McDonell began his career with Northern Beaches club Manly in 1965 and spent three seasons with them before joining arch rivals North Sydney in 1968. McDonell spent five seasons with North Sydney but the club never qualified for the finals in his time there. In 1973, McDonell became the captain of Canterbury-Bankstown and in 1974 the club reached the grand final against Eastern Suburbs. The first half of the match was a tight affair with Easts leading Canterbury 7–4 at the break before storming home in the second half to win 19–4. This would be McDonell's last ever game and he retired following the grand final defeat.[1][2]
Referencesedit
^"BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB – OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.
^"North Sydney Bears teammates reunite 50 years on". Men of League Foundation. 18 May 2018.
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john, mcdonell, rugby, league, john, mcdonell, born, 1943, australian, former, professional, rugby, league, footballer, played, 1960s, 1970s, john, mcdonellpersonal, informationfull, namejohn, mcdonellborn, 1943, 1943, berry, south, wales, australiaplaying, in. John McDonell born 13 May 1943 is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s John McDonellPersonal informationFull nameJohn McDonellBorn 1943 05 13 13 May 1943 age 80 Berry New South Wales AustraliaPlaying informationPositionSecond row Lock CentreClub Years Team Pld T G FG P 1965 67 Manly Warringah 27 2 0 0 6 1968 72 North Sydney 100 15 0 2 49 1973 74 Canterbury Baulldogs 37 7 0 0 21 Total 164 24 0 2 76Playing career editMcDonell began his career with Northern Beaches club Manly in 1965 and spent three seasons with them before joining arch rivals North Sydney in 1968 McDonell spent five seasons with North Sydney but the club never qualified for the finals in his time there In 1973 McDonell became the captain of Canterbury Bankstown and in 1974 the club reached the grand final against Eastern Suburbs The first half of the match was a tight affair with Easts leading Canterbury 7 4 at the break before storming home in the second half to win 19 4 This would be McDonell s last ever game and he retired following the grand final defeat 1 2 References edit BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB OFFICIAL WEBSITE thebulldogs com au North Sydney Bears teammates reunite 50 years on Men of League Foundation 18 May 2018 nbsp This rugby league football biography relating to an Australian born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John McDonell rugby league amp oldid 1215178457, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
