John Thomas Gorman (1 June 1901 – 22 June 1978) was an Australian rugby league footballer. He was a centre for the Australian national team. He played in 10 Tests between 1924 and 1930 as captain on 7 occasions.[3]
Born in Charters Towers, Queensland, Gorman was the first Queenslander to lead a Kangaroo touring side to Britain. He has been named amongst the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century [4]
Club careerEdit
As an old boy of St Mary's Christian Brothers College Toowoomba, Gorman first played for the Past Christian Brothers Football Club in 1918 when the Club was still playing rugby union. The Toowoomba Rugby Union affiliated with rugby league in 1919 and he played with Brothers and the Toowoomba Clydesdales representative side from 1919 until 1925. In 1924–25, alongside Herb Steinohrt he was in the Toowoomba sides which beat all comers including Sydney premiers Souths, Brisbane, Ipswich and visiting representative sides including New South Wales, Victoria, Great Britain and New Zealand.
He moved to the Christian Brothers Football Club in Brisbane in 1926 becoming the club's first professional player. He played five seasons in Brisbane till the end of the 1930 season. Gorman played with the Christian Brothers Football Club from 1926 to 1928 and was one of the co-founders of the Past Brothers RLFC and played with them from 1929 to 1930.
Queensland representative careerEdit
Gorman debuted for Queensland in 1921. He played in the champion Queensland teams that defeated New South Wales in five consecutive interstate series (1922–1926).
He captained Queensland to a series win over New South Wales in 1928, then through to his last playing season in 1930.
Australian representative careerEdit
Gorman (middle centre), Kangaroo captain, before 1st Test, October 1929
Gorman made his Test debut against England in the 1924 Ashes series as one of seven Queenslanders to appear in the 1st Test. From 1924 to 1930 he appeared in ten consecutive Ashes tests.
His first appearance as captain in the 1st test loss to Great Britain in Brisbane in 1928 marked the first occasion that the Kangaroos wore jerseys of green and gold. Previously they had worn the merged blue and maroon colours of NSW and Queensland. Gorman was the first Queenslander to be named captain of a touring side when he was announced as Australian captain for the 1929–30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain. He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No. 130.[5]
Later lifeEdit
In retirement, Gorman went into the hotel business in Brisbane. He served the Queensland Rugby League as an administrator.[6]
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John Thomas Gorman 1 June 1901 22 June 1978 was an Australian rugby league footballer He was a centre for the Australian national team He played in 10 Tests between 1924 and 1930 as captain on 7 occasions 3 Tom GormanPersonal informationFull nameJohn Thomas GormanBorn 1901 06 01 1 June 1901Charters Towers Queensland Australia 1 Died22 June 1978 1978 06 22 aged 77 Brisbane Queensland AustraliaPlaying informationHeight173 cm 5 ft 8 in Weight74 kg 11 st 9 lb ClubYears Team Pld T G FG P1918 25 Brothers Toowoomba 1926 28 Christian Brothers Brisbane 1929 30 Past Brothers Brisbane Total 0 0 0 0 0RepresentativeYears Team Pld T G FG P1921 30 Queensland 34 7 0 0 211924 30 Australia 10 0 0 0 0Source 2 Contents 1 Early life 2 Club career 3 Queensland representative career 4 Australian representative career 5 Later life 6 Legacy 7 References 8 SourcesEarly life EditBorn in Charters Towers Queensland Gorman was the first Queenslander to lead a Kangaroo touring side to Britain He has been named amongst the nation s finest footballers of the 20th century 4 Club career EditAs an old boy of St Mary s Christian Brothers College Toowoomba Gorman first played for the Past Christian Brothers Football Club in 1918 when the Club was still playing rugby union The Toowoomba Rugby Union affiliated with rugby league in 1919 and he played with Brothers and the Toowoomba Clydesdales representative side from 1919 until 1925 In 1924 25 alongside Herb Steinohrt he was in the Toowoomba sides which beat all comers including Sydney premiers Souths Brisbane Ipswich and visiting representative sides including New South Wales Victoria Great Britain and New Zealand He moved to the Christian Brothers Football Club in Brisbane in 1926 becoming the club s first professional player He played five seasons in Brisbane till the end of the 1930 season Gorman played with the Christian Brothers Football Club from 1926 to 1928 and was one of the co founders of the Past Brothers RLFC and played with them from 1929 to 1930 Queensland representative career EditGorman debuted for Queensland in 1921 He played in the champion Queensland teams that defeated New South Wales in five consecutive interstate series 1922 1926 He captained Queensland to a series win over New South Wales in 1928 then through to his last playing season in 1930 Australian representative career Edit Gorman middle centre Kangaroo captain before 1st Test October 1929Gorman made his Test debut against England in the 1924 Ashes series as one of seven Queenslanders to appear in the 1st Test From 1924 to 1930 he appeared in ten consecutive Ashes tests His first appearance as captain in the 1st test loss to Great Britain in Brisbane in 1928 marked the first occasion that the Kangaroos wore jerseys of green and gold Previously they had worn the merged blue and maroon colours of NSW and Queensland Gorman was the first Queenslander to be named captain of a touring side when he was announced as Australian captain for the 1929 30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No 130 5 Later life EditIn retirement Gorman went into the hotel business in Brisbane He served the Queensland Rugby League as an administrator 6 Gorman died in 1978 and was buried in Nudgee Cemetery 3 Legacy EditIn 2007 Gorman was inducted into the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame 7 In February 2008 Gorman was named in the list of Australia s 100 Greatest Players 1908 2007 which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code s centenary year in Australia 8 In June 2008 he was chosen in the Queensland Rugby League s Team of the Century at centre 9 In 2008 rugby league in Australia s centenary year Gorman was named at centre in the Toowoomba and South West Team of the Century 10 References Edit ARL 2007 Australian Rugby Football League Annual Report 2007 PDF Australian Rugby League Limited p 48 Archived from the original PDF on 13 September 2009 Retrieved 15 July 2009 Rugby League Project Archived from the original on 22 July 2008 Retrieved 9 November 2008 a b Gorman John Thomas 1901 1978 Archived 27 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Australian Dictionary of Biography Retrieved 19 December 2014 Century s Top 100 Players Archived 25 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine ARL Annual Report 2005 page 52 Sydney clubs ready to sign Hall The Sunday Herald Australia 21 August 1949 p 7 Archived from the original on 12 May 2016 Retrieved 7 December 2009 Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame Archived 18 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Centenary of Rugby League The Players NRL amp ARL 23 February 2008 Archived from the original on 26 February 2008 Retrieved 23 February 2008 Ricketts Steve 10 June 2008 Locky named No 1 but Wal s still King The Courier Mail Archived from the original on 2 July 2008 Retrieved 20 May 2009 South West names Formidable Team South West Division SportingPulse Sources Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tom Gorman rugby league player Whiticker Alan 2004 Captaining the Kangaroos New Holland Sydney Andrews Malcolm 2006 The ABC of Rugby League Austn Broadcasting Corpn Sydney Alan Whiticker amp Glen Hudson 1995 The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players with Queensland Section Smithfield New South Wales Gary Allen Pty Ltd p 512 ISBN 978 1 877082 93 1 Thomas Gorman at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame Tom Gorman at nqsports com au Queensland representatives at qrl com au at the Wayback Machine archived 1 February 2009 Queensland Team of the Century named article at nz leagueunlimited com at the Wayback Machine archived 13 February 2012 Preceded byJim Craig Australian national rugby league captain1928 30 Succeeded byHerb Steinohrt Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom Gorman rugby league amp oldid 1154697199, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
