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'''Jim Porter''' (born 1949) is an [[Australian]] former [[rugby league]] footballer of the 1970s. He played club football in the [[New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership]] with the [[Eastern Suburbs Roosters]] (with whom he won the [[NSWRFL season 1974|1974 premiership]]) and the [[Parramatta Eels]], as well as representative football for the [[Australian Kangaroos|Australian national team]] (with whom he won the [[1975 Rugby League World Cup|1975 World Cup]]) as well as an appearance for [[New South Wales City rugby league team|NSW City]] in 1974. Porter's position of choice was on the [[Rugby league positions#Wing|wing]], primarily on the left wing.
'''Jim Porter''' (born 1949) is an Australian former [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1970s. An [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia national]] representative {{rlp|wg}}er, he played his club football in the [[New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership]] with the [[Sydney Roosters|Eastern Suburbs]] club (with whom he won the [[NSWRFL season 1974|1974 premiership]]) and [[Parramatta Eels|Parramatta]]. With the Australian team he won the [[1975 Rugby League World Cup|1975 World Cup]], and he also made an appearance for [[New South Wales City rugby league team|NSW City]] in 1974.


==Playing career==
Porter started playing first grade in the NSWRFL for Easts in 1970.<ref>[http://www.nrlstats.com/archive/players.cfm?PlayerID=6021 Jim Porter] at nrlstats.com</ref> He played with them in the loss to [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles|Manly-Warringah]] in the [[New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1972#Grand final|1972 Grand Final]]. Porter played in the successful Roosters side in the 1974 Grand Final however, before moving to Parramatta the following season. In 1975 he played for the Australian side which won the World Cup on points standing at the end of the tournament. The following year he scored a try in Parramatta's loss to Manly in the [[NSWRFL season 1976#Grand Final|1976 Grand Final]]. Then in 1977 Porter played in the drawn grand final against [[St. George Dragons|St. George]] as well as the [[NSWRFL season 1977#Grand Final replay|re-match]], which was also his last first grade game in the NSWRFL.
Porter started playing first grade in the NSWRFL for Easts in 1970.<ref>[http://www.nrlstats.com/archive/players.cfm?PlayerID=6021 Jim Porter] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050406/http://www.nrlstats.com/archive/players.cfm?PlayerID=6021 |date=4 March 2016 }} at nrlstats.com</ref> He played with them in the loss to [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles|Manly-Warringah]] in the [[New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1972#Grand final|1972 Grand Final]].

Porter played in the successful Roosters side in the [[1974 NSWRFL season]]'s Grand Final however, before moving to Parramatta the following season. In 1975 he played for the Australian side which won the World Cup on points standing at the end of the tournament.

The following year he scored a try in Parramatta's loss to Manly in the [[NSWRFL season 1976#Grand Final|1976 Grand Final]]. Then in 1977 Porter played in the drawn grand final against [[St. George Dragons|St. George]] as well as the [[NSWRFL season 1977#Grand Final replay|re-match]], which was also his last first grade game in the NSWRFL.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.roosters.com.au/about/past-players/|title=Men's Honour Roll|website=Sydney Roosters|access-date=31 October 2019|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090103/https://www.roosters.com.au/about/past-players/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parraeels.com.au/about/official-player-numbers/|title=Official Player Numbers|website=Parramatta Eels}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/PlayerProfile_Jim-Porter_6688.aspx Player Profile - Jim Porter] at yesterdayshero.com.au
*[http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/PlayerProfile_Jim-Porter_6688.aspx Player Profile - Jim Porter] at yesterdayshero.com.au
*[http://stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/players/J/Jim_Porter.html Jim Porter] at stats.rleague.com
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120720065711/http://www.stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/players/J/Jim_Porter.html Jim Porter] at stats.rleague.com
*[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/jim-porter/summary.html Jim Porter] at rugbyleagueproject.org
*[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/jim-porter/summary.html Jim Porter] at rugbyleagueproject.org


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Latest revision as of 14:11, 14 March 2023

For other people named Jim Porter, see Jim Porter (disambiguation).

Jim Porter
Personal information
Full nameJames Andrew Porter
Born (1948-03-03) 3 March 1948 (age 76)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1970–74 Eastern Suburbs 87 35 0 0 105
1975–77 Parramatta 67 35 0 0 105
Total 154 70 0 0 210
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1975 Australia 2 0 0 0 0
1974 NSW City 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Jim Porter (born 1949) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s. An Australia national representative winger, he played his club football in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership with the Eastern Suburbs club (with whom he won the 1974 premiership) and Parramatta. With the Australian team he won the 1975 World Cup, and he also made an appearance for NSW City in 1974.

Playing career[edit]

Porter started playing first grade in the NSWRFL for Easts in 1970.[2] He played with them in the loss to Manly-Warringah in the 1972 Grand Final.

Porter played in the successful Roosters side in the 1974 NSWRFL season's Grand Final however, before moving to Parramatta the following season. In 1975 he played for the Australian side which won the World Cup on points standing at the end of the tournament.

The following year he scored a try in Parramatta's loss to Manly in the 1976 Grand Final. Then in 1977 Porter played in the drawn grand final against St. George as well as the re-match, which was also his last first grade game in the NSWRFL.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jim Porter - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  2. ^ Jim Porter Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine at nrlstats.com
  3. ^ "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.

External links[edit]

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