Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Sunday, 25th February, 1968
- Current Age
- 58 years and 33 days
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 % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRL/ARL Premiership (NRL) | - | 134 | 14 | - | - | 56 | 51 | 77 | 6 | 38.06% | List | ||||
| NSWRL/ARL Finals | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup AU | - | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.44% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 134 | 14 | - | - | 56 | 51 | 78 | 6 | 38.06% | List | |||||
NSWRL/ARL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRL 1989 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRL 1990 | 11 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 45.45% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRL 1991 | 20 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 30.00% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRL 1992 | 18 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 22.22% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRL 1993 | 15 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 20.00% | List | ||||
| Illawarra | NSWRL 1994 | 22 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Illawarra | ARL 1995 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 44.44% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | ARL 1996 | 14 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 28.57% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | ARL 1997 | 17 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 58.82% | List | ||||
NSWRL/ARL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Parramatta | 1989-91, 1996-97 | 70 | 7 | - | - | 28 | 29 | 39 | 2 | 41.43% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | 1992-93 | 33 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 21.21% | List | ||||
| Illawarra | 1994-95 | 31 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 48.39% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1989-1997 | 134 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 51 | 77 | 6 | 38.06% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann, Steven Russo
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present)
Your Say
14 Jan 2012 8:57am
Biggest hitter in game ever!
Johnston hit harder more often then any other player I have seen.
Tackle technique was perfect , all shoulder, all tough!
Always played tough and within the rules
4 Mar 2012 3:35am
Absolutely spot on with that comment mate.The nicest bloke aswell.
1 Sep 2012 5:14am
true blue hitman - every game you'd see a pearler from him - that would rock opponets backwards - once rated "the most feared man in the winfield cup"... who would take that title these days?
2 Apr 2014 7:28pm
Here, here! Perfect technique and absolutely devastating if you happen to be one of his victims! Would love to see a highlights reel of some if his best shots! Could teach the current crop of nrl players a thing or two!
6 May 2014 3:24pm
remember this guy pulling off some big hits
16 Aug 2014 7:11pm
Peter Johnston biggest and cleanest hitter Ever!!...remember him rocking Jason Lowrie, Daniel gartner, Michael Hancock, Alan Cann, Andrew Gee, Mark Hohn...the list goes on and on.
14 Feb 2016 5:22pm
I didnt watch much league growing up but I used to watch this guy, the hardest hitter Ive ever seen including rugby.
9 Jun 2016 9:01am
I am from NZ and first saw Peter Johnston play by accident as I was setting up my video recorder to record the warriors play he played for Paramatta N0 #10 and dropped a massive hit on Mario Fenech for the the North Sydney Bears I assumed it was a fluke so began to watch his games instead and never stopped and I agree 100% he is the biggest hitter and cleanest with the best tackle technique by then and todays standards wish I could find his games again to record even use as a teaching tool
4 Feb 2017 2:25pm
Absolute knockout, defense commitment second to none
9 Jul 2017 12:04am
Yes definitely one of the biggest hitters I ever seen play the game. I remember when Harragon & Spud Carroll were lining each other up every time they played and beat each other senseless. Johnston played against both players and knocked them both out on more than one occasion with perfectly timed hits using chest & shoulder. Great bloke also, went to tech with his younger brother another great player
16 Feb 2018 3:48pm
Peter is and always has been a gentleman, and a friend to be proud of
21 Mar 2018 9:45pm
It would be mighty hard to find a more convivial bloke than Peter. His enthusiasm for the game has not diminished a jot, which customers of his Subway franchise in Wollongong can discover if they ask him the right questions during a quiet spell in the late afternoon.
Apparently, an apt phrase to describe Peter would be what legendary Coach Gibson used to say: played strong, done fine!
9 Apr 2019 7:41pm
The biggest hitter I have ever seen. I remember when h3 played cronulla and smashed Les Davidson and Craig Diamond in consecutive sets. Great technique, shoulder in ribs.
29 Apr 2021 9:20pm
He was the most underrated Prop
He smashed everyone
And could cop big hits
I played SGBALL for Parramatta in 1996 and met him in Physio him and Jim Dymock at Dr Michael Johnson’s rooms. What a buzz that was for a 15 year old me lol
I remember wanting to quit due to injury’s and Brian Smith left a message on our family answering machine saying I had a big future with the club. I still quit
If only I knew what I was quitting hey
Such is life.
Peter Johnston
The man
9 Jan 2022 2:01pm
Peter ‘Johnno’ Johnston was an athletic superstar as a junior (his auntie was the great Betty Cuthbert), still holding Hills District Little Athletics records to this day as a middle distance runner. Played rugby for the Parramatta Two Blues and started as a Hills District league player. A champion man with great manners, kindness and never forgets his family and friends. A quality role model. I recall Glen Lazarus refused to run on his side of the ruck.
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