Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Matthew Colin Donohoe
- Born
- Friday, 2nd August, 1929
- Died
- Thursday, 12th June, 1986 (Aged 56 years and 314 days)
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Interstate Series
- 1954, 1956
- NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
- 1955
Known Family Links
- Son
- Matt Donohoe
Biography
Nippy Easts halfback made his Test debut against NZ in the Third Test in 1952. A Kangaroo tourist that year Donohoe played in 16 matches in England and France. His career highlight was when he was called into the Second Test line-up against Great Britain at Swinton. Donohoe, who was captain-coach of Easts in 1953, went to Wollongong the following year to captain-coach Corrimal and although he represented NSW again he could break back into the Test team. The snowy-haired halfback joined Souths the following year and played his part in the club’s great comeback to make the 1955 grand final (it was Donohoe who grounded the ball late in the match to score the try that won the premiership). Col Donohoe died in 1986 following complications during an operation for a hip replacement.
- 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) | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Riverina | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales XIII | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 17 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 76.47% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Southern Division | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Sydney Firsts | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Interstate Series | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Country Carnival | - | 7 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 71.43% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 1 | 126 | 26 | 3 | - | 84 | 66 | 58 | 2 | 52.38% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 6 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 153 | 32 | 3 | - | 102 | 88 | 72 | 3 | 57.52% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1952 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Riverina | 1950 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Country Firsts | 1950 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NSW XII | 1951 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Probables (AU) | 1951 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Sydney Firsts | 1952, 1955-56 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Possibles (AU) | 1952, 1955 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Seconds | 1952-53, 1956 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Southern Division | 1954 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Country Seconds | 1954 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1954, 1956 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1950-1956 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 63.16% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1949 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1951 | 13 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 46.15% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1952 | 8 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1953 | 18 | 8 | 3 | - | 30 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1955 | 21 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1956 | 20 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1957 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1958 | 16 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 37.50% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1959 | 16 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 56.25% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 1949, 1951-53 | 43 | 13 | 3 | - | 45 | 19 | 23 | 1 | 44.19% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | 1955-59 | 83 | 13 | - | - | 39 | 47 | 35 | 1 | 56.63% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1949-1959 | 126 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 66 | 58 | 2 | 52.38% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Greg Fiveash, Jason Ganter, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Max Turner, Tony McCarron, Wests Archives, Bill Bates, Tim Costello
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17/04/2020
Coached Barmedman to Maher Cup victories in 1950
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