Bernard Martin (rugby league)

John Bernard 'Bernie' Martin (1909-1991) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1930s and 1940s.

Bernie Martin
Bernie Martin. 1933
Personal information
Full nameJohn Bernard Martin
Born(1909-12-20)20 December 1909
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died13 April 1991(1991-04-13) (aged 81)
Belmore, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1930-34 St. George 41 18 0 0 54
1935–36 South Sydney 9 8 0 0 24
1937–38 St. George 9 2 0 0 6
1940 Canterbury-Bankstown 2 1 0 0 3
Total 61 29 0 0 87
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1934 New South Wales 2 1 0 0 3
Source: [1][2]

Playing career

A St. George local junior from Arncliffe, New South Wales, Martin was graded at St. George as a winger in 1930. He played five seasons with St. George : 1930,1933-1934 and 1937–1938. Martin played in the 1933 Final in which the Dragons were runners-up to Newtown on 9 September 1933. [3]

He also played for South Sydney between 1935–1936, and finished his career at Canterbury-Bankstown in 1940.[4][5][6] Bernie Martin's brother, Edward Martin, also played with him at St. George in 1933. [7]

Death

Martin died on 13 April 1991, aged 81.[8]

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References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. Whiticker/Hudson
  3. The Propeller (Hurstville) "St.George Defeated For the Premiership" 15/9/1933 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/235366369?searchTerm=%22st.george%22%20final&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=193%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1933%7C%7C%7Cl-month=9
  4. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players - 1995. (ISBN 1875169571).
  5. "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report - Bernie Martin". www.ssralmanac.com.
  6. "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.
  7. The Sun (Sydney) 10/9/1933 BERNIE MARTIN Photo https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/229157091?searchTerm=%22bernie%20martin%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=193%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1933
  8. Sydney Morning Herald: Death notice 16/8/1991


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