL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Canterbury | 1983-88 | 80 | 14 | - | - | 56 | 56 | 21 | 3 | 70.00% | List | ||||
| St George | 1989-93 | 100 | 14 | - | - | 56 | 57 | 40 | 3 | 57.00% | List | ||||
| Western Reds | 1995-96 | 21 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 38.10% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1983-1996 | 201 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 121 | 74 | 6 | 60.20% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Steven Russo, Max Turner, Tony McCarron
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Big League
Your Say
5 Sep 2011 6:26pm
I have been trying to get in contact with mick, Ihave known him since he was 11 and went to his wedding. I live in thailand now and would like to get his e-mail address.
21 Dec 2011 11:04pm
I met Mick Potter back in the 80's when he played for the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs he was my hero then and still is to this very day would love to know where he is these days and if he has any plans of coaching in the NRL at some point also if he is on facebook so i can keep in contact.
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