Johnston won the Brisbane Rugby League premiership with Souths in 1981. Johnstone played in the 1982 Brisbane Rugby League grand final for Souths against Wynnum-Manly.[3]
Johnstone made his first grade debut in the NSWRL competition for Canterbury against the Illawarra Steelers in round 1 1983 at Belmore Sports Ground. Johnstone played in Canterbury's preliminary final loss against Parramatta that year. Johnstone was voted as the Dally M Hooker of the year in 1983.[4]
Johnstone played at hooker in Canterbury's 1985 Grand Final victory over St. George. The following season, Johnstone played in the club's preliminary final victory over Balmain but missed the 1986 grand final against Parramatta which Canterbury lost 4–2 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. In 1987, Johnstone joined St George but only played the one season with them and then signed for the newly admitted Gold Coast team.
Johnstone was appointed the inaugural captain of the Gold Coast-Tweed Giants. Johnstone spent 3 years at the Gold Coast which was met with limited success.
Post playingedit
After retirement, He later became the club's recruitment manager. Johnstone has become a highly regarded Strength and Conditioning Coach in the NRL.
He worked with the North Queensland Cowboys from 2002 to 2006 before moving to the newly established Gold Coast Titans. The North Queensland club however have again offered Billy a deal he couldn't turn down.
In July 2008, he was granted a release from the Gold Coast Titans and has signed a three-year deal with the North Queensland Cowboys, beginning in 2009. Billy Jonstone also is currently operating as a personal trainer from a local gym in Townsville, Queensland named 'The Zoo Health & Fitness, where he trains intermediate to advanced members and uses his Strength & Conditioning knowledge to good value.
billy, johnstone, william, johnstone, born, june, 1959, australian, former, rugby, league, footballer, played, canterbury, bankstown, george, gold, coast, giants, johnstone, also, boxer, with, wins, losses, bouts, personal, informationfull, namewilliam, johnst. William Johnstone born 15 June 1959 is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for Canterbury Bankstown St George and the Gold Coast Giants Johnstone also was a boxer with 21 wins and 6 losses in 27 bouts 2 Billy JohnstonePersonal informationFull nameWilliam JohnstoneBorn 1959 06 15 15 June 1959 age 64 Cunnamulla Queensland AustraliaPlaying informationHeight182 cm 6 ft 0 in Weight80 kg 12 st 8 lb PositionHookerClubYears Team Pld T G FG P1980 82 Southern Suburbs 53 6 0 0 181983 86 Canterbury Bankstown 83 7 0 0 281987 St George Dragons 22 0 0 0 01988 90 Gold Coast Giants 61 7 0 0 28Total 219 20 0 0 74Source 1 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Post playing 3 Professional Boxing Titles 4 References 5 External linksPlaying career editJohnston won the Brisbane Rugby League premiership with Souths in 1981 Johnstone played in the 1982 Brisbane Rugby League grand final for Souths against Wynnum Manly 3 Johnstone made his first grade debut in the NSWRL competition for Canterbury against the Illawarra Steelers in round 1 1983 at Belmore Sports Ground Johnstone played in Canterbury s preliminary final loss against Parramatta that year Johnstone was voted as the Dally M Hooker of the year in 1983 4 Johnstone played at hooker in Canterbury s 1985 Grand Final victory over St George The following season Johnstone played in the club s preliminary final victory over Balmain but missed the 1986 grand final against Parramatta which Canterbury lost 4 2 at the Sydney Cricket Ground In 1987 Johnstone joined St George but only played the one season with them and then signed for the newly admitted Gold Coast team Johnstone was appointed the inaugural captain of the Gold Coast Tweed Giants Johnstone spent 3 years at the Gold Coast which was met with limited success Post playing editAfter retirement He later became the club s recruitment manager Johnstone has become a highly regarded Strength and Conditioning Coach in the NRL He worked with the North Queensland Cowboys from 2002 to 2006 before moving to the newly established Gold Coast Titans The North Queensland club however have again offered Billy a deal he couldn t turn down In July 2008 he was granted a release from the Gold Coast Titans and has signed a three year deal with the North Queensland Cowboys beginning in 2009 Billy Jonstone also is currently operating as a personal trainer from a local gym in Townsville Queensland named The Zoo Health amp Fitness where he trains intermediate to advanced members and uses his Strength amp Conditioning knowledge to good value 1 https web archive org web 20111127183212 http www thezoohf com au zoo staffprofiles htmlProfessional Boxing Titles editBilly JohnstoneStatisticsWeight s Super welterweightHeight182 cm 6 ft 0 in NationalityAustralianBorn 1959 06 15 15 June 1959 age 64 Cunnamulla Queensland AustraliaStanceSouthpawBoxing recordTotal fights27Wins21Wins by KO12Losses6Draws0Australia Queensland State middleweight title 156 Ibs Australia Queensland State super welterweight title 154Ibs References edit Billy Johnstone Career Stats amp Summary Rugby League Project www rugbyleagueproject org Retrieved 24 October 2019 Billy Johnstone BoxRec Retrieved 6 July 2017 The Sydney Morning Herald Google News Archive Search BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB OFFICIAL WEBSITE thebulldogs com au External links editJohnstone Titans com au nbsp This rugby league football biography relating to an Australian born in the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Billy Johnstone amp oldid 1178247411, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
