Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Wednesday, 9th December, 1942
- Died
- Saturday, 20th March, 2021 (Aged 78 years and 101 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- World Cup
- 1968
- Interstate Series
- 1968, 1969, 1973
- City vs Country Firsts
- 1967, 1968
- NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
- 1972, 1973
Biography
South Coast product came up through the Manly juniors and, except for the 1964 season that he spent at Tumbarumba, played his heart out with the Sea Eagles for fourteen seasons. The rugged hooker broke into rep football in 1968, playing for NSW and then Australia in the World Cup, and ended the year with Manly's grand final loss to Souths. In 1970 Jones suffered another grand final defeat before captaining the club to their first premiership title two years later. A diamond in the rough he was a try-scorer in the club’s 19-14 grand final win over Easts in 1972 and was named in Australia's World Cup squad that went to France at the end of the year. After a four-year absence Jones played in all three interstate matches in 1973 and capped a memorable year by leading Manly to a bruising win over Cronulla in the grand final. In 1974 he became the first Manly player to be granted a testimonial season but his career came to a close the following year after budding champion Max Krilich, (whom Jones had kept in reserve grade for many seasons) secured the club's top rake position.
- 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) | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| World Cup | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Riverina | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80.00% | List | |||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Interstate Series | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 2 | 241 | 25 | - | 1 | 77 | 150 | 84 | 7 | 62.24% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 16 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | - | 52 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 57.69% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 310 | 35 | - | 1 | 107 | 206 | 110 | 15 | 66.45% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1968 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1968 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Riverina | 1964 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | 1967-68 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1968-69, 1973 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Seconds | 1969-71 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1964-1973 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.73% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1961 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.50% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1962 | 17 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 9 | 1 | 41.18% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1963 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 0 | 20.00% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1965 | 15 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1966 | 20 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1967 | 22 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 54.55% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1968 | 21 | 2 | - | 1 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1969 | 24 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 62.50% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1970 | 22 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 68.18% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1971 | 21 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 76.19% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1972 | 24 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 83.33% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1973 | 23 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 78.26% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1974 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1975 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Manly | 1961-63, 1965-75 | 241 | 25 | - | 1 | 77 | 150 | 84 | 7 | 62.24% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Tony McCarron, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, Alan Whiticker, Bill Bates, AJ Lucantonio, Tim Costello
Your Say
25 Apr 2015 10:33pm
was a legend coached me as a kid brought me down to hardbord from Belrose good memories..
14 Aug 2019 10:39pm
Fred Jones the man was tough and a top hooker winning over 50% of scrums in his career in big league they called the scrum authority packing down in over 10,000 scrums. I always had faith in his ability to win the ball for Manly and a very capable leader on the field and highly respected. Fitting he was captain for the clubs first premiership in 1972. What always impressed me was the way Fred flexed his arms prior to passing the football. I tried for years to do that but just never achieved that ability like the master Fred Jones. Loved your work Fred.
6 Mar 2022 1:21pm
Fred loved having a beer with Ron Costello at shellharbour bowling club. Nice bloke to get along with.
25 Jun 2024 12:53pm
Yes Freddie Jones during his football career worked for many years on the wharf serving the Manly ferries setting up and removing the manual pedestrian planks.
Always said gidday to the Manly supporters who would greet him each day, a time when footy players worked day jobs and were very accessible to the fans.
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