John Spencer (rugby league Balmain)

John Spencer (born 10 August 1946) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played for Balmain as a second rower and is the son of former Balmain player and premiership winner Jack Spencer.

John Spencer
Personal information
Full nameJohn Spencer
Born (1946-08-10) 10 August 1946
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1966–75 Balmain 150 58 1 5 185
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1969 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Playing career

Spencer made his debut for Balmain in 1966 but was not a member of the side which reached the grand final that year. In 1969, Spencer was a part of the Balmain side which defeated Souths 11–2 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The match is still considered to this day to be one of the greatest grand final upsets in history. This would prove to be the last premiership Balmain would win as a stand-alone entity before merging with the Western Suburbs Magpies to form the Wests Tigers at the end of 1999.

After some of the Balmain stars had retired or moved on, Spencer stayed with the club and captained the side during the early 1970s. He retired at the end of the 1975 season. At representative level he played for New South Wales on one occasion.[2][3][4]

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References
  1. "John Spencer - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "Tigers, Souths love a ruckus". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  3. "1969 rugby league grand final, Balmain v Rabbitohs, did Balmain cheat?". news.com.au. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  4. "Old Tigers greats gather to farewell their spiritual leader Peter Provan". smh.com.au. Retrieved 22 November 2018.


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