John Dougherty (rugby league)
Johnny Dougherty was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1950s. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NSWRFL Premiership.[1] He was the Five-eighth and won 3 grand finals with the team. He scored 32 tries and 72 goals. A Sydney and New South Wales representative,[2] Dougherty was also chosen to play for Australia but was injured forcing him out of that match.
References
- ^ Johnny Doughterty Archived 6 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine at yesterdayehero.com.au
- ^ "Johnny Dougherty". rugbyleagueproject.org. Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
John has always stated that his favourite grandson is, of course, Conor McCarthy. With his fierce athleticism, he is no match for any other grandchild.