Johnny Dodd (rugby league)

For people named John Dodd, see John Dodd.

John "Johnny" Fraser Dodd (16 March 1928 – 25 October 2007) was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for New Zealand (Heritage № 340), and Wellington, as a Stand-off, i.e. number 6.^[1][2][3][4]

Johnny Dodd

Personal information
Full name	John Fraser Dodd
Born	(1928-03-16)16 March 1928
Died	25 October 2007(2007-10-25) (aged 79)
Playing information
Position	Stand-off
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P St.George (WRL) Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1951–≥52 Wellington 1951–52 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 1952 North Island
Source: ^[1]

Playing career

Dodd played for the St. George club in the Wellington Rugby League competition and represented Wellington. After a brilliant trial match in 1951 Dodd was selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team tour of Great Britain and France. Due to injuries Dodd didn't play a test on tour, however he did score four tries in nine tour games.^[5]

Dodd played for the North Island in 1952. He was part of St. George's premierships in 1953, 1955, 1957 and 1958.^[5]

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. . nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
3. "Past Kiwis → D at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
4. "Profile at nzleague.co.nz". nzleague.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
5. Team of the Century - Week 4 2012-11-08 at the Wayback Machine Wellington Rugby League