Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Tuesday, 24th September, 1963
- Current Age
- 60 years and 362 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.
- 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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Competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Competition | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| State of Origin | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| City vs Country | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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NSWRFL/NSWRL/ARL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Canterbury | NSWRFL 1983 Winfield Cup | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Canterbury | NSWRL 1984 Winfield Cup | 24 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 83.33% | List | ||||
| Canterbury | NSWRL 1985 Winfield Cup | 26 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 69.23% | List | ||||
| Canterbury | NSWRL 1986 Winfield Cup | 13 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 61.54% | List | ||||
| Canterbury | NSWRL 1987 Winfield Cup | 14 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 57.14% | List | ||||
| Canterbury | NSWRL 1988 Winfield Cup | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRL 1989 Winfield Cup | 11 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.45% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRL 1990 Winfield Cup | 19 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 31.58% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRL 1991 Winfield Cup | 22 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRL 1992 Winfield Cup | 23 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 69.57% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRL 1993 Winfield Cup | 25 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 76.00% | List | ||||
| Western Reds | ARL 1995 Winfield Cup | 10 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| Western Reds | ARL 1996 Optus Cup | 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, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, AJ Lucantonio, Steven Russo, Max Turner
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present)
Your Say
05/09/2011
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.
21/12/2011
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.
03/07/2023
Mick is married with 3 children & now has 5 grandchildren 4 girls 1 boy lives on south coast of NSW
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