Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- John Phillip Thornton
- Nickname(s)
- Bluey
- Born
- Monday, 14th August, 1905
- Died
- Friday, 4th October, 1996 (Aged 91 years and 51 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
Biography
Lock forward in Newtown's 18-5 win over St George in the 1933 final.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
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| Tour Matches | Metropolis | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country Carnival | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 1 | 51 | 12 | - | - | 36 | 23 | 27 | 1 | 45.10% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 52 | 12 | - | - | 36 | 26 | 27 | 1 | 50.00% | List | |||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Metropolis | 1930 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1929 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1930 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1931 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37.50% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1932 | 13 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 46.15% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1933 | 15 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1934 | 9 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newtown | 1929-34 | 51 | 12 | - | - | 36 | 23 | 27 | 1 | 45.10% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Rugby League Tables, Tony McCarron, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter
Your Say
07/07/2025
Bluey was a real inspiration to me as a teenager. For years he regularly picked me up at the corner of our street, every Saturday, and drive me to and from Pratten Park, in Ashfield, for football coaching. I think I learnt more off him on the trip to and fro than on the field. I'm now 72, and I'll never forget the man. RIP Bluey.
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