John Manning (rugby league)

John Manning (born 23 February 1978) is an Australian actor and former rugby league footballer who played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. He primarily played second-row.

John Manning
Personal information
Born (1978-02-23) 23 February 1978
Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1999–01 North Qld Cowboys 15 3 0 0 12
As of 9 February 2020
Source: [1]

Playing career

A Mackay Brothers junior, Manning joined the North Queensland Cowboys in 1996 as an 18-year old.[2][3] In 1998, he played for the Cowboys' Queensland Cup feeder club, the Townsville Stingers.

In Round 23 of the 1999 NRL season, Manning made his NRL debut in the Cowboys' 24–30 loss to the Melbourne Storm.[4] He played four games in his rookie season for the club, spending the majority of the season playing for the Cairns Cyclones in the Queensland Cup. In 2000, he scored his first NRL try in a 16–26 loss to the Brisbane Broncos. After 15 games for the Cowboys, Manning left the club at the end of the 2002 season. In 2003, he joined the Melbourne Storm but did not play NRL, spending the season playing for the Norths Devils in the Queensland Cup.

In 2019, Manning became the first head coach of the Los Angeles Mongrel.[5]

Statistics

NRL
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2001 season[6]
Season Team Matches T G GK % F/G Pts
1999 North Queensland 400—00
2000 North Queensland 1030—012
2001 North Queensland 100—00
Career totals 15 3 0 — 0 12

Acting career

After retiring from rugby league, Manning moved to Sydney where he studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts. He has gone on to have roles in a number of Australian television series, including Tricky Business and Home and Away, and the film Terminus.[7][8][9]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Venger Lou Short film
2014 Zoe.Misplaced Ben
2015 Terminus Tony Cerillo
2015 Colt 13 Greg Short film

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Dripping in Chocolate Vet Television film
2012 Tricky Business Police Officer Episode: "Somebody That I Used to Know"
2014 Home and Away Geoff Campion Episode: "Episode #1.5886"
2017 Hoges: The Paul Hogan Story Donger Episode: "Episode #1.1"
2018 The Bureau of Magical Things Cedric Episode: "A Fairy Tale"
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References
  1. RLP
  2. "www.cowboys.com.au". Web.archive.org. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. "CHR Cowboys". Web.archive.org. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  4. "NRL 1999 - Round 23". Rugby League Project. 7 August 1999. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  5. https://www.rugbyleagueplanet.com/united-states/new-rugby-league-comp-takes-shape-in-california
  6. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "John Manning - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  7. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4962622/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm
  8. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4962622/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
  9. https://www.theroar.com.au/2017/08/26/youre-walking-hell-might-well-keep-walking/
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